This weekend’s massive leak of classified information on the war in Afghanistan will probably come to be seen as the leak that broke the war’s back.

This week’s drama concerning General McChrystal is just one of many signs pointing to trouble for NATO forces in Afghanistan. 

'Out-of-the-box' CIA think tank proposes concerns over women's rights, fear of terrorism as ways to boost support for Afghan war.

Despite the chorus of positivity emanating from Washington and several media outlets, the capture of Mullah Baradar in Karachi does not entail a hard swing towards cooperation on the part of the Pakistani government.

American diplomats have confirmed long-swirling rumors that Washington will be supporting Afghan government efforts to integrate the Taliban into the political mainstream. But, will the Taliban bite?

The latest political tensions in Pakistan, which could see key members of government ousted, threaten to unravel President Obama's Afghan strategy before it even has the chance to take root.

President Obama’s decision to deploy an additional 30,000 troops in Afghanistan has obscured an equally important development: the intensification of U.S operations in Pakistan.

It is increasingly likely that past mistakes in NATO strategy will be too much to overcome in the face of Afghanistan's deteriorating political and military circumstances.

As part of president-elect Barack Obama's plan to escalate the fight against the Afghan Taliban, the Pentagon is planning a surge of up to 20 elite Special Forces teams into Afghanistan in counter-insurgency operations.

Canada’s combat role in Afghanistan will almost certainly end in a little over two years, if not sooner, due to a convergence of recent events.