By 2008, Taliban fighters were routinely staging bold and bloody strikes inside Kandahar. That triggered renewed U.S. engagement in the Pashtun heartland, including areas north of Kandahar.

The man showed me some photos of his son, the last ones taken of him. A few days later I met with a group of mullahs in a district north of Kandahar and mentioned this boy’s death. During our ...

Farmers I spoke with at the market there, from other former battlefields like the Arghandab district, north of Kandahar, say that they are now able to drive their goods to market. And this ...

At Combat Outpost Sangeray, just north of Kandahar city, Army Capt. Nick Stout wants to put an end to the grenade attacks that have been plaguing Alpha Company in recent weeks. Sponsor Message He ...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - At the base of the Shah Maksud mountains in northern Kandahar province beams an eye-catching structure visible from well over a mile away. This bright, teal ...

The overall goal of the operation is to control access and movement along the fertile Arghendab River Valley which runs north and west of Kandahar City. The river runs to Helmand province ...

Jennie Green is the director of North American operations for the Arghand Cooperative in Kandahar.

The September 11th attacks in 2001 were quick to ignite America’s ‘Global War on Terrorism’. The main goal of this new ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A key area just north of Kandahar city city has become a major battleground between the Taliban and coalition forces including Canadians, military authorities said Wednesday.