UncategorizedThe cost of a peace deal in AfghanistanMy second article from Afghanistan is about Afghans opposed to President Hamid Karzai’s Western-backed efforts to reconcile with...
OttawaUPDATED: Karzai takes control of Afghan elections watchdog[UPDATED BELOW] A few days ago I posted a report here on the disturbing prospect that Afghan President Hamid Karzai was about to...
OttawaCanada should protest Karzai’s latest slippery move fastUPDATED BELOW A well-informed source tells me that Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai apparently plans to use a presidential decree today...
OttawaNext steps after Afghanistan’s run-off vote is scrappedHow will Karzai’s win become acceptable—and what will be the steps to make sure the same farce doesn’t happen again.
OttawaWe need a new guy in AfghanistanIt’s impossible to know what will happen next in Afghanistan, but it’s obvious new leadership is needed to turn the situation...
WorldA new hope for AfghanistanEven if he doesn’t win the election, the well-spoken, moderate Abdullah is here to stay