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Ashraf Ghani

Can insurgencies be beaten; can outsiders help? Oman's lessons for Afghanistan and Ethiopia

Africa

Can insurgencies be beaten; can outsiders help? Oman's lessons for Afghanistan and Ethiopia

By Greg Mills

Afghanistan: Taliban takeover ‘could extend war on terror by a decade’

World

Afghanistan: Taliban takeover ‘could extend war on terror by a decade’

By Peter Fabricius

From Afghanistan to Africa: What the West’s failure should teach us

Africa

From Afghanistan to Africa: What the West’s failure should teach us

By Olusegun Obasanjo, David Kilcullen and Greg Mills

Ghani named winner of disputed Afghan poll, rival also claims victory

World

Ghani named winner of disputed Afghan poll, rival also claims victory

By Reuters

Newsdeck

Taliban attack police cadets in Kabul, killing 27

By AFP