Taliban urge U.N. to block Afghan executions (Reuters)

Palin meets Karzai without usual reporters in tow (AP)
AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who has not held a press conference in nearly four weeks of campaigning, on Tuesday barred...

Karzai: I'll send troops to Pakistan (AP)
AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan, a forceful warning to...

Karzai criticizes U.S.-British conduct of Afghan war (Reuters)
Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai criticized the U.S. and British conduct of the war in Afghanistan, telling The New York Times in an interview...

Afghan leader hints at re-election bid (AP)
AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is hinting that he may run for a second term.

Meanwhile, In Afghanistan…
Things are getting extremely dire… WASHINGTON — A draft report by American intelligence agencies concludes that Afghanistan is in a...