Publications
Kabul Center experts cited in the media
Abdullah slams Eide for partiality, Pajhwok Afghan News, October 3, 2009
Karzai’s top rival questions UN envoy’s role in Afghan presidential election, Xinhua General News Service, October 3, 2009
Abdullah’s supporters call for vote fraud probe, Pajhwok Afghan News, September 28, 2009
Afghan bread basket flung into violence, Agence France Presse, September 27, 2009
Don’t need a weatherman? Afghanistan’s electoral debacle, The Economist, September 26, 2009
Bin Laden warns US that Israel ties root of dispute with West, The Daily Star (Lebanon), September 15, 2009
Afghan ex-minister: larger army could take decade, Associated Press Worldstream, September 7, 2009
NATO airstrike in Afghanistan overshadows drop in casualties, Christian Science Monitor, September 4, 2009
NATO to probe Afghan tanker airstrikes, UPI, September 4, 2009
Taliban now terrorise 80% of Afghanistan after eight years of war, Hindustan Times, September 1, 2009
US envoy in ‘testy’ election meeting with Karzai, Agence France Presse, August 28, 2009
Karzai lead widens in Afghan race; Bulk of votes yet untallied; runoff likely, James Rupert, Bloomberg News, August 27, 2009
Flaws undermine Afghan vote of ‘success’, Agence France Presse, August 23, 2009
Afghan polls lay hope for power of ballot box, Agence France Presse, August 23, 2009
Afghan voting marred by violence that killed 26 and closed polling places, Ben Arnoldy, Christian Science Monitor, August 20, 2009
Afghans sold out by their ‘saviour‘, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), August 18, 2009
In Afghan campaign finale, hopefuls pull out all stops, Agence France Presse, August 17, 2009
Taliban directly threaten Afghan polls (corrected version), Agence France Presse, August 17, 2009
Afghan polls face credibility crisis, Agence France Presse, August 16, 2009
Donkeys, helicopters drafted in for Afghan vote, Agence France Presse, August 16, 2009
Taliban’s Kabul attack tells world they cannot be stopped, Agence France Presse, August 16, 2009
Afghan Poll Already “Stolen”: Analysts, IslamonOnline.net, August 16, 2009
Pre-vote bomb at Kabul NATO base kills seven Afghans, Agence France Presse, August 15, 2009
Taliban threaten to attack Afghan polling sites, AlArabiya.net, August 15, 2009
Karzai in his Labyrinth, The New York Times, August 9, 2009
Afghan Taliban peace talks remote, Agence France Presse, August 9, 2009
Foreign troops die at record rate in Afghan war, Agence France Presse, July 17, 2009
Hidden bombs wreak grim toll on Afghan frontline, Agence France Presse, July 15, 2009
In an Afghan desert, Marines face an invisible enemy, Agence France Presse, July 6, 2009
‘The Enemy has gone to ground,” Agence France Presse, July 6, 2009
Former Taliban eyes Afghan presidency, Agence France Presse, July 2, 2009
Warlords comeback kings of Afghan elections, Agence France Presse, July 1, 2009
Afghan violence peaks ahead of elections, Agence France Presse, June 14, 2009
Afghan vote deal-making coming to a head, Agence France Presse, June 1, 2009
Afghan election failure back for a second run, Agence France Presse, May 18, 2009
The US administration has pledged to increase aid as Obama’s new strategy, IPS (Latin America), May 15, 2009
Conflict: “We need a fundamental change,’ Afghan woman says, Interpress Service, May 14, 2009
Afghanistan’s divided opposition boosts Karzai’s election bid, Anand Gopal, Christian Science Monitor, May 5, 2009
Who are the Taliban? Anand Gopal, Christian Science Monitor, April 16, 2009
US, NATO under pressure to find alternatives to beleaguered troop supply lines, Hindustan Times, April 13, 2009
Key Afghan leaders cast wide net of blame Potential presidential candidates among the signatories to declaration condemning both international errors and internal corruption, Gloria Galloway, The Globe and Mail (Canada), March 23, 2009
Afghan snap election unlikely, officials say; Vote will go as planned, insiders suggest, as critics slam Karzai’s move to fast-track polling, Graeme Smith, The Globe and Mail (Canada), March 2, 2009
Afghan’s Political Future, CTV Television, March 2, 2009
Afghan President Calls for August Elections to be Moved Up Amid Legal Questions, The New York Times, March 1, 2009
Mini-surge to test out US strategy in Afghanistan, Anand Gopal, Christian Science Monitor, February 18, 2009
Kabul strikes smack of Mumbai: analysts, Agence France Presse, February 12, 2009
The final assault begins – How long can NATO hang on? Rupee News, February 11, 2009
Afghan insurgency inspiring new fighters: analysts, Agence France Presse, January 13, 2009
Bid to split Taliban, Al Qaeda, Anand Gopal, Christian Science Monitor, December 16, 2008
Americans move toward arming of tribal militias in Afghanistan, and not everyone approves, The Daily Star(Lebanon), November 4, 2008
Most Afghans prefer talk over guns, Anand Gopal, IPS (Latin America), November 3, 2008
No Afghan-Taliban peace talks, for now, Anand Gopal, Christian Science Monitor, October 9, 2008
A week of high-profile insurgent activities in Afghanistan, Anand Gopal, IPS (Latin America), August 22, 2008
Taliban gains power in region surrounding Kabul, Interpress Service, August 21, 2008
Taliban Gains Power in Region Surrounding Kabul, Interpress Service, August 21, 2008
Taliban attacks signal delivery of Afghan threats, Agence France Presse, August 21, 2008
Taliban Wages War on Aid Groups, Anand Gopal, Christian Science Monitor, August 15, 2008
Afghan leader has started his electoral campaign, says paper, BBC Monitoring, August 13, 2008
The Taliban‟s Baghdad Strategy, Newsweek, August 4, 2008
Al-Qaeda in Iraq inspiring Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, Daily Times (Pakistan)
“Changing‟ madrassas likely to accept govt schemes, The Times of India, July 31, 2008
Afghanistan overtaking Iraq as focus of terror war, Agence France Presse, June 19, 2008
BBC Monitoring Afghanistan narcotics roundup for June 08, BBC Monitoring, July 10, 2008
Former minister says government, world community lack strategies for Afghanistan, BBC Monitoring, June
24, 2008
Gathering in Afghan east calls on ex-minister to stand for president, BBC Monitoring, May 9, 2008
Probe into how Taliban got so close to Afghan leader, Canberra Times (Australia), April 29, 2008
Afghanistan investigates deadly parade attack, Agence France Press, April 28, 2008
Trans-Afghan Pipeline Discussions Open in Islamabad, Radio Free Europe, April 23, 2008
Afghan daily accuses US of interference in presidential election, BBC Monitoring, April 7, 2008
Possible Afghan presidential contender gives interview to Afghan TV, BBC Monitoring, April 2, 2008
Possible Afghan presidential contender against troops withdrawal, BBC Monitoring, April 1, 2008
NATO summit to focus on more troops for Afghanistan, BBC Monitoring, March 27, 2008
Pakistan-Afghan Chamber of Commerce agreement sparks controversy, Balochistan Times, March 24, 2008
Former Afghan interior minister gives more interviews, BBC Monitoring, March 26, 2008
Afghan Minister confirms signing of trade agreement with Pakistan, The Pakistan Newswire, March 25, 2008
Afghan MP announces candidacy for president, March 23, 2008
Afghanistan‟s former minister optimistic about Bucharest conference, March 21, 2008
Taliban will exploit Dutch film, UPI Energy, March 17, 2008
Afghanistan sitting on a gold mine, Agence France Presse, February 21, 2008
Former interior minister says situation worrying in Afghanistan, January 20, 2008
Bhutto death rocks Afghan hopes, Pakistan Tribune, December 29, 2007
Afghan daily says drug smugglers should be named, BBC Monitoring, November 29, 2007
New jihadi group will put Arabs in Helmand, UPI Energy, October 24, 2007
Mafia in Afghanistan should be exposed and punished, BBC Monitoring, September 26, 2007
Talking about talks in Afghanistan, Agence France Presse, September 30, 2007
Afghan, Pakistan jirga won‟t stop violence: analysts, Agence France Press, August 10, 2007
Iran „baring its teeth‟ in Afghanistan, officials say, Agence France Presse, July 1, 2007
The Center for International Private Enterprise holds a discussion on “Post-Conflict Reconstruction:
Engaging Civil Society in Reform,” The Washington Daybook, June 12, 2007
Hope & despair; Amid the ongoing violence, Afghan families are building new lives, brick by brick, Ottawa Citizen, June 9, 2007
Taliban learns tactics, propaganda from al Qaeda, The Washington Times, May 30, 2007
After a Taliban Leader‟s Death, Time Magazine, May 13, 2007
US pullout from Iraq to affect Afghanistan: Jalali, Pajhwok Afghan News, May 10, 2007
Shamshatoo Refugee Camp, The Jamestown Foundation, March 24, 2007
Ali Ahmad Jalali, Afghanistan: Regaining Momentum, Parameters, Winter 2007
Taliban Enlists Video in Fight for Afghanistan, National Public Radio, November 23, 2006
Afghanistan‟s Cultural Gap Grows Wider, National Public Radio, June 12, 2006
The Taliban in Afghanistan, Council on Foreign Relations, April 28, 2006
