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Eight Years In, Afghanistan Strategy Still Unclear
5 hours 14 minutes ago - The Huffington Post
Casting about in late 2001 for someone or something to replace the vanquished Taliban, President George W. Bush helped select Hamid Karzai, an Afghan...
James Denselow: Surgeconomics in Afghanistan and Iraq
Yesterday - The Huffington Post
Paying militants to switch sides has had some success in Iraq. Now the US hopes the same tactic will succeed in Afghanistan
One of the more immediate...
Karzai Proposes Military Draft in Afghanistan
2 days ago - FOX News
The plan comes amid Western dissatisfaction with both the quality and size of Afghan forces, any many U.S. and European officials think it could take...
Afghanistan Civilians Flee Ahead Of U.S. Military Offensive
2 days ago - The Huffington Post
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Minivans piled high with mattresses and clothing lined up at checkpoints Sunday as hundreds of civilians fled a Taliban-...
Karzai wants Afghanistan security handover to begin this year
2 days ago - CNN
Afghanistan is prepared to begin taking over security from international forces in some parts of the war-torn nation by the end of the year, President...
Special Forces Infiltrate Taliban Stronghold in Afghanistan
2 days ago - FOX News
American and British forces poised to assault the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, have begun targeting insur...
NATO Says Russia, China Can Help in Afghanistan (Update1)
2 days ago - Business Week
NATO’s head said the alliance should become a global “hub” of security and look beyond Afghanistan, where he urged China and Russia to get more...
Russia, China Can Help More in Afghanistan, NATO Head Says
2 days ago - Business Week
NATO urged Russia to provide helicopters and military trainers in Afghanistan to help the alliance strengthen its expanding mission against the Taliba...
Taliban members killed in southern Afghanistan
3 days ago - CNN
At least 16 Taliban members were killed during an Afghan/NATO-led military operation in southern Afghanistan, a local official told CNN on Saturday...
Afghanistan Base Closure Delay Led To 8 U.S. Deaths
4 days ago - The Huffington Post
A delay of months in closing a remote combat outpost with "no tactical or strategic value" led to the deaths of eight U.S. soldiers last year in one o...
Taliban reject "deal" with Afghanistan, West
4 days ago - Reuters
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban have said they will not enter into any "deal" with the Afghan government or the West to bring peace to Afghanistan, and...
Obama honors 7 CIA officers killed in Afghanistan blast
4 days ago - CNN
President Obama paid tribute Friday to seven CIA officers killed in Afghanistan in December, calling them "American patriots who loved their country a...
Afghanistan Invites New Iron Mine Bids Over Transparency Issues
5 days ago - Business Week
Afghanistan said it will start a new bidding process for one of the world’s richest iron ore deposits to “improve transparency” as it faces inte...
U.S. commander offers more upbeat Afghanistan view
5 days ago - Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Thursday the security situation there remained serious but was not deterio...
U.S. commander sees signs of progress in Afghanistan
5 days ago - Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Thursday the security situation remained serious but was no longer deterio...
Belleruth Naparstek: Returning Troops From Iraq And Afghanistan Are Different From Our Vietnam Vets
5 days ago - The Huffington Post
I was talking recently with some V.A. colleagues, who were telling me how the new vets coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan are very different from t...
Hockey In Afghanistan: Desert League Provides R&R For Troops
5 days ago - The Huffington Post
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — "Attack! Attack! Attack! Attack!"
No bombs nor rockets – just a spectator yelling during a tight game o...
Soldiers find time for hockey in Afghanistan
5 days ago - MSNBC
There's no ice and no puck, but no matter. The Kandahar Ball Hockey League allows Canadian troops to get their hockey fix — even in the middle of a...
Pakistani convicted in NY of Afghanistan shooting
6 days ago - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani woman was found guilty in a New York court on Wednesday of shooting at her U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan
Rep. Mike Honda: Afghanistan: Rethinking the Primacy of the Military Solution
6 days ago - The Huffington Post
Recent announcements on the war in Afghanistan -- from U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates's call for Taliban disarmament and reintegration, to the U...
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