Ten Years After U.S. Invasion, Afghan War Rages On With No End in Sight

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman, Reena | Oct. 7, 2011 (News Analysis)

(Multimedia) The Taliban remains in control of major parts of the nation. Peace talks have collapsed. Civilian and troop casualties continue to mount. There have been a number of major setbacks in just the past few weeks. On Sept. 13, militants attacked the U.S. embassy and the NATO headquarters in Kabul. A week later, the Taliban claimed responsibility for assassinating former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani, who headed the Afghan Peace Council. Just this week, ... Full Story »

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If you look at the main metric, the measure for success, in the counterinsurgency strategy, it is, how safe is the local population? 2011, this year, will be the deadliest ... More »

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