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U.S. resetting its relationship with Karzai
When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential ...via NewsRack -
Army study: Mental health staff lacking in Afghanistan
An Army task force has found that a growing number of soldiers serving in Afghanistan are suffering from some kind ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
U.S. soldiers' morale down in Afghanistan
Morale has fallen sharply among U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, with repeated combat deployments taking a toll on ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Afghan Journal | The camera guy, and some thoughts upon leaving
As I leave Afghanistan, I keep thinking back to the camera man. Sometimes I have been discouraged by what I have ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Big costs weigh on troop debate
even if Obama chooses a lower troop commitment, Afghanistan's new costs could wash out the projected $26 billion ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Russian Deal on Afghan Supply Route Not Done Yet
When he met President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia in April, President Obama sought to open an important new supply ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV
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Afghanistan Is About More Than The War
(Blog Post) Troop levels and insurgency strategies have dominated the discussion about Afghanistan, but there may be an ...Posted by Dan Fejes -
Pakistan at War
(Video) It has been a bloody month for Pakistan. The army has launched an offensive in South Waziristan aided by US drones, ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
UN Guest House Attacked in Kabul
(Blog Post) Afghanistan continues to generate bad news at an alarming rate. Gunmen stormed a UN guest house in Kabul, deploying ...via Informed Comment -
Cronological History of Afghanistan - the cradle of Gandharan civilisation
(Graphic) The history of Afghanistan Below is a table outlining the turbulent and troubled history of Afghanistan, once the ...Posted by Marsha Iverson
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Kerry: Afghan handoff may take 4-5 years
In the past year Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has become a more prominent force in Washington. As chairman of the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
The Missing Link From Killeen to Kabul
THE dead at Fort Hood had not even been laid to rest when their massacre became yet another political battle cry ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
America's defining choice: war in Afghanistan or health care at home
Where's the best place to spend $100 billion a year? Is it on patrols in Afghanistan? Or is it to refurbish our ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Gordon Brown and Afghanistan: The hardest call of all
Gordon Brown can be blamed for many things about the way he has run the war in Afghanistan: not having a proper ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
UN workers fear huge impact of relocation
The UN has said that it will temporarily relocate 600 of its international staff based in Afghanistan. Here, UN ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
memeorandum: AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood … (Associated Press)
Associated Press: AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood shooter, reviewed Web postings? ?? ...via Memeorandum
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Karzai’s Paranoid World
(Blog Post) When Hamid Karzai is re-inaugurated as president today after one of the world’s dodgiest elections, everyone from ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Afghan Lessons from the Iraq War
You don’t have to go back 40 years to the Vietnam War to feel the sting of déjà vu. Returning to the Iraq War ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
TALIBAN = 9/11?? Afghanistan by Hypnosis
On September 11, 2001, my office building, the World Trade Center, was attacked by al Qaeda, a murder cult of Saudi ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Afghanistan and the "Other" Vietnam War
. As the war dragged on, some personal aides claimed Johnson was never more ecstatic over Vietnam than when ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Mental health of troops comes under scrutiny
Sgt. Justin "Jon" Garza joined the Army eight years ago at 20. When he arrived at Ft. Hood in June, the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Russian Deal on Afghan Supply Route Not Done Yet
When he met President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia in April, President Obama sought to open an important new supply ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
Army study: Mental health staff lacking in Afghanistan
An Army task force has found that a growing number of soldiers serving in Afghanistan are suffering from some kind ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
U.S. soldiers' morale down in Afghanistan
Morale has fallen sharply among U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, with repeated combat deployments taking a toll on ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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TALIBAN = 9/11?? Afghanistan by Hypnosis
On September 11, 2001, my office building, the World Trade Center, was attacked by al Qaeda, a murder cult of Saudi ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve
