Afghanistan Withdrawal

French President Considers Afghanistan Mission Completed

AP | DEB RIECHMANN and JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 05.26.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — French President Francois Hollande for the first time provided details of his plan to pull France's combat troops out of Af...

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Australia Pledges $300 Million To Afghan Forces

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 05.16.2012

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CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia will contribute $100 million annually for three years beginning in 2015 toward the $4 billion a year cost of running ...

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Public Opinion Blocked On Afghan War

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 05.11.2012

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While public opinion has turned firmly against the war in Afghanistan, falling to another all-time low in an Associated Press poll on Wednesday, Repub...

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Obama Hails 'New Day' In Afghanistan On Anniversary Of Bin Laden's Death

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In a dramatic address to Americans broadcast from a military hangar outside Kabul, Afghanistan, President Barack Obama on Tuesday trumpe...

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Democrat Changes Position On Afghanistan, Calls For Speedier Withdrawal

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) has long been a solid supporter of keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan, having visited the war zone seven ti...

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Senator Presses For Speedier Afghanistan Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 04.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday urging him to accelerate the American withdrawal from A...

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Afghanistan: Enough Is Enough

Steve Simmons | Posted 03.29.2012

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In one more Afghanistan tragedy, Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is accused of the heinous crime of murdering 17 Afghan civilians. It offers a moment to pause and reexamine what our continuing purpose is in this longest war in U.S. history.

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Afghanistan and the Roman Empire

Renee Parsons | Posted 05.22.2012

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To speak of withdrawing 'responsibly' is to imply that the U.S. has some honor-bound obligation -- but to whom?

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Why the Massacre in Afghanistan Should Cause Us to Leave

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.21.2012

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Remember the uproar over the proposed mosque near Ground Zero? People were opposed to it for a variety of reasons: its proximity to the World Trade Ce...

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On Afghanistan: Are We Prepared for Saigon 1975 All Over Again?

Steven Kurlander | Posted 05.19.2012

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We need to remember the tragic consequences of withdrawing too early from South Vietnam, which also involved very similar circumstances that now exist today in Afghanistan.

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US-Pakistani Relations "Challenging," Says Ex-Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 05.19.2012

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Asked if the Pakistani government or the ISI could have possibly been involved in harboring Osama bin Laden, the former PM replies, "This is totally untrue."

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Time to Leave Afghanistan

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 05.13.2012

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It's time to leave Afghanistan. We have done our best for the country. We have trained and equipped an army and police force of over 350,000. It is now time to let that force determine its country's future.

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Obama: Afghanistan Inquiry Will Be Thorough

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.13.2012

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The alleged massacre of Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier is "outrageous and unacceptable," President Barack Obama said Tuesday, ...

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Time to Get the F*#@ Out

Daniel N. Nelson | Posted 05.13.2012

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We overthrew the Taliban regime for a good reason more than a decade ago. But there is no longer a good reason -- or a moral cause -- for killing innocents, alienating Islam, and the deaths of Americans or other allied forces.

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U.S. Considers Faster Afghan Withdrawal In Wake Of Violence

New York Times | Posted 05.13.2012

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The Obama administration is discussing whether to reduce American forces in Afghanistan by at least an additional 20,000 troops by 2013, reflecting a...

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Green on Blue

Ann Jones | Posted 05.08.2012

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As things stand today, as International Women's Day is celebrated around the world, women in Afghanistan contemplate the withdrawal of some American and NATO troops with both relief and fear.

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Can U.S.-Afghan Partnership Work?

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 05.16.2012

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Violence against NATO troops by Afghan security forces in reponse to burning of the Quran at the Bagram Air Base has reignited doubts over the U.S. endgame in Afghanistan.

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A Delicate and Dangerous New U.S. Mission: Talk To The Afghan Taliban

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 02.16.2012

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne's 4th Brigade, deploying to Afghanistan later this month, are headed into a unique and delic...

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U.S. Troops To End Combat Role In Afghanistan Next Year

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.02.2012

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BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta laid out the administration's most explicit portrayal of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan, saying Wedn...

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Afghanistan, An Indecent Silence

Anne Nivat | Posted 03.23.2012

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It's rarely talked about on television anymore, and the images are few and far between. And yet, the war that shook Afghanistan -- and in which France has actively participated for a decade -- is not over.

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A Soldier's Letter From Afghanistan

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 02.08.2012

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Hi Dad - Christmas greetings from Afghanistan. Thanks for the socks and Mom's cookies. The guys loved them. In answer to your question, we continue to...

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Bipartisan Group Of Senators Push For Expedited Afghanistan Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators is calling on President Obama to accelerate the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, arguing that ...

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Johnny Comes Marching Home

Michael Brenner | Posted 01.07.2012

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American troops are on the move. An ebb tide is carrying them home even as Washington pushes its war on 'terror' to new frontiers.

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Afghanistan's Secret Weapon

Abigail E. Disney | Posted 12.25.2011

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Afghanistan should give us something to crow about. It's a place where the secret to a sustainable, effective peace can be found right before our eyes. It's in half the population: Afghan women.

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Afghanistan: Are We 'Achieving the Objective' While Losing The Longest War in U.S. History?

Tanya Jo Miller | Posted 12.07.2011

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October 7, 2011 marks the ten year anniversary of our involvement in Afghanistan, the longest war in U.S. History. So, one full decade, many lives and a few trillion dollars later, are we winning?

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