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President Obama Should Negotiate with the Taliban

William K. Barth | Posted 12.14.2009 | World

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Negotiating with the Taliban insurgency would benefit US interests in the region because history demonstrates that negotiation cultivates greater political responsibility and moderation within insurgent groups.

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Afghanistan and Pakistan: Anatomy of a Proxy War

Bob Churcher | Posted 12.10.2009 | World

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Powerful elements in Pakistan will continue to support the Pashtun insurgency in Afghanistan no matter what Islamabad's government says or does. This is the core problem for Obama.

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A Toilet in Somalia

Dr. Charles G. Cogan | Posted 12.08.2009 | World

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Al-Qaeda and like-minded terrorists don't need Afghanistan to carry out operations. These can be mounted from anywhere or anyplace, from Yemen to Somalia, to Hamburg or to ... Detroit.

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Afghan Policy Remains in the Dark Ages

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 12.07.2009 | World

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For our part, it is time to shift America's focus away from a power that peddles so many deadly weapons to one that fosters economic growth, entrepreneurial ventures and positive creativity.

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Karzai: "We Must Talk To The Taliban"

AP | KATHY GANNON | Posted 12.04.2009 | World

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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai put a brave face Thursday on President Barack Obama's decision to start pulling out troops in mid-2011, telling T...

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Misreading Afghanistan

Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

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Both the United States and Great Britain have failed to confront the role that Pakistan's fear of India plays in its conflict with Afghanistan. And more troops will only worsen what is already a misunderstood situation.

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Obama's War: The Next Best Steps in Afghanistan?

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

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Both military and civilian leaders need to revisit their management and cooperation efforts, and better define their "jobs" if any progress is to be made.

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How US Aid Helps the Taliban

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

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The movement which campaigned so hard to elect Obama may now have to actively fight against some of Obama's key policies. If not, protesters may soon be chanting the same slogans at Obama as were once chanted against LBJ.

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Mullah Omar, Taliban Leader, Issues Eid Holiday Message, Rules Out Talks With Karzai

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 11.26.2009 | World

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KABUL — A helicopter belonging to an international military contractor has gone missing in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. The helicopter...

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NATO Seizes Bomb-Making Materials In Afghanistan

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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KABUL — International troops and Afghan police seized 250 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer – enough to make up to a couple hundred road...

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My Exclusive Interview with Ken Guest -- Journalist/Analyst on Afghanistan (Part 2)

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.26.2009 | World

The path out of the Afghan quagmire lies in making the Afghan tribes the cutting blade of the strategy, not the US forces or the Afghan National Army.

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Troop Increases and the Irony of Afghanistan

Kit Gallant | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

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Is it not ludicrous to imagine that adding soldiers is the appropriate method for achieving our (vague) goals, given that our problems clearly don't stem from a military inferiority?

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Who Are the Taliban?

Gilles Dorronsoro | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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Most do not join the Taliban for money, but because the Afghan government is unjust, corrupt, or simply not there; or the Americans have bombed their houses or shown disrespect for their values.

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Herve Morin, French Defense Minister, "Disbelief" At Idea Italy Bribed Taliban

Reuters | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

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SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION, France, Oct 16 (Reuters) - France's defence minister reacted with disbelief on Friday to the idea that an army might pay Ta...

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Pakistan's Intelligence Service Supports Taliban, Say Afghans

Telegraph | Dean Nelson, South Asia Editor | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

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The policy adviser to foreign minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, said the British and American governments were fully aware of the ISI's role but lacked ...

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Hold the Line in Afghanistan

Percy Blakeney | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

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If Obama permits McChrystal to implement his strategy, the US will lose the war in Afghanistan, the Taliban will return to power, and the nation will once again become a safe haven for al-Qaeda and Islamic extremism.

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McChrystal's 40,000 Troop Hoax

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

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Even if Obama were to approve General McChrystal's request, the 40,000 troops wouldn't arrive in time to significantly affect the 12-month window McChrystal says will be decisive.

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US Officials Start To Negotiate With Taliban

Foreign Policy | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

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In a dramatic shift, some U.S. military and civilian officials in Afghanistan are now trying to negotiate with Afghan Taliban fighters to encourage th...

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Eight Years On: The View From Afghan Women

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

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Women do not ask for protection of their rights simply because they are women; they seek assistance for their country simply because the stakes are too high -- for them and for the American public.

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Afghan War: 8th Anniversary Photo Retrospective

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

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Wednesday marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The notable date comes as the United States fiercely debates the future of...

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100 Militants Killed in Huge Afghan Battle, NATO Says

Reuters | Peter Graff & Nick Macfie | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

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NATO forces said Tuesday they had killed more that 100 fighters in a huge weekend battle in eastern Afghanistan in which eight Americans died, the dea...

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Hakimullah Mehsud, New Taliban Chief Thought Dead, Meets Reporters

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

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The new head of Pakistan's Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, has met reporters in the country's north-west, quashing persistent rumours he was dead....

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My Hamid Karzai Daydream

Jamie Metzl | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

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Just back from Afghanistan, I began to daydream about Karzai speaking directly to the American people to take responsibility for his government's failings and seek support for U.S. engagement in the country.

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"Exit Strategy" Might Not Be What You Mean

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

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If we want to see this president succeed, a vocabulary shift is vital. The more we use leftover framing and messaging rhetoric from the Iraq War, the easier we make it for the right wing to do the same.

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Taliban Widen Afghan Attacks From Base In Pakistan

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON �" Senior Taliban leaders, showing a surprising level of sophistication and organization, are using their sanctuary in Pakistan to stoke ...

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