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The Peace Movement Needs a Strategy For Afghanistan

Medea Benjamin | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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Both Obama and McCain are advocating the exact same "solution" in Afghanistan: more troops -- Yet sending more troops will only mean more violence. And it's also not enough to simply say "Troops Out Now."

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Get Real

Lawrence Korb | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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McCain is to be commended for his desire to increase security in Afghanistan, but U.S. progress there would have been better served by an earlier and stronger commitment from him and other conservatives.

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Fixing Iraq: Cops for COIN

Adam Elkus | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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The time has come for the development of standing constabulary forces that can draw talented and intelligent individuals for overseas policing.

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Bush "Envious" Of Soldiers Serving "Romantic" Mission In Afghanistan

Huffington Post | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics

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President Bush let his inner adventurer out while discussing the state of the war in Afghanistan with military and civilian personnel. While those in...

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Suicide Bomber Kills One, Wounds Four In Kabul

Reuters | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

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A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan army bus in the centre of Kabul on Thursday, causing numerous casualties, officials said. One civilian was killed...

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Afghan President: The British Have Made Things Worse

The Times | David Charter, Anthony Loyd and Richard Beeston | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

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Britain and Afghanistan fell out in spectacular fashion yesterday after President Karzai accused his British allies of bungling the military operation...

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Attacks on Afghan Students Up Sharply

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The number of students and teachers killed in Taliban attacks has tripled in the past year in a campaign to close schools a...

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Charlie Wilson vs Osama bin Laden

Major R. Owens | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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If the Taliban had not successfully forced the Russians to withdraw from Afghanistan, there would have been no anti-western, anti U.S. nation willing to welcome and coddle Osama bin Laden.

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Bhutto's Assassination and the War on Terror

Mohammad Omar Sharifi | Posted 12.29.2007 | Politics

Bhutto's stand against the religious extremists made her the only hope for more than one third of the electorate who strongly opposes Musharraf's policies, army rule and religious extremism.

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An End to a Beginning

Ellaha Shaheen | Posted 12.29.2007 | Politics

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Pakistan's internal instability is not only unfavorable to the country, but also critical to the neighboring country Afghanistan. One of the direct effects of Pakistan's internal instability will be sensed in Afghanistan.

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The Hope for Democracy

Homa Sorouri | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

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Bhutto's death has aggravated the spreading extremism across Pakistan and will destabilize the region, affecting Afghanistan, Iran and India. Any insurgency in the region will reverse all that has been done in Afghanistan.

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Giving Afghans an Alternative

Polly McTaggart | Posted 12.06.2007 | Living

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After the Soviets' scorched earth practices deforested the country, the bombings following 9/11 and years of severe drought and strict Taliban rule, Afghans have become some of the poorest people in the world.

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Afghanistan "Falling Into Hands Of Taliban"

UK | Posted 11.23.2007 | Politics

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The Taliban has a permanent presence in 54% of Afghanistan and the country is in serious danger of falling into Taliban hands, according to a report b...

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