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Sitara Achakzai, Female Afghan Politician, Gunned Down By Taliban For Women's Rights Work

AP | Noor Khan | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A female provincial official known for fighting for women's rights was gunned down in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, followin...

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Poland Approves Afghan Troop Increase

AP | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland's president has approved the government's request to increase the country's military force in Afghanistan by 400 troops....

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Pakistani Taliban Move Into New Areas Amid Continued US Drone Attacks

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

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Pakistani Taliban have moved into a new area in Pakistan, clashing with villagers and police in a mountain valley about 100 km (60 miles) from the cap...

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Raping Afghanistan

Leighton Woodhouse | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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One thing is clear from Afghanistan: military means do not well serve social or humanitarian ends, and nor does lofty and empty rhetoric.

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When Top Network Foreign Reporters Don't Know The Difference Between The Taliban and Al-Qaeda

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.03.2009 | Media

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I would also expect that an ample number of ignorant Americans wouldn't know the difference, but CNN's Jill Dougherty? Come on. That's an embarrassment.

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Taliban Easing Beard, Burqa And Bollywood Rules

The Independent | Kim Sengupta and Jerome Starkey | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

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The Taliban, whose extreme interpretation of Sharia law and its harsh punishments made Afghanistan one of world's most repressive and reviled regimes,...

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Taliban Insurgents Reject US Reconciliation Offer: "Lunatic Idea"

Reuters | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

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Taliban insurgents rejected on Wednesday a U.S. offer of "honourable reconciliation" as a "lunatic idea" and said the withdrawal of foreign troops was...

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Obama's Afghanistan Plan, Amid Wide Praise, May Be Followed By EU Troop Contributions (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

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President Obama's plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan has so far been widely well received. According to a Reuters round-up: spokesmen from Afghanistan...

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Obama Got Afghanistan/Pakistan Right

Jon Soltz | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

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We've finally left fantasy-land, where America can simply go somewhere, topple a government, and western-style democracies will pop up and thrive. Afghanistan is a very different beast.

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Afghanistan War: The West's 'Fatal Mistakes'

The Independent | Patrick Cockburn | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

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After seven long years in which it seemed a sideshow to the bigger conflict in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan has reached a critical point. The US must ...

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Former Taliban Officials Offer Insight On How Talks Can Progress

GlobalPost | Jean MacKenzie | Posted 04.24.2009 | World

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KABUL -- Talking to the Taliban is all the rage. Whether for or against, upbeat or down, everyone seems to be weighing in on the wisdom or folly o...

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8 Afghan Police Officers Killed In Taliban Ambush

UPI | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

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Taliban fighters ambushed a convoy in Afghanistan's Kandahar province Monday, killing at least eight police officers, officials said....

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Taliban Leader: We're Targeting American Troops

ABC | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

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Three of the most dangerous Taliban leaders in Pakistan, once arch-enemies, have formed an alliance that could threaten thousands of American troops s...

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President Obama, Talk To The Taliban

Jon Soltz | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

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When it comes to stabilizing the region and denying al Qaeda free ground, bringing in a wide range of players is a good idea, as long as they're willing to make concessions to have a seat at the table.

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Obama's 'Moderate Taliban' Plan A Recipe For Disaster: Experts

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON, Mar 16 (IPS) - Advanced reports on the Barack Obama administration's strategy to "peel off" a majority of insurgent commanders from the ...

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Taliban Insurgents Poised At Gates Of Kabul

CNN | Paula Newton | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

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A top Taliban commander has told CNN his insurgents are poised and ready to attack Kabul and could strike virtually anywhere in the city....

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NYT Publishes Roadmap for Taliban Talks

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.11.2009 | World

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If you're interested in a "way forward" in Afghanistan that's not built around killing a bunch of innocent people for no reason, then I strongly encou...

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Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul, Former Gitmo Detainee, Now A Taliban Leader

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 04.10.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — The Taliban's new top operations officer in southern Afghanistan had been a prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, the la...

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Russian Diplomat To Obama: More Troops Won't Help In Afghanistan

McClatchy Washington Bureau | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

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The old diplomat sighed as he recalled his years in Afghanistan, and then leaned forward and said in a booming voice that no escalation of troops woul...

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British Muslims Provide Taliban With Devices For Bombs

The Telegraph | Con Coughlin | Posted 03.23.2009 | World

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British Muslims are providing the Taliban with electronic devices to make roadside bombs for use in attacks against British forces serving in southern...

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I Wanted to Stop Bush's Surge, but I Support Obama's Stabilization

Jonathan Powers | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

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I hope you will join me in supporting our President Obama and our troops who work to stabilize this "deteriorating situation."

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Obama's "Solemn Duty" and His Legacy: Afghanistan

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

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Afghanistan is now Obama's war. It's extraordinary pressure for a man who has always been the smartest guy in the room now taking on the hardest war of them all.

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Obama Approves Troop Increase To Afghanistan: Global Responses (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

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Yesterday President Barack Obama approved the deployment of 17,000 United States troops to Afghanistan, AFP reports. The move led to responses from ac...

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Afghan President Tells Fareed Zakaria: Western Press Filled With "Misinformation" About Him

CNN | Posted 03.16.2009 | World

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This Sunday, CNN's Fareed Zakaria will interview Afghan President Hamid Karzai in an exclusive and lengthy interview discussing the allegations of cor...

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Alamzeb Khan, Pakistan Nationalist Politician, Assassinated In Peshawar

GroundReport | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

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