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15 Afghan Ministers In Corruption Probe

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ and DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

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KABUL — Three Afghan Cabinet officials and 12 former ministers are under investigation for alleged corruption, the attorney general's office sai...

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The Most Famous Woman in Afghanistan

Vivien Lesnik Weisman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

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Vivien Lesnik Weisman

Malalai Joya is the one-time youngest member of Parliament who has survived four assassination attempts on her life and routinely lambastes the Taliban, the Karzai government and President Obama.

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Hamid Karzai's Brother Only Tip Of Iceberg Of U.S. Dependence On Afghan Warlords: IPS

Inter Press Service | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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By Gareth Porter WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (IPS) - The revelation by the New York Times Wednesday that Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of Afghan President ...

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CIA Pays Off Another Afghan Despot, Hopes for the Best

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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Allison Kilkenny

It appears as though the CIA is -- yet again -- employing the good ol' "The Enemy of My Enemy is The Guy Who Screws Me In The End" foreign policy doctrine.

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Karzai, Afghan Warlords Mount Massive Vote Fraud Scheme

Inter Press Service | Analysis by Gareth Porter | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

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By Gareth Porter WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (IPS) - Afghanistan's presidential election has long been viewed by U.S. officials as a key to conferring legit...

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Afghanistan's Karzai - Pretty Much Loathed but Pretty Much Re-elected

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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Virginia M. Moncrieff

Karzai has shown great political wile in the past year, sugaring up policies, revving up his campaign, maneuvering like a man possessed: he is determined to keep the presidency.

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Bush's 'Puppet In Kabul' Will Not Go Quietly: Patrick Cockburn

The Independent | Patrick Cockburn | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

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Hamid Karzai is fighting for his political life. He has often been written off as "the mayor of Kabul", but he does not intend to go quietly just beca...

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