Afghanistan Army

Catch-22 in Afghanistan

William Astore | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


William Astore

As we send more troops to stiffen Afghani government forces and to stabilize the state, that high-profile presence will serve to demoralize Afghani troops and ultimately to destabilize the state.

Madeleine Albright: Stop Creating More Terrorists in Afghanistan

Nathan Gardels | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Nathan Gardels

The last time the Democrats ran a war, it was "Madeleine's war," when we bombed Serbia. Albright, the former secretary of state, weighs in on Obama's deliberations on Afghanistan.

Obama Seeks Vastly Expanded Afghan Security Force

nytimes.com | THOM SHANKER and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 04.19.2009 | World


WASHINGTON -- President Obama and his advisers have decided to significantly expand Afghanistan's security forces in the hope that a much larger profe...