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New Tools for Peace in Afghanistan

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

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Jim Wallis

Development and humanitarian assistance can no longer be an afterthought; they must be central to any strategy the U.S. government puts forward in Afghanistan.

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

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

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Kathleen Wells, J.D.

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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Afghan Recount: Karzai Expected To Win

wsj.com | ANAND GOPAL | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

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Afghan election officials began recounting votes from the country's disputed presidential elections Monday and expect to announce the final results in...

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Karzai Nears Win As Recount Ordered In Afghanistan

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

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KABUL — A U.N.-backed commission found "convincing evidence" of fraud Tuesday in Afghanistan's presidential election and ordered a recount of su...

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Votes Thrown Out At 447 Afghan Polling Sites

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai nudged closer to the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff in Afghanistan's election, according to the la...

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Afghan Elections Intended To Pacify The West: Commentary

nytimes.com | JEAN MacKENZIE | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

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The haste with which U.N. Special Representative Kai Eide held a press conference to say that Aug. 20 was "a good day for Afghanistan" merely served t...

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Afghan Election Results: Karzai Widens Lead Over Abdullah

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai has extended his lead over his top challenger in Afghanistan's presidential election under the latest vote result...

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Afghan Elections: Abdullah Supporters Threaten Violence Over Alleged Rigging

The Independent | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

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By Kim Sengupta | The Independent With the results of Afghanistan's presidential election expected later today, supporters of the opposition leader, ...

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Abdul Rashid Dostum, Afghan Warlord, Returns To Help Karzai

McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay and Tom Lasseter | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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KABUL -- A notorious Afghan warlord accused of allowing the murder of hundreds, if not thousands, of prisoners and then destroying the evidence return...

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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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Jonathan Powers

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 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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NATO Mired In Stalemate With Afghanistan's Taliban

Times Online | Michael Evans, Defence Editor, Tom Coghlan in Kabul and James Bone in New York | Posted 03.13.2009 | World

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Britain and her Nato allies in Afghanistan are stuck in a stalemate with the Taleban, David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, admitted yesterday. Hi...

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