Taliban Fighters

Afghan militants kill 10 French, strike at US base

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and AMIR SHAH | Posted 08.19.2008 | Home

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SUROBI, Afghanistan — Insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a m...

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Let's Speak the Truth About Afghanistan

Eric Margolis | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

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U.S. and NATO forces are not fighting "terrorists" in Afghanistan but a loose alliance of Pashtun warrior tribes whose resistance to foreign occupation is legendary.

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Taliban Fighters Take Over Several Afghan Villages Outside Kandahar

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces killed more than 15 insurgents during a hunt for inmates who fled prison after a sophi...

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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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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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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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Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 30 In Kabul

Associated Press | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 09.29.2007 | Home

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A Taliban suicide bomber wearing an Afghan army uniform set off a huge explosion Saturday while trying to board a military bus in the capital, killin...

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At Least 82 Killed In Afghan Violence

AP | AMIR SHAH | Posted 09.21.2007 | Home

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A bomb attack Friday against a convoy of French troops killed one soldier and injured many Afghans near the blast, while heavy fighting in southern Af...

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