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Troop Increases and the Irony of Afghanistan

Kit Gallant | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

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Is it not ludicrous to imagine that adding soldiers is the appropriate method for achieving our (vague) goals, given that our problems clearly don't stem from a military inferiority?

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Afghanistan, Again: The Thicket Obama's Not Getting Out Of

William Bradley | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

We can't afford to build a nation in Afghanistan. We have one reasonable goal there, and everything else, no matter how seemingly noble it may or may not be, is a luxury.

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Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

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U.S. Rushes Aid To Pakistan To Fight Taliban

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON - Even as the Pakistani government plays down the American role in its military operations in Taliban-controlled areas along the border wit...

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Taliban: If You Can't Beat Them, Buy Them!

Jamal Dajani | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Hamid Karzai, Cia, Taliban, Opium, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Ahmed Wali Karzai, World News

Afghanistan is not Iraq. Unlike the Sunni Awakening, when Iraqi tribe members took up arms against al-Qaeda and foreign insurgents, the Taliban are an integral part of Afghanistan, not foreign fighters.

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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Wants an Exit Strategy out of Afghanistan

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Congresswoman Barbara Lee gained international acclaim for being the only member in Congress who courageously voted against the authorization of the use of force following the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Redefining the War in Afghanistan: The Case for a Change in Mission

Rahim Kanani | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

Read More: Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Barack Obama, War on Terror, World News

With no end in sight, the U.S. must realize the limits of intervention, both in tanks and treasure, and integrate the implications of their actions over the last 8 years into their policy towards the region.

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US Contractor, John Christopher, Claims To Have Fought Off UN Hostel Attack With AK-47

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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KABUL — Armed with an AK-47, an American contract worker said Wednesday he held off militants attacking a guest house in Kabul, allowing about t...

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A Deadly October In Pakistan Amid South Waziristan Operation

Maria Tirmizi | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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Panic-stricken text messages are making the rounds, warning friends and family against possible future target areas.

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Obama Afghanistan Decision: Not A Question Of Whether To Send More Troops, But How Many

New York Times | Thom Shanker, Peter Baker and Helene Cooper | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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President Obama's advisers are focusing on a strategy for Afghanistan aimed at protecting about 10 top population centers, administration officials sa...

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Afghan Police: 7 Killed In Attack On UN In Kabul

AP | ROBERT H. REID and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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KABUL — Terrified U.N. workers scrambled over the roof or leaped from windows to escape choking smoke and gunfire after being awakened at dawn W...

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Matthew Hoh: A Great American Patriot

Malou Innocent | Posted 10.27.2009 | World

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Counterinsurgency--the U.S. military's present strategy--requires a legitimate host nation government, which is not in the foreseeable future regardless of who's president.

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Troops In Afghanistan Outnumber Taliban 12-1

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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BRUSSELS — There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It ad...

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Omar Bin Laden, Osama's Son: I Don't Know Where Dad Is

TIME | Andrew Lee Butters Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 | Posted 10.27.2009 | World

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For Omar Bin Laden, the fourth eldest of Osama bin Laden's 20 known children, the awful realization that his own father was a terrorist mastermind plo...

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Who Are the Taliban?

Gilles Dorronsoro | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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Most do not join the Taliban for money, but because the Afghan government is unjust, corrupt, or simply not there; or the Americans have bombed their houses or shown disrespect for their values.

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A Sanctuary Attacked, and With it, Pakistan's Future Further Imperiled

Mark Levine | Posted 10.27.2009 | World

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The Taliban confirmed it was behind the double suicide bombing that occurred in the International Islamic University in Islamabad last week.

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My Exclusive Interview With Ken Guest -- Journalist and Analyst on Afghanistan (Part 1)

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

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Ken Guest has acquired his credentials as an expert on Afghanistan, its people and their struggles the old fashioned way -- by earning them.

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Pakistan: 42 Militants Killed In Anti-Taliban Assault

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan pressed an offensive deeper into Taliban territory along the Afghan border Tuesday, claiming to have killed 42 militants in...

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Matthew Hoh Resigns: State Department Official Quits Over Afghan War

Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A former Marine who fought in Iraq, joined the State Department after leaving the military and was a diplomat in a Taliban strongho...

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Obama's Decision On Afghanistan Troop Levels Likely Between November 7 And 11; More Troops Likely

ABC News | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Sources tell ABC News that as of now President Obama will likely announce his decision about a new strategy in Afghanistan at some point between the A...

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Afghanistan and Historical Watersheds

Bennett Ramberg, Ph.D. | Posted 10.26.2009 | World

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As Washington plots its course for Afghanistan, it would do well to test alternatives against America's 20th-century chronicle of victories, defeats, stalemates and what-ifs.

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Pakistan Takes Taliban Chief's Hometown Of Kotkai

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD and ASHRAF KHAN | Posted 10.25.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers captured the hometown of the country's Taliban chief Saturday, a strategic and symbolic initial prize as the army...

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Can the UN Save Afghanistan?

Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 10.24.2009 | World

Read More: 9/11, Afghanistan War, Loya Jirga, UN Security Council, Taliban, Afghanistan, United Nations, Al Qaeda, World News

Given the UN's extraordinary and continuing role in Afghanistan, it would seem appropriate at this time that it might consider guiding President Obama toward a resolution of the dilemma he now faces.

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It's a Runoff, Now What? Parsing the Impacts of the Presidential Rematch in Afghanistan

Vikrum Aiyer | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

A coalition government in Afghanstan, while supposedly offering the best of both worlds, tacitly condones an illegitimate election and would require America to broker power among competing personalities.

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Afghanistan: Fraud, Opium, and Taliban

Jamal Dajani | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Nato, Taliban, Opium, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Afghan Election, World News

Why isn't Mr. Karzai being held responsible for this blatant act of election fraud? And who can guarantee that a repeat of the fraud won't happen? Or that all hell won't break loose during the run-off?

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