AFGHANISTAN

Afghan policemen arrive at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
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WORLD NEWS
Dozens Dead After Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up Near Kabul Shrine
By Hamid Shalizi and Sayed Hassib, Reuters
The blast was the latest in a series to have hit Shi’ite targets in the Afghan capital.
A US soldier of the 502nd Infantry regiment 2nd Batallion, Charlie company 2nd platoon, walks in the camp of Ahmed Khan near Kandahar city on November 25, 2010. The Pentagon admitted November 23 in a report that progress has been 'uneven' in the war in Afghanistan, with only modest gains against the Taliban insurgency despite a surge of US and NATO troops. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
The Fog Of War In America
By TomDispatch, Editorial Partner
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Members of a private security company pose on the rooftop of a house in Baghdad, 18 September 2007. Iraq declared today it will review the operations of all security firms working in the war-ravaged country following a deadly shootout involving private US contractor Blackwater. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Leaked Memo: GOP Fundraiser Pitched Trump On International Muslim Army To Fight America's Wars
By Jessica Schulberg
Elliott Broidy envisioned a team of 5,000 "Muslim soldiers recruited from Arab and Islamic nations."
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during during a peace and security cooperation conference in Kabul, Afghanistan February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Omar Sobhani / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Offers To Recognize Taliban As Legitimate Political Group
By By Hamid Shalizi, Reuters
The suggestion was part of a proposed political process that Ghani said could lead to talks aimed at ending more than 16 years of war.
Close up of the statue of liberty, New York City, vintage process
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POLITICS
10 Common-Sense Suggestions For Making Peace, Not War
By TomDispatch, Editorial Partner
Abandon the notion of perfect security.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Win McNamee/Pool
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OPINION
We're Never Going To 'Win' In Afghanistan
By Greg Dobbs, Guest Writer
A recent run of attacks in Kabul is only the latest evidence that our mission there has long been lost.
Miguel Perez poses as he holds a photo of his son Miguel Perez Jr., on April 4, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Perez Jr., an Army veteran is facing deportation after serving seven years in a state penitentiary on a drug charge. / AFP PHOTO / Joshua LOTT / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY NOVA SAFO-'US military veterans deported after committing crimes' (Photo credit should read JOSHUA LOTT/AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
Green Card-Holding Veteran Goes On Hunger Strike To Protest Deportation
By Willa Frej
“If it comes down to me being deported, I would rather leave this world in the country I gave my heart for,” said Miguel Perez, Jr.
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY People carry an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan January 27, 2018.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
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POLITICS
Pentagon Blocks Release Of Key Data About Progress On The War In Afghanistan
By By Idrees Ali, Reuters
The military also classified, for the first time since 2009, the actual and authorized total troop numbers and attrition rate for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY An injured man receives medical assistance after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail TEMPLATE OUT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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WORLD NEWS
Nearly 100 Dead After Bomb Hidden In Ambulance Explodes In Kabul
By Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni, Reuters
The casualty toll is the worst since 150 people were killed in a truck bomb explosion last May.
Vehicles are seen on fire after a blast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan January 24, 2018.REUTERS/Parwiz
Parwiz Parwiz / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
Militants Launch Deadly Attack On Save The Children Office In Jalalabad, Afghanistan
By By Rafiq Sherzad and Ahmad Sultan, Reuters
Although ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, it did not provide immediate evidence for the claim.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs U.S. President Donald Trump as they give joint statements in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
POLITICS
Trump Reportedly Uses 'Accent' To Imitate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
By Dominique Mosbergen
The president has previously come under scrutiny for mocking others' accents.
CAMP SHORAB, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 10: Members of the United States Army Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha through a night vision goggle during casevac night training of Afghanistan Special Forces on September 10, 2017 at Camp Shorab in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Currently the United States has about 11,000 troops in the deployed in Afghanistan, with a reported 4,000 more expected to arrive in the coming weeks. With the arrival of more troops, Resolute Support, the coalition train, advise, and assist mission, hopes to train almost double the amount of Afghan Special Forces and Special Police Units. (Photo by Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
From Afghanistan To Somalia, Achieving Less With More
By Nick Turse, Contributor
Managing Editor, TomDispatch.com
From Afghanistan to Somalia, Special Ops achieves less with more.
US Vice President Mike Pence arrives on stage to address troops in a hangar at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan on December 21, 2017. POOL / AFP PHOTO / POOL / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Mapping A World From Hell
By Tom Engelhardt, Contributor
Editor, TomDispatch.com
76 countries are now involved in Washington's war on terror.
Afghan security forces stand guard near the site of multiple blasts in Kabul on December 28, 2017. At least five people were killed and many others were wounded in multiple blasts near a media outlet and mosque in Kabul on December 28, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital. / AFP PHOTO / Shah MARAI (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Dozens Dead In Suicide Attack On Afghan News Agency, Cultural Center In Kabul
President Ashraf Ghani’s spokesman issued a statement calling the attack an “unpardonable” crime against humanity.
US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House December 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Trump Bemoans War Costs As Pence Promises Afghanistan To 'See This Through'
By Alana Horowitz Satlin
"It's time to start rebuilding our country," the president said.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Afghanistan policy at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, December 1, 2009. Obama said on Tuesday he is sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer to speed the battle against the Taliban and plans to start bringing some home in 18 months. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES POLITICS CONFLICT)
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POLITICS
America's Generational Wars
By Danny Sjursen, Contributor
U.S. Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point
Yet more of more of the same?
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (3rd R) is greeted by U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major David Clark (L) and General Christopher Haas (2nd R) as he arrives at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
POLITICS
Still Waiting On The Harvey Weinstein Moment For America's Wars
By Andrew Bacevich, Contributor
Author, 'America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military...
Cross-posted from TomDispatch.com What makes a Harvey Weinstein moment? The now-disgraced Hollywood mogul is hardly the first
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 24: Aerial view of the Pentagon building photographed on Sept. 24, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
DOD Continues To Enable Mass Pedophilia In Afghanistan
By Amitai Etzioni, Contributor
University Professor and Professor of International Relations,...
A new report on pervasive child sexual abuse among Afghan security personnel, prepared by the independent Special Inspector
U.S. Department of Defense
POLITICS
Lost Lessons Of The Vietnam War
By William S. Becker, Contributor
Energy & Climate Policy Expert
Seven years before Navy SEALs killed him, Osama bin Laden revealed al Qaeda’s strategy against the United States. Al Qaeda
Jere Van Dyk. (CBS News)
MEDIA
How Afghanistan Went From Hippie Haven To War Battleground
By Robert Scheer, Contributor
Robert Scheer has built a reputation for strong social and pol...
In this week’s episode of KCRW’s “Scheer Intelligence,” Robert Scheer talks to Jere Van Dyk, who has reported on Afghanistan
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a nighttime mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 22, 2017. Picture taken August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Josh Smith
Josh Smith / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
How Many More Religiously Insensitive ‘Mistakes’ Is Our Military Going To Make At Bagram Airfield?
By Chris Rodda, Contributor
Senior Research Director, Military Religious Freedom Foundatio...
Just over two months ago, a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up at an entrance to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, killing
CAMP BOST, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 11: U.S. service members walk off a helicopter on the runway at Camp Bost on September 11, 2017 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. About 300 marines are currently deployed in Helmand Province in a train, advise, and assist role supporting local Afghan security forces. Currently the United States has about 11,000 troops in the deployed in Afghanistan, with a reported 4,000 more expected to arrive in the coming weeks. Last month, President Donald Trump announced his plan for Afghanistan which called for an increase in troop numbers and a new conditions-based approach to the war, getting rid of a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces in the country. (Photo by Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
The Twenty-First-Century American Way Of War
By Tom Engelhardt, Contributor
Editor, TomDispatch.com
Cross-posted from TomDispatch.com Consider the latest news from America’s war zones, still spreading across the Greater Middle
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