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Patrick Cockburn : Leave Afghanistan to the Afghans

The US is poised to send tens of thousands more soldiers to the country. The nature of the conflict is changing. Full Article at Counterpunch

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  7. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference as U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, head of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, stands nearby, at the U.S. embassy on November 19, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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