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The Continuation and Escalation of the American War: Yeswecanistan

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:59:18 GMT

All the crying from the left about how Obama "the peace candidate" has now become "a war president" ... Whatever are they talking about?
Source: Global Research

Afghan Women, Feminism, And The Problem With Limited Options [Personal/Political]

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:19:34 GMT

Goldstein bases a large portion of her piece around the argument of women's rights activists who explain that leaving Afghan women is not part of the deal.
Source: Jezebel

McChrystal: 5 Years Before Afghans Control Security

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:37:26 GMT

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told NPR on Wednesday that it is "probably realistic" that the Afghan government could assume primary responsibility for security within five years.
Source: KPBS | 89.5 FM

Top US military boss says Afghan puzzle can be solved

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:10:58 GMT

KABUL: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited US commanders in Afghanistan on Wednesday, promising that President Barack Obama’s surge of extra forces would give them what they need for success against the Taliban.
Source: Lebanon Daily Star

Corruption questions in Afghanistan

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:37:03 GMT

KABUL -- President Hamid Karzai's promise to fight the rampant graft and bribery plaguing his government has hit a road bump - right down the street from his palace.
Source: 7Online.com

Pay hike fosters uptick in Afghan army recruits

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:14:06 GMT

KABUL — U.S. commanders in Afghanistan are reporting a sudden increase in Afghan army recruits this month, a much-needed boost after Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his security forces may not be able to take over from U.S. troops for up to five...
Source: Military Times

Western Aid Used for GWOT, Not Development

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:54:42 GMT

Western aid in Afghanistan is being used primarily to support the fight against Al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgency rather than focus on relieving poverty and suffering, according to a new report from the London School of Economics and Political...
Source: International Political Economy Zone

Kabul mayor still in office despite conviction

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:30:14 GMT

KABUL - President Hamid Karzai's promise to fight the rampant graft and bribery plaguing his government has hit a road bump - right down the street from his palace.
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor

Quoted in 'U.S.-NATO: Looking for Common Ground in Afghanistan'

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:31:42 GMT

Hamid Karzai said in Council on Foreign Relations:

I would be perfectly happy to sit down with Mullah Omar [the leader of the Taliban] and see where we can go on this.

Quoted in 'McCain: No Deadlines for Afghan Withdrawal'

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:22:53 GMT

John McCain said in CBS News:

Hamid Karzai knows very well that if U.S. troops leave he will be leaving shortly thereafter or find himself probably assassinated

Photo from Getty Images

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:54:02 GMT

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 28: An Afghan policeman stands guard by a Karzai poster after tensions in city remain high after a suicide bomb attack on an international guest house October 28, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:29:50 GMT

A poster of legendary assassinated Afghan mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud is displayed next to one portraying President Hamid Karzai at a Kabul cinema while a worker sets up scaffolding on September 28, 2009.

President Hamid Karzai, Afhanistan

Wed, 06 May 2009 23:14:21 GMT