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Why we're losing in Afghanistan (www.salon.com)
A bit past midnight on a balmy night in late August, Hedayatullah awoke to a deafening blast. He stumbled out of bed and heard angry voices drawing closer. Suddenly, his bedroom doors banged open and... More
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All Counterinsurgency Is Local (www.theatlantic.com)
June was the deadliest month for the U.S. military in Afghanistan since the invasion in October 2001. July became the second straight month in which casualties exceeded those in Iraq, where four times... More
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U.S. Study Is Said to Warn of Crisis in Afghanistan (www.nytimes.com)
A draft report by American intelligence agencies concludes that Afghanistan is in a “downward spiral” and casts serious doubt on the ability of the Afghan government to stem the rise in the... More
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Sources: Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace (www.cnn.com)
Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country's bloody conflict -- and are severing their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussions... More
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Army head says Afghan war unwinnable (www.taipeitimes.com)
Decisive military victory in Afghanistan is impossible and the Taliban may well be part of a long-term solution for the country, the senior British commander in Afghanistan was quoted as saying... More
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Gates: Reconciliation Needed In Afghan Strategy (www.militarytimes.com)
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday endorsed efforts to reach out to members of the Taliban or other militants in Afghanistan who may be considered reconcilable,... More
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Brits Say: We Can't Win in Afghan
(www.thenation.com)
For all the talk about Afghanistan being the "right war," and with both Obama and McCain insisting that they want to send thousands of additional US forces there, our British allies have let the... More
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Afghanistan has seen 'spiral downwards': top US general (news.yahoo.com)
Parts of Afghanistan have seen a "spiral downwards" of violence, the incoming US regional commander said Monday, adding the fight against Taliban forces would continue unabated through the winter.
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U.N.: 20,000 flee from Pakistan to Afghanistan to avoid fighting (www.usatoday.com)
Fighting between Pakistani troops and militants in a tribal region has forced some 20,000 Pakistanis to seek refuge across the border in eastern Afghanistan, the U.N.'s refugee agency said Monday.
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US failures lumped on Pakistan (thepost.com.pk)
The Americans having lost the war in Iraq are also rapidly losing control in Afghanistan as well. The Taliban-al Qaeda combine is taking a better of them and they do not know what to do next to bridle... More
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