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Supplier Under Scrutiny on Aging Arms for Afghans
C. J. Chivers reports for The New York Times: "Since 2006, when the insurgency in Afghanistan sharply intensified, the Afghan government has been dependent on American logistics and military support in... ...
Killing ourselves in Afghanistan
In a secret meeting with a Taliban commander, I learned how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops. http://www.salon. com/news/feature/2008/03/1 0/taliban/ Afghan... ...
Afghanistan has slid since U.S. arrived
A report Friday on drugs - it said Afghanistan now produces 93 percent of the world's opium poppy - comes hand in hand with the resurgence of Taliban militants despite U.S. anti-insurgent efforts. Also... ...
Swan Song for NATO: The real cost of defeat in Forgettistan
By Mike Whitney The Taliban's approach is methodical and deliberate. They've shown they can survive the harshest conditions and still achieve tactical victories over a better-equipped enemy. They are... ...
Nato should not be fighting this war in Afghanistan
What might have seemed a relatively straightforward military venture to overthrow a government and rid the country of al-Qa'ida and its protectors, the Taliban, has now taken on a quite different hue.... ...
Kabul furious at British plan to retrain Taliban
A secret British plan to build military training camps for former Taliban fighters in Helmand province has sent relations between Afghanistan and Britain to an all-time low, officials have revealed. http://snipurl. com/1yzfo From... ...
NATO Genocide in Afghanistan
By Ali Khan Ali Khan argues that the internationally recognized crime of genocide applies to the intentional killings that NATO troops commit on a weekly basis in the poor villages and mute mountains... ...
Afghan war only just beginning, security group warns
The war in Afghanistan is only just beginning as NATO forces, far from pursuing remnants of a defeated Taliban, are entering a widening and deepening conflict they may well lose security NGO said on Saturday. http://snipurl. com/1xv98 From... ...
3,200 Marines Prepare for Afghan Tour
Lolita C. Baldor reports for The Associated Press: "Military officials said Monday that about 3,200 Marines are being told to prepare to go to Afghanistan - a move that will boost combat troop levels in... ...
US considers “mini-surge” to rescue occupation
Reuters Afghanistan gave a welcome on Thursday to U.S. plans to send an extra 3,000 troops to fight the Taliban insurgency, but Washington’s move highlights divisions between Western allies over how much... ...