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US Casualties in Afghanistan Hit Record
Jason Straziuso, reporting for The Associated Press, writes: "Six years after the 2001 US-led invasion, violence persists in much of southern Afghanistan where the government has little presence, and recent... ...
A Crude War Of Revenge
Tariq Ali on Afghanistan: By Mike Whitney The Taliban can't be beaten. They've already taken over more than half the country and they are steadily advancing on the Capital. By next spring, there'll... ...
West won't win Afghan war: former UN envoy
International forces are unlikely to win their battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan, risking a regional conflict that could match the magnitude of previous world wars, a former top UN envoy said. http://www.dawn.com /2007/10/19/int14.htm Fr om... ...
Afghans demand of US-led forces to quit Afghanistan
About 800 angry Afghans demanded Saturday that US-led forces quit their area to end heavy fighting as an Afghan official alleged foreign troops had shot dead two civilians in error. http://snipurl.com /1rvyz... ...
British troops face decades in Afghanistan
British troops face a 30-year "marathon mission" against the Taliban in Afghanistan, the commander of UK troops in Helmand has warned. http://snipurl.co m/1rvym From Information Clearing House ...
Random thoughts on the War on Drugs
Afghanistan could become the Colombia of the Middle East America’s Taliban-support program Reason by Jacob Sullum 09/05/07 Accordin g to a recent report from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, 19,047... ...
Faster, deadlier pilotless plane bound for Afghanistan
USA Today 08/27/07 The Air Force this fall will deploy a new generation of pilotless airplane with the bombing power of an F-16 to help stop the stubborn Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. The Reaper... ...
UK worried over Taliban's advance
UK ministers believe that if Afghanistan falls into the hands of the Taliban, Pakistan may also fall, with dire consequences for British security. According to a report in the Guardian, Britain has been... ...
It takes inane optimism to see victory in Afghanistan
This war against the Taliban is part of a post-imperial spasm. The longer it is waged, the graver the consequences. http://www. guardian.co.uk/commentisfr ee/story/0,,2143788,00.htm l From Information... ...
The Iraqization of Afghanistan
Mother Jones by Peter Bergen 08/07 Last year suicide bombings quintupled, attacks on international forces tripled, and support for the Taliban grew. According to CNN terror analyst and Taliban expert... ...