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Don’t Escalate Afghan War; Send in the Peace Corps
Taliban troops in Afghanistan. Photo from AFP. ‘The basic ingredients of further Afghan disasters are in place,’ warns Norman Solomon, executive director of the Washington-based Institute For Public Accuracy, ‘including, pivotally, a dire lack of wide-ranging debate over Washington’s options.’ … Continue reading
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Potential Afghan War Crime Ignored by US
As possible Afghan war-crimes evidence removed, U.S. silentBy Tom Lasseter / December 11, 2008 DASHT-E LEILI, Afghanistan — Seven years ago, a convoy of container trucks rumbled across northern Afghanistan loaded with a human cargo of suspected Taliban and al … Continue reading
Winning the War on Terror: Not in Afghanistan
An Afghan policeman destroys poppies in March. ICOS proposes using the poppies for medicine.Report: Taliban ‘noose’ around KabulDecember 9, 2008 LONDON, England — The Taliban insurgency is widening its presence in Afghanistan and “closing a noose around Kabul,” an international … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Breaking from BushCo Policy and Catastrophe to a Viable Future
The Afghan government says that at least 70 people including women and children were killed in the ‘careless’ attack by US forces on Azizabad village in northwest Afghanistan. Photo: AP.Operation Enduring Disaster: Breaking with Afghan PolicyBy Tariq Ali / November … Continue reading
Talking to Afghans About the US/NATO Presence
Many Afghans are critical of the US mission in Afghanistan. Photo: GALLO/GETTY.Afghans uneasy over US relationshipBy Aunohita Mojumdar / November 4, 2008 As a managing director of Radio Killid, a radio station dedicated to socially relevant programming, Najiba Ayubi keeps … Continue reading
Hunger: The Real Killer in Afghanistan
Up to 18 million people in Afghanistan live on less than US$2 a day and are considered food-insecure, FAO says. Photo source.Hunger could kill more people in Afghanistan than the TalibanBy AsiaNews / October 31, 2008 At least 8.4 million … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Kabul Is Under a Siege of Sorts
A typical doorman at a Kabul hotel. Photo: Tom Blackwell/National Post.Tom Blackwell in Afghanistan: The bubble has burstBy Tom Blackwell / October 22, 2008 When I was last on assignment in Afghanistan, in May 2007, my few days in Kabul … Continue reading
As Rumsfeld Declared Victory, the Taliban Began Their Reconquest of Afghanistan
Photo: Nir RosenHow We Lost the War We Won: A journey into Taliban-controlled AfghanistanBy Nir Rosen / October 16, 2008 The highway that leads south out of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, passes through a craggy range of arid, sand-colored … Continue reading
Why Is Diplomacy Now Called Treason in the US?
“Remnants of an Army,” Elizabeth ButlerThe reality of war in AfghanistanBy Stephen Kinzer / October 15, 2008 DESPITE their differences over how to pursue the US war in Iraq, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama both want to send more … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Not a ‘Good Fight’ Against Terrorism
Time To Face The Facts On AfghanistanBy Eric S. Margolis / October 6, 2008 TORONTO — For those who savor historical irony, the Soviet Empire collapsed in the years 1989-1991 because of an implosion of its economy brought on by … Continue reading
Afghanistan : The Slaughter of Innocents Is an American Policy
The War to Promote Terror: What it is, indeed, is racismBy Robert C. Koehler / October 2, 2008 The “necessary war” in Afghanistan, which both presidential candidates support — the one, you know, that’s really about terrorists and Osama and … Continue reading
