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http://goo.gl/5Hl46 Tell us why YOU think it's time to end the Afghanistan War and your comments could appear in an upcoming Rethink Afghanistan video! With violence in Afghanistan still worsening a year after the military push into Marjah--the start of what some call "Obama's War"--it's clear military solutions won't work. It's time to end the war.http://goo.gl/5Hl46 Tell us why YOU think it's time to end the Afghanistan War... more
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International Red Cross affiliate the Afghan Red Crescent Society says about 500 families in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province were forced out of their homes following recent military operations there by Afghan government and NATO forces. The refugee affairs department says over 2,000 of up to 4,000 families displaced from their homes in the Marjah area during a large-scale military operation in February have remained in Lashkargah for security reasons.International Red Cross affiliate the Afghan Red Crescent Society says about 500... more
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In an attempt to save civilian lives, Marines go through villages near Marjah, Afghanistan warning Afghan civilians of the coming offensive.
http://tiny.cc/jhmknIn an attempt to save civilian lives, Marines go through villages near Marjah,... more
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Marines have their work cut out for them in taking the Taliban in Afghanistan
http://tiny.cc/i1hxuMarines have their work cut out for them in taking the Taliban in Afghanistan... more
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In one of the least examined aspects of President Obama's escalation of the Afghan war, armed private security contractors are being killed in action by the hundreds -- at a rate more than four times that of U.S. troops, according to a previously unreported congressional study.In one of the least examined aspects of President Obama's escalation of the... more
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Afghanistan city. In a bleak report warning of record Taliban violence and rising civilian deaths across the country by the Afghanistan NGO Security Office, which monitors trends in violence on behalf of aid organizations, the group says NATO's counter-insurgency strategy is not showing any signs of succeeding amid rising violence, the unchecked establishment of local militias and a huge increase in attacks on private development workers across the country.Afghanistan city. In a bleak report warning of record Taliban violence and rising... more
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Marines are shown in a heated battle with the Taliban in Marjah, Afghanistan
http://tiny.cc/hic18Marines are shown in a heated battle with the Taliban in Marjah, Afghanistan... more
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Another piece of footage from the Afghanistan war you will never see on TV.
http://tiny.cc/56djiAnother piece of footage from the Afghanistan war you will never see on TV.... more
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The battle for Marjah, Afghanistan is proving to be a lot more difficult than expected.
http://tiny.cc/3dadbThe battle for Marjah, Afghanistan is proving to be a lot more difficult than... more
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This video just came in and shows U.S. and Afghan troops bogged down by Taliban snipers near Marjah, Afghanistan
http://tiny.cc/rq490This video just came in and shows U.S. and Afghan troops bogged down by Taliban... more
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Website Raw Story reports that the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who helped break the story that detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were being tortured by their US jailers is now saying that American soldiers are executing prisoners in Afghanistan.Website Raw Story reports that the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who helped break... more
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A civilian was shot dead in eastern Afghanistan last week after police fired at thousands of villagers protesting against NATO raids which they say killed 11 civilians.A civilian was shot dead in eastern Afghanistan last week after police fired at... more
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Although it's just beginning, the U.S.-led effort to pacify the Taliban's spiritual capital in southern Afghanistan already appears to be faltering.
Key military operations have been delayed until the fall, efforts to improve local government are having little impact and a Taliban assassination campaign has brought a sense of dread to Kandahar's streets.Although it's just beginning, the U.S.-led effort to pacify the Taliban's... more
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The US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, who was boasting of military progress only three months ago, confessed last week that "nobody is winning".The US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, who was boasting... more
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An independent government report raises new questions about the likelihood of success for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan policy, which nearly doubles the number of U.S. troops there.
The report, by the Government Accountability Office, found that despite the boost in U.S. troops, the Taliban remain a resilient fighting force, and it suggests many factors remain in place that will allow the Taliban to survive U.S. efforts to eradicate them.An independent government report raises new questions about the likelihood of success... more
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Four suspected Taliban insurgents ambushed U.S. Marines from the 36 battalion Lima Company on April 8 as the soldiers were heading back from a patrol near a village near Marjah in Helmand province. There was no causality among the Marines.
Marjah, a desert area of fertile farming land irrigated by canals in Helmand's opium-growing heartland, was billed as the last big Taliban stronghold in the country's most violent province. Thousands of U.S. Marines flooded into the district in February, joined by about 1,500 Afghan troops, while thousands of British troops conducted assaults to seize areas on its outskirts.Four suspected Taliban insurgents ambushed U.S. Marines from the 36 battalion Lima... more
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