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A recently-retired United Nations official is warning that the Taliban have infiltrated the Afghan army and police. Dr. Antonio Maria Costa, former head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, says Taliban sleeper cells have been set up inside the security forces.A recently-retired United Nations official is warning that the Taliban have... more
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A Senate investigation has revealed that Afghan private security forces with ties to the Taliban, criminal networks and Iranian intelligence have been hired to guard American military bases in Afghanistan. Investigators on the staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee say the links expose US soldiers to surprise attack and are confounding the fight against insurgents.A Senate investigation has revealed that Afghan private security forces with ties to... more
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According to Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, “Obama’s Wars,” during a dinner hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for Afghan President Hamid Karzai in May, Defense Secretary Robert Gates reminded the group that he still feels guilty for his role in the first President Bush's decision to pull out of Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal in 1989. And to express his commitment to not letting down the country again, he emphasized: "We're not leaving Afghanistan prematurely. In fact, we're not ever leaving at all."According to Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward’s new book,... more
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Three $100 million air base expansions in southern and northern Afghanistan show how the Pentagon plans to continue building multimillion-dollar facilities in that country to support increased U.S. military operations well into the future.Three $100 million air base expansions in southern and northern Afghanistan show how... more
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The commander of US combat operations in Afghanistan who was fired, General Stanley McChrystal, issued a devastatingly critical assessment of the war against a "resilient and growing insurgency" just days before being forced out.The commander of US combat operations in Afghanistan who was fired, General Stanley... more
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Journalist and veteran Afghanistan expert Jere Van Dyk says the United States should pull its troops out of Afghanistan because the war cannot be won and Pakistan is funding the Taliban to undermine U.S. interests.Journalist and veteran Afghanistan expert Jere Van Dyk says the United States should... more
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The US Senate has rejected a proposal to require President Barack Obama to submit a timetable for pulling U.S. forces out of Afghanistan, despite unease among some members of his party over the nine-year-old war.The US Senate has rejected a proposal to require President Barack Obama to submit a... more
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The Pentagon wants $33 billion in additional funding to pay for the war in Afghanistan this year and to train the Afghan military. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “We are in this intense phase that will be several years. Obviously, I don’t know that either of us could put a time-line on it.”The Pentagon wants $33 billion in additional funding to pay for the war in Afghanistan... more
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British government documents show that corruption, desertion and drug abuse within the Afghan police are threatening its ability to take over the fight against the Taliban and the chances for foreign troops to exit the country.British government documents show that corruption, desertion and drug abuse within the... more
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Military officials in Afghanistan say American and NATO troops firing from passing convoys and military checkpoints have killed 30 Afghans and wounded 80 others since last summer, but in no instance did the victims prove to be a danger to troops.Military officials in Afghanistan say American and NATO troops firing from passing... more
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The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first three months of 2010 compared to the same period last year as the Obama administration has sent tens of thousands of additional soldiers into war with the Taliban.The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first three... more
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