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British PM Warns Karzai that Afghanistan May Lose UK Support
In an address to the Royal College of Defense Studies in London today, British prime minister Gordon Brown said that Afghan president...
Nov 6, 20091 min read
More Funding Requested For Wars
The New York Times is reporting that Congress should be expecting another request for funding from the Pentagon in the near future. The...
Nov 5, 20091 min read
CIA adjusts Afghan population estimations
The CIA released a “significantly revised figure” for Afghanistan’s population last week. The CIA’s new number is 5.2 million lower than...
Nov 3, 20091 min read
Afghan run-off cancelled, Karzai declared winner
The New York Times is reporting that incumbent president Hamid Karzai has been declared the winner of Afghanistan’s presidential election...
Nov 2, 20091 min read
Bill Moyers' Commentary on the Draft & Afghanistan
On the October 30th edition of his PBS show, television journalist Bill Moyers addressed the tone of mainstream news reporting on...
Nov 1, 20091 min read
Abdullah Abdullah Withdraws from the Race
Days after sitting Afghan president Hamid Karzai agreed to a runoff election, his opponent, Abdullah Abdullah announced he was...
Nov 1, 20091 min read
US Drone Killings Criticized by UN Special Rapporteur
On Tuesday, Philip Alston, a UN Special Rapporteur, voiced concerns about the international legal basis for unmanned drone killings on...
Oct 28, 20091 min read
Global Rise in IEDs
Although we hear a lot about IEDs in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, global use of improvised explosive devises (IEDs) is on the rise....
Oct 28, 20091 min read
Brother of Afghan Leader is Said to be on C.I.A. Payroll
Today, the NY Times report that Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, has been receiving payments from the C.I.A....
Oct 28, 20091 min read
UN Workers Killed in Afghanistan
The UN has suffered the dealiest attack on the organization in 50 years. On Wednesday suicide bombers raided a guesthouse in Kabul that...
Oct 28, 20091 min read
CFR's Dan Markey and the Prioritization of Pakistan
While numerous pundits debate the pros and cons of escalation in Afghanistan, some political leaders, including Vice President Biden,...
Oct 27, 20091 min read
10 populous locations in Afghanistan to be Protected by U.S. Troops
Although President Obama has yet to make a formal decision, sources say that more U.S. troops will be sent to Afghanistan. Increased...
Oct 27, 20091 min read
State Department Official Steps Down over US Policy in Afghanistan
Matthew Hoh, a senior State Department official in Afghanistan resigned today, stating in a letter that he had “lost understanding of,...
Oct 27, 20091 min read
Helicopter Crashes Take the Lives of 14 Americans
Two separate helicopter incidents have left 14 Americans dead. In Western Afghanistan, a single helicopter crash killed 3 embassy...
Oct 26, 20091 min read
War Gaming Afghanistan
The US Department of Defense modeled the outcomes of the two most likely Afghanistan options available to President Obama this month. The...
Oct 26, 20091 min read
Karzai Rules Out Sharing Power
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and his main election opponent Abdullah Abdullah have ruled out the possibility of a power sharing...
Oct 25, 20091 min read
Pakastani Army Captures Taliban Stronghold
The Pakistani army announced today that it has recaptured Kotkai, a city in southern Waziristan (read more at NYTimes.com). The capture...
Oct 24, 20091 min read
NATO Commanders Endorse McChrystal Plan
NATO’s defense ministers have collectively and publicly expressed wide support for General Stanley McChrystal’s revised Afghanistan...
Oct 23, 20092 min read
UN Report Concludes that Worldwide Anti-Narcotics Efforts are Flawed
A report released by the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports that about 900 tons of opium and 375 tons flow out of...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Multi-National Troop Surge To Afghanistan
Times online (UK) reported back in May of 2008, that the US number of troops range from 10,000 to 40,000 and the 3,000 to 7,000 NATO...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
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