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Cut and run US President Barack Obama's much-awaited announcement of his new Afghan strategy has evoked alarm and disappointment in equal measure. Obama has committed to sending 30,000 additional US troops, but also announced a withdrawal date starting from July 2011.
Obsolete policies on AfghanistanDisagreement on security issues is normal between any country's political leadership and establishment. This is also the case with the United States.
Obama To Announce Increase Of US Troops For Afghanistan On December 1President Barack Obama is expected to announce a "sizeable force" increase in US troops for Afghanistan early next week, tentatively December 1, according to a report from NPR.
Sharp rise in birth defects in Iraqi city destroyed by US militaryAffects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were felt for decades; Iraq also got the dose of depleted uranium
Pak Nukes and Obama's AFNAM "US troops in Afghanistan would cost over $1 billion per 1000 troops per year. People expect General Kiyani to show courage and overhaul his bunch first from dollar toxic generals in his ranks to save the very institution he is trying to protect? "
Kuwaiti company that supplies U.S. military accused of fraudThis story is troubling on a visceral level in that it is incredible to believe the US government would trust the food supply needs of its troops currently engaged in wars in two Islamic states to a country like Kuwait.
Taliban expands control of Nuristan Taliban fighters are expanding their control of Afghanistan's Nuristan province, an area they claim to have recaptured from US troops.
Want to buy US military wares in Afghanistan? Go to Obama Market.Afghanistan vendors in the 'Obama Market' in Kabul sell MREs, military cots, and goggles like those used by the American military. It's not clear where they come from, but the Otis Spunkmeyer cookies are popular.
For the past hour, I've been watching a PBS documentary on these Amazing WWII vets, and others, who act as greeters to troops going to and coming back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Allied forces 'may abandon most of northern Helmand'A new strategy for Afghanistan that could lead to a British troop withdrawal from a former Taleban stronghold in northern Helmand province sparked immediate controversy yesterday.
Special Operations Chiefs Quietly Sway Afghanistan PolicyTwo senior military officers from the shadowy world of Special Operations are playing a large and previously unreported role in shaping the Obama administration's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy, a move that underscores that the internal debate has moved past a rigid choice b …
Karzai questions US reliability as partnerWASHINGTON - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai questioned the reliability of the United States as a partner Sunday, as he fought off criticism of his government's legitimacy following fraud-marred elections.
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army"The often overlooked subplot of the wars of the post-9/11 period is their unprecedented scale of outsourcing and privatization," author Jeremy Scahill writes in The Nation.
United States to send 'up to 45,000 more troops to Afghanistan'The US is expected to announce a significant surge of up to 45,000 extra troops for Afghanistan after Gordon Brown said that 500 more British troops would be sent to the country.
US civilian program for Afghanistan failing: reportThe United States is falling far short of its goals to fight Afghanistan?s endemic corruption, create a functioning government and legal system and train a police force riddled with incompetence, The New York Times reported late Sunday.
Japanese threaten to throw out 'law-breaking' US troopsJapan is threatening to ask American troops based on the island of Okinawa to leave the country amid growing resentment over high crime rates.
Obama and the General The White House finds a four-star scapegoat for its Afghan jitters.. His name is Stan McChrystal.
Washington elaborates AfPak strategy amid calls for US troop buildupThe Obama administration presented a document to a closed session of the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday spelling out a US war strategy that places special emphasis on Pakistan.
Obama faces backlash over AfghanistanWASHINGTON - Growing skepticism among key Democratic lawmakers about the United States commitment to the war in Afghanistan is certain to pose one of the most difficult political challenges faced by President Barack Obama in his first year in office.
Incoming Tokyo Gov Threatens Split With US | The FOX NationA split is emerging between the United States and Japan over the new Tokyo government's anti-globalisation rhetoric and its threats to end a refueling agreement for US ships in support of the war in Afghanistan.ukio Hatoyama, the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, has cause …
More in Congress question Afghanistan policyWASHINGTON – Congressional skepticism over the Obama administration's plans for Afghanistan mounted Sunday as four senators questioned whether more troops should head there and one lawmaker called for a withdrawal timeline.
Historic errors made in 9/11 aftermathEight years later there is more terrorism in the world and we are paying the price in Afghanistan...
Possible change in US policyIT has been less than six months since President Obama unveiled his much-trumpeted strategy on Afghanistan, vowing "to dismantle and defeat" Al Qaeda and make Afghanistan safe from terrorists.
Karzai defends Afghanistan election as honestKABUL - Incumbent Hamid Karzai defended last month's Afghan presidential election as honest on Wednesday, a day after returns showed him set to win in a single round and a U.N-backed panel ordered a partial recount.
The Great Game Folio Big powers playing the Great Game tend to underestimate the political wiles of their local partners in Afghanistan. The British (in the 19th century) and more recently the Russians (in the 1970s and 1980s) were constantly surprised by the Afghan rulers.
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