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Never forget the Latin phrase that stupidity is a force unto itself By Robert Weller President Obama’s ratings are likely to fall even more as he plunges us deeper into the Afghan war, betraying voters who were counting on peace....

This gets more promising every day. I heard Obama wants to be out of Afghanistan before he gets out of office. I am all for that! The best way to achieve that goal is to listen to Abdullah Abdullah. India...

Presidential Strategy Likely Includes More Troops And Negotiations By Robert Weller Even as more evidence emerges in Britain that the Iraq War was not justified by a real threat, the word from Washington seems to be that President Obama has...

This "Grand Jirga"as it is called can actually amend the constitution so if a deal were struck to share power with the Taliban the constitution could be amended to make this legal. However the Taliban have always insisted on foreign...

Before the Taliban were overthrown by the US and Allies together with the Northern Alliance, the latter had occupied most of northern Afghanistan not the Taliban but now the key province of Kunduz is showing a renewed Taliban presence. The...

An excellent idea to look at the US role in Afghan graft. As was the case in Iraq many private contractors have very lucrative contracts that become even more lucrative through corrupt practices. Both Afghan and foreign contractors are no...

A recent report from Dawn news has just reported that Mullah Omar who was the leader of Afghanistan and is in hiding at the moment has rejected efforts put forth by Karzai to have peace talks with the former leader...

Seven years more is still a lot more both in the number of lives that will be lost and the cost to the US taxpayer. Of course the war supporters will complain about the entitlements that are causing the huge...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Questions raised by India's prime minister about the control of the Pakistani army and Pakistan's aims in Afghanistan are an excuse for delaying the resumption of talks, Pakistan's foreign minister said on Monday. India's Prime Minister Manmohan...

Do you know ? Bollywood's famous wedding was held yesterday in Khandala, near the Mumbai. In the hill town of Khandala,Maharashtra, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty tied thread with London-based businessman Raj Kundra. Big Brother famous Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra...