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Is it our war?

By: syedinamshah

A debate is still going on whether the war Pakistan is fighting in the tribal areas is its own or someone else's. The article by Aoun Sahi in the Political Economy section of The News on Sunday (November 8) titled "Back to normal" should be an eye-opener for those who keep on disowning the military operation. It was indeed very comforting ...

26 days ago
Obama Should Listen to Rahm

By: swinginjazzz

I was heartened to learn that President Obama has apparently rejected all 4 options that were being considered with respect to the war in Afghanistan. All through the Presidential campaign, Obama had referred to the Afghan war as the "good war" - a "war of necessity," and not a "war of choice" (unlike the war in Iraq). But now Obama has finally ...

22 days ago
Civilian Goals Largely Unmet in Afghanistan

By: BiodunIginla

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Tyler Hicks/The New York Times An Afghan boy washed among the ruins of a Kandahar building supplies store destroyed by a rocket attack in August. Recent reports assessing Afghanistan’

about 1 month ago
UK will stay in Afghanistan - The Premier

By: andri

The United Kingdom Premier Gordon Brown said that British troops will stay in Afghanistan amid the increasing troops victim in United Kingdom side. Last accident, a fake Afghanistan police has killed five British troops and injured other seven. The fake police who is suspected name as Gulbuddin has success run out from British ...

about 1 month ago
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U.S. General wants minimum 40,000 more troops for Afghan war

News Source: Reuters | 2 months ago

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has recommended an increase of 40,000 U.S. troops as the minimum necessary to prevail, two sources familiar with his recommendations said on Thursday. The sources said General Stanley McChrystal also gave...
Obama and Brown discuss Afghan strategy

News Source: The Age | 2 months ago

The call, which Gibbs said was "part of their ongoing consultations", came amid an intensifying debate within the administration and Congress over whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan. Gibbs said they also discussed the recent G20 summit in...
Obama holds third security session on Afghanistan, Pakistan

News Source: Los Angeles Times | 2 months ago

Obama will again meet privately with his national security team today, with two more sessions on tap. The president met with congressional leaders Tuesday and recently met face-to-face with his commander in Afghanistan, Gen...While many participants...
Boehner: Delay increases danger for troops

News Source: The Hill | 2 months ago

Boehner said Republicans who participated in the 90-minute meeting at the White House on Tuesday emphasized that they largely support the recommendations put forward by Gen...McChrystal wants to send another 40,000 troops to the country. Many...
Lawmakers, Officials Press Obama On Afghanistan

News Source: National Public Radio | 2 months ago

President Obama meets Wednesday with his national security team to talk about the war in Afghanistan, after meeting Tuesday with Congressional leaders. He has said he won't cut U.S. troop levels and is considering whether to raise them.
Has the Afghan war made a difference?

News Source: BBC | 2 months ago

Has the war in Afghanistan made a difference? On the eighth anniversary since the start of the war in Afghanistan, a poll shows that most people in the UK continue to oppose Britain's military operations...A survey for the BBC found that 56% of...