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Who are the Taliban?

By: intellectual

Recent years have seen the re-emergence of the hardline Islamic Taliban movement as a fighting force in Afghanistan and a major threat to its government. They are also threatening to destabilise Pakistan, where they control areas in the north-west and are blamed for a wave of suicide bombings and other attacks. The Taliban emerged in the ...

11 days ago

It's time to move on Afghanistan

By: kimberlydvorak

After returning from Afghanistan over the weekend, Congressman Duncan Hunter-R CA called on the Obama Administration to accept Stanley McChrystal's strategy of sending more troops to the hostile region. With the number of U.S. deaths on the rise, Rep. Hunter, who is a veteran of the wars in the Middle East, would like to see the White House ...

24 days ago

US: Reform Afghanistan Detention Policy as New Facility Opens, ...

By: chnarendra

The Obama administration should revise its detention policies in Afghanistan to make them consistent with international law, Amnesty International, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch said today. The United States military is hosting the media and some non-governmental organizations today at its recently constructed but empty detention ...

11 days ago

U.S. Air Force's F-22 production stopped at 187 aircraft

By: KeraEllingson

President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign called for change, the biggest of all was the U.S.’ spending habits. Since being elected, he’s called for major Defense budget costs in the wake of President Bush’s extremely high defense spending. To help his administration get a better grasp of how to cut defense ...

7 days ago