Mixed Messages as Obama Talks Afghan War | Terms war ‘over’ then announces ‘hard days ahead’
Mixed Messages as Obama Talks Afghan War
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New, More Extreme Insurgent Group Rises in Afghanistan
A new insurgent group has emerged in Afghanistan, breaking off from the Taliban and even more extreme, and is on a campaign to terrorize Afghan officials and even more moderate insurgents. The Taliban has publicly disavowed the new group and its "current campaign of...
NATO Sees Failure in Afghanistan, Jostles to Foot the Bill
The goals for the U.S. and its NATO allies in Afghanistan have been significantly scaled down, as leaders of the alliance meeting in a Chicago summit this weekend acknowledge the utter failure of the war. The new goals have abandoned lofty notions like democracy and...
Hollande: French Troops to Leave Afghanistan by Year’s End
Hollande: French Troops to Leave Afghanistan by Year’s End | White House meeting doesn’t change promised pullout
House Rejects Effort to End Afghan War
House Rejects Effort to End Afghan War | 303-113, House spurns Rep. Lee’s amendment
Survivors Detail Kandahar Massacre
Survivors Detail Kandahar Massacre | Wounded still wait on US to follow through on promised medical aid
Gen. Allen Expected to Leave Afghanistan Next Year
Gen. Allen Expected to Leave Afghanistan Next Year | Vice Adm. Harward seen as likely replacement
Top Afghan Negotiator Slain in Kabul Attack
Top Afghan Negotiator Slain in Kabul Attack | Taliban denies responsibility for assassination
Men in Afghan Uniforms Kill 2 More NATO Soldiers
Two British NATO troops were killed by two men in Afghan police uniforms in southern Afghanistan Saturday, in what has become a near daily occurrence of Afghans shooting their Western trainers. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is investigating the...
Afghan Commanders Show ‘Defiance’ Toward US
Afghan Commanders Show ‘Defiance’ Toward US | US insists Afghan reluctance on night raids not actually stopping them
