Mullah Omar: Taliban Victory ‘Imminent’ | Urges US to abandon ‘stubborn policy’
NATO Still Planning Kandahar Offensive
NATO Still Planning Kandahar Offensive | Aims to ‘clear’ Kandahar City by end of November
Report: NATO’s July 2011 ‘Drawdown’ May Not Involve Removing Any Troops
Report: NATO’s July 2011 ‘Drawdown’ May Not Involve Removing Any Troops | Will strategy now involve shifting troops around?
US Denies Planning to Participate in Next Afghan Escalation
US Denies Planning to Participate in Next Afghan Escalation| NATO chief’s comments presumed US contribution
US Plans to Spend $6 Billion a Year on Afghan Troops
US Plans to Spend $6 Billion a Year on Afghan Troops | US already spending quite a bit more than that
FM: Russia Seeks Return to Afghanistan
FM: Russia Seeks Return to Afghanistan | ‘We would do anything short of military involvement’
Plan to Bribe Taliban Fighters Stalls Over Lack of Funds
Plan to Bribe Taliban Fighters Stalls Over Lack of Funds | Only about $200,000 spend out of hundreds of millions pledged
Petraeus Seeks More Troops for Afghanistan
Petraeus Seeks More Troops for Afghanistan | Another 2,000 troops needed, general insists
UK’s Sunday Times: Iran Using Needlessly Convoluted Scheme to Fund Taliban
UK’s Sunday Times: Iran Using Needlessly Convoluted Scheme to Fund Taliban | British paper’s claims cite secret Taliban sources
Despite Massive Escalation, Marines Still ‘Spread Thin’ in Afghanistan
Despite Massive Escalation, Marines Still ‘Spread Thin’ in Afghanistan | Can there ever be ‘enough’ troops in Afghanistan