Gates: US Ready to Escalate Quickly in Afghanistan | Admiral Mullen had cautioned adding troops would be challenge
Gates: US Ready to Escalate Quickly in Afghanistan
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Suicide Bomber Kills 17 in Afghanistan’s Farah Province
Suicide Bomber Kills 17 in Afghanistan’s Farah Province | Taliban denies responsibility for strike, police chief blames ‘Pakistani’ bomber
Karzai Inauguration: Feted by Warlords and Foreign Diplomats
Karzai Inauguration: Feted by Warlords and Foreign Diplomats | Empty streets and ambivalence greet Karzai’s second term
Gates: Too Early to Set Afghan Handover Timeline
Gates: Too Early to Set Afghan Handover Timeline | Cites Iraq as model for ‘gradual’ move
White House: No Afghan Decision Until After Thanksgiving
White House: No Afghan Decision Until After Thanksgiving | Nearly three months after request, decision still isn’t forthcoming
As Clinton Visits, Karzai Inaugurated to Second Term as Afghan President
As Clinton Visits, Karzai Inaugurated to Second Term as Afghan President | Western officials ‘hopeful’ as Karzai vows to tackle corruption
NATO Delays Afghanistan Talks Until Obama Escalation Decision
NATO Delays Afghanistan Talks Until Obama Escalation Decision | Obama expects announcement in ‘next several weeks’
Afghanistan: About as Corrupt as They Come
Afghanistan: About as Corrupt as They Come | Nation rivaled only by Somalia in sheer corruption
British Army Formally Sets Out ‘Bags of Gold’ Strategy
British Army Formally Sets Out ‘Bags of Gold’ Strategy | Urges troops to use money as ‘a substitute for force’
Brown Tries to Sell Britons on Increasingly Unpopular Afghan War
Brown Tries to Sell Britons on Increasingly Unpopular Afghan War | British PM’s monologue unsettlingly incongruous on al-Qaeda
