Afghanistan: About as Corrupt as They Come | Nation rivaled only by Somalia in sheer corruption
Afghanistan: About as Corrupt as They Come
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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
At Least 12 Afghan Civilians Killed in Failed Assassination of French General
At Least 12 Afghan Civilians Killed in Failed Assassination of French General | French forces receive deadly welcome in Tagab Valley
Obama: Al-Qaeda the Greatest Threat to US
Obama: al-Qaeda the Greatest Threat to US | Insists stabilizing Afghanistan important part of conflict
Clinton Insists US Doesn’t Have Long-Term Designs on Afghanistan
Clinton Insists US Doesn’t Have Long-Term Designs on Afghanistan | US may pull civilian aid even as war escalates
Memo: Britain Presses for Taliban Reconciliation
Memo: Britain Presses for Taliban Reconciliation | Says effort meant to ‘weaken and divide the Taliban’
Troop Morale Continues to Drop in Afghanistan
Troop Morale Continues to Drop in Afghanistan | Those with more tours of duty in worse than average shape
Brown Hopes for 5,000 More European Troops for Afghanistan
Brown Hopes for 5,000 More European Troops for Afghanistan | British PM spearheads drive to escalate in conjunction with US
Taliban Establish Rival Government in Nuristan
Taliban Establish Rival Government in Nuristan | After US pullout, Taliban appoints officials
