US Quietly Slips Funds Into Military Bill to Pay Off Taliban | $1.3 billion authorized for “re-integration” program
US Quietly Slips Funds Into Military Bill to Pay Off Taliban
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Taliban Already Vastly Outnumbered, NATO Making No Progress
Taliban Already Vastly Outnumbered, NATO Making No Progress | McChrystal escalation moves US in line with failed Soviet strategy
Worst Month Ever for US in Afghanistan; 8 More Killed
Worst Month Ever for US in Afghanistan; 8 More Killed | Multiple IED attacks across southern Afghanistan
14 Americans Killed as 3 Helicopters Downed Across Afghanistan
14 Americans Killed as 3 Helicopters Downed Across Afghanistan | Taliban claims to have shot one down, other two collided
Both Afghan Candidates Want Major Escalation of US Troops
Both Afghan Candidates Want Major Escalation of US Troops | Abdullah joins Karzai in calling for ‘dramatic increase’ in foreign troops
Karzai Questions US ‘Reliability’ as Partner
Karzai Questions US ‘Reliability’ as Partner | As run-off looms, Afghan President returns to time-honored anti-US rhetoric
Kabul Police Clash With Protesters at Major Anti-US Rally
Kabul Police Clash With Protesters at Major Anti-US Rally | Top MP assures parliamentary support for protesters amid reports of US mosque bombing, Qu’ran burning
Afghan Opposition Candidate Suggests Conditions to Prevent Fraud
Afghan Opposition Candidate Suggests Conditions to Prevent Fraud | Skeptical Afghans expected to eschew polls
Gen. McChrystal Makes Surprise Visit to NATO Ministers’ Meeting to Lobby for Escalation
Gen. McChrystal Makes Surprise Visit to NATO Ministers’ Meeting to Lobby for Escalation | Commander again goes behind administration’s back to campaign for plan
NATO Embraces McChrystal Escalation in Defeat for Biden
NATO Embraces McChrystal Escalation in Defeat for Biden | Gen. McChrystal makes surprise Bratislava visit to campaign for plan
