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14 Dec 2011

US defence chief sees progress in Afghanistan

The US defence secretary has told US troops in Afghanistan that they are winning the conflict against the Taliban, as Washington and its allies prepare to begin withdrawing more forces and handing responsibility for security to Afghan forces.
The US defence secretary has told US troops in Afghanistan that they are winning the conflict against the Taliban, as...
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22 Aug 2011

Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Railway Starts Operations

The railroad connecting Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, with the Uzbekistan border town of Hairatan, has opened, putting into operation a key node of the U.S. military's overland transport route through Central Asia to Afghanistan. reports Central Asia Online:
The railroad connecting Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, with the Uzbekistan border town of Hairatan, has opened, putting...
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22 Apr 2011

Once Under Siege, a Base Breathes Easier

This American base in Afghanistan was once a hot spot, but a change in tactics has made it far more secure. Above, Company E soldiers during a joint operation.
This American base in Afghanistan was once a hot spot, but a change in tactics has made it far more secure. Above,...
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19 Apr 2011

The US Military, Politics, and Indications of Progress

To be fair, this is more than the common cheerleading piece for American commanders. Chandresekaran cautions that there might be a violent summer in the south and, even more interesting, refers in the middle of the story to "deterioration of security in eastern Afghanistan" and the belief of some US military and diplomats that "the transformation [to Afghan security forces is] unsustainable".
To be fair, this is more than the common cheerleading piece for American commanders. Chandresekaran cautions that there...
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11 Jan 2011

Afghan hope is gone

At the end of each year, the anniversary of the Soviet invasion passes quietly in Afghanistan. There is little in the way of a public commemoration, just the occasional radio show on the subject or a TV debate between ex-government officials and the mujahideen they once fought.
At the end of each year, the anniversary of the Soviet invasion passes quietly in Afghanistan. There is little in the...
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24 Nov 2010

The Great Game Imposter

And we wonder why we haven t found Osama bin Laden. Though we re pouring billions into intelligence in Afghanistan, we can t even tell the difference between a no-name faker and a senior member of the Taliban. The tragedy of Afghanistan has descended into farce. In the sort of scene that would have entertained millions if Billy Wilder had made a movie of Kipling s Kim, it turns out that Afghan and NATO leaders have been negotiating for months with an imposter pretending to be a top Taliban commander - even as Gen. David Petraeus was assuring reporters that there were promising overtures to President Hamid Karzai from the Taliban about ending the war.
And we wonder why we haven t found Osama bin Laden. Though we re pouring billions into intelligence in Afghanistan, we...
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17 Sep 2010

From Bad to Worse in the North

I returned to Northern Afghanistan in April to document for Foreign Policy the implacable spread of the Taliban in the region (the dispatches I wrote were recently published as an ebook, Waiting for the Taliban); I left the region in May. At the time, the Taliban were terrorizing travelers in Kunduz and Baghlan provinces, along the main route that NATO uses to bring in supplies from Tajikistan; launching swift attacks on government forces in Takhar Province; and flagging down traffic at impromptu checkpoints on the ancient roads of Balkh.
I returned to Northern Afghanistan in April to document for Foreign Policy the implacable spread of the Taliban in the...
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17 Sep 2010

Once Wary, Obama Relies on Petraeus in Afghanistan

Come December, when the president intends to assess his Afghan strategy, he will be able to claim tangible successes, General Petraeus predicted by secure video hookup from Kabul, according to administration officials. The general said that the American military would have substantially enlarged the "oil spot" - military jargon for secure area - around Kabul. It will have expanded American control farther outside of Kandahar, the Taliban heartland. And, the aides recalled, the general said the military would have reintegrated a significant number of former Taliban fighters in the south.
Come December, when the president intends to assess his Afghan strategy, he will be able to claim tangible successes,...
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2 Sep 2010

Petraeus: Hooks line and sinker

In an effort to introduce a story of "progress" into media coverage, General David Petraeus' command claimed last week that the Taliban are suffering from reduced morale in Marjah and elsewhere, despite evidence that the population of Marjah still believes the Taliban control that district.
In an effort to introduce a story of "progress" into media coverage, General David Petraeus' command claimed last week...
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26 May 2010

Running out of options in Afghanistan

A rising tide of violence against foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan and those who work with them has convinced Robert Grenier, the ex-CIA agent, that the country is moving towards a bleak future.
A rising tide of violence against foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan and those who work with them has convinced...
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3 Mar 2010

Mullahs help promote birth control in Afghanistan

Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between births. Health experts say contraception is starting to catch on in a country with the world's second highest maternal death rate.
Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between...
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5 Feb 2010

McChrystal Notes Progress in Afghanistan

Although he stopped short of saying the worst is over for troops as they prepare to surge into some of the toughest Taliban-held areas, the top NATO and U.S. commander in Afghanistan said here today that conditions no longer are deteriorating.
Although he stopped short of saying the worst is over for troops as they prepare to surge into some of the toughest...
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5 Feb 2010

McChrystal: Afghan Security Deterioration Over, But No Win Yet

The commander of coalition and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, says the deterioration of the security situation in the country, which he cited four months ago, has stopped. The general says with the revised strategy President Barack Obama announced in December and more allied troops flowing in, there is an "inevitability" about the Afghan and coalition effort to take
The commander of coalition and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, says the deterioration of the...
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