CIA paid tens of millions in cash to Afghan President
April 29, 2013
Tens of millions of U.S. dollars in cash were delivered by the CIA in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags to the office of Afghanistan
Hagel’s Afghan trip: A disaster that went way off script
March 12, 2013
It was a harrowing international debut for Chuck Hagel, whose first trip to Afghanistan as U.S. defense secretary went dramatically off-script and challenged the American
Obama meeting with Karzai to discuss end of U.S. role in Afghanistan
January 11, 2013
Charting the course for a war’s end, President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai meet Friday at the White House to discuss the future
Afghan lawmakers predict disaster, civil war if U.S. pulls troops out
January 10, 2013
Afghan lawmakers said on Wednesday disaster and civil war would follow if Washington pushed ahead with a suggestion to withdraw all its troops from
All U.S. troops out of Afghanistan? It’s possible
January 9, 2013
The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon’s view that thousands of troops
Murder of Afghan civilians: The latest U.S. screwup in Afghanistan
March 12, 2012
The decade-long war in Afghanistan has spiraled into a series of U.S. missteps and violent outbreaks that have left few ardent political supporters. After NATO
American commander admits failures in Afghan war
December 29, 2010
American troops are focusing on fighting Taliban militants and defending vulnerable towns on Afghan soil, as it has become practically impossible to stop insurgents from
Feds cover up misbehavior by American mercenaries
December 27, 2010
Mercenaries behaving badly not only cause public relations problems, the boorhish behavior and mistakes can cost lives. Consider what happened on Sept. 9, 2005, when
Obama claims end to U.S. combat role in Afghanistan by 2014
November 21, 2010
President Barack Obama on Saturday said for the first time he wants U.S. troops out of major combat in Afghanistan by the end of 2014,
It’s go-for-broke time in Afghanistan
October 6, 2010
The war in Afghanistan enters its 10th year Thursday with key players hedging their bets, uncertain whether the Obama administration is prepared to stay for