A fractured policy – Hindustan Times
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A fractured policy
Hindustan Times With the stage set for secret US-Taliban talks in Qatar, the White House strategy for a phased exit from war-ravaged Afghanistan is now couched in nice-sounding terms like 'reconciliation' and 'transition to 2014'. These terms hide more than they … Afghan asylum bids hit 10-year highFox News Vietnam war question haunts AfghanistanMSN Malaysia News Faint glimmers on Afghan horizonToronto Star Toronto Sun all 203 news articles » |
Romney, White House spar over Biden’s comments on Taliban – CBS News
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Romney, White House spar over Biden's comments on Taliban
CBS News The White House is fighting back against Republican criticism over recent comments by Vice President Joe Biden that the Taliban is not America's enemy in Afghanistan, "per se." Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has seized on the remarks as an … Uncertain endgame in AfghanistanNew Straits Times Obama punting away victory in Afghanistan?Washington Post (blog) Afghan gov't to push for peace with Taliban amid increasing militancyXinhua Daily Beast -New York Daily News -Fox News all 170 news articles » |
White House, Pentagon won’t probe story of Medal of Honor winner – Kansas City Star
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White House, Pentagon won't probe story of Medal of Honor winner
Kansas City Star A day after McClatchy Newspapers revealed errors and exaggerations in the Marines' narrative of Meyer's heroism in Afghanistan – many of which were repeated by President Barack Obama at the Sept. 15 medal ceremony – the Obama administration said that … Medal of Honor recipient's story questionedCBS News Marines stand by version of Medal of Honor battleCNN (blog) Obama stands by Medal of Honor award to MarineThe Associated Press Reuters all 424 news articles » |
U.S. troops in Afghanistan may stay, diplomat says – San Francisco Chronicle
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U.S. troops in Afghanistan may stay, diplomat says
San Francisco Chronicle The US ambassador to Afghanistan on Saturday raised the possibility that US combat troops could stay in the country beyond the 2014 deadline that the White House had set for their withdrawal. The ambassador, Ryan Crocker, speaking at a roundtable event … Afghan stay may extend for troopsTbo.com |
Nato commander in Afghanistan pushes for year pause in troop drawdown – Telegraph.co.uk
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Nato commander in Afghanistan pushes for year pause in troop drawdown
Telegraph.co.uk The senior Nato commander in Afghanistan is pushing for a year-long pause in the drawdown of American troops from the country, risking a confrontation with the White House. By Ben Farmer, Kabul Gen John Allen is opposing Barack Obama's strategy of … Report: Allen backs pause in withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2013Stars and Stripes Commander Seeks Delay in US Troop DrawdownWall Street Journal Top US Afghan General Lobbying Congressional Delegations on Maintaining Troop …Firedoglake |
Obama Laments Pakistan Killings – Wall Street Journal
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Obama Laments Pakistan Killings
Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama called his Pakistani counterpart to personally express his condolences for the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a recent NATO airstrike along Afghanistan's border, a sign the White House was stepping … Obama expresses condolences over Pakistan airstrikeABC Online With Allies Like These: US Bombs Pakistani Base.Jerusalem Post US-Pakistan alliance on fighting terror weakeningZee News Bloomberg -Washington Times -Xinhua all 524 news articles » |
Mexican drug war rages as US focuses on Afghanistan – Washington Examiner
 Washington Examiner |
Mexican drug war rages as US focuses on Afghanistan
Washington Examiner (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) While America's national security officials have been focused on Afghanistan and Iraq for the past decade, violence has exploded in Mexico, and the US has failed to develop an effective strategy for helping stabilize that … |
‘US military – source of instability in Afghanistan and region’ – RT
 New York Times |
'US military – source of instability in Afghanistan and region'
RT Army Sgt. 1st Class Jon Waterhouse, deployed from the 127th Military Police Company, Fort Carson, Colo., provides security near a C-17 Globemaster on the military side of Kabul International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011. … Afghanistan Has Big Plans for Biometric DataNew York Times Afghanistan collects biometrics on all travelersSacramento Bee |
Afghanistan: General Assembly calls for global support during transition period – UN News Centre
 UN News Centre |
Afghanistan: General Assembly calls for global support during transition period
UN News Centre The General Assembly called today on countries to reiterate and scale up their support for Afghanistan during its transition period, and outlined six major areas the country should focus on to ensure its long-term stability and progress. … UN General Assembly reiterates commitment to helping AfghanistanShanghai Daily (subscription) |
Defining Victory in Afghanistan – Wall Street Journal
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Defining Victory in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal By MICHAEL O'HANLON AND PAUL WOLFOWITZ The American debate on Afghanistan seems to be framed by two diametrically opposed definitions of success. One says that we have effectively won the war already—that the death of Osama bin Laden and the increase … |
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