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Report Says 92 Percent of Afghan Men Have Never Heard of 9/11 Attacks

(Nov. 19) -- It's been nearly a decade since the United States invaded Afghanistan in response to 9/11, President Barack Obama has said U.S. troops will remain there for at least another four years, and a new report indicates that a vast majority of men in the key southern provinces of Afghanistan have never heard of the...

Can Local Militias Save Afghanistan?

(July 15) -- Even before the resignation of the top U.S. commander in the country, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, things were not going well in Afghanistan. Many U.S. and U.K. observers have been wondering whether, after nine years of fighting, we can still win. Now that President Barack Obama has replaced McChrystal with Gen....

Petraeus on Afghan War: 'We Are in This to Win'

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 4) -- Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, declaring "we are in this to win" despite rising casualties and growing skepticism about the nearly 9-year-old war. During a ceremony at NATO headquarters, Petraeus received two...

Pakistan Lashes Out at US After Deadly Shrine Bombings

LAHORE, Pakistan (July 2) -- Pakistanis lashed out Friday at the U.S., blaming its alliance with their government and its presence in Afghanistan for spurring two suicide bombers to kill 42 people at the country's most important Sufi shrine. The reactions showed the challenge facing Washington and the Pakistani government...

Obama's Afghanistan Strategy Draws Barbs From All Sides

(Dec. 1) - President Barack Obama's speech formally announcing his plans for the war in Afghanistan generated an avalanche of opinion, much of it critical of one aspect or another of his strategy for winning the war. As a service to readers, Sphere asked experts from different political perspectives to weigh in on the...

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Jon Soltz: Romney Comes Out for Endless War in Afghanistan

Yesterday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stated that the United States would begin transitioning to an ATA (advise, train, assist) mission in Afghanistan, from our current operations that consist of using US forces to provide security for the population.

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Afghanistan: The Debate We Should Be Having

Back in 2009, when President Obama announced his political compromise plan for a "surge" in Afghanistan there were complaints from both "hawks" and "doves" alike.