Afghanistan: Permanent US Occupation Planned
Stephen LendmanAfghanistan
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Afghanistan
Karzai refused to meet Obama at Bagram Air Base, says US official
• AFPObama and Karzai have a testy relationship and Washington has been deeply frustrated by the outgoing Afghan leader's refusal to sign a bilateral security agreement that would allow post-2014 US troops in the country.
Opium: The Other Failed US War in Afghanistan
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzUS Continues to Throw Money at Soaring Production With Little Effect
This is what it takes to pack up the US war in Afghanistan
• http://www.globalpost.com, Sarah Dougherty"For size and complexity, think of something in between D-Day and the moon landing.”
Watchdog: Significant Fraud in Afghan Election
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzFull Scope of Fraud Still Unclear as Commission Vows to Throw out Ballots
Afghans Vote
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Election Monitors Flee Afghanistan After Hotel Attack
• http://news.antiwar.com,by Jason DitzNDI, OSCE Withdraw Just Two Weeks Ahead of Vote
Former CIA Agent: Back to Afghanistan? - Michael Scheuer
• Next News NetworkNATION | As the war in Afghanistan drags on to its 13th year, Americans are becoming increasingly tired of the conflict. The Founding Fathers knew America, like all nations, would be forced to fight wars. A process to declare war is written into the
Obama makes it official: U.S. planning for full Afghan withdrawal
• Yahoo! News blogAfter giving him the silent treatment for 8 months, President Obama called Afghan President Karzai. The message? A blunt warning that all US troops will leave his war-torn country by 2015 unless Karzai or his successor sign a bilateral security agree
The Secret Battles Between US Forces and Chechen Terrorists
• ABC NewsFor the last 12 years, US Special Operations forces have repeatedly engaged in fierce combat in Afghanistan against ruthless Taliban allies from Chechnya, who have the same pedigree as their terrorist brethren threatening to disrupt the Winter Olympi
US wars in Afghanistan, Iraq to cost $6 trillion
• .The decade-long American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq would end up costing as much as $6 trillion, the equivalent of $75,000 for every American household, calculates the prestigious Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
NATO chief doesn't see Karzai signing security pact
• http://www.reuters.com, By Adrian CroftPresident Hamid Karzai is unlikely to sign a pact for U.S. and NATO forces to stay in Afghanistan after 2014 and will probably leave the choice for his successor, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Saturday.
America's Criminal Afghanistan Legacy
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai suspects U.S. secretly behind Kabul restaurant bombing
• AFPAfghan President Hamid Karzai suspects the United States may have backed insurgent-style attacks to undermine his government but has no evidence to support his theory, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Karzai, whose relations with Washington h
Kabul suicide bomb kills Afghan defence staff
• aljazeera.comAt least four people killed and others wounded in bombing of Ministry of Defence vehicle claimed by Taliban.
Afghan president says U.S. should start talks with Taliban or leave
• ReutersPresident Hamid Karzai appeared to stiffen his resolve on Saturday not to sign a security pact with Washington, saying the United States should leave Afghanistan unless it could restart peace talks with the Taliban.
Afghanistan cracks down on advertising in favor of U.S. troops
• ReutersAfghanistan's government, increasingly at odds with Washington, is cracking down on advertisements that promote keeping US troops in the country after 2014 and has shut down a spot aired by the country's most widely watched broadcasters.
New video surfaces of U.S. prisoner from Afghan war
• ReutersThe U.S. military has seen a new video [which you can't see] of Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier taken hostage by the Taliban in 2009 and the only known U.S. prisoner of war from the Afghan conflict, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Afghan president accuses US of killing 7 children in airstrike
• AFPPresident Hamid Karzai on Wednesday accused the United States of killing seven children and a woman in an airstrike in central Afghanistan -- an incident set to further damage frayed ties between the two allies.
Swimming Against the Tide in Afghanistan: Why the US Troops Don’t Need to Stay
• antiwar.comThe bottom line when it comes to Afghanistan is that the U.S. has failed in virtually every one of its objectives.
After 12 Years, £390bn, and Countless Dead, We Leave Poverty, Fraud – and the Taliban in Afghanistan
• unz.com/The country is in such a bad way as western troops depart that leaders can only spin, almost to the point of lying
Always Turning the Corner in the Afghan War
• http://www.fair.org, By Peter HartMichael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution is what you might call a part of part of foreign policy elite, constantly churning out op-eds and TV-ready soundbites about current and pending US wars, and generally being taken seriously.
US Aims to Block Afghans From Releasing Detainees
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzReview Board 'Exceeded Its Mandate' in Letting Them Go
US Ultimatum Fails, Afghan Troop Deal Remains Unsigned
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason Ditz'Deadline' Passes Without Karzai's Signature
Rockets land in US embassy compound in Kabul, no injuries
• AFPTwo Taliban rockets have landed inside the US embassy compound in Kabul, causing no casualties but underlining Afghanistan's continuing security problems as many foreigners in the capital marked Christmas Day. The Taliban, which has been fighting
Afghan Military Cedes Checkpoints to Taliban in Helmand
• news.antiwar.comProvincial Officials Promise Investigation
US Backs Off December Ultimatum for Karzai Pact
• antiwar.comSays January Signing Would Be Fine
Afghanistan agrees on regional security pact with Iran
• Russia TodayConcerned about foreign forces in the region, Iran and Afghanistan have decided to sign a joint cooperation agreement to boost “regional security” amid American efforts to force the Afghan president to seal a security pact with Washington.
Karzai Slams US Threats, Demands End to Strikes on Civilians
• antiwar.comUS Envoy Admits 'Nowhere Near' Deciding to Leave
Call Hamid Karzai's Bluff
Ivan ElandThe ever-mercurial Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, recently called a council of the nation's tribal elders (a loya jirga) to ratify a bilateral security agreement reached with the United States governing the up to 12,000 U.S. forces that would be
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