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The Obama administration is waging war all over the world – without congressional authorization
Amid ISIS' spread, with NATO troops pulling out, and local law enforcement agencies ill-equipped and underfunded, Afghanistan has once again become the frontline in the so-called "War On Drugs."
Responding to the deadliest attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan in more than three years, the White House issued a statement Monday saying its "thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and their loved ones."
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Growing ISIS Presence Only Adds to Problems
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that "human error" was a factor in the Oct. 3 bombing of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that killed 30 civilians and left 37 wounded.
After 14 years of fighting in Afghanistan, the country is in worse shape than ever. NATO is trying to figure out what it can do next, after years of training and advising the Afghan army have not produced the results expected. Maybe the problem is th
The U.S. Department of Defense spent nearly $43 million on a gas station in northern Afghanistan and has been unable to explain why it cost so much, a U.S. special inspector reported on Monday.
The U.S. Department of Defense spent nearly $43 million on a gas station in northern Afghanistan and has been unable to explain why it cost so much, a U.S. special inspector reported on Monday.
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Eric Margolis, an internationally-syndicated journalist and author of American Raj, discusses how George W. Bush's invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq helped derail Turkey's economic and diplomatic success story.
In 2001, I cast Congress's sole vote against the authorization for military force. Today, it's time to bring our troops back home
A US military vehicle has allegedly forced its way into the hospital in Afghanistan which was devastated by US airstrikes two weeks ago.
Barack Obama sought as his legacy to bring an end to the two longest wars in U.S. history. On Oct. 15, he, again, admitted failure.
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Russia, alarmed by increased activity by Islamist insurgents near its borders with Central Asia, may act to re-establish its control over Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan, a senior Russian defense official said on Thursday.
Troops Will Remain at Least Through 2017
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International panel set to investigate deadly bombing of Doctors Without Borders hospital but must first get assurance US and Afghanistan will comply
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Obama personally apologized on Wed. to the Doctors Without Borders for the mistaken bombing of its field hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, promising a full investigation into the episode, which took the lives of nearly two dozen doctors and patients.
Last Saturday's attack on the hospital hadn't come out of the blue. There was precedent, too, for the rationale. Fox News quoted "US defense officials" saying: "The incident could have been avoided if the Taliban had not used the hospital a
On October 3, a U.S. AC-130 gunship attacked a hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières in Kunduz, Afghanistan, partially destroying it.
"Completely lacking in all credibility"
Overnight, Medecins Sans Frontiers, or the "Doctors without Borders" medical group which suffered a tremendous loss of life at the hands of US bombardment this past Saturday, stepped up its criticism of what it has previously called a US "war c
Overnight, Medecins Sans Frontiers, or the "Doctors without Borders" medical group which suffered a tremendous loss of life at the hands of US bombardment this past Saturday, stepped up its criticism of what it has previously called a US "war crime."
Much of the world spent the last 48 hours expressing revulsion at the U.S. airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
From Mistake to Justification
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