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31 American Troops Killed In NATO Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan

By admin on Saturday, August 6th, 2011 | No Comments

KABUL, Afghanistan — A helicopter crash in Afghanistan’s eastern Wardak province has killed 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan soldiers, the country’s president said on Saturday. It was the highest number of casualties recorded in a single incident in the decade-long war. President Hamid Karzai sent his condolences to President Barack Obama, according [...]

Calling Afghanistan: L.A. Schoolkids Try to Bridge a Gulf

By admin on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Jim Hake The linkup at Windward College Teenagers invest a lot of time speaking on the telephone. But not also a lot of of them get to get in touch with their peers in a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan. A handful of teens from Windward School, a charter school in West L.A., not too long [...]

Calling Afghanistan: L.A. Schoolkids Try to Bridge a Gulf

By admin on Friday, July 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Teenagers spend a lot of time talking on the phone. But not too many of them get to call their peers in a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan. A handful of teens from Windward School, a charter sc… Continue reading “Calling Afghanistan: L.A. Schoolkids Try to Bridge a Gulf” >

Iraq, Afghanistan Medals Get More Stars As Wars Go On

By admin on Friday, July 1st, 2011 | No Comments

WASHINGTON — On the day the Pentagon said combat deaths reached a three-year high in Iraq and a brazen attack on a Kabul hotel demonstrated the war there is hardly at an end, the military announced new campaign medal stars for these longest of American wars. The Defense Department announced Thursday it is adding a [...]

Senate panel approves package of vets benefits – Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Army Times

By admin on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 | No Comments

Senate panel approves package of vets benefits – Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Army Times The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved five bills Wednesday, including an omnibus health and benefits bill, a fix to the GI Bill and a measure aimed at helping veterans find good jobs. Read more on Army [...]

John Allen, General Named To Head U.S. Afghanistan Force, Endorses Obama’s Drawdown Plan

By admin on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 | No Comments

WASHINGTON — The man tapped to take over as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan endorsed the size and pace of the more than 30,000-troop withdrawal laid out by President Barack Obama last week, despite other commanders’ worries that it’s too risky and aggressive. Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen said the drawdown will impress on [...]

James Zogby: Afghanistan: The Debate We Should Be Having

By admin on Saturday, June 25th, 2011 | No Comments

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. And so it came as no surprise that he would hear the same complaints this week as he announced the “beginning of the end” of the “surge”. Hawks complained that [...]

Next Blunder in Afghanistan

By admin on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

As Obama withdraws troops, Hillary Clinton is sending more diplomats. Tara McKelvey on why the United State’s won’t work.

End The Costly War in Afghanistan

By admin on Saturday, June 11th, 2011 | No Comments

A new Senate report questions the results of the nearly $19 billion spent in aid to Afghanistan. Ann Marlowe argues that it’s time we stopped throwing money away. At least one committee in Congress is almost ready to question the mythology of the…

Our Work in Afghanistan Is Not Finished

By admin on Friday, June 10th, 2011 | No Comments

With Afghanistan still confronting tenuous security, weak civilian institutions, a shaky economy, and no meaningful talks to end the insurgency, Osama bin Laden’s killing can’t be used to justify a hurried U.S. pullout, says P. J. Crowley. Since the…

Don’t Abandon Afghanistan!

By admin on Thursday, June 9th, 2011 | No Comments

Those saying that we should leave Afghanistan are basically advocating losing the war, writes Danielle Pletka. But how well do their arguments hold up? The choices for America in Afghanistan are simpler than they appear in the fog of political debate:…

Taliban Attacks Canadians At Afghanistan Ceremony

By admin on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 | No Comments

(CP) – The Taliban tried to crash a Canadian Forces party in Afghanistan on Friday. The insurgents launched an attack on the ceremonial opening of a road in the heart of the dangerous Panjwaii district, punctuating a speech by Canadian Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner with a pair of explosions, followed by small-arms fire. “Nothing like a [...]

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Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’

31 American Troops Killed In NATO Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan

Calling Afghanistan: L.A. Schoolkids Try to Bridge a Gulf

Calling Afghanistan: L.A. Schoolkids Try to Bridge a Gulf

Iraq, Afghanistan Medals Get More Stars As Wars Go On

Senate panel approves package of vets benefits – Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Army Times

John Allen, General Named To Head U.S. Afghanistan Force, Endorses Obama’s Drawdown Plan

James Zogby: Afghanistan: The Debate We Should Be Having

Next Blunder in Afghanistan

End The Costly War in Afghanistan

Our Work in Afghanistan Is Not Finished

Don’t Abandon Afghanistan!

Taliban Attacks Canadians At Afghanistan Ceremony

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