Afghanistan
Real story of war: one damn thing after another
October 8, 2010WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange got it right about Afghanistan: "It's one damn thing after another ... the everyday squalor of war." What steps can we take to end it?
Read moreWorld Notes: China, Afghanistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, Germany, Cuba
September 30, 2010China-Russia ties, Afghanistan deaths, green industry in Caribbean, Nigeria's oil, lifetime jobs in Germany, U.S.-Cuba trade.
Read moreAfghanistan talks: a delicate moment
September 23, 2010At the same time as there looks to be a possible diplomatic breakthrough, the U.S. has launched a major military operation in Kandahar.
Read moreIraq/Afghanistan vets give support to Islamic center
August 26, 2010Veterans call Islamic center near Ground Zero "about as pro-America as one can get."
Read moreU-turn in Afghanistan
August 26, 2010As the ninth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan approaches, the war is failing, casualties are escalating among both U.S.-NATO forces and Afghan civilians, and Americans' support for the conflict is at its lowest ebb.
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