Afghanistan – Page 28 – People's World

Jobs, not bombs

December 2, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

President Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan has generated skepticism and dismay among his supporters. And rightly so.

Escalating the war in Afghanistan is not the answer

December 1, 2009 By Jarvis Tyner

President Obama will make his speech on the war in Afghanistan tonight and it will call for thousands of additional troops.

More troops to Afghanistan, but the public is wary

November 30, 2009 By Susan Webb

President Obama has ordered more troops to Afghanistan, but the U.S. public has very mixed feelings about the war.

World Notes: Cuba, Western Sahara, Afghanistan, Philippines, South Africa, Haiti

November 24, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuba: Children a privileged class In televised comments on the 20th anniversary of the UN adoption of a Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF official José Juan Ortiz indicated that of nine million children...

New chapter in U.S.-India relations

November 24, 2009 By Teresa Albano

There is substantial symbolism in this week's visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the United States.