... with me either. There's nothing wrong with Bearden engaging in business in Afghanistan, but disclosure of his business interests might have been expected when testifying on US policy in ... going on while also expressing a deep disquiet about the situation. The trouble is that-as with so much in Afghanistan-the United States doesn't seem to know how to fix it. Article by Aram Roston Pakistan ...

... including historians, from around the world whose knowledge should be utilized. And the experts on Afghanistan ought, by any understanding, to include the Afghan people. If the US public is irrelevant because ... , James Jones, says there is no guarantee that sending troops to Afghanistan would accomplish anything useful, and that they could just be “swallowed up”. Is the National Security ...

... David Axe (From War is Boring) Poll: Most Say War in Afghanistan Going Badly — CBS More Americans than ever believe the war in ... finds. Sixty-nine percent now say things are going badly for the U.S. in Afghanistan, a sharp increase from the 53 percent who said so in September. Just ... CBS News polls. Read more …. More News On Afghanistan Majority in US see Afghan war not worth cost: ...

... reportedly rejected four proposed strategies for stepping up the war effort in Afghanistan, believing them to be insufficient in terms of both a timetable and an exit strategy. A ... be necessary and advisable to escalate the US force presence, if only to prevent Afghanistan from disintegrating or being taken over by the Taliban, but even so, there may be little hope of securing the nation’s ...

... Fred Kaplan have argued that the focus shouldn't be on how many troops are sent to Afghanistan but what they will do when they get there. This is a misleading formulation that eliminates vital strategic options ... war effort. And of course, even if we decide to leave then getting those soldiers out of Afghanistan will not be easy or immediate. The point here is that if President Obama agrees ...

... camps of Arab militants, who instilled in him the passion to fight against the Americans - not only in Afghanistan, but across the globe.  Mixture of Salfism and Deobandism gave rise to ... Monitor Volume: 7 Issue: 33) Now when Fazalullah has Him self contacted BBC from Afghanistan, and we know that Provinces of Nuristan and kunar are under occupation of Takfiri Panjpiri Taliban. We ...