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Focus: Afghanistan

Obama's war in Afghanistan Pt1

Fault Lines debates Obamas war in Afghanistan. Hosted by Avi Lewis.  November 15, 2009

'These people just want to be left alone'

In Afghanistan the US soldiers are losing heart for a fight they feel their presence is only prolonging  November 9, 2009

Don't repeat Vietnam in Afghanistan Pt.3

Daniel Ellsberg: The counter-insurgency plan in Afganistan is similar to Viet Nam Pt3  November 7, 2009

Don't repeat Vietnam in Afghanistan Pt.2

Daniel Ellsberg: The counter-insurgency plan in Afganistan is similar to Viet Nam Pt2  November 6, 2009

Don't repeat Vietnam in Afghanistan Pt.1

Daniel Ellsberg: The counter-insurgency plan in Afghanistan is similar to Vietnam  November 5, 2009

What's US objective in Afghanistan?

Youssef: Pentagon officials are going public with plan to set up indefinitely in the region  November 3, 2009

Taliban leader killed in Afghan operation

As Pakistan continues to struggle coalition forces are claiming some success in neighbouring Afghanistan  October 14, 2009

Obama struggles to maintain support for Afghan war

The Obama administration is keen to maintain public support for the war in Afghanistan.  September 2, 2009

Partial Afghan poll count shows Karzai in lead

Incumbent President Hamid Karzai appears to have garnered 41 per cent of the vote so far  August 27, 2009

Poor Helmand turnout for Afghan election

Reports suggest as few as 150 people voted in the Helmand area of Afghanistan  August 27, 2009

British deaths in Afghanistan as votes come in

The two main contenders for the presidency both claiming victory, two more British soldiers were killed  August 25, 2009

Obama's War Pt2

On the front lines with U.S. troops, can Iraq-style "surge" work in Afghanistan?  August 24, 2009

Obama's War Pt1

What is the US trying to achieve in Afghanistan, and will it make the US safer?  August 22, 2009

Taliban warning to Afghan voters

Taliban fighters warn voters not to go to the polls or risk death or a "finger"  August 20, 2009

Afghan villagers want an end to war

British ambassador tells villagers to vote, but they are more interested in an end to violence  August 19, 2009

Elections in Afghanistan

Youssef: Afghans have little faith in the elections, the central government or the foreign forces  August 19, 2009

Corruption claims mar Afghan elections

Corruption, poverty and the power of warlords are issues most Afghans are concerned about  August 18, 2009

Afghan civilian death toll rises

UN report says the number of civilians killed in Afghanistan has jumped by 24 per cent  August 1, 2009

More U.S. Troops Heading to Afghanistan?

Gen. Stanley McChrystal expected to ask for more troops for Afghanistan  August 1, 2009

Afghanistan: US up to its ears in trouble

Margolis: The US is not just fighting the Taliban, they are fighting the Pashtun people  August 1, 2009

Taliban chief rejects British overtures

Taliban commander Haqqani says British only want to talk because they are "feeling the pain of losses"  July 28, 2009

Taliban issues new code of conduct

Taliban's new military manual outlines a unified code of behavior to win "hearts and minds"  July 28, 2009

Biggest military offensive of Obama's presidency

Thousands of US marines pouring into Taliban controlled villages in Afghanistan's Helmand province  July 3, 2009

Deadly US air-strike on Afghan village

Afghan government says around 140 villagers were killed in a US air-strike in Afghanistan last month  June 26, 2009

Report on Afghanistan Pt.2

Anand Gopal: The Pakistani state is aligned with Afghan Taliban but at war with the Pakistani Taliban  June 6, 2009

No way to "win" in Afghanistan

Porter: The United States doesn't understand the forces it unleashed in Afghanistan  May 25, 2009

McChrystal and the Afghan military "solution" Pt1

Porter: A civilian component to a counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan is essentially empty talk  May 24, 2009

Poppy palaces in Afghanistan

Lasseter Pt.3: Solutions in Afghanistan are hard to find as corruption and a narco-state grow  May 12, 2009

Drug lords have friends in high places

Tom Lasseter: Afghan drug trade thrives with help, and neglect, of officials  May 10, 2009

McGovern warns Obama of LBJ legacy

ANP: Obama runs the risk of hobbling his domestic goals if he continues to send troops into Afghanistan  May 5, 2009

Opium Economics

Good.is: How does heroin get to the world?  April 25, 2009

Obama's Afghan plan

Gutman: If you don't put Afghan development at the centre of a strategy then things will get worse  April 1, 2009

The secrets of Obama's surge

The President is not exactly telling all that’s going on in AfPak  April 1, 2009

Why are we in Afghanistan? Pt.9

The Real News Cafe: What does al-Qaeda want?  March 29, 2009

Why are we in Afghanistan? Pt.8

The Real News Cafe: Recorded live at the Gladstone in Toronto, a Real News panel takes on the Afghan war  March 28, 2009

Why are we in Afghanistan? Pt.7

The Real News Cafe: Recorded live at the Gladstone in Toronto, a Real News panel takes on the Afghan war  March 23, 2009

Why are we in Afghanistan? Pt.6

The Real News Cafe: Recorded live at the Gladstone in Toronto, a Real News panel takes on the Afghan war  March 15, 2009

Why are we in Afghanistan? Pt.5

The Real News Cafe: Recorded live at the Gladstone in Toronto, a Real News panel takes on the Afghan war  March 14, 2009

Dangerous decisions in Afghanistan Pt. 3

Ahmad: US desperate in Afghanistan, needs deal with Russia - which makes China nervous  March 14, 2009

Why are we in Afghanistan? Pt.4

The Real News Cafe: Recorded live at the Gladstone in Toronto, a Real News panel takes on the Afghan war  March 13, 2009

Why are we in Afghanistan? Pt.3

The Real News Cafe: Recorded live at the Gladstone in Toronto, a Real News panel takes on the Afghan war  March 12, 2009

Why are we in Afghanistan? Pt.2

The Real News Cafe: Recorded live at the Gladstone in Toronto, a Real News panel takes on the Afghan war  March 10, 2009

Why are we in Afghanistan?

The Real News Cafe: Recorded live at the Gladstone in Toronto, a Real News panel takes on the Afghan war  March 9, 2009

Dangerous decisions in Afghanistan Pt. 1

Ahmad: Obama's decision to add troops and arm Afghan militias is dangerous  March 8, 2009

The key to the Taliban riddle Pt.2

Veteran Afghan jihadis have the US administration puzzled, Pt. 2 of 2  March 6, 2009

The Taliban riddle

Pepe Escobar: Everybody is making a mess out of the AfPak theatre, including Washington  March 5, 2009

Russia postpones Iran missile deal

Russia Today TV reports Russia keeps missile sale on table as it holds cards in Afghanistan Pt.2  February 22, 2009

The Afghan trap

Ray McGovern: US attempt to trap the USSR in 1979 is at root of current situation in Afghanistan  February 21, 2009

Where are Afghanistan's missing millions?

Guardian: Clancy Chassay hears charges of corruption leveled against the UN and aid agencies  February 19, 2009

Combat Outpost: From the Afghan frontline

Guardian: US military's most dangerous outposts show just how western forces are losing ground  February 16, 2009

"The good war" Pt.3

Nancy Youssef reports on her recent assignment in Afghanistan and on Obama's plans for the country  January 23, 2009

"The good war" Pt.2

Nancy Youssef reports on her recent assignment in Afghanistan and on Obama's plans for the country  January 22, 2009

Lost souls of Afghanistan's heroin trade

Guardian: A look at the rise in drug addiction in Kabul since the invasion of Afghanistan  January 1, 2009

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan

Guardian: Clancy Chassay reports on the impact of civilian casualties on the Afghan population  December 20, 2008

Obama's Vietnam?

Ray McGovern: Will Afghanistan be Obama's Vietnam?  December 12, 2008

What does the West owe Afghanistan?

Eric Margolis: The US and NATO must cease military operations and negotiate with Taliban Pt.4/4  November 21, 2008

Margolis on how to resolve Afghan conflict

Eric Margolis: Only solution is a total withdrawal of foreign forces, regardless of consequences Pt. 3/4  November 13, 2008

The war without an objective

Eric Margolis: Obama's only option is to make an agreement with Taliban and withdraw from Afghanistan  November 12, 2008

US should say yes to drugs in Afghanistan

Sunil Ram: A rational policy requires buying poppies from Afghan farmers, and cutting out warlords Pt.3  November 1, 2008

Coalition forces on the wrong track in Afghanistan

Anand Gopal: Afghanistan does not need more guns, it needs reconstruction and reconciliation  October 17, 2008

Al-Qaeda and jihad's tribal connections

Pakistani analyst Khawar Mehdi: The jihad's ideology and leaders Pt3 of 4  September 19, 2008

Al-Qaeda calls for a new 'Jihad'

Afghanistan, and not Iraq -- is the main front of struggle  July 23, 2008

Beyond the war on terror

Prof. Rubin: Not covert action, greater political cooperation with Pakistan should be focus (4 of 4)  July 21, 2008

The Pak-Afghan riddle

Prof. Barnett Rubin on the US, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban and NATO (1 of 4)  July 16, 2008

The Pak-Afghan riddle part 2

Prof. Barnett Rubin on the links between the US, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Taliban and NATO (2 of 4)  July 15, 2008

Carnage in Kabul

Graeme Smith: Taliban forces 'franchised' and mostly Afghan based  July 9, 2008

Afghanistan: The new 'great game'

Guardian: In cross-border raids by Taliban from Pakistan, US troop response reminiscent of 19th century  June 28, 2008

Is Pakistan to blame for spike in Afghan violence?

Graeme Smith: The Taliban are mostly based in Afghanistan, Pakistan bases not the issue  June 28, 2008

Afghan leaders say Pak ISI behind blasts

Yousafzai: Afghan Pres Hamid Karzai blaming Pakistan to win Afghan votes in next election  June 27, 2008

Afghanistan's other voices: the brick makers

The Guardian: A group of brick makers struggle, confronted by rising food prices and insecurity  June 26, 2008

Afghanistan: Lost in translation

Guardian: Even interpreters have given up on language gap between US Airborne company and Pashtun elder  June 22, 2008

What should Obama's policy be for Afghanistan?

Ahmad: Take on the drug lords and support local leaders without seeking US strategic advantage (4/4)  June 21, 2008

Taliban forces alter strategy

NATO forces push Taliban out of Arghandab district but for how long?  June 20, 2008

Will Pakistan fight a US war?

Aijaz Ahmad: US bombing disrupted negotiations between Pakistan gov and tribal leaders (2/4)  June 19, 2008

Does the Afghan war matter to the US?

Ahmad: Permanent bases and strategy towards China long-term US objectives in Afghanistan (1/4)  June 18, 2008

Kandahar braces for Taliban offensive

Taliban and NATO forces both assert that they are in control  June 18, 2008

Afghanistan's other voices: the artist

Guardian: Kabul artist Ali Kahn talks about being persecuted for his ethnicity and his art  June 16, 2008

Karzai threatens to send troops into Pakistan

AP: Afghanistan's president is ready to seek out Taliban wherever they are hiding  June 16, 2008

Kabul's new drug crisis

Guardian: Iran and Pakistan deporting drug addicts to Afghanistan  May 31, 2008

Karzai, cabinet ministers flee under fire

Senior Afghan leadership, foreign dignitaries sent running for cover as militants open fire on ceremony  April 28, 2008

Raw News: UK marines in Afghanistan

Sky news video shows Royal Marines operation in Helmund province, Afghanistan  February 26, 2008

NATO split over Afghanistan

Saleem Shahzad: NATO debates two choices - massive military offensive or negotiate with the Taliban  January 25, 2008

Is there a military solution in Afghanistan?

Eric Margolis: Manley report on Canada's role in Afghanistan justifies failing mission  January 23, 2008

Afghanistan: Caught between extremes

Malalai Joya: Afghan woman parliamentarian speaks out  November 16, 2007

Afghanistan: Caught between extremes

Malalai Joya: Afghan woman parliamentarian speaks out (Real News Replay)  November 16, 2007

Afghanistan in mourning

Six parliamentarians killed in Afghanistan's deadliest-ever suicide blast  November 8, 2007

Obama and Afghanistan

Aijaz Ahmad: There is no military solution to the war in Afghanistan (3/4)  October 21, 09

Pakistan, Afghanistan and 'Pashtunistan'?

Prof. Rubin says both the Pashtuns and the Taliban want to abolish the Pak-Afghan border ( 3 of 4)  October 21, 09

US strike in Afghanistan kills dozens

Afghan villagers yesterday mourned relatives buried in mass graves after US-led airstrikes  October 21, 09

Killing them softly with air strikes

Pepe Escobar on how the rebranded "war on terror" is being sold as a PAKISTANI war  October 21, 09

Opium is king in Afghanistan

Lasseter Pt.2: Drug trade inseparable from both the Afghan insurgency and the NATO-backed government  October 21, 09

Report on Afghanistan Pt1

Anand Gopal: US focused on military approach but Iraq tactics can't work in Afghanistan  October 21, 09

Afghanistan's smuggler children

A program to eradicate opium production has led to an upsurge of child smugglers  October 21, 09

The Afghan chessboard

Pepe Escobar commentary: The real meaning of the Afghan elections  October 21, 09

Obama's war in Afghanistan Pt2

Fault Lines debates Obamas war in Afghanistan. Hosted by Avi Lewis.  November 17, 09

 

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