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Ex-commander: US started Afghan war lacking info
Pasadena Star-News

10/06/11

The U.S. began the war in Afghanistan with a 'frighteningly simplistic' view of the country, and even 10 years later lacks knowledge that could help bring the conflict to a successful end, a former top commander said Thursday. Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal said in remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations that the U.S. and its NATO allies are only 'a little better than' 50 percent of the way to reaching their war goals.'

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/nation-world/ci_19056894

The ten-year war

Independent Institute
by Anthony Gregory

10/05/11

Ten years ago this Friday, the United States invaded Afghanistan. Why? To destroy the Taliban and bring democracy, we were told. The Taliban is still there. Democracy in a meaningful sense is not. And although al Qaeda is virtually absent, the fighting there rages on...

http://blog.independent.org/2011/10/05/the-ten-year-war/http://blog.independent.org/2011/10/05/the-ten-year-war/

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Starmail - 7. Okt, 10:42

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Sonntag, 2. Oktober 2011

Nach 10 Jahren Krieg: Nichts ist gut in Afghanistan

Friedensbewegung zieht Bilanz und klagt an.
http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416813212ms281

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Mittwoch, 28. September 2011

In Afghanistan, 'Semi-Permanent' Bases Equal Fully-Permanent War

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U.N. Reports Big Increase in Afghan Violence This Year
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/09/29

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Afghanistan s Dirty War

Why the Most Feared Man in Bermal District Is a U.S. Ally.
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Thousands take to streets in Kabul to protest U.S. occupation of Afghanistan

Thousands of people took to the streets of Kabul on Thursday to protest against the decade-long U.S. occupation of Afghanistan and in support of the immediate withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops.

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Starmail - 28. Sep, 09:15

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Disturbing footage of Apache attack helicopters killing people in Afghanistan is being shown to frontline British soldiers in 'Kill TV nights' designed to boost morale, a television documentary will reveal.

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Starmail - 26. Sep, 05:56

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Donnerstag, 22. September 2011

New Study Says U.S. Night Raids Aimed at Afghan Civilians

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US attack kills 10 Afghan civilians

The overnight attack took place in a district in Nangarhar province near the border with Pakistan on Wednesday.

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U.N. Says Afghan Clashes on Rise

Violence in the Afghan war is escalating, with almost 40% more security incidents in the first eight months of 2011 compared to the same period last year, according to a new United Nations report.

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Starmail - 22. Sep, 06:07

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Samstag, 17. September 2011

Times poll finds a souring mood among troops

After a decade of war in Afghanistan, many troops are losing confidence in the long-term likelihood of success for the U.S. military mission there, and their overall support for President Obama has slipped, according to the latest Military Times annual reader survey.

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Major Discovery

A Purpose of the War in Afghanistan: Our invasion and occupation is what enables the Taliban to recruit massive numbers of Afghan teenagers into their cause. And now, we have to stay until we either kill all the people who hate us and want us gone from their country or propagandize deradicalize them into meekly accepting our presence.

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Official: US dollars ending up in Taliban hands

U.S. government money spent on contracts in Afghanistan is ending up in the hands of Taliban insurgents that American troops have been fighting for nearly a decade, and it is unlikely the flow can be shut off completely, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday.

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Killing the Cranes: A Reporter s Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan

Edward Girardet, Chelsea Green Publishing: 'For those familiar with Afghanistan, the killing of the IAM team underscored the brutal reality that much of this mountain and desert country at the cusp of Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent had become a perilous, no-go zone. Whereas parts of the country, including Nuristan and the neighboring province of Badakshan where the murders took place, had been considered relatively safe for aid workers, the Afghan traditions of hospitality and protection of guests had finally and irretrievably been shattered. Decades of conflict, competing worldviews, and outside interests had turned Afghanistan into a land where neither the Western-backed Kabul government nor the insurgents are in control - and basic humanity seems to have vanished.'

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