It was cause for optimism; a sign that reason might prevail over violence. But Afghanistan and its U.S. backers have been down this road before. After American forces toppled the Taliban leadership in 2001 and forced its al Qaeda allies underground in Afghanistan, officials in Washington didn'...
For much of the 20th century, Darra's arms industry was modest. But when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the entire NWFP became the staging ground for the jihad, or holy war, and large quantifies of weapons were shipped across the border to Afghanistan to arm the Mujahideen resist...
Obama, calling Afghanistan, “the central front in the war against terrorism,” preaches that he wants to “ensure America’s security” by sending an additional 20,000 troops to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. On December 11 2008, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, arrived in Afghanistan. While ...
We put a woman of conscience in jail for 30 years because she revealed to us the evil that our military wreaked in Iraq. We've done evil unto Chelsea Manning, when all she did was expose our evil. We have an ex-president. Bill Clinton, who did nothing ...
Why did a Brady Bunch Christmas movie get so heavy? Well, it was designed as a test pilot for a new Brady series, eventually titled The Bradys, that would have revolved around the kids and followed more adult storylines. The result is pretty cheesy, but old-school Brady Bunch fans will...
As America enters the 18th year of its war inAfghanistanand its 16th in Iraq, the war on terror continues inYemen, Syria, and parts of Africa, including Libya,Niger, andSomalia. Meanwhile, the Trump administration threatens yet more war, this timewith Iran. (And given these last years, ju...
Mr Biden will not be able to end the bitter animosity that has been mounting for decades in America. But he could begin to lay down a path towards reconciliation. 因此,拜登取得进步的门槛并不高。他很容易就把它清理干净了。民主党左翼在初选中不喜欢他的很多地方——他是中间派、制度主义者、...
What did the President George W. Bush say when the US invaded Afghanistan? The invasion, led by US forces with help from NATO allies, was framed specifically as a step in a war on terrorism. “These carefully targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist ...
Rebuilding Akokolacha ; Why America Must Get More Involved - Not Less - in AfghanistanFormer National Public Radio correspondent Sarah Chayes went toAfghanistan in October 2001 to...Chayes, Sarah
political, army and police bosses. It’s been going on for years. We all knew about it, but did nothing effective to stop it. The political will was not there. Better to say nothing to avoid embarrassing donor governments. Perhaps that tells you why Afghanistan is going the way it is ...