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As foreign troops dwindle, key Afghan city sees citizens leaving and Taliban returning ... - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 05 Nov 12
     
    The only people thinking long-term appear to be the Taliban. "The Americans are going and the Taliban need the people's support, so they are trying to avoid attacks that result in civilian casualties," said Noor Agha Mujahid, a member of the Taliban shadow government for Kandahar province, where he oversees operations in a rural district. "After 2014 ... it will not take a month to take every place back.""
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U.S. Finds Graft by Favored Afghan Leader - WSJ.com - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 05 Nov 12
     
    "JALALABAD, Afghanistan-One of Afghanistan's top power brokers has been freeing suspected insurgents, running an open extortion scheme and traveling with suitcases of undeclared cash earned from criminal activity, according to internal U.S. documents. "
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C.I.A. Delivers Cash to Afghan Leader's Office - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 29 Apr 13
     
    The Great American Folly Machine:
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As U.S. Withdraws Troops, Fears That Afghan Aid Will Dry Up - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 15 Feb 13
     
    ""I've often worried that the lesson from Iraq and Afghanistan - and especially Afghanistan - is that we don't know how to do foreign aid, and therefore we shouldn't continue to provide aid at the levels we have been," said Ms. Wadhams of the Center for American Progress. "
  • douglas wissing on 15 Feb 13
     
    I detailed aid failure in "Funding the Enemy."
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Karzai wants 'at least $2 billion' a year from US | DAWN.COM - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 17 Apr 12
     
    "KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said he wanted "at least $2 billion" a year from the United States after it withdraws its troops in 2014."
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Why Karzai is fed up with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan - The Washington Post - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 19 Mar 12
     
    "Why Karzai is fed up with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan: For a decade, American troops have fought and died defending Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government. On Thursday, with the U.S. defense secretary looking on from Kabul, Karzai demanded that those troops stop fighting for him."
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McHugh: Army reviewing mental health programs - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Ira... - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 22 Mar 12
     
    "The Army inspector general is conducting a system-wide review of mental health facilities to determine whether psychiatrists overturned diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder to save money, a move that comes as the case of a U.S. soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians has brought fresh attention to the strains of war."
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Le point de bascule | Agnès Gruda | Agnès Gruda - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 30 Mar 12
     
    "On entre dans une situation de crise, c'est un tournant pour les Afghans, mais aussi pour l'opinion publique aux États-Unis et pour les soldats américains», dit Douglas Wissing, journaliste qui vient de publier un livre sur l'engagement des troupes américaines en Afghanistan. Le titre de son livre est éloquent: Financer l'ennemi."
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The Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) / Withdrawal in 2014? Myths and realities - 0 views

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shared by douglas wissing on 03 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • douglas wissing on 03 Apr 12
     
    "A series of contradictory statements about a possible earlier start to the (mainly US) foreign troop drawdown and a quicker handover of security responsibility to Afghan forces, as well as debate over the likely form of NATO's post-ISAF mission in Afghanistan has caused confusion in the media(1) and wider public sphere recently."
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Fight Against Afghan Corruption Pits Few People Against Big Foe - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 29 May 12
     
    "Anti-corruption programs established to combat graft and fiscal malfeasance in Afghanistan are struggling with a daunting mission. "
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NY Times: Kabul Attack - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 09 Dec 11
     
    "Mr. Hossaini was photographing young Afghan Shiites during a procession for Ashura, which marks the death of Shiite Islam's holiest martyr. Some of those he had photographed recognized him. The 30-year-old photographer, who is Shiite himself, remembered seeing some of them smile. Then, he heard a large explosion.
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Negotiating with the Taliban: Six Critical Conditions that Must Be Met to Avoid Another... - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 20 Jan 12
     
    "There is no doubt that successful peace talks would be the best possible outcome of the Afghan conflict for everyone involved. History is not, however, filled with best possible outcomes. Far too often, the parties involved in peace talks continue to pursue their own interests in any way they can and peace talks become little more than a cover for prolonged struggled or become a weapon in the hands of the most skilled side."
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U.S. and Afghanistan Agree on Detainee Transfer - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 09 Mar 12
     
    "Seeking to break an impasse on a broader strategic arrangement, the United States agreed on Friday to greatly accelerate its handover of detainees to Afghan government control on but will retain a veto over which ones can be released, American officials said. "
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Corruption Remains Intractable in Afghanistan Under Karzai Government - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 08 Mar 12
     
    " As Americans pull back from Afghanistan, Kabul Bank's Mr. Farnood exemplifies how the United States is leaving behind a problem it underwrote over the past decade with tens of billions of dollars of aid and logistical support: a narrow business and political elite defined by its corruption, and despised by most Afghans for it. "
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Taliban Close Qatar Office to Protest Flag Fracas - ABC News - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 09 Jul 13
     
    "The Afghan Taliban have closed their office in the Gulf State of Qatar at least temporarily to protest the removal of a sign they had put up identifying the movement as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, a diplomat and Taliban official said Tuesday."
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Afghanistan's Ethnic Puzzle | Foreign Affairs - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 29 Aug 11
     
    In 2001, fearing ethnic strife, the international community pushed for a strong central government in Kabul. But such fears were based on a false reading of Afghan history and fostered a system of regional and ethnic patronage. To correct matters, the United States should de-emphasize Afghanistan's ethnic fault lines and push for more devolved and inclusive governance."
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US $ Financing the Taliban - 0 views

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shared by douglas wissing on 29 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • douglas wissing on 29 Sep 11
     
    "For some Afghan government officials in the eastern Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, paying off the Taliban on a regular basis with money or weapons and ammunition is the most reliable way of staying alive."
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Corrupt Afghan trucking for U.S. military probed by Congress - The Washington Post - 0 views

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  • douglas wissing on 16 Sep 11
     
    Trucking contractors pay off the Taliban, warlords and government officials to ensure safe passage for U.S. military goods in Afghanistan , a senior military official told a congressional oversight panel. "Some of that money, for sure, is going to the insurgency," Brig. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend said. "I can't quantify how much is going to attacks against us. . . . I don't think you can completely stop it, but we've got to minimize it.""
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