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Col. wins award for scathing Afghan war essay - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Ira... - 0 views

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    "An Army lieutenant colonel who accused senior U.S. officials of concealing bad news about the war in Afghanistan will receive the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling on Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Lt. Col. Daniel Davis laid out his concerns in "Truth, Lies, and Afghanistan,""
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Afghan revolving door: 5 years, 5 U.S. generals - Army News | News from Afghanistan & I... - 0 views

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    "Nearly two dozen generals have commanded troops from the United States and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, since the American invasion in late 2001 - with five U.S. generals running both commands in the past five years alone."
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Risk is at heart of debate on troop withdrawal - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Ir... - 0 views

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    "WASHINGTON - The debate over how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014 comes down to risky business."
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American tax dollars are helping to bankroll the Taliban | Fox News - 0 views

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    "Today the news broke that United States officials, in a futile hope of quelling violence, have been party to a pernicious "catch-and-release" system that facilitated the secret release of high-level insurgent detainees, who are then free to strike at American forces again. As American taxpayers try to process these indicators of a failing war, do they also know that their taxes are helping to bankroll the Taliban?"
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Congressman wants Afghanistan study group - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - ... - 0 views

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    "Citing an Army lieutenant colonel's claims that there is no progress being made in Afghanistan, Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., is urging Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to create an independent study group to review U.S. strategy in the sandbox."
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U.S., Afghans in talks on status of U.S. troops - Army News | News from Afghanistan & I... - 0 views

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    " The United States and Afghanistan faced potentially divisive issues such as immunity for U.S. troops as the two sides began talks Thursday on a security agreement that will shape America's military presence in the country after the withdrawal of most foreign combat troops in two years."
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U.S. Commandos' New Landlord in Afghanistan: Blackwater | Danger Room | Wired.com - 0 views

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    "U.S. Special Operations Forces have a brand new home in Afghanistan. It's owned and operated by the security company formerly known as Blackwater, thanks to a no-bid deal worth $22 million"
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Senate backs quicker Afghanistan withdrawal - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq ... - 0 views

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    "WASHINGTON - Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting."
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Panetta: Post-2014 Afghan effort to be robust - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Ira... - 0 views

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    "WASHINGTON - The U.S. intends to wage a counterterrorism campaign inside Afghanistan even after the main U.S. combat force leaves in 2014 in order to prevent al-Qaida from fulfilling its ambition to re-establish a sanctuary there, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday."
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McHugh: Army reviewing mental health programs - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Ira... - 0 views

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    "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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Twelve Veterans Days | Defense News | defensenews.com - 0 views

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    "Though it hardly seems possible, Nov. 11 marked the 12th Veterans Day in which the United States has been at war in Afghanistan (nine of which also included fighting in Iraq)."
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Steve Coll: "Al Qaeda": What's in a Name? : The New Yorker - 0 views

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    "Yet the empirical case for a worldwide state of war against a corporeal thing called Al Qaeda looks increasingly threadbare. A war against a name is a war in name only."
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Special Operations, a New Test for Afghan Security Forces - 0 views

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    "Afghan experts said Monday that the country's armed forces would struggle to lead the unpopular military special operations, with one analyst describing yesterday's deal with the US as "propaganda"."
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uprisingradio.org ยป Funding the Enemy: How US Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban - 0 views

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    "Now, a new book by award winning, independent journalist Douglas Wissing, chronicles how the US has in effect, funded both sides of its war in Afghanistan. In "Funding the Enemy: How US Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban," Wissing establishes a shocking pattern of policies in the Afghanistan war, and their consequences"
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Exclusive: Karzai family looks to extend boss rule in Afghanistan - National Afghanista... - 0 views

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    "According to journalist Douglas Wissing in his new book, Funding the Enemy, once the unholy alliance was forged between the brothers Karzai, rapacious warlords and incestuous multinational corporations, U.S. taxpayer dollars began to "lubricate an entire system of corruption that eventually extended to the Taliban.""
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US aid agency prepares switch to Afghan security | World | DAWN.COM - 0 views

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    "The main US foreign aid agency is preparing to switch from private security contractors in Afghanistan to Afghan government-provided security this month under a new policy mandated by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, raising concern in Washington that this could put US civilians at greater risk. "
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Michael Hughes: How U.S. Taxpayers Are Funding the Taliban - 0 views

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    "The U.S. has been financing both sides of the war in Afghanistan since 2001 as a startling percentage of foreign aid continues to flood Taliban coffers on a daily basis, according to Douglas A. Wissing in his new book, Funding the Enemy: How U.S. Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban."
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Sprawling air base in western Afghanistan reflects hopes, perils of massive buildup - N... - 0 views

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    "SHINDAND, Afghanistan - Across nine square miles of arid flatland in Herat province lies evidence of the shattered past and robust present of Shindand Air Base. Less obvious is the uncertain future of the second-largest coalition forces airfield in Afghanistan, home to the nation's fledgling air force academy."
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America's Last Prisoner of War | Politics News | Rolling Stone - 1 views

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    "Three years ago, a 23-year-old soldier walked off his base in Afghanistan and into the hands of the Taliban. Now he's a crucial pawn in negotiations to end the war. Will the Pentagon leave a man behind?"
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Steeper Pullout Is Raised as Option for Afghanistan - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    "President Obama's national security team is contemplating troop reductions in Afghanistan that would be steeper than those discussed even a few weeks ago, with some officials arguing that such a change is justified by the rising cost of the war and the death of Osama bin Laden, which they called new "strategic considerations." "
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