Group items tagged states - Afghanistan

Postcards from Hell, 2013 - An FP Photo Essay | Foreign Policy - 0 views

www.foreignpolicy.com/...postcards_from_hell_2013

foreign policy failed states postcards from hell

shared by douglas wissing on 24 Jun 13 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 24 Jun 13

"The distinction of being a "failed state" is inarguably damning, but the 12 indicators factored into this determination highlight how complex it is to measure the weakness of states. A wide range of issues -- wars, hunger, brutal dictatorships, child mortality, economic failure, mass epidemics, political infighting, and the devastating aftermath of natural disasters -- push countries to the brink of failure, or right over the edge. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The distinction of being a "failed state" is inarguably damning, but the 12 indicators factored into this determination highlight how complex it is to measure the weakness of states. A wide range of issues -- wars, hunger, brutal dictatorships, child mortality, economic failure, mass epidemics, political infighting, and the devastating aftermath of natural disasters -- push countries to the brink of failure, or right over the edge. "</div>

...

Cancel
douglas wissing on 24 Jun 13

Afghanistan is the 7th worst failed state in the world almost a dozen years after the US invasion and the American taxpayers' trillion dollar price tag.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Afghanistan is the 7th worst failed state in the world almost a dozen years after the US invasion and the American taxpayers' trillion dollar price tag.</div>

...

Cancel

How to fight in Afghanistan with fewer U.S. troops - The Washington Post - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_print.html

afghanistan withdrawal counterrorism washington barnes

shared by douglas wissing on 03 Dec 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 03 Dec 12

"The United States has two vital interests in that part of the world: preventing terrorist attacks on this country and its allies, and preventing nuclear weapons or materials from falling into the hands of terrorists. Protecting these interests after 2014 will require the United States to be able to launch precision military strikes from this region. But it will not require tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The United States has two vital interests in that part of the world: preventing terrorist attacks on this country and its allies, and preventing nuclear weapons or materials from falling into the hands of terrorists. Protecting these interests after 2014 will require the United States to be able to launch precision military strikes from this region. But it will not require tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. "</div>

...

Cancel

Afghan corruption, and how the U.S. facilitates it - The Washington Post - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...2-ac85-e669876c6a24_story.html

washington post afghan corruption US

shared by douglas wissing on 09 Nov 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 09 Nov 12

"When it comes to corruption in Afghanistan, the time may be now for the United States to look in the mirror and see what lessons can be learned from contracting out parts of that war."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"When it comes to corruption in Afghanistan, the time may be now for the United States to look in the mirror and see what lessons can be learned from contracting out parts of that war."</div>

...

Cancel

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

www.defensenews.com/...Twelve-Veterans-Days

afghanistan daniel davis veterans days defense news

shared by douglas wissing on 12 Nov 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 12 Nov 12

"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)."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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)."</div>

...

Cancel

Afghan revolving door: 5 years, 5 U.S. generals - Army News | News from Afghanistan & I... - 0 views

www.armytimes.com/...5-years-afghanistan-war-112012

afghanistan army news generals counterinsurgency

shared by douglas wissing on 21 Nov 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 21 Nov 12

"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."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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."</div>

...

Cancel

U.S., Afghans in talks on status of U.S. troops - Army News | News from Afghanistan & I... - 0 views

www.armytimes.com/...lks-on-status-us-troops-111512

afghanistan u s talks troops status

shared by douglas wissing on 16 Nov 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 16 Nov 12

" 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."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" 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."</div>

...

Cancel

Karzai Criticisms Lead to Tensions With Hagel - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...-colluding-in-afghanistan.html

afghanistan karzai hagel nytimes com

shared by douglas wissing on 11 Mar 13 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 11 Mar 13

"President Hamid Karzai leveled particularly harsh accusations against the United States on Sunday, suggesting that the Americans and the Taliban had a common goal in destabilizing his country. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"President Hamid Karzai leveled particularly harsh accusations against the United States on Sunday, suggesting that the Americans and the Taliban had a common goal in destabilizing his country. "</div>

...

Cancel

Steve Coll: "Al Qaeda": What's in a Name? : The New Yorker - 0 views

www.newyorker.com/...130304taco_talk_coll

afghanistan coll al qaeda new yorker

shared by douglas wissing on 25 Feb 13 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 25 Feb 13

"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."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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."</div>

...

Cancel

DAWN.COM » Blog Archive US-funded individuals, firms back insurgency « - 0 views

dawn.com/...print

shared by douglas wissing on 26 Oct 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 26 Oct 12

"WASHINGTON: A congressional oversight body has sent a letter to the US State Department, saying that some American-funded companies and individuals are actively supporting the insurgency in Afghanistan. In the letter, which was also copied to the US Agency for International Development, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction urged the US government to immediately stop disbursement of federal funds to these companies and individuals."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"WASHINGTON: A congressional oversight body has sent a letter to the US State Department, saying that some American-funded companies and individuals are actively supporting the insurgency in Afghanistan. In the letter, which was also copied to the US Agency for International Development, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction urged the US government to immediately stop disbursement of federal funds to these companies and individuals."</div>

...

Cancel

Karzai wants 'at least $2 billion' a year from US | DAWN.COM - 0 views

dawn.com/...least-2-billion-a-year-from-us

afghanistan wissing com karzai US funding

shared by douglas wissing on 17 Apr 12 - No Cached

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."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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."</div>

...

Cancel

Osama bin Laden's ironic victory | Washington Examiner - 0 views

washingtonexaminer.com/...568321

wissing afghanistan washington examiner osama victory

shared by douglas wissing on 04 May 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 04 May 12

Bin Laden has been dead for a year, but his strategy continues to work in Afghanistan. Well over a decade after he first formulated his economic "bleed until bankrupt" strategy, the United States continues to spend hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars in Afghanistan on generally fruitless counterinsurgency operations"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Bin Laden has been dead for a year, but his strategy continues to work in Afghanistan. Well over a decade after he first formulated his economic "bleed until bankrupt" strategy, the United States continues to spend hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars in Afghanistan on generally fruitless counterinsurgency operations"</div>

...

Cancel

American tax dollars are helping to bankroll the Taliban | Fox News - 0 views

www.foxnews.com/...re-helping-to-bankroll-taliban

afghanistan wissing fox news strategic release taliban

shared by douglas wissing on 07 May 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 07 May 12

"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?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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?"</div>

...

Cancel

UN says US taxpayers fund Taliban| Reuters - 0 views

in.reuters.com/...-taliban-idINDEE88A0EO20120911

afghanistan wissing taliban funding

shared by douglas wissing on 12 Sep 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 12 Sep 12

"Another lucrative source of income has been the foreign funding of aid and development projects. Estimates of Taliban income from contracts funded by the United States and other overseas donors range from 10 to 20 per cent of the total, usually by the Taliban agreeing protection money with the contractor or demanding a cut," the report said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Another lucrative source of income has been the foreign funding of aid and development projects. Estimates of Taliban income from contracts funded by the United States and other overseas donors range from 10 to 20 per cent of the total, usually by the Taliban agreeing protection money with the contractor or demanding a cut," the report said.</div>

...

Cancel

The Fog of Peace: The Delusion of Taliban Talks | The AfPak Channel - 0 views

afpak.foreignpolicy.com/...the_fog_of_peace

afghanistan peace delusion taliban talks

shared by douglas wissing on 19 Jan 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 19 Jan 12

"Afghanistan policy, like Vietnam policy before it, has taken on a life of its own, impervious to ground truth. The simple reality is that "peace talks" with the Taliban have no chance whatever of a positive outcome from the perspective of U.S. policy. Just as it did in Vietnam, the United States has been fighting the wrong war in Afghanistan with the wrong strategy from the very beginning. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Afghanistan policy, like Vietnam policy before it, has taken on a life of its own, impervious to ground truth. The simple reality is that "peace talks" with the Taliban have no chance whatever of a positive outcome from the perspective of U.S. policy. Just as it did in Vietnam, the United States has been fighting the wrong war in Afghanistan with the wrong strategy from the very beginning. "</div>

...

Cancel

indystar.com | Indianapolis Marion County | The Indianapolis Star - 0 views

www.indystar.com/...gallery

afghanistan troops war

shared by douglas wissing on 15 Jan 12 - No Cached

douglas wissing on 15 Jan 12

"The remains of four Indiana National Guard soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week arrived back in the United States on Sunday, met by their families and a delegation of high-ranking military officials."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The remains of four Indiana National Guard soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week arrived back in the United States on Sunday, met by their families and a delegation of high-ranking military officials."</div>

...

Cancel

U.S. and Afghanistan Agree on Detainee Transfer - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...gree-on-detainee-transfer.html

afghanistan nytimes transfer detention center

shared by douglas wissing on 09 Mar 12 - No Cached

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. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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. "</div>

...

Cancel

Corruption Remains Intractable in Afghanistan Under Karzai Government - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...n-under-karzai-government.html

afghanistan corruption nytimes government

shared by douglas wissing on 08 Mar 12 - No Cached

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. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" 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. "</div>

...

Cancel

Taliban Close Qatar Office to Protest Flag Fracas - ABC News - 0 views

abcnews.go.com/...e-protest-flag-fracas-19613331

ap taliban qatar office protest flag

shared by douglas wissing on 09 Jul 13 - No Cached

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."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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."</div>

...

Cancel

U.S. Considers Faster Pullout in Afghanistan - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...thdrawal-from-afghanistan.html

nytimes com afghanistan withdrawal zero option