Afghanistan

How to Schedule a War

The incredible shrinking withdrawal date.

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| Tue Nov. 23, 2010 5:15 PM PST

The New War Congress

An Obama-Republican war alliance?

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| Mon Nov. 22, 2010 1:16 PM PST

Twenty-First Century Blowback?

As prospects dim in Iraq, the Pentagon digs in deeper around the Middle East.

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| Tue Nov. 16, 2010 4:18 PM PST

Christian Lobbyist: "We Have Feminized the Medal of Honor"

A right-wing evangelical operative says soldiers just don't kill enough anymore, and women are to blame. The weirdest defense of Christianity, America, and femininity you'll ever read.

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| Tue Nov. 16, 2010 12:37 PM PST

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The Stimulus Package in Kabul

I was delusional—I thought one monster “embassy” was the end of it.

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| Tue Nov. 16, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Afghanistan Now Officially a Forever War

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| Tue Nov. 9, 2010 11:29 PM PST

Mixed Bag for "Jack Bauer" Republicans

How'd the pro-torture, anti-Islam soldier from Florida win, while the Iraqi-shooting Marine from North Carolina didn't? Here's how.

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| Wed Nov. 3, 2010 12:13 PM PDT

America's New Isolationism

Recoiling from the horrors of war is an understandable emotion. But it also leads to more war horrors.

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| Mon Nov. 1, 2010 12:09 PM PDT

How to Speak to the Taliban, Maybe [VIDEO]

Gen. Petraeus orders troops to take up Dari. One language down, thirtysomething to go!

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| Mon Nov. 1, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

America's Broken Election System...in Afghanistan

An Afghan woman's troubled candidacy proves her country got one part of US democracy right: the election rigging.

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| Thu Oct. 28, 2010 2:56 PM PDT

Big Men, Big Money, Big Voting Scam

The American midterm election—in Afghanistan.

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| Thu Oct. 28, 2010 11:49 AM PDT

The Will to Win

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| Wed Oct. 27, 2010 2:21 PM PDT

"Are We Going to Keep Winning For 20 Years?"

A reporter reflects on America's chances of success in Afghanistan.

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| Wed Oct. 27, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Afghanistan: Not Going So Well After All

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| Tue Oct. 26, 2010 11:11 PM PDT

Base Desires in Afghanistan

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| Thu Oct. 21, 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Digging in for the Long Haul in Afghanistan

How permanent are America’s Afghan bases?

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| Thu Oct. 21, 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Afghanistan Update

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| Wed Oct. 20, 2010 10:36 PM PDT

CIA Suspected Bomber Was Double Agent

The CIA admits that when seven of its officers were killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, the agency wasn't caught totally unaware.

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| Tue Oct. 19, 2010 3:46 PM PDT

Feds: War Zone Burn Pits Illegal (VIDEO)

A GAO report confirms that trash fires may kill troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the military keeps breaking all the rules.

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| Tue Oct. 19, 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Blackwater 3, DOJ 0

The Justice Department decides against prosecuting the contractor who drunkenly shot the body guard of Iraq's VP.

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| Tue Oct. 19, 2010 8:22 AM PDT