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The Afghanistan Weekly Reader – April 15, 2011

Posted on April 15, 2011 by admin

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Al Qaeda is staging a comeback in Afghanistan. This prompted Gen. Petraeus to reply that the “…less than 100 or so” AQ fighters in the country had never left. Petraeus’ statement raises … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda Returns: They say timing is everything

Posted on April 14, 2011 by admin

Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group One day after a White House Report on Afghanistan and Pakistan stated that “al-Qa’ida’s senior leadership in Pakistan is weaker and under more sustained pressure than at any other point since it fled Afghanistan”, journalists … Continue reading →

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How much can we learn about the Taliban in just seven days?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by admin

Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger Now that Afghanistan is awash with rumors that the Taliban and the Karzai government may be engaged in secret talks—with the prospect of more formal peace arrangement to take place in Turkey later this … Continue reading →

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The Surge Still to Come

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin

Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group (Costs for the care of WWI vets didn’t peak until 1969) It seems the fiscal impact of the United States’ entanglement in Afghanistan is getting a little more attention these days, but it … Continue reading →

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The Afghanistan Weekly Reader – April 8, 2011

Posted on April 8, 2011 by admin

This week the White House released its bi-annual Afghanistan – Pakistan progress report which contained the traditional “cautiously optimistic” tone that has characterized the assessments of both Republican and Democratic administrations throughout the longest war in U.S. history. However, buried … Continue reading →

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The War in Afghanistan Comes Home to Camden

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group The United States is just days away from the first shutdown of its federal government in more than 15 years. Democrats and Republicans in Congress remain deadlocked over proposed spending cuts after months … Continue reading →

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The Century Foundation Report: Optimistic about Reconciliation

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger The Century Foundation International Taskforce on Afghanistan has produced the most comprehensive document yet on the prospects of reconciliation in Afghanistan.  Their conclusion:  a political process should be implemented immediately to end the conflict.  … Continue reading →

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The Afghanistan Weekly Reader – April 1, 2011

Posted on April 1, 2011 by admin

At the beginning of the week attention shifted from the U.S. mission to protect civilians against atrocities in Libya to the atrocities committed by a platoon of U.S. soldiers against unarmed villagers in southern Afghanistan. While the focus returned to … Continue reading →

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From Kabul to Islamabad

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

Esha Mufti – Afghanistan Study Group Blogger A continued military-focus in U.S. strategy in Afghanistan will further destabilize civilian-military relations in neighboring Pakistan. Drone strikes in Pakistani territory are an obvious and visible part of U.S. Af-Pak strategy. The recent … Continue reading →

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“Brother, can you spare a loan?”: Afghan Elites Rob the National Piggy Bank

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group Another installment in the scandalous fleecing of the American (and Afghan) taxpayer from The New York Times: “When a brother and a nephew of an Afghan vice president wanted to build up their … Continue reading →

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