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← Older posts Newer posts →The Enduring Military Presence in Afghanistan
June 19, 2012Iran’s nuclear program and drone strikes in Pakistan are garnering a lot of attention in the news lately, which makes it easy to forget that we are still at war in Afghanistan. And despite American’s wish to the contrary, the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghan security forces, Public opinion, strategy, timetable, War costs | Leave a commentAfghanistan Weekly Reader: Closure of Pakistan Supply Routes Costs $100 Million per Month
June 14, 2012Amid tensions with Afghanistan over NATO airstrikes that have caused civilian casualties, the U.S. is also facing tense negotiations with Pakistan over supply routes to Afghanistan. Ever since the November 2011 NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Pakistan’s supply … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghanistan Weekly Reader, COIN, Pakistan, War costs | Leave a commentWar Costs Will Continue After 2014
June 12, 2012The U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan may end in by 2014, but that doesn’t mean troops will be coming home. And it certainly doesn’t mean that war costs will end any time soon. The situations in Iraq and Afghanistan are … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghan security forces, aid, defense spending, State Department, strategy, timetable, War cost estimates, War costs, withdraw | Leave a commentAfghanistan Weekly Reader: $11 Billion for State Department War Operations in 2012
June 7, 2012Secretary of Defense Panetta’s trip to Kabul yesterday made it clear that, while the NATO combat mission in Afghanistan is winding down, the war is far from over. Yesterday also marked the deadliest day this year for Afghan civilians, with … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghanistan Weekly Reader, Pakistan, timetable, War costs | Leave a commentCongress Silent on Ending the Afghanistan War
June 5, 2012In poll after poll the American public has said the Afghanistan war is not worth the costs. They have called for removing U.S. troops as soon as possible. They have supported cutting war costs by an average of 43%. Where … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghanistan government, defense spending, drawdown, polls, Public opinion, War costs, withdraw | Leave a commentAfghanistan Weekly Reader: Declining Support for a Costly, Unnecessary War
June 1, 2012It’s widely known that support for the war in Afghanistan is plummeting among the general public. Less well-known is the fact that antiwar sentiment is growing among post-9/11 veterans too. A recent poll shows that 33% of veterans believe the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghanistan Weekly Reader, aid, strategy, timetable, War costs | Leave a comment$85 Billion of Aghan Aid Wasted
May 28, 2012The president has requested close to $10 billion for Afghanistan reconstruction next year. If Congress approves the request, that will bring the total amount of U.S. reconstruction aid to Afghanistan to $100 billion since 2002, according to the latest quarterly … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghan security forces, Afghanistan government, aid, economy, strategy, War costs | 2 CommentsAfghanistan Weekly Reader: Paying for Endless War
May 25, 2012It was a big week for Afghanistan news. At the Chicago summit, NATO leaders agreed give Afghan forces the lead in combat operations by mid-2013 and withdraw ISAF combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 – a plan … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghan security forces, Afghanistan Weekly Reader, defense spending, strategy, War costs, withdraw | Leave a commentOpen-ended commitment to Afghanistan will cost taxpayers billions
May 22, 2012In the Chicago Summit Declaration issued this past Sunday, NATO leaders committed to ending the combat mission in Afgahnistan in 2014, as they agreed at the 2010 Lisbon summit. They also made a commitment “to support Afghanistan in its Transformation … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghan security forces, Afghanistan government, exit strategy, Public opinion, War costs | Leave a commentAfghanistan Weekly Reader: $88 Billion for Another Year of War
May 18, 2012Congress is on the way to authorizing another $88 billion for next year’s operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Besides billions for ongoing military operations, that amount includes more than $5 billion for the Afghan National Security Forces, plus hundreds of … Continue reading
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