In a block buster of a story in The Nation, Aram Roston unravels the grotesque threads by which the U.S. is strangling its own efforts in Afghanistan.
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The Global Post, a new digital news source with a professional cast of founders and board of advisors, has some interesting, detailed news about Afghan-Taliban-US “framework” talks.

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From Al Jazeera:

Imran Khan, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Islamabad, said: “Our producer has been the only international news journalist to get access to the town of Mindora, and what he … [Keep reading >>]

“Army commandos launched aggressive new search-and-destroy operations in the Swat Valley and several surrounding districts in the Taliban-plagued northwest Tuesday, Pakistani military officials said.

“On the fifth day of a major … [Keep reading >>]

We hope President Obama gets his Afghanistan-Pakistan team in order FAST. Not only are these predator strikes bad moral policy they are increasingly bad tactics, undermining the broad strategy … [Keep reading >>]

McCain and Palin will soon be spinning in their electoral grave….

The U.S. is actively considering talks with elements of the Taliban, the armed Islamist group that once ruled … [Keep reading >>]