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Choppers, the Achilles’ heel in the Afghan war
Back in 2002 during a reporting assignment in Afghanistan, a U.S. helicopter pilot told me that it was important to send a message early on that “we own the skies, night or day”. So at any given...
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Anatomy of a plane disaster in Afghanistan
In July this year, a U.S. Air Force F-15E supersonic fighter crashed into a dark mountainside in eastern Afghanistan killing both crew members. While there have been several helicopter accidents,...
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A Guantanamo Bay in Afghanistan?
(A protester outside the White House in Washington dressed as a Guantanamo Bay detainee. Photo by Kevin Lamarque) The United States is considering a proposal to hold foreign terrorism suspects at the...
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Obama’s secret trip to Afghanistan
For a leader who has come to own the Afghan war, U.S. President Barack Obama’s first trip to Kabul and the military headquarters in Bagram since he took office 15 months ago was remarkable for its...
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Afghanistan’s $2 bln gravy train
File picture of fuel tanker that exploded following an attack in Jalalabad) The United States cannot win a fight for hearts and minds if it outsources critical missions to unaccountable contractors,...
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The contours of an Afghan settlement
For all the talk of seeking a political settlement of the Afghan war with the involvement of the Taliban, it has not been clear even broadly what a final deal will look like. Will the Taliban, who...
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