Five stars for Petraeus?
Posted on July 8, 2010, at 12:15 PMThe Afghanistan war rests on Petraeus' shoulders, says D.B. Grady in The Atlantic. Given this immense responsibility, Obama should make him America's first 5-star general since 1950
Is a Taliban peace deal possible?
Posted on June 30, 2010, at 10:10 AMAfghan President Hamid Karzai's government is exploring reconciliation with the Taliban, but both the U.S. and the Afghan people are skeptical
Afghanistan: Scrap the withdrawal date?
Posted on June 28, 2010, at 9:38 AMPresident Obama got rid of his top commander in the Afghanistan War — should he rethink the July 2011 withdrawal timetable, too?
5 ways Petraeus changes Afghanistan
Posted on June 24, 2010, at 11:15 AMGen. David Petraeus will now manage the war effort in Afghanistan. Expect a few shifts...
What losing McChrystal means for Afghanistan
Posted on June 23, 2010, at 12:54 PMWhat are the consequences of replacing the controversial general as President Obama's commander in the Afghan war? Pundits weigh in
Obama's Afghan deadline dilemma
Posted on June 21, 2010, at 10:55 AMSeeking to force Afghanistan to get its act together, Obama set a firm date for beginning to pull out U.S. troops. It's not working. What now?
Why did General Petraeus pass out?
Posted on June 16, 2010, at 11:51 AMGen. David Petraeus apparently fainted during Senate testimony on the Afghanistan war. Are things that bad — or is the hard-driving commander mistreating his health?
Afghanistan's suspicious 'new' mineral wealth
Posted on June 15, 2010, at 10:22 AMIs Afghanistan really $1 trillion richer, or is the U.S. government just trying to put a positive spin on the war with a PR stunt?
Afghanistan's trillion-dollar jackpot: Good news?
Posted on June 14, 2010, at 10:12 AMImpoverished Afghanistan is sitting on a literal gold mine, according to U.S. military reports. How will this affect the war-torn country's fate?
Is the Afghan War really the longest in U.S. history?
Posted on June 10, 2010, at 7:31 AMAfter 104 months of conflict, ABC's Diane Sawyer says the Afghan War has become the longest in U.S. history. But is that really the case?
Afghanistan: A nation of addicts?
Posted on May 18, 2010, at 9:07 AMIn some Afghan villages, opium is used to treat everything from ear infections in babies to back pain in women, reports Ian Pannell in BBC News
Can Obama work with Karzai?
Posted on May 13, 2010, at 10:17 AMAfghan President Hamid Karzai got the royal treatment in Washington this week. Will friendliness make him a better ally?
Has Mullah Omar really been captured?
Posted on May 12, 2010, at 12:03 PMThough a conservative blogger claims Pakistan has nabbed the leader of Afghanistan's Taliban — and a key Osama Bin Ladin ally — no one else believes him...
The U.S. military's PowerPoint addiction
Posted on April 29, 2010, at 10:45 AMThe U.S. armed forces are obsessed with PowerPoint, and some commanders say it's hurting the war effort. Really?
What should Obama do about Afghanistan's 'erratic' president?
Posted on April 7, 2010, at 12:25 PMHamid Karzai has threatened to join the Taliban, and is rumored to be using drugs. How should the U.S. deal with him?
A Gitmo in Afghanistan?
Posted on March 24, 2010, at 12:03 PMObama might transfer Guantanamo terror suspects to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Bad idea?
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