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ORDERS PUBLISHED: First wave of 16K troops, orders in hand, readying to deploy
WASHINGTON (AP) The first wave of President Barack Obama’s new Afghanistan buildup will add about 16,000 U.S. troops who received their orders over the past few days, the Defense Department an… more →
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ORDERS PUBLISHED: First wave of 16K troops, orders in hand, readying to deploy
onthedefense wrote 8 hours ago: WASHINGTON (AP) The first wave of President Barack Obama’s new Afghanistan buildup will add … more →
AFGHANISTAN PLAN: A page from the Kremlin's old playbook?
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onthedefense wrote 4 days ago: MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan bears ominous similarities to the disastrous Sov … more →
KARZAI: Wants to meet with Taliban, Mullah Omar to negotiate peace
onthedefense wrote 4 days ago: KABUL (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday he’s willing to talk with the T … more →
BLACKWATER FOUNDER: $2 million month in legal bills; likens situation to Valerie Plame's, but much worse
onthedefense wrote 4 days ago: RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The man who built Blackwater USA into one of the world’s most respected and rev … more →
FAST TRACK: First of new 30K troops to arrive in Afghanistan within 2 to 3 weeks
onthedefense wrote 5 days ago: First new US forces in Afghanistan within 2-3 weeks: Gates WASHINGTON, December 2, 2009 (AFP) … more →
VIDEO of PETRAEUS the PUNDIT: Gen. highlights 'tension' in speech between idea of winning war and also ending it
onthedefense wrote 5 days ago: Gen. David Petraeus notes a “tension” in President Barack Obama’s speech between g … more →
AFGHANISTAN MAP: Breakdown of troop levels in relation to geographic area and intensity of fighting
onthedefense wrote 5 days ago: President Barack Obama has pledged to send an extra 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, bringing the total … more →
AFGHANISTAN PULSE: Locals; Don't send more troops, negotiate with Taliban
onthedefense wrote 6 days ago: By Martin Patience –BBC News, Kabul You do not have to go far out of Kabul to run into trouble … more →
AMATEUR VIDEO: Drone Strikes Persist Over Pakistan
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: Pakistan is under increasing pressure from the US to stop Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters from operati … more →
SPEED IT UP: War weary Brits; hand over AF as quickly as possible, resources stretched
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: LONDON, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth said Monday that there is e … more →
HOMEGROWN TERROR : 20 charged; links to Al Qaeda, most prolific terrorism investigation since 9/11
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: By ANDREA ELLIOTT–NYT Federal officials on Monday unsealed terrorism-related charges against m … more →
SENATE REPORT: bin Laden; we had him if we wanted him, let him walk across PAK border
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onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: US forces had Osama Bin Laden “within their grasp” in Afghanistan in late 2001, a US Sen … more →
BIDDING WAR: US, NATO give 45% pay hike to Kabul police in hopes of generating loyalty
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: KABUL: Afghanistan announced a pay rise of nearly 40 percent for police and military recruits yester … more →
STRAINED: Analysts; U.S., U.K. bond weakened and crumbling further
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: By Paul Reynolds -World affairs correspondent, BBC News website Some sharp comments by a former Brit … more →
CIA on hiring blitz, ad offensive in heart of largest U.S. Arab-American community
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) – At Tuhama’s Lebanese deli in Dearborn, and at bakeries an … more →
HISTORY REPEATING? SECDEF visits the same issue on Afghanistan, this time from the other side
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV- WSJ KABUL — The future of the war in Afghanistan was on the line as Gen. … more →
REPORT: Failure to roll-up bin Laden in '01 has stoked insurgency, increased support for AQ
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: By SCOTT SHANE- NYT WASHINGTON — As President Obama vows to “finish the job” in Afghanistan by sendi … more →
TALIBAN: Begins new offensive in formerly quiet Northern Afghanistan
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: By CARLOTTA GALL NYT KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — Far from the heartland of the Taliban insurgency in the s … more →
POLITICAL FALLOUT: German Minister Resigns Over Afghan Airstrike
onthedefense wrote 1 week ago: By NICHOLAS KULISH-NYT BERLIN — A German cabinet official, Franz Josef Jung, resigned Friday, saying … more →
