Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 130)
Taliban suicide bombs in Kabul show insurgent resilience
Associated Press
Despite recent overtures of peace from the U.S. and Afghan government, two attacks in one week hit the capital
Obama misleads over end to war
Natasha Lennard
In his inaugural address, the president hailed end to decade of war, while apparatus for perpetual war is cemented
Obama’s best days are probably ahead
Steve Kornacki
His second term could produce the broad, sustained popularity that eluded him in his first
Obama II: Older, wiser, stronger
Joan Walsh
Standing up to the three Ns – the NRA, Norquist and the neocons – the president guaranteed us a better second term
Obama sworn in at White House ceremony
Julie Pace AP
"I did it," Obama whispered to his youngest daughter, Sasha
Is Afghanistan worse than Vietnam?
Paul Waldman
With U.S. troops scheduled to withdraw in 2014, a look at some key statistics from America's longest running war
Obama, Biden sworn in at intimate ceremonies
Associated Press
The president and VP will repeat the ritual for the public Monday, but had to first take the oath on Jan. 20
American dead in Algerian hostage crisis
Associated Press
100 foreign workers are free but the fate of about 30 more remains unclear
“ZDT” gets the CIA wrong
Nada Bakos
And not just in its torture scenes. A former operative weighs in on the year's most controversial movie
Hollande gambles on Mali victory
Paul Ames
French society frowns on military intervention, so why is its president adopting the rhetoric of George W. Bush?
7 Chomsky quotes that expose the American empire
Laura Gottesdiener
A look back at some of the most incisive remarks from one of the nation's most controversial thinkers
Aid groups can’t reach key Mali town
Associated Press
Mali's military claimed control of Konna after battling Islamists, but humanitarian aid is blocked
Vietnam was even more horrific than we thought
Jonathan Schell
Nick Turse's new book "Kill Anything that Moves" reveals that massacres like My Lai were downright common
US citizens among hostages seized in Algeria over Mali
Associated Press
Islamist militants attacked and occupied a BP-operated natural gas complex in Algeria in revenge for Mali
French boots on the ground in Mali
Associated Press
A land assault will be under way "within hours" as troops head towards radical Islamist occupied territory
5 biggest threats to the globe in 2013
Michael Moran
From the Arab Winter to the euro crisis, a look at what will cause war, strife and economic turmoil this year
Obama, Karzai agree to speed up military transition
Julie Pace, Robert Burns
U.S. troops will shift fully to a support role this spring said the president
7 ways “Zero Dark Thirty” excuses torture
Karen J. Greenberg
The best picture nominee is a celebration of George W. Bush's most destructive policies
5 ways Obama is just like George W. Bush
Alex Kane
From drone strikes to proxy detentions to warrantless wiretapping, he's kept the U.S. on permanent war footing
US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
Robert Burns, Ap
The Pentagon believes thousands of troops should remain, but Obama administration says total withdrawal an option
Officials: US may leave no troops in Afghanistan
Robert Burns
Administration officials said Tuesday that all of the troops could be out of Afghanistan in December 2014
5 terrifying facts about John Brennan
Alex Kane
Obama's tapped a man for the top CIA post who has supported drone strikes, torture and extraordinary rendition
Have we really learned the lessons of Vietnam?
Nick Turse
The media rarely discusses it, but civilian suffering has defined the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Chuck Hagel nomination: Obama rebukes Bushism
Michael Lind
Obama has reversed Bush's foreign policy in style and substance -- but it may not be enough
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