ICC to Investigate US War Crimes in Afghanistan? Hold the Cheers
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Taliban Release Drone Film Of Suicide Attack In Afghanistan
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenDemonstrating their recent technological advancement, over the weekend Afghanistan's Taliban released drone footage showing a suicide bomber driving a Humvee into a police base in Helmand province and blowing it up this month.
White House Announces Plan to Escalate Afghan War
• AntiWar.comGround Troops Will Engage in 'Occasional' Combat
Taliban Attacks Afghan Capital, Killing Dozens
• AntiWar.com28 Killed, Over 300 Wounded in Attack on Secret Service Building
10,000 AK-47S DONATED TO AFGHANS BY RUSSIA
• http://nextnewsnetwork.comTASS reports Russia donated to the Afghan government 10,000 Kalashnikov guns and 2.1 million cartridges in February, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan To Fly American Drones Next Month
• popsci.comOperation Enduring ScanEagle
Pentagon: US 'Significantly' Increases Airstrikes Against ISIS in Afghanistan
• AntiWar.comMilitary Taking Advantage of Obama's Granting Authority to Target Them
The US Has Been Giving Afghan Children Violent Books to Indoctrinate them to Jihad
• thefreethoughtproject.com- It Worked
Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War - A Battle Authorities Are Losing
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenAmid ISIS' spread, with NATO troops pulling out, and local law enforcement agencies ill-equipped and underfunded, Afghanistan has once again become the frontline in the so-called "War On Drugs."
US Warplanes Willfully Attack an Afghan Hospital
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Taliban Captures Major North Afghan City of Kunduz
• antiwar.comInterior Ministry: Defenses in City 'Collapsed' in Face of Latest Offensive
Endless US War on Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: The Forever War
• AntiWar.comAfter the United States has been in Afghanistan for 14 years, 91,000 Afghans have been killed and 26,000 wounded
Afghanistan's security on the brink of collapse
• http://www.dw.comThe Taliban attacks on the Afghan parliament and the northern city of Kunduz are a reflection of the fragile security situation prevailing in the country. DW examines.
Not Allowed To Ride Bikes, These Afghan Girls Shred On Skateboards
• True ActivistThanks to the non-profit Skateistan, these girls have found a new way to have fun on wheels and feel empowered.
Thousands flee homes ahead of expected battle near Afghan city
• BY MIRWAIS HAROONI AND KAY JOHNSONAs many as 10,000 Afghan families have fled their homes as Taliban insurgents and government forces prepared for a major battle for control of the southern fringes of Kunduz city, officials said on Wednesday.
Afghan Peace Council: US Drawdown Halt Hurting Peace Process
• antiwar.comKeeping US Troops Means Peace With Taliban Harder to Reach
Exclusive: U.S. likely to delay planned closure of two Afghanistan bases
• ReutersThe U.S. military bases in Kandahar and Jalalabad are likely to remain open beyond the end of 2015, a senior U.S. official said, as Washington considers slowing its military pull-out from Afghanistan to help the new government fight the Taliban.
Officials: U.S. to keep higher troop level in Afghanistan
• Associated PressThe Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of US forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year's end, bowing to military leaders who want to keep more troops, including many into the 2016 fighting season, US officials say.
Pentagon chief: US considering slowing exit from Afghanistan
• Associated PressThe US is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is proving to be a more reliable partner,
The Pentagon's New Afghanistan Policy--Way More Secrecy
• https://medium.com, by MATTHEW GAULTTracking wasteful spending just got harder
Afghans live in peril among unexploded Nato bombs that litter countryside
• http://www.theguardian.com, Sune Engel RasmussenOrdnance left by parting international troops kills or injures about 40 people a month – the vast majority children
Afghan Soldier Kills Three US Contractors at Kabul Airport
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzThree US military contractors were killed today in a shooting at the Kabul Airport, when an Afghan soldier opened fire on them. The soldier was also killed in the incident.
Afghan Policeman Kills Police Chief and Governor
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzPoliceman Turned on Commander in Nawzad District
The True Cost of the Afghanistan War May Surprise You
• http://time.com-Mark ThompsonCalculating the cost of a war is a little like finding the true cost of a car.
Afghan Troops Kill 28 Civilians in Wedding Party Rocket Fire
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzScores Wounded, Children Still Missing After Helmand Incident
Why the U.S. Really Isn't Done In Afghanistan
• http://www.bloomberg.com, Davind LermanWith the Taliban still fighting and Afghan troops still in training, some U.S. troops won't be coming home soon.
Taliban Declares Defeat of NATO in Afghanistan
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzPoints to 'War End' Claims by NATO as Admission of Defeat
U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain
• ReutersThe U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission, more than 13 years after an international alliance ousted the Taliban government for sheltering the planners of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on American cities.
Afghanistan's Still-Broken Government
• By Kelley VlahosThe Kerry-brokered Afghan power-sharing agreement hasn't resolved any problems, or appointed any ministers.
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