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informationclearinghouse.info, By John Dear S.J.

If you looked carefully at the news last week, you might have heard a report from Afghanistan about how the U.S./NATO forces bombed and killed eight Afghan women who were out walking in the mountains early in the morning before dawn to collect wood.

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New York Times

Only 2 days after joint operations between American and Afghan forces were said to be returning to normal, 5 people — 2 Americans and 3 Afghans — were killed when a pitched battle broke out between soldiers of the 2 sides, American and Afghan officia

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dailystar.com By Michael Glackin

The British foreign secretary, William Hague, insisted on Tuesday that NATO’s sudden decision to suspend joint patrols with Afghan forces will have a “minimal” impact on Western actions in Afghanistan.

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Lew Rockwell blog

As President Karzai indicated, one of the most vexing difficulties is that---unlike America---the Afghan constitutional system has no provisions allowing the indefinite detention of prisoners without trial or charges. Efforts are being made to clear

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http://www.fff.org, by Sheldon Richman

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has designated the Haqqani network a terrorist organization. What is the Haqqani network?

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