Afghan Tribal Elders to Decide on US Troop Immunity
• antiwar.comA failure to secure legal immunity for troops in Iraq led to Obama pulling out completely
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Panetta Vows Continued US Support for Afghanistan
• antiwar.comInsists 'Last Chapter' of War Goals Near
OBAMA: 'Starting This Spring, Our Troops Will Have A Different Mission' In Afghanistan
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Brett LoGiuratoPresident Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in a press conference today that they are accelerating the process of the transition in Afghanistan. Obama said that beginning this spring, U.S. troops would "move to a support role."
Why We Are in Afghanistan: What’s hidden below Afghanistan soil? (video)
• Washington Post[Boring first minute.] As President Obama announces a shift in the U.S. role in Afghanistan, we talk to the Woodrow Wilson Center's Michael Kugelman about a potential economy booster lying under the surface of the embattled country.
Is Obama Entertaining a Complete Withdrawal From Afghanistan?
• antiwar.comRetired Lt. Gen. David W. Barno, now at the Center for a New American Security, writes at Foreign Policy on Hamid Karzai’s upcoming visit to Washington to discuss with the Obama administration a status of forces agreement for Afghanistan beyond 2014.
Is Obama Entertaining a Complete Withdrawal From Afghanistan?
• antiwar.comRetired Lt. Gen. David W. Barno, now at the Center for a New American Security, writes at Foreign Policy on Hamid Karzai’s upcoming visit to Washington to discuss with the Obama administration a status of forces agreement for Afghanistan beyond 2014.
British Soldier Killed in Afghan 'Insider' Attack
• voanews.comBritish military officials say one of their soldiers has been killed in Afghanistan by a suspected member of the Afghan National Army.
Latest Drone Strike Kills Eight in Northwest Pakistan
• ReutersA U.S. drone strike killed eight people in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, three intelligence sources said, the latest in a series of drone attacks that come as a retired U.S. general warns their overuse may threaten American foreign policy goals.
Pentagon prepares plans for ‘up to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan’ after 2014
• AFPThe US Defense Department has prepared plans for a smaller presence in Afghanistan after the White House insisted on examining the option of leaving fewer troops in the country after 2014 than was initially proposed, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Did general David Petraeus grant friends access to top secret files?
• independent.co.ukPetraeus was forced out of the CIA in part because his mistress read sensitive documents.
The Madness of Afghanistan
• The Daily BellLeaving Afghanistan without a peace deal is madness ... General Sir David Richards, the head of Britain's Armed Forces, is right to flag up the likely difficulties British troops will experience as they begin the difficult task of withdrawing.
Insight: Afghans turn to AK-47, fearing Taliban return or civil war
• http://www.reuters.com, By Martin PettyAfghan father-of-four Mohammad Nasir has a secret he's been keeping from his family.
Treasure flight: Afghan’s baffling gold exodus
• RT.comAfghanistan, one of the world’s poorest countries, has reportedly seen travelers taking large quantities of gold out of the country, mostly to Dubai. Heroin money laundering and sanctions evasions by Iran are the rumored causes.
Unexploded Ordnance Kills 10 Afghan Children
• news.antiwar.comTen Afghan girls between the ages of 9 and 13 were killed, and two others wounded in critical condition
Taliban popular where US fought biggest battle
• news.yahoo.comNearly three years after U.S.-led forces launched the biggest operation of the war to clear insurgents, foster economic growth and set a model for the rest of Afghanistan,
New Afghan Peace Plan Would Cede Southeast to Taliban
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzTaliban Would Be Given Political Leadership in Provinces for End to Insurgency
How I Lost $150 And Got Pelted With A Chunk Of Concrete In Kabul
• Business InsiderI'm surrounded by street children.
Here's What Life Is Really Like In Post-Apocalyptic Afghanistan
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Geoffrey IngersollPeople told me I was crazy for doing it. I hadn't even opened the package containing my shiny new NYU Master's in Journalism and I was already heading to Afghanistan.
Afghan Children Legitimate Targets, Says U.S. Lt. Col., As They Might Have "Hostile Intent
• http://reason.com, Brian DohertyWhen the war gets to this level--whether or not we believe the Army's assertions that the kids it's killing in Afghanistan deserved it--it's time to rethink whether you are winning hearts and minds
NASA's 'Spooky Plane' Is On The Way Back To The US After Its Afghanistan Mission
• Business InsiderIt's been far too long since we've checked in with our friend David Cenciotti at The Aviationist and we're never disappointed with what his readers send his way.
US Ending the War in Afghanistan? It Depends on the Meaning of the Word ‘War’
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Dave LindorffIt is amazing to watch politicians trying to weasel their way around their promises. President Obama is providing us with a good illustration of the art.
Kabul Bank Shows Us Afghan War is for Control Not Resources
• The Daily BellReport brands Kabul Bank a fraud ...
Attackers at U.S.-Afghan Base Wore Coalition Uniforms
• New York TimesTaliban forces attacked a large coalition airfield in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, detonating three car bombs near the entrance and engaging in a two-hour gun battle that killed nine insurgents, four Afghan guards and at least four civilians who
US to leave 10,000 troops in Afghanistan past 2014
• http://www.france24.com, By News WiresSome 10,000 US troops will remain in Afghanistan after NATO combat operations end at the end of 2014, US media reports said Sunday.
Training Afghan Allies, With Guard Firmly Up
• New York Times“They come here and they look like they [US soldiers] are going to fight us,” said Sgt. Abdul Karim Haq, 25, an Afghan soldier at the outpost. “They are always talking down to us like we are little children.”
Who gets flushed for the disaster of Afghanistan?
Menckens GhostOur loss of life and treasure there rank second only to the Soviet Union's blunders in that godforsaken country. The Democrat and Republican parties share the blame and should be flushed into the septic tank of history to be devoured by microbes and
British Lord Calls for Nuking Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt NimmoLord Gilbert, aka Life Peer Baron Gilbert, a House of Lords fixture, has suggested using a neutron bomb on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to clear out pesky natives who were radicalized by his country, the United States, and Pakistan.
US battles Iraq and Afghanistan over detention without charges
• http://www.guardian.co.uk, Glenn GreenwaldThe Obama administration fights to spread its own values on the core, fundamental right of due process
Suicide Drones, Mini Blimps and 3D Printers: Inside the New Army Arsenal
• Noah Shachtman via WIRED.comFlying grenades. Mini spy blimps. Robotic bombbusters. Suicide-vest spotters. Battlefield 3D printers. The Army is retooling for a very austere, very remote way of war. And the gear that's required is very different from the hardware that came before
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