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Will Obama Send More Troops For Longer Combat on Afghan Soil?

Will Obama Send More Troops For Longer Combat on Afghan Soil?

Reports and sources are hinting that Obama will concede to demand of Gen. Stanley Mc Chrystal and send nearly 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan and that too with plans of longer stay. White House has denied the reports about any such decision. With war situation worsening in Afghanistan and number of casualties going higher every passing day and demand [...]
War in Afghanistan: A Victory of Lies (most of them Bush’s)

War in Afghanistan: A Victory of Lies (most of them Bush’s)

George W. Bush once boasted that the US presence in Afghanistan has ‘given “freedom and democracy” to 25 million Afghans.’ To propel the war in Afghanistan, ‘Bush frightened Americans with a bogus nuclear threat: “Our discoveries in Afghanistan confirmed our worst fears. . . . We have found diagrams of American nuclear power plants and [...]
Ahmadinejad calls for ‘regional solutions’ against the Taliban

Ahmadinejad calls for ‘regional solutions’ against the Taliban

In a top security trilateral summit in Tehran that Iran hosted for the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Hamid Karzai and Asif Zardari, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that while foreign troops are present in their region under the pretext of security, they have not been able to secure or assist the region’s economic and political development. What [...]
Obama plans to exit Afghanistan, says Karzai gov’t is too corrupt and incompetent

Obama plans to exit Afghanistan, says Karzai gov’t is too corrupt and incompetent

US President Barack Obama is dissatisfied with the administration of Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The United States and its European allies want to appoint a prime minister to dilute some of Karzai’s singular power. They also believe that resources devoted to this country in the future should be channeled through [...]
Karzai decides not to postpone elections in Afghanistan

Karzai decides not to postpone elections in Afghanistan

The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, announced that general elections will be held in March or April, before the expiry of the current legislature. The Afghan presidential elections had been postponed to August 20 due to the country’s poor security. On January 29, the chairman of the Electoral Commission, Azizul Ludin, announced as expected [...]