Good news story...
New level of co-operation suggests growing trust of coalition among Afghans
...so long as the Afghans do not look at the U.S. "responsible withdrawal" as a preview of what will happen to U.S. collaborators. I previously blogged about the existential threat to collaborators post-occupation here.
After Six Years, 'We're Worthless'
Iraqis on U.S.-Created Local Councils Feeling Vulnerable as American Pullout Looms
The UN was a great idea during the age of the supremacy of the nation-state. Today, does it still ring true?
UN attempts to defend neutrality in Afghanistan
Is the threat from Afghanistan al Qaeda or the next "al Qaeda"?
Afghan troop boost 'would unite extremists'
Some headlines make me cringe. COIN "experts" obsessive fascination with failed COIN campaigns and the post-campaign academic hindsight recommendations scares me. Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and the emergence of the global violent Salafist movement sound familiar?
NATO seeks more Russian help in Afghanistan
If policy makers do not review recent history from the 1980s or take some time out to watch Charlie Wilson's War, maybe they could keep up with news stories three days apart.
Billions in US aid never reached Pakistan army
The U.S. is pushing for another aid package for Pakistan. The Pakistan Government is for it, but its citizens and others are not.
A recent poll by the International Republican Institute found that 80 percent of Pakistanis surveyed said they did not want the country to assist the U.S. in the fight against terrorism.
Pakistan's military rejects US aid bill
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