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2009 News Articles on the War in Afghanistan
December 30, 2009.
"Army Historians Find Early Missteps in Afghanistan". The New
York Times.
December 24, 2009.
"Remote areas at risk as Nato acts to protect Afghan cities".
Times Online.
December 23, 2009.
"Review of the Year 2009: Afghanistan". The Independent.
December 21, 2009.
"Unconventional officer flourishes in Afghan war". Army Times.
December 21, 2009.
"Army: Working to encrypt UAV video feeds. Army Times.
December 21, 2009.
"Stryker soldiers say commanders failed them". Army Times.
December 20, 2009.
"Afghan Math: $1 Million Per U.S. Soldier = 166 Afghan Soldiers (at
$6,000)". Security Info Net Blog.
December 20, 2009.
"Phantom Hope: The Afghan Army". Malarkynews.com.
December 19, 2009.
"Everybody Loves David: Another Exciting Capitol Hill Hearing".
Below The Fold.
December 19, 2009.
"Outside View: Surely you're joking, Admiral Mullen". UPI.com.
December 16, 2009.
"Up to 56,000 more contractors likely for Afghanistan, congressional
agency says". The Washington Post.
December 14, 2009.
"Afghan surge first targets strongholds in the south". USA
Today.
December 14, 2009.
"Drone attacks may be expanded in Pakistan". Los Angeles
Times.
December 12, 2009.
"Three Cups author says Afghan surge is mistake". Press
Democrat.
December 12, 2009.
"Economy factors into Afghanistan surge". Army Times.
December 9, 2009.
"Afghan Army Offers Raise, and Recruits Flock to Join". The
New York Times.
December 9, 2009.
"Pay Hike Boosts Afghan Army Recruits". Military.com.
December 2009.
"Another kind of surge". The Christian Century.
December 7, 2009.
"Contractor hirings in Afghanistan to emphasize locals". The
Washington Post.
December 6, 2009.
"Failure at Tora Bora revealed again". Desert Dispatch.
December 5, 2009.
"Tora Bora: Deceptions, falsehoods and politics". OpEdNews.com.
December 5, 2009.
"A soldier's strategy for winning in Afghanistan". Discussion
of Jim Gant paper. Circling the Lion's Den Blog.
December 3, 2009.
"Take the War to Pakistan". Seth G. Jones, The New York Times.
December 3, 2009.
"Taliban provided better road security". Defence Management.
December 3, 2009.
"Are All NATO Soldiers Created Equal?" Slate.com.
December 2, 2009.
"McChrystal Statement on Obama's Afghanistan Decision". Fox
News.
December 1, 2009.
"Afghan Human Rights Official Criticizes McChrystal 'Tribes'
Initiative". Washington Independent.
December 2009.
"The COINdinistas". Foreign Policy.
December 2009.
"The (Not So) Quiet American". Portland Monthly.
November 29, 2009.
"Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed To Get Bin Laden".
Captains Journal.
November 29, 2009.
"Afghanistan, Iraq: different wars". AP."Are
All NATO Soldiers Created Equal?"
November 28, 2009.
"Senate Report Explores 2001 Escape by bin Laden From Afghan Mountains".
The New York Times.
November 28, 2009.
"A war by another means". The Washington Times.
November 28, 2009.
"Eliminating the enemy, but not the enmity". National Post.
November 28, 2009.
"Embracing the Taliban". The Star.
November 28, 2009.
"Information Warfare: Mind Games in Afghanistan". Strategy
Page.
November 28, 2009.
"NATO teams train Afghans on the front line". AP.
November 27, 2009.
"On Afghanistan, Do Less". Forbes.com.
November 27, 2009.
"Afghans Offer Jobs to Taliban Rank and File if They Defect".
The New York Times.
November 27, 2009.
"Understand the strategic choices for Afghanistan and Pakistan".
Augusta Chronicle.
November 25, 2009.
"Can a 'Loyalty Oath' Ensure the Allegiance of Afghans?"
Time.com.
November 24, 2009.
"Task Force Paladin wages war against IEDs". Stars & Stripes.
November 23, 2009.
"Why They Hate Us (I): on military occupation". Foreign
Policy.
November 23, 2009.
"British to train local Afghan militias in new hearts and minds push".
Times Online.
November 23, 2009.
"Afghanistan's grievances and tribal splits: ripe for exploitation".
Times Online.
November 23, 2010.
"In Afghanistan, fighting a legacy of corruption". USA Today.
November 23, 2009.
"Some Smart Non-Military Moves for Afghanistan". Sphere.com.
November 22, 2009.
"As Afghans Resist Taliban, U.S. Spurs Rise of Militias". The
Gadsden Times.
November 21, 2009.
"Afghan Road Builder's Dream Thwarted by Violence". The New
York Times.
November 21, 2009.
"Afghan Militias Battle Taliban With Aid of U.S.". The New
York Times.
November 21, 2009.
"In Indiana, practice for 'civilian surge' in Afghanistan".
The Washington Post.
November 17, 2009.
"Training of Afghan Police by Europe Is Found Lacking". The
New York Times.
November 17, 2009.
"World's most corrupt nations? Afghanistan at No. 2". The
Christian Science Monitor.
November 13, 2009.
"When Generals and Ambassadors Feud". Foreign Policy.
November 13, 2009.
"Obama's Afghanistan plan: the warlord factor". The Christian
Science Monitor.
November 12, 2009.
"U.S. tests 'ink spot' strategy in Afghanistan". The
Washington Times.
November 9, 2009.
"Special Operations Chiefs Quietly Sway Afghanistan Policy".
The Washington Independent.
November 8, 2009.
"Still no count of U.S. contractors in Afghanistan". Reuters.
November 8, 2009.
"Growing beards to tame the Afghan insurgency". Reuters Afghan
Journal.
November 5, 2009.
"Reviews Raise Doubt on Training of Afghan Forces". The New
York Times.
November 5, 2009.
"Memo to Obama: Listen to Jim Gant or Risk Losing Afghan War".
New York Daily News.
November 4, 2009.
"Going Tribal in Afghanistan". The New York Times.
November 3, 2009.
"One Reason You Shouldn't Go to Afghanistan With a Beard".
Foreign Policy.
November 3, 2009.
"Mission Impossible in Afghanistan?" Star Tribune.
October 28, 2009.
"How many more aid workers will die?" Guardian UK.
October 28, 2009.
"Matthew Hoh: Foreign Service official resigns in protest over Afghan
war". The Washington Post.
October 28, 2009.
"Beyond COIN v. CT or COIN + CT: An Emerging Third Position".
Blackfive.
October 28, 2009.
"Afghanistan Doesn't Need More Troops". The Wall Street
Journal.
October 27, 2009.
"Malalai Joya: A Woman Among Warlords". NPR.
October 26, 2009.
"One Tribe at a Time". Dave Maxwell, Small Wars Journal.
October 26, 2009.
"The Predator War". The New Yorker.
October 21, 2009.
"Counterterrorism within the Afghanistan Counterinsurgency".
Center for Strategic and International Studies.
October 20, 2009.
"Who are the Taliban?" BBC News.
October 14, 2009.
"Stanley McChrystal's Long War". The New York Times.
October 13, 2009.
"Rushed training risks turning Afghan troops into cannon fodder".
Times Online.
October 13, 2009.
"What a CT mission in Afghanistan would actually look like".
The AFPAK Channel, Foreign Policy.
October 9, 2009.
"No Substitute for Boots on the Ground". The Wall Street
Journal.
October 9, 2009.
"Allies Invest in Making Police More-Reliable Partners". The
Wall Street Journal.
October 9, 2009.
"Inside Afghanistan: Making Alliances and Gaining Trust to Fight the
Taliban". ABC News.
October 9, 2009.
"Women in COIN (II): How to do it right". Foreign Policy.
October 8, 2009.
"SF team sgt. lauds Afghan aid in Shok Valley". Army Times.
October 8, 2009.
"US Finds Problems With Training Afghans". Military.com.
October 7, 2009.
"Afghan War Units Begin Two New Efforts".
The Wall Street
Journal.
October 7, 2009.
"U.S. Military Prepares Afghan Troops, Police to Take Over Security".
Fox News.
October 7, 2009.
"Defeating Ourselves in Afghanistan". Canada Free Press.
October 6, 2009.
"If We Lose Afghanistan". The Washington Post.
October 6, 2009.
"McChrystal Admits: We Don't Understand the Afghans". The
Nation.
October 6, 2009.
"Harsh Afghan outposts raise serious challenges for U.S."
CNN.com.
October 6, 2009.
"They Feel Like Outsiders and They Don't Want to Be". The
Washington Post.
October 5, 2009.
"White House angry at General Stanley McChrystal speech on Afghanistan".
Telegraph.co.uk.
October 5, 2009.
"Al Qaeda's Diminished Role Stirs Afghan Troop Debate". Wall
Street Journal.
October 5, 2009.
"POGO Teams Up With McCain to Get Special Forces in Afghanistan More
Helicopters". The Washington Independent.
October 5, 2009.
"Surgical Strikes Shape Afghanistan Debate". The New York
Times.
October 4, 2009.
"Obama considers range of options for war in Afghanistan to achieve goal
of defeating al-Qaida". Washington Examiner.
October 4, 2009.
"Advisor downplays threat of renewed al-Qaida haven". Stars
and Stripes.
October 3, 2009.
"McChrystal pushes to grow Afghan Army". Army Times.
October 3, 2009.
"Corruption, Shortage of Mentors Hinder Afghan Forces, U.S. Says".
The Washington Post.
October 1, 2009.
"A Showdown in Waziristan". The Washington Post.
October 1, 2009.
"UK Beefs Up Chinook Fleet to Handle Rough Afghan Terrain".
Defense Industry Daily.
October 1, 2009.
"A Showdown in Waziristan". The Washington Post.
October 1, 2009.
"Two Arguments for What to Do in Afghanistan". Time.
September 30, 2009.
"Getting Out of Afghanistan". The Atlantic.
September 29, 2009.
"Congress Tackles Afghanistan Strategy". Time.
September 29, 2009.
"Afghanistan's drug czar - world's toughest job". CNN.
September 28, 2009.
"NATO chief on Afghanistan: We're not running from the fight".
The Christian Science Monitor.
September 28, 2009. "Outlook:
Half Measures Won't Work in Afghanistan". The Washington Post.
September 28, 2009.
"Afghanistan: Looking For the Way Ahead". Time.
September 28, 2009.
"Resourcing an Afghan Strategy". Council on Foreign Relations.
September 27, 2009.
"Go All-In, Or Fold". The Washington Post.
September 27, 2009.
"Diverse Sources Fund Insurgency in Afghanistan". The
Washington Post.
September 27, 2009.
"How can 40,000 troops fix chronic corruption in Afghanistan?"
The Christian Science Monitor.
September 26, 2009.
"Living among the Afghans: Special Forces troops move into town, build
ties with locals". SF Examiner.
September 26, 2009.
"The road to perdition". Brisbane Times.
September 25, 2009.
"Commit to Afghanistan or Get Out". The Wall Street Journal.
September 24, 2009.
"What next in Afghanistan? The five people Obama is asking".
The Christian Science Monitor.
September 24, 2009.
"The Afghan Imperative". The New York Times.
September 23, 2009.
"Counterinsurgents Grapple With Next Afghanistan Moves". The
Washington Independent.
September 21, 2009.
"More troops or failure: US commander in Afghanistan". The
Christian Science Monitor.
September 16, 2009.
"What the White House's AfPak metrics doesn't say". Foreign
Policy.
September 15, 2009.
"The Other Army in Afghanistan". CBN.
September 15, 2009.
"US army chief calls for more resources to tackle Taliban".
Financial Times.
September 14, 2009.
"In Kandahar, a Taliban on the Rise". The Washington Post.
September 14, 2009.
"Europeans unlikely to heed US calls for more troops in Afghanistan".
Guardian UK.
September 13, 2009.
"Military considers revised medical training for troops". USA
Today.
September 13, 2009.
"The Aghan Illusion". The Washington Post.
September 13, 2009.
"Local Afghan patrols invested in peace". USA Today.
September 12, 2009.
"U.S., NATO to Revamp Afghan Training Mission". The Washington
Post.
September 12, 2009.
"Afghan commandos' esprit de corps transcends tribe". Yahoo!
News.
September 12, 2009.
"Russian envoy cautions US on Afghan troops surge". AP /
Google.
September 11, 2009.
"For Afghanistan: brains, not bombs". Omaha.com.
September 11, 2009.
"Eight Years Later, War's End Not in Sight". CBS News.
September 11, 2009.
"DoD Warily Accepts its Bloggers of War". Military.com.
September 9, 2009.
"Raid to free reporters in Afghanistan second guessed". The
Christian Science Monitor.
September 9, 2009.
"Next Steps For U.S. In Afghanistan?" CBS News.
September 9, 2009.
"US should seek help in training Afghan forces". Arizona Daily
Star.
September 8, 2009.
"Book Reviews: Horse Soldiers". The Christian Science Monitor.
September 7, 2009.
"Afghanistan Matters". American Thinker.
September 7, 2009.
"Crux of Afghan Debate: Will More Troops Curb Terror"? The New
York Times.
September 7, 2009.
"Woman to Woman: A New Strategy In Afghanistan". NPR.
September 7, 2009.
"Obama's quagmire". The Washington Times.
September 6, 2009.
"In Afghanistan, Let's Keep It Simple". The Washington Post.
September 6, 2009.
"President Hamid Karzai takes 100% of votes in opposition stronghold".
Times Online.
September 6, 2009.
"Dems: No more Afghan forces". Detroit Free Press.
September 6, 2009.
"Sole Informant Guided Decision On Afghan Strike". The
Washington Post.
September 5, 2009.
"The Afghanistan Abyss". The New York Times.
September 5, 2009.
"A Stable
Pakistan Needs a Stable Afghanistan". American Enterprise
Institute.
September 4, 2009.
"US Embassy Guards in Afghan Night Ops?" Military.com.
September 4, 2009.
"Gates Objects to News Photo of Dying Marine". American Forces
Press Release.
September 4, 2009.
"Why we're getting it wrong in Afghanistan". Prospect
Magazine.
September 3, 2009.
"Afghanistan Assessment Looks to Defeat al-Qaida". American
Forces Press Service.
September 3, 2009.
"Setback in Afghanistan". The Washington Post.
September 3, 2009.
"Karzai must clean up his act or be dumped". The Times.
September 3, 2009.
"The Afghanistan Panic". The Wall Street Journal.
September 3, 2009.
"Futility is something of a habit in Afghanistan". Chicago
Tribune.
September 3, 2009.
"Army Announces New Afghanistan Troop Rotation". DoD News
Release.
September 2, 2009.
"Special Report Panel on War in Afghanistan". Fox News.
September 2, 2009.
"Taliban Surprising U.S. Forces With Improved Tactics".
The
Washington Post.
September 2, 2009.
"How to Win in Afghanistan". The Wall Street Journal.
September 2, 2009.
"A Humane Afghan City". Article about Mazar-i-Sharif by Ann
Marlowe. Forbes.com.
September 1, 2009.
"Marine commander sees progress in Afghanistan". Los Angeles
Times.
September 1, 2009.
"George Will: Reduce troops and revamp Afghan strategy". Dallas
News.
September 2009.
"Afghan Village Militia: A People-Centric Strategy to Win".
Small Wars Journal.
August 2009.
"Is it Worth it? The Difficult Case for War in Afghanistan".
The American Interest.
August 31, 2009.
David Kilcullen Speech Before National Press Club. Steve
Blizard's Blog.
August 31, 2009.
"Report: McChrystal says US needs new Afghanistan strategy"
The Christian Science Monitor.
August 31, 2009.
"A 'civilian surge' to Afghanistan is just starting". Google.
August 31, 2009.
"McChrystal's Ball". The Atlantic.
August 30, 2009.
"Rough Terrain". The Washington Post.
August 30, 2009.
"U.S. Sets Metrics to Assess War Success". The Washington
Post.
August 30, 2009.
"U.S. fears clock ticking on Afghanistan". Los Angeles Times.
August 29, 2009.
"New Zealand's Role in the Afghanistan War". The Epoch Times.
August 29, 2009.
"Seven Days That Shook Afghanistan". The New York Times.
August 29, 2009.
"Analysis: Why are the U.S., allies still in Afghanistan?" CNN.com
August 29, 2009.
"How a Detainee Became An Asset". The Washington Post.
August 28, 2009.
"The Road Home From Afghanistan". By Russ Feingold in The Wall
Street Journal.
August 28, 2009.
"Taliban growth in northern Afghanistan threatens to expand war".
Yahoo News.
August 28, 2009.
"Reaching Out in Afghanistan". The Washington Post.
August 27, 2009.
"Is General McCrystal a hippie?" The Economist.
August 27, 2009.
"SOCom directive announces major changes". Army Times.
August 27, 2009.
"ISAF Commander Issues Counterinsurgency Guidance". ISAF.
August 27, 2009.
"August tied for deadliest month in Afghan war". Army Times.
August 27, 2009.
"Tribal guards add little". The Washington Times.
August 27, 2009.
"Military admits monitoring war reporters". Army Times.
August 27, 2009.
"Is the Chance of Success in Afghanistan Better Than a Coin Toss?"
Foreign Policy Magazine.
August 26, 2009.
"Petraeus: More fighting ahead in Afghanistan". Army Times.
August 26, 2009.
"Mullen Offers Grim Afghan Assessment". Military.com.
August 26, 2009.
"Shortage of Civilian Experts Slows Afghan Rebuilding". NPR.
August 26, 2009.
"Pentagon's urgent bid to counter Afghan roadside bombs". The
Christian Science Monitor.
August 26, 2009.
"Obama facing hard choices on Afghan war plan". Army Times.
August 25, 2009.
"Thinking About Afghanistan". EUCOMversations.
August 25, 2009.
"Spy planes diverted to Afghanistan war". Army Times.
August 25, 2009.
"The Third Afghan War - Part Two". Intelligence Thoughts Blog.
August 25, 2009.
"Safe Route Planning the Afghanistan Way". Security Management
Magazine.
August 24, 2009.
"Chairman Cites Security as Key Part of Afghan Strategy". DoD
News Release.
August 24, 2009.
"Petraeus to open intel training center". The Washington
Times.
August 24, 2009.
"Editorial: Afghanistan is worth the fight". The Washington
Times.
August 23, 2009.
"Could Afghanistan Become Obama's Vietnam". The New York
Times.
August 23, 2009.
"Interview with David Kilcullen". TV New Zealand.
August 22, 2009.
"US to urge bigger role for Diggers in Afghanistan". The
Australian.
August 22, 2009.
"Top Pentagon commander in Afghanistan". The Washington Times.
August 22, 2009.
"Marines Fight Taliban With Little Aid From Afghans". The New
York Times.
August 19, 2009.
"Afghanistan: The Long Ring Road Ahead". The Atlantic.
August 19, 2009.
"Ballots and Bullets for Afghanistan".
CBS News.
August 19, 2009.
"Illinois troops struggle with training Afghan police forces".
Chicago Tribune.
August 18, 2009.
"U.S. leans on high-tech warfare in Afghanistan". Army Times.
August 18, 2009.
"The 'safe haven' myth". Foreign Policy.
August 18, 2009.
"U.S. Intelligence and Afghan Narcotics". The Washington Post.
August 17, 2009.
"Unified Afghan Effort". Defense News.
August 17, 2009.
"Afghan Police: The Key to Victory". Politics Daily.
August 17, 2009.
"As Afghan election nears, warlord returns". The Philadelphia
Inquirer.
August 17, 2009.
"Pentagon Worries Led to Command Change". The Washington Post.
August 17, 2009.
"New camo for Afghanistan?" Army Times.
August 17, 2009.
"US Slams Afghan Warlord's Return". Military.com.
August 17, 2009.
"Marines Walk Afghan Tightrope of Death". CBS News.
August 17, 2009.
"U.S. Team Helps Develop Afghanistan's Future". Defense Link.
August 16, 2009.
"United States and NATO training Afghan soldiers". Times
Online.
August 16, 2009.
"Why We Need
More Troops in Afghanistan". American Enterprise Institute.
August 16, 2009.
"Kharwar Flood: Supporting the rule of law in a distant insurgent
haven". Stars and Stripes.
August 15, 2009.
"Commander: NATO will succeed in Afghanistan". Army Times.
August 14, 2009.
"We go long, we go deep, we go home!". New Statesman.
August 14, 2009.
"Afghanistan
Assessment". American Enterprise Institute.
August 14, 2009.
"Gates: Duration of OEF a mystery". Army Times.
August 13, 2009.
"Turning Warriors Into Soldiers". Strategy Page.
August 13, 2009.
"3-star: Buzzing is part of Afghan air strategy". Army Times.
August 13, 2009.
"The fog of war". New Statesman.
August 13, 2009.
"Will the U.S. Need More Troops in Afghanistan?"
Time.
August 13, 2009.
"How not to end a war". New Statesman.
August 13, 2009.
"The great betrayal". New Statesman.
August 12, 2009.
"California ADT hopes Afghanistan reaps the fruit of their labor".
National Guard News.
August 12, 2009.
"Holbrooke Concedes Heat Is On for Results in Afghanistan". CQ
Politics.
August 12, 2009.
"Reporting from Afghanistan: Not your typical job". Stars and
Stripes.
August 12, 2009.
"U.S., NATO deaths from Afghan bombs up sixfold". The
Philadelphia Inquirer.
August 12, 2009.
"Afghanistan: Fuelling the narco-economy". ABC News.
August 12, 2009.
"New Army Handbook Teaches Afghanistan Lessons". New York
Times.
August 12, 2009.
"American forces scramble to expand security before Afghan vote".
The Christian Science Monitor.
August 12, 2009.
"What's Going on in Laghman?". Registan.net.
August 12, 2009.
"Afghan candidates face more vocal constituency: women." The
Christian Science Monitor.
August 11, 2009.
"Taliban Rule Well, Karzai Doesn't". DoD BUZZ.
August 11, 2009.
"Afghanistan: Opportunity lost". ABC News.
August 10, 2009.
"US
puts Afghan drug lords on hitlist to disrupt Taliban finances".
The Guardian.
August 10, 2009.
"New Surveillance Technology Employed to Protect Kabul". ISAF.
August 7, 2009.
"Deja Vu All
Over Again in Afghanistan?" American Enterprise Institute.
August 5, 2009.
"Inside the Marines' Work in Afghanistan".
Human Events.
July 31, 2009.
"In Afghanistan, U.S. May Shift Strategy". The Washington
Post.
July 31, 2009.
"Winning hearts and minds: all of McChrystal's advisors".
Foreign Policy Cable.
July 31, 2009.
"Ambassador touts Guard agriculture teams in Afghanistan".
National Guard News.
July 30, 2009.
"Unreliable Afghan forces make life difficult, dangerous for U.S.
soldiers". Stars and Stripes.
July 30, 2009.
"U.S. shifting drones' focus to Taliban". LA Times.
July 29, 2009.
"Landstuhl sees more casualties from Afghanistan than Iraq".
Stars and Stripes.
July 28, 2009.
"In The Graveyard of Scholarship". A flaming critique of the
Seth Jones book
In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan
by Anne Marlowe. Forbes.com.
July 27, 2009.
"Keeping the enemy at bay". FOB Baylough's mission is to win
over locals and disrupt Taliban forces. Army Times.
July 26, 2009.
"Adjustment needed for higher altitudes". Army Times.
July 26, 2009.
"U.S. commander in Afghanistan shifts focus to protecting people".
LA
Times.
July 25, 2009.
"Dearth of Capable Afghan Forces Complicates U.S. Mission in South".
The Washington Post.
July 24, 2009.
"U.S. stops giving militant death tolls in Afghanistan". July
23, 2009.
July 24, 2009.
"Walking on the Wild Side". The American Spectator.
July 24, 2009.
"Women's issues key to Afghanistan success". Army Times.
July 24, 2009.
"Intelligence gathering expands in Afghanistan". Army Times.
July 24, 2009.
"Many translators unfit in any language". Army Times.
July 23, 2009.
"Casualties raise doubts abroad on Afghan war". Army Times.
July 22, 2009.
"Operation Shoe provides needed footwear to Afghans". USASOC
News Service.
July 21, 2009.
"As Iraq winds down, Afghanistan heats up". Los Angeles Times.
July 21, 2009.
"Why War in Afghanistan Is Futile". Cato @ Liberty.
July 13, 2009.
"More troops lost to roadside bombs: a familiar pattern". The
Christian Science Monitor.
July 9, 2009.
"The Irresistible Illusion". Rory Stewart, London Review of
Books.
July 8, 2009.
"Saving Afghanistan - Why the Iraq strategy isn't the answer".
Armed Forces Journal.
July 5, 2009.
"Afghan-Pakistani Hostility Impedes U.S. Troops". The
Washington Post.
June 25, 2009.
"MRAP trucks: Afghan savior or boondoggle?" The Christian
Science Monitor.
June 21, 2009.
"Troops
in Afghanistan would get new uniforms". Army Times.
June 19, 2009.
"U.S. Pursues a New Way to Rebuild in Afghanistan". The
Washington Post.
June 7, 2009.
"Erratic Afghan Forces Pose Challenge to U.S. Goals". The New
York Times.
June 2, 2010.
"McChrystal Paints Bleak Picture of Afghanistan War". The
Washington Independent.
February 9, 2009.
"Taliban Haven in Pakistani City Raises Fears". The New York
Times.
June 23, 2009.
"Even at home, Afghanistan is close for green berets". AFP.
June 21, 2010.
"U.S. Tightens Airstrike Policy in Afghanistan". The New York
Times.
June 17, 2009.
"General McChrystal's New Way of War". The Wall Street
Journal.
June 16, 2009.
"The Bulldozer". Foreign Correspondent.
May 27, 2009.
"Afghan Police Only Way To Victory in Afghanistan". Talk Radio
News Service.
May 13, 2009.
"US fights Taliban on another front: public relations". The
Christian Science Monitor.
May 3, 2009.
"Fighting a high-tech war with low-tech mule". The Christian
Science Monitor.
April 29, 2009.
"What Afghanistan can learn from the Taliban". The Christian
Science Monitor.
April 3, 2009.
"Aid agencies release scathing critique of Afghan counter-insurgency
efforts". National Post.
April 2, 2009.
"U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan: Achieving Peace and Stability in the
Graveyard of Empires". Center for Strategic and International
Studies.
March 27, 2009.
"Waiting for Common Sense on Afghanistan". Forbes.com.
March 16, 2009.
"Our Problem on the Ground in Afghanistan". Cato @ Liberty.
February 18, 2009.
"Obama's War: Deploying 17,000 raises stakes in Afghanistan".
USA
Today.
February 12, 2009.
"The Crisis in Afghanistan". Center for Strategic and
International Studies.
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