Americans Pessimistic About Afghanistan War
07 July 2009
'Americans Pessimistic About Afghanistan War', Angus Reid Global Monitor, 7 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Most people in the United States are still under the impression that their country is facing a major challenge in Afghanistan, according to a poll by the New York Times and CBS News. 55 per cent of respondents say the war is going badly for the U.S, up two points since April. Afghanistan has been the main battleground in the war...
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Kyrgyzstan Approves New Manas Agreement
07 July 2009
'Kyrgyzstan Approves New Manas Agreement', Reuters, 7 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Kyrgyzstan has signed an agreement allowing the United States to continue using a key air base serving U.S. aircraft in operations in Afghanistan, according to a presidential spokesman. The former Soviet republic had announced in February it was closing the base after securing pledges of $2 billion in aid and credit from Russia. But negotiations between...
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Rethinking IED Strategies
07 July 2009
Commander John Moulton, US Navy, '', Military Review / United States Army Combined Arms Center, 2 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) have been emblematic of the insurgency in Iraq. Why have so many disparate insurgent groups with varying resource levels chosen the same means to pursue their oftenconflicting goals? And, a more important question, what can...
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The Taliban's Winning Strategy in Afghanistan
07 July 2009
Gilles Dorronsoro, '', Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 2009
EXCERPT: "The Taliban's clear strategy and increasingly coherent organization have put the International Coalition on the defensive, marginalized the local Afghan government, and given the Taliban control of southern and eastern Afghanistan. Rather than concentrating limited troops in the South and...
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