War in Afghanistan
Germany’s war in Afghanistan
By Ludwig Weller, September 24, 2008
The official explanation that the 3,500 German soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are only “construction workers in uniform” is no longer tenable. The events in which they are embroiled are...
Withdraw all troops from Afghanistan and Iraq! A socialist answer to war and militarism
The perspective of the “peace movement”
By Socialist and Partei für Soziale Gleichheit (Germany), September 20, 2008
Demonstrations calling for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan are taking place today in German, French and British cities. The Socialist Equality Party and the Partei für Soziale Gleic...
US-Pakistani relations remain on the boil
A new understanding?
By Keith Jones, September 20, 2008
Only hours after giving military assurances that US forces would respect Pakistan’s sovereignty, the US staged another predator-drone attack inside Pakistan, killing at least six people in a Sou...
US attack inside Pakistan threatens dangerous new war
An expanded war
By Peter Symonds, September 5, 2008
A ground assault by US Special Forces troops on a Pakistani village on Wednesday threatens to expand the escalating Afghanistan war into its neighbour.
Pakistan’s ruling coalition splits amid continuing political uncertainty
By K. Ratnayake, August 27, 2008
Pakistan’s governing coalition split on Monday when its second largest partner, the Pakistan Muslim League-Narwas (PML-N), withdrew its support, citing the failure of the leading party, the Paki...
US demands crackdown by Pakistani government along Afghanistan border
By James Cogan, August 1, 2008
The three-day visit to Washington this week by Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Rusa Gilani has set the stage for a violent escalation of the Afghanistan war into ethnic Pashtun Federally Administrated...
New York Times boosts Pentagon push for wider bombing in Afghanistan
By Patrick Martin, July 24, 2008
A lengthy front-page article in Wednesday’s New York Times cites US military officials to make the case for wider latitude in conducting bombing raids against targets in Afghanistan. The article...
US-led forces kill more Afghan civilians
By Jerry White, July 22, 2008
US and NATO forces killed at least 13 Afghans over the weekend, adding to the toll of civilian deaths as the military intensifies efforts to crush opposition to the nearly seven-year-old US occupation...
The Obama candidacy and the new consensus on Afghanistan
By James Cogan, July 21, 2008
The statements made by Barack Obama during his visit to Afghanistan over the weekend verify that his campaign for president is the mouthpiece for a significant section of the American ruling elite tha...
Letters from our readers
July 19, 2008
The following is a selection of recent letters sent to the World Socialist Web Site
Returning US veterans’ lives shattered: the growing toll of PTSD
By Kate Randall, July 15, 2008
Increasing numbers of US veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Haunted by the brutality of their experiences in combat and the hor...
Britain: Brown assures Bush more troops for Afghanistan, no Iraq withdrawal
By Paul Mitchell, June 17, 2008
At a joint press conference with US President George Bush yesterday, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that more troops would be sent to Afghanistan, taking the UK’s contingent in th...
