Afghanistan
Massacre of civilians overshadows “AfPak” summit
By Bill Van Auken, May 8, 2009
The Pentagon is attempting to cover up its responsibility for the massacre of at least 120 civilians in western Afghanistan—the worst atrocity since the war began—as the Obama administration prepa...
Oppose the Afghanistan-Pakistan war
By Peter Symonds, May 7, 2009
The US summit with Afghanistan and Pakistan currently underway in Washington marks the onset of a major escalation of military violence in both countries.
US airstrikes kill scores of civilians in Afghanistan
By Bill Van Auken, May 6, 2009
On the eve of a tripartite summit between the US, Afghan and Pakistani presidents in Washington, US air strikes in western Afghanistan killed scores of civilians in one of the worst atrocities in the ...
Australian Labor government escalates military involvement in Afghanistan
By James Cogan, May 2, 2009
The Rudd Labor government announced on Wednesday a significant expansion of Australia’s military commitment to the US-led occupation of Afghanistan.
US airstrike kills six civilians in Afghanistan
By Bill Van Auken, April 15, 2009
As the top US military commander predicted that the Obama administration’s troop buildup in Afghanistan will lead to a surge in violence, an air strike by US-led occupation forces once again left ci...
Court rules detainees in Afghanistan can challenge imprisonment
By Bill Van Auken, April 4, 2009
In a rebuke to the Bush and Obama administrations’ bid to hold so-called enemy combatants indefinitely without charges or trials, a federal judge has ruled that three detainees at a US prison in Afg...
US commander seeks 10,000 more troops for Afghanistan
By Patrick Martin, April 2, 2009
The top US military commander in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. David McKiernan, has formally requested the deployment of an additional 10,000 US combat troops for the increasingly bloody war in the Central As...
US prepares new escalation of Afghanistan intervention
By Patrick Martin, March 24, 2009
The chief official overseeing US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan arrived in Brussels Monday to brief NATO representatives on the Obama administration plans for the region amid press reports that th...
Obama lays out Afghanistan war strategy
By James Cogan, March 11, 2009
The desperation at the heart of the Obama administration’s plans for the escalation of the war in Afghanistan was laid bare in the interview that the president gave to the New York Times last Friday...
Washington in conflict with Afghan president over early poll
By James Cogan, March 2, 2009
In the midst of a deteriorating security situation, Karzai’s decision to call an early election has been met with open opposition from the Obama administration and exposed the rift that exists betwe...
Obama defends his “Guantánamo” in Afghanistan
By James Cogan, February 27, 2009
While alleged “terrorist suspects” will no longer be detained without trial and abused at Guantánamo, the Obama administration has given the green light for such outrages to continue unchecked at...
US commander warns American troops will be in Afghanistan for years
By Peter Symonds, February 21, 2009
The top US commander in Afghanistan, General David McKiernan, warned on Wednesday that the troop buildup announced this week was “not a temporary force uplift” but would have to be sustained for y...
