Afghanistan
NATO bombing kills eight Afghan children
By Bill Van Auken, February 11, 2012
At least eight Afghan civilians, all children according to some reports, were killed Thursday when a NATO warplane bombed a village in Afghanistan's northeast Kapisa province.
NATO ministers hold crisis talks on Afghanistan
By Bill Van Auken, February 3, 2012
Amid growing signs of crisis in the decade-old US-led war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Wednesday that the US would make a “transition” from combat to “training” and “advising” puppet Afghan forces by the end of 2013.
France rules out rapid Afghanistan withdrawal
By Olivier Laurent, January 28, 2012
Sarkozy will keep French troops in Afghanistan despite rising popular opposition to the NATO occupation following the January 20 deaths of four French soldiers.
Ten NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
By Alex Lantier, January 21, 2012
At least ten NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when a US helicopter crashed and an Afghan soldier shot four French troops after a training session.
US marines desecrate Afghan dead
By James Cogan, January 13, 2012
A video published yesterday shows four US marines in Afghanistan urinating on the heads of three Afghan dead, joking among themselves as they desecrate the corpses.
Afghan government accuses US of torture and false imprisonment
By James Cogan, January 10, 2012
The puppet government of President Hamid Karzai has accused the American military of torture and arbitrary detention at the largest US-run prison in the country.
Afghanistan signs oil contract with Chinese giant
By John Chan, January 10, 2012
China’s oil contract with Afghanistan will exacerbate tensions with the US and India.
US backs Taliban office in Qatar in bid for Afghanistan deal
By Bill Van Auken, January 4, 2012
US and Taliban sources have confirmed a deal to set up an office of the Islamist group in Qatar as part of Washington’s attempt to negotiate a settlement of its decade-old war in Afghanistan.
Another year of death and destruction in the AfPak War
By James Cogan, January 3, 2012
The tenth year of the US and NATO occupation of Afghanistan was among the deadliest and most destructive of the entire conflict.
Slideshow presentation: Afghan refugees in Paris speak out
By Shantan Kumarasamy, December 29, 2011
Homeless Afghan asylum seekers discuss their dangerous journeys to Europe and their desperate struggles for survival.
Cameron visits Afghanistan as UK prepares further interventions in region
By Julie Hyland, December 23, 2011
A strict media blackout was in force for Prime Minister David Cameron’s pre-Christmas visit to British troops in Afghanistan Tuesday.
US generals balk at Obama’s Afghanistan withdrawal plan
By Bill Van Auken, December 8, 2011
In the latest round of conflict between Obama and his top military commanders, the senior US general in Afghanistan is opposing the administration’s plans for the withdrawal of troops from the US-occupied country.
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