A HARVEST OF TREACHERY
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- A HARVEST OF TREACHERY. Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);1/9/2006, Vol. 147 Issue 2, p28
The article looks at how Afghanistan's drug trade is threatening the country's stability. The author reviews how the rule of law is under attack by an organization of warlords and drug smugglers that spans the country and transcends its ethnic divisions. Statistics related to drug trade's...
- A HARVEST OF TREACHERY. Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami // Newsweek;1/9/2006, Vol. 147 Issue 2, p32
The article looks at how Afghanistan's drug trade is threatening the country's stability. The author reviews how the rule of law is under attack by an organization of warlords and drug smugglers that spans the country and transcends its ethnic divisions. Statistics related to drug trade's...
- Save Whatever We Can. Rashid, Ahmed // New Republic;8/12/2010, Vol. 241 Issue 13, p16
This article discusses the status of the Afghan war and makes suggestions about the best way for the U.S. forces and their allies to proceed. The article notes that too many allied forces are being killed, U.S. officials disagree on policy with Afghanistan and Pakistan officials, the government...
- THE MAKING OF AFGHANISTAN: KARZAI'S SECOND PRESIDENTIAL TERM AND OBAMA'S NEW AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY. Dogan, Salih // USAK Yearbook of International Politics & Law;2010, Vol. 3, p539
The article reports on the plan of President Hamid Karzai for Afghanistan. It notes that Karzai has won for the second time the presidential election on August 20, 2009. Karzai stated in his speech that his five-year goal as president will be to use international and domestic sources to end war....
- Afghanistan: What Can We Achieve? COHEN, MICHAEL A. // Dissent (00123846);Winter2011, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p9
In this article the author discusses the war in Afghanistan. According to the author the initial enthusiasm for the war in 2001 has been lessened by a series of poor decisions on the part of the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. The article faults military strategy...
- A Violent Wake-Up Call. Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami; Cochrane, Joe; Hussain, Zahid // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);6/12/2006, Vol. 147 Issue 24, p28
The article focuses on how the recent resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan is affected the political strength of President Hamid Karzai. A brief reviews of Karzai's tenure as president is presented. According to the author, many Afghans have begun to criticize the president's cautious...
- THE RISE OF JIHADISTAN. Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami; Hirsh, Michael; Hussain, Zahid; Barry, John // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);10/2/2006, Vol. 148 Issue 14, p16
The article reports on the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The Taliban is easily winning recruits and emerging out of hiding. Long established on the periphery, Taliban fighters are coming back to Afghanistan's center. The group is not swayed by the light military presence of 40,000 U....
- A Smart Pashtun Play. Harrison, Selig S. // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);7/12/2010, Vol. 156 Issue 2, p2
The author offers his opinion on Afghan President Hamid Karzai. It is argued that Karzai is consolidating his control of the government by installing officials of the dominant Pashtun ethnic group and seeking peace negotiations with the Islamic fundamentalist organization the Taliban. The U.S....
- THE RISE OF JIHADISTAN. Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami; Hirsh, Michael; Hussain, Zahid; Barry, John // Newsweek;10/2/2006, Vol. 148 Issue 14, p24
The article reports on the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The Taliban is easily winning recruits and emerging out of hiding. Long established on the periphery, Taliban fighters are coming back to Afghanistan's center. The group is not swayed by the light military presence of 40,000 U....
