WHAT WE MUST DO NOW
Tags: AFGHANISTAN -- Politics & government -- 2001-; TALIBAN; INSURGENCY; KARZAI, Hamid, 1957-
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- WHAT WE MUST DO NOW. Clark, Wesley K. // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);10/2/2006, Vol. 148 Issue 14, p27
This article focuses on the situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has resurfaced five years after being toppled by the U.S. invasion of 2001. The author claims the resurgence of the Taliban is partly due to the U.S.'s definition of its original mission, which was to strike the Taliban and...
- Walking a FINE LINE. Moreau, Ron; Khan, Faisal Enayat // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);6/9/2003, Vol. 141 Issue 23, p30
Profiles Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Assassination attempt against Karzai; Opinion that the future of Afghanistan rests in his hands; Popularity of Karzai and his support from the U.S. and Europe; Hit-and-run guerrilla attacks by Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan; Need for Karzai to...
- Walking a FINE LINE. Moreau, Ron; Khan, Faisal Enayat // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);6/9/2003, Vol. 141 Issue 23, p24
Profiles Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Assassination attempt against Karzai; Opinion that the future of Afghanistan rests in his hands; Popularity of Karzai and his support from the U.S. and Europe; Hit-and-run guerrilla attacks by Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan; Need for Karzai to...
- Karzai Brings Afghan Peace Plan to Washington Weitz, Richard // World Politics Review;5/11/2010, p2
The article focuses on the efforts of Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai to gain U.S. support for a new peace plan and negotiations with the Taliban. The terms of the new peace plan include the Karzai administration demanding Taliban leaders to break with al-Qaida, stop military action and...
- One Man's Relentless War. Weymouth, Lally // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);2/4/2002, Vol. 139 Issue 5, p62
Presents an interview with Hamid Karzai, the interim leader of Afghanistan. Thoughts on a visit to the United States and what it may accomplish; The threat of the Al Qaeda terrorist network; Vision for the future of Afghanistan; Opinion on the rights of women; The treatment of the Afghan people...
- 'THERE WILL BE NO HONEYMOON' Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);11/23/2009, Vol. 154 Issue 21, p66
The article presents an interview with former Afghan Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani. He believes that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is capable of becoming more of a consensus-builder. In his view people tend to overestimate the power of Afghan warlords. He believes the Taliban insurgency in...
- A Violent Wake-Up Call. Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami; Cochrane, Joe; Hussain, Zahid // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);6/12/2006, Vol. 147 Issue 24, p32
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...
- 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...
- Obama: Say Yes to Afghan Peace Talks. Naiman, Robert // Foreign Policy in Focus;5/11/2010, p1
This article focuses on the scheduled meeting between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. President Barack Obama in May 2010. According to Afghan government officials, a top priority for the meeting is to gain President Obama's full support for the efforts of Afghanistan to reconcile with...
