The Neglected Front
Tags: AFGHAN War, 2001-; WAR on Terrorism, 2001-2009; INSURGENCY; TALIBAN; UNITED States -- Military relations; AFGHANISTAN -- Military relations
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- Afghanistan: An Overview. Berger, Adam // Points of View: Afghanistan;2011, p1
An overview of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan is presented. Protection of the democratic government by the U.S. military from Islamic fundamentalists affiliated with Taliban and al-Qaeda forces is described. Vocabulary such as "Jihad," "Mujahideen," and "Northern Alliance" are defined. The...
- Absurd, or Worse. Kaiser, David // Commonweal;3/12/2010, Vol. 137 Issue 5, p12
The article discusses the tendency for nations to go to war based on logical and popular principles, which often leads to disaster, as shown by the outcome of the U.S. war against Afghanistan. The author cites three such cases, aside from the U.S. war against Afghanistan. The origin of the U.S....
- A New Model Afghan Army. Manuel, Anja; Singer, P. W. // Foreign Affairs;Jul/Aug2002, Vol. 81 Issue 4, p44
The article discusses the situation in Afghanistan following the suspension of their vicious, 23-year-old civil war. When the U.S. and allied forces entered Afghanistan to rout the Taliban and al Qaeda, demobilizing the country's many warring factions had not been on their agenda. The operations...
- Taunts from the Border. Ware, Michael // Time International (South Pacific Edition);10/28/2002, Issue 42, p46
Reports on United States military forces in Afghanistan hunting for al-Qaeda as of October 2002. Idea that the terrorists have reorganized training camps in Pakistan; Finding of a munitions cache by the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, but no cell members in the hillsides of the...
- LOSING CONTROL? McGirk, Tim; Ware, Michael; Calabresi, Massimo; Thompson, Mark; Haider, Kamal // Time International (South Pacific Edition);11/18/2002, Issue 45, p32
Reports on the war on terrorism in Afghanistan that is led by the United States. Details of the conflict that continues in spite of the idea that the U.S. has won; Efforts of the U.S. and Afghan President Hamid Karzai to create stability in Afghanistan; Indication that al-Qaeda and Taliban...
- Taunts from The Border. Ware, Michael // Time;10/28/2002, Vol. 160 Issue 18, p30
Reports on United States military forces in Afghanistan hunting for al-Qaeda as of October 2002. Idea that the terrorists have reorganized training camps in Pakistan; Finding of a munitions cache by the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, but no cell members in the hillsides of the...
- LOSING CONTROL? McGirk, Tim; Ware, Michael; Calabresi, Massimo; Thompson, Mark; Haider, Kamal // Time;11/18/2002, Vol. 160 Issue 21, p56
Reports on the war on terrorism in Afghanistan that is led by the United States. Details of the conflict that continues in spite of the idea that the U.S. has won; Efforts of the U.S. and Afghan President Hamid Karzai to create stability in Afghanistan; Indication that al-Qaeda and Taliban...
- Making Themselves Feel Right at Home. Robinson, Simon; Thompson, Mark // Time;4/29/2002, Vol. 159 Issue 17, p6
Focuses on the continued war effort of the United States and other countries in Afghanistan against the terrorist group al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Belief of the U.S. that hundreds of al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters are still in Afghanistan; Details of daily life, including debriefings at the end...
- Heading Deeper Into Afghanistan. Mulrine, Anna // U.S. News & World Report;10/13/2008, Vol. 145 Issue 8, p20
This article describes the war in Afghanistan and how the resurgent Taliban is forcing additional U.S. troops into battle. The rising U.S. death toll and the appeal for more military forces by NATO commander U.S. General David McKiernan are discussed. Pakistan's role in providing sanctuary for...
