THE GREAT GAME AND THE AFGHAN WARS
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- Afghanistan: Regaining Momentum. Jalali, Ali A. // Parameters: U.S. Army War College;Winter2007, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p5
The article assesses conditions in Afghanistan six years after the U.S.-led invasion. The country is seen as threatened by instability and chaos from a resurgent Taliban and an ineffective central government. To avoid this, the author calls for domestic and international cooperation on revising...
- A Turnaround Strategy. Zakaria, Fareed // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);2/9/2009, Vol. 153 Issue 6, p22
The author provides four ideas for strategies to improve the Afghan war. He emphasizes the need for making local populations feel secure and getting the Afghan National Army and local police to do as much as possible. He also sees strengthening the legitimacy of the Afghan government as...
- A Turnaround Strategy. Zakaria, Fareed // Newsweek;2/9/2009, Vol. 153 Issue 6, p36
The author provides four ideas for strategies to improve the Afghan war. He emphasizes the need for making local populations feel secure and getting the Afghan National Army and local police to do as much as possible. He also sees strengthening the legitimacy of the Afghan government as...
- Our military presence in Afghanistan is part of the problem, not the solution. // New Statesman;8/17/2009, Vol. 138 Issue 4962, p4
In this editorial the author comments on British involvement in the war in Afghanistan. It is noted that British and American authorities have put forward a number of reasons for the war but the primary one has been the need to deny the al-Qaeda terrorist organization military bases in the...
- Losing Faith. Wieseltier, Leon // New Republic;8/12/2010, Vol. 241 Issue 13, p5
This article discusses the status of the war in Afghanistan and the chances of U.S. success. Although the author fully supports the reasons behind the war and he believes that it has been necessary for preventing the further organization of the Taliban and its terrorist activities, he also...
- 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...
- 'Legitimacy' in Afghanistan. Naiman, Robert; Greco, Emily Schwartz // Foreign Policy in Focus;11/12/2009, p2
The authors examine the implication of the decision of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah not to contest the second round of the Afghan presidential election for the legitimacy of the Afghan government. They argue that political negotiations that would result in an Afghan government...
- 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....
- THE RISE OF JIHADISTAN. Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami; Hirsh, Michael; Hussain, Zahid; Barry, John // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);10/2/2006, Vol. 148 Issue 14, p20
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....
