Archive for 'Afghanistan war'
The Strategy of Concentric Circle
Posted on07. Oct, 2012 by Imran Malik.
With no victory in sight and the ANSF becoming a major failure it appears to be a prudent decision to cut losses and even “prepone the egress” - a possibility under discussion too. However, the US will be able to come up with a clearer desired end state of the Afghan Campaign after the November elections. By [...]
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Afghanistan: A Vietnam Made
Posted on01. Oct, 2012 by Editor.
Talk to the Taliban or risk a messier Vietnam By Michele Kearney After November, America must offer a ceasefire and genuine negotiations. The alternative is savage civil war The US campaign in Afghanistan today is as much about Vietnam as it is about Afghanistan. The US military is deeply concerned to avoid the appearance of [...]
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Camp Bastion in Afghanistan
Posted on26. Sep, 2012 by Editor.
I've been inside Camp Bastion – and it seemed like the safest place on earth By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent It was often said of Camp Bastion that the only correct decision that Britain ever made during its torrid history in Afghanistan was to build the base in the middle of nowhere, with isolation as its [...]
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Deadly Attack On US Base In Helmand
Posted on21. Sep, 2012 by Editor.
Deadly attack on base in Afghanistan destroys five aircraft, damages 3 FoxNews.com Two Marines were killed and several more injured when Afghan militants armed with rocket propelled grenades and small arms breached the perimeter of the main U.S. Marine base in southern Afghanistan, following a rocket and mortar attack on the base that is shared [...]
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Afghanistan: America Achieves Victory
Posted on11. Sep, 2012 by Editor.
By Scott Rickard American soldiers DO NOT make sacrifices for the American people. They make sacrifices for JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. Hilary Clinton, Madeline Albright, Jan Schakowsky, and other prominent American women claim American forces are necessary in Afghanistan to protect the gains made in woman’s rights. On Sept 6th, Emma Graham-Harrison reported in [...]
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A war without an end
Posted on09. Sep, 2012 by Raja Mujtaba.
End phase still wandering in clouds of uncertainty By Brig Asif Haroon Raja There is a dire need to renew peace process in Afghanistan which got stalled in mid 2011. It is not only important for safe and timely exit of ISAF but also for Obama to boost up his chances of re-election in [...]
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MELTDOWN OF AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY
Posted on29. Aug, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal On the eve of Eid, shrapnel from two rockets fired at Bagram Air Base hit the parked air craft of the most powerful military commander of the world, the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs; forcing him to await a replacement plane. Such attacks occur nearly every two weeks at [...]
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Afghanistan: Converging Indo-US interests and Pakistan
Posted on07. Aug, 2012 by Dr Raja M Khan.
By Dr. Raja Muhammad Khan In their collaboration over Afghanistan, India and United States have joined hands since the beginning of the new millennium. Apart from current Indian engagements, United States wants a major Indian role in Afghanistan in the post 2014 scenario. In order to implement their long-term agendas, these strategic partners are trying [...]
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AFGHANISTAN: ORDER OR DISORDER
Posted on29. Jul, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
"American arrogance would be the cause of her humiliations all over; arrogance is ingrained deep in American leadership." Raja Mujtaba By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal A billion dollar question that intrigues the minds, of strategists the world over is about the future course that Afghanistan could follow as the occupation forces are on their [...]
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Afghanistan: Fluctuating Situations
Posted on19. Jul, 2012 by Asif H Raja.
Overview of fluctuating situation in Afghanistan By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Haqqani Network (HN) under Sirajuddin Haqqani based in North Waziristan (NW) was declared the most dangerous outfit when it hit military targets in Kabul several times with impunity on September 13, 2011. Murder of Burhanuddin Rabbani on September 20, 2011 blocked the peace [...]
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