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16.03.2009, 13:22
Obama and the Pentagon are reviewing their strategy in Afghanistan, after admitting that the US is losing the war. Dick Cheney has reacted by slamming the new administration’s policies.
03.03.2009, 08:44
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US military spending has doubled over last four years, but with the current economic crisis, American taxpayers prefer receiving money rather than giving.
19.02.2009, 09:03
The top US commander in Afghanistan predicts it will be a tough year for American troops in the country. He says allied forces have reached stalemate, but hopes the reinforcements will help win the war.
19.02.2009, 00:56
If the US does not make an exit from Afghanistan in the next 4-5 years, the US will be obliged to pull out, says Gilles Dorronsoro of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
18.02.2009, 22:53
US President Barack Obama has given the go-ahead to send another 17,000 US troops to Afghanistan.
18.02.2009, 21:34
Increase of U.S. contingent won’t bring stability to Afghanistan says Ivan Eland, senior fellow at the Independent Institute, Washington DC.
18.02.2009, 15:46
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Sooner or later, the new US administration will consider Russia as an equal partner in rebuilding and restoring Afghanistan, says RT military analyst Eugene Khrushchev.
16.02.2009, 18:16
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Even though Soviet troops pulled out of Afghanistan twenty years ago without tasting a single significant defeat, they were unable to bring peace to Afghanistan.
07.07.2009, 02:33
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“An unstable China would create a lot of turbulence. However, the way the Chinese government deals with those groups [of protesters] in Xinjiang is very important,” said Dr. Kerry Brown of the London-based Chatham House.
13.04.2009, 18:46
Violence is escalating in the Thai capital Bangkok, as the army clashes with anti-government protestors.
Published: 18 March, 2009, 11:22
A cross-party group of 15 congressmen have written to President Obama asking him to “reconsider” sending 17,000 extra troops to Afghanistan. They fear the new administration may be following old policies.
