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Afghan demonstrators throw stones at a coalition military vehicle during a demonstration in Kabul, AFP Photo / Shah Marai 12.05.2009, 13:48

“They just keep on shooting” – US changes commander in Afghanistan

“We can and must do better in Afghanistan.” was the verdict of U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates as he sacked his top commander on the ground.

Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Mandel Ngan) 11.05.2009, 11:31 1 comment

Does Obama recycle George W. Bush’s plans?

What are the perspectives of NATO expansion? Is U.S. policy in Afghanistan escalating the war in the region?

07.05.2009, 03:08

“Afghani civilians are difficult to determine” – foreign policy analyst

Dozens of civilians were killed after being caught up in U.S.-led air strikes in Afghanistan on Monday. Malou Innocent, a foreign policy analyst at the CATO Institute, spoke about the problem.

AFP Photo / Tariq Mahmood 06.05.2009, 16:49 3 comments

Russia urges stop to flow of Afghan opium

The Russian Parliament says the international forces in Afghanistan must take urgent steps to curb illegal drug production in the country, and Moscow can help to deal with the problem.

29.12.2009, 04:08 8 comments

Endless war as a means to keep Pentagon’s budget

Today the US is spending more on war than the governments of 50 American states spend on education, healthcare and welfare of the American people, says journalist Sherwood Ross.

Workers using a giant offshore crane salvages portion of the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan off Baengnyeong Island, South Korea, April 15, 2010. (Image from armybase.us) 29.07.2010, 18:29 9 comments

S. Korean newspaper exonerates North over torpedo

A South Korean newspaper claims Russian investigators have found North Korea did not torpedo one of the South's warships that sank in spring. The report says the vessel hit a mine.

A Russian arms dealer displays an 7.62 mm OTS 03 sniper rifle during the DefExpo 2010 (AFP Photo / Raveendran) 16.02.2010, 11:02 10 comments

Russia faces tough competition at India’s DefExpo 2010

The world’s top arms producers have descended on New Delhi with their eyes on lucrative contracts up for grabs at India’s main arms fair.

AFP Photo / Vyacheslav Oseledko 20.02.2009, 15:13 1 comment

US airbase closed – it’s official

The Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev has signed the bill on the closure of the American military base at Manas. The Pentagon has been sent official notice, and now base personnel have to leave within 180 days.

30.09.2010, 01:14

US military defense cuts unlikely

A group of top Pentagon officials gathered on Capitol Hill in Washington to share their ideas on how to save money.

AFP Photo 15.12.2009, 14:24 12 comments

We are the biggest military behemoth ever created on Earth - Bill Ayers

The US can step down from a trillion military budget and stop being a militarized country, which does not fit with its self-image but is true by any objective measure, said US scholar Bill Ayers.

US looking to boost military funding for ‘right war’

Published: 13 May, 2009, 14:08


Afghanistan, Bagram: US soldiers prepare to load supplies

The US Congress is expected to pass an emergency bill on funding for the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 
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