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No U.S. bases in Afghanistan!

May 10, 2013 By Marilyn Bechtel

In this week's news has come a sobering wake-up call for anyone hoping the end of 2014 will really mark the end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.

German troops in Africa evoke bad memories

March 5, 2013 By Victor Grossman

On February 28, Germany's Bundestag members of most political parties voted to send German troops to Mali.

Zero troops in Afghanistan is the right number

January 11, 2013 By John Bachtell

Afghan president Hamid Karzai visited Washington to hammer out the framework for a long-term relationship with the United States.

Debate heats up over U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan

January 10, 2013 By Marilyn Bechtel

Debate is intensifying about the numbers of U.S. troops to remain in Afghanistan after the projected withdrawal of most by the end of 2014.

New report says Taliban would renounce al Qaeda

September 12, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

A new report by a leading British defense and security think-tank finds that Taliban leaders and members "deeply regret" their past association with Al-Qa'ida, and top-ranking Taliban officials say a cease-fire could be negotiated in Afghanistan...