Afghanistan

The Myth of ‘Peace and Development’ in Afghanistan

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A central element of the US’ Counter-Insurgency Strategy (COIN) against Taliban in Afghanistan was economic development and rehabilitation of the…

Hamid Karzai and the U.S.A.

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The closer we come to the presidential elections in Afghanistan, scheduled for April 5 of this year, and the planned withdrawal of international forces from the country, the worse the U.S.-Afghan relations become. The situation is becoming more and more difficult.

The US and the Future of Afghanistan: Peace or no Peace?

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The political discourse on Afghanistan’s future is somehow not merely about how many military personnel the US would finally decide…

Afghanistan After 2014 Part 2

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 What might be the possible scenarios of the development of the military and political situation in Afghanistan in the period…

Afghanistan After 2014 Part 1

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The anthem of Afghanistan has the following lines: "This Land will shine forever – Like the sun in the blue…

U.S. Aid to Afghanistan: “In the Name of Democracy”

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Over the past 12 years the United States has expended huge financial resources and diplomatic endeavours to establish supply routes…

U.S. Role In Global Drug Trafficking Part 3

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Working for the CIA is a difficult and dangerous business. One of the tasks the paladins of the Empire of Good are facing consists in regular searching, catching, shooting and hanging their former colleagues who entered the path of treason  – just as all other secret services do to their renegades…

The struggle for Afghanistan continues

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The results of discussion of the draft of the Bilateral Security Agreement between the U.S. and Afghanistan, held by Afghan President…

USA-Afghanistan and the bilateral security agreement

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After lengthy discussions between Washington and Kabul on the question of the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014,…

Afghan Taliban Resistance: Lesson Learned

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Although it appears that the 12 year Afghan war will end in stalemate in 2014 with Afghan resistance groups poised…

What has the US forgotten in Afghanistan?

As the withdrawal of the NATO troops from Afghanistan approaches the US armored vehicles are heading for the Afghan border already. But there’s a question that comes across one’s mind – is the US going to leave this country, or they’re going to replace one form of presence by another…

On the drug situation in Afghanistan

Rapidly degrading political and economic situation in Afghanistan has a direct impact on the development of drug trafficking and drug cultivation, and production of hard drugs.…

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