Meet the "Mulholland Drive" auteur's new protégée, Afghan-American singer Ariana Delawari
By Paul Hiebert Feb 3, 2010
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In an interview, Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he's ready to talk with the Taliban
By Susanne Koelbl and Ralf Neukirch
February 1, 2010
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Obama's presidency could be undone in a hurry if he can't figure out multiple Afghan crises
By Juan Cole
January 4, 2010
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Whichever party's in charge fumbles the basics -- security, health, infrastructure. Why are we paying these people?
By Michael Lind
December 28, 2009
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The NYT columnist offers up one of the most self-contradictory columns ever
By Glenn Greenwald
December 17, 2009
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The president didn't have much of substance to say on the region that will give him his worst crises
By Juan Cole
January 28, 2010
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Total cost of the war could hit $1 trillion
By Jo Comerford
December 18, 2009
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While the U.S. is stuck in Afghanistan, China sneaks off quietly with the resource prize
By Juan Cole
December 15, 2009
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The president got his prize as an encouragement. Here's how he can rise to the occasion
By Juan Cole
December 10, 2009
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For all the ambiguity of his new policy, he is admitting that U.S. power has limits and priorities
By Gene Lyons
December 9, 2009
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Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., has an idea for how to pay for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
By Alex Koppelman
December 8, 2009
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Where should the U.S. even be looking for the terrorist leader?
By Juan Cole
December 4, 2009
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Why are key aides contradicting each other on a central point? Plus: My TV debate with Christopher Hitchens
By Glenn Greenwald
December 4, 2009
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Just 51 percent say they agree with the president's decision; there's some good news for him, though
By Alex Koppelman
December 3, 2009
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Former defense secretary challenges one of the president's assertions about the Bush administration and Afghanistan
By Alex Koppelman
December 2, 2009
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Jake Gyllenhaal shines in an undeniably grown-up movie about love and loss in the shadow of Afghanistan
By Stephanie Zacharek
December 2, 2009
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Old-school liberal says the president's decision on Afghanistan is the last straw
By Alex Koppelman
December 2, 2009
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The president's new approach to the war in Afghanistan draws heavy fire from his own party
By Alex Koppelman
December 2, 2009
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There was no pretense that human rights is our goal, or the likely outcome, in escalating the war
By Glenn Greenwald
December 2, 2009
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Good timing made Bush's surge look successful. Obama will probably enjoy no such luck
By Juan Cole
December 1, 2009
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The president spent much of his speech about additional troops he's sending to the war on the defensive
By Alex Koppelman
December 1, 2009
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The full text of President Obama's Dec. 1 speech about his plan to send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to the war
December 1, 2009