Taliban - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/taliban/?source=rss&aim=taliban en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT "People in Afghanistan want change" By Susanne Koelbl Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/26/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/26/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss In an interview, Abdullah Abdullah, challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, discusses election fraud Pakistan's security is hanging in the balance By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/19/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/19/pakistan/index.html?source=rss Pakistan's military offensive has become a rallying point for Muslim radicals. Volunteers pour in to fight the army Fighting against ourselves in Afghanistan By Ann Jones Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/23/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/23/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss The U.S. trains forces in Afghanistan that then go to work for the Taliban Afghanistan by the numbers By Tom Engelhardt Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/14/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/14/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss Is the war worth it? The cost in dollars, years, public opinion and lives Afghanistan may already be lost By Susanne Koelbl Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/10/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/10/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss President Obama wants to try a new approach to beat back the Taliban, but some analysts think the war can't be won NATO bombs -- but is Taliban getting U.S. aid? By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/04/cole_taliban/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/04/cole_taliban/index.html?source=rss Following the Taliban's money trail all the way back home The U.S. needs Iran and Russia By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/31/cole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/31/cole/index.html?source=rss With the war on terror now a war of logistics, the Obama administration must rely on the goodwill of those two Iraq: Afghanistan's model for success By Susanne Koelbl Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/army_tactics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/army_tactics/index.html?source=rss The U.S. Army is trying out a radical change of course in Afghanistan -- but will it work? What's the end game in Afghanistan, Mr. President? By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/24/cole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/24/cole/index.html?source=rss A failed policy in Afghanistan could turn Obama into a one-term president Taliban attacks scare off voters By Matthias Gebauer Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/20/taliban_election/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/20/taliban_election/index.html?source=rss Across Afghanistan, violence and threats kept voters at home What to think about the Afghan elections Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/08/20/afghan_roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/08/20/afghan_roundup/index.html?source=rss The polls have closed. A survey of opinion on what the results will mean, from the Nation to the Weekly Standard As Afghans vote, American support for the Afghan war collapses By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/20/cole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/20/cole/index.html?source=rss A light turnout in the Afghan elections could force incumbent President Karzai into a run-off Did U.S. forces watch Afghan massacre? By Mark Benjamin Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss Afghan detainees allege that Americans witnessed a mass killing -- a charge the New York Times chose not to report "One big, tall Caucasian American" By Mark Benjamin Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss A detainee who survived a massacre of Taliban prisoners is among those who claim there were American witnesses "If we kill schoolgirls, you shouldn't be surprised" By Matthias Gebauer and Shoib Najafizada Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/29/taliban/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/29/taliban/index.html?source=rss Responding to threats from the Taliban, at least 10 girls' schools have shut down in northern Afghanistan. "Nuclear weapons are not Kalashnikovs" By Susanne Koelbl Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/06/zardari/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/06/zardari/index.html?source=rss Prior to his meeting with Obama, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari discusses his country's nuclear arsenal, failed peace talks with the Taliban and the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden. The leader of the Pakistani Taliban vows to strike America By Susanne Koelbl and Britta Sandberg Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/09/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/09/pakistan/index.html?source=rss Rival Islamic militant groups are joining forces to make Pakistan into a stronghold -- and are receiving support from Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency. Obama's domino theory By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/30/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/30/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss The president sounds like he's channeling Cheney or McCain -- or a Cold War hawk afraid of international communism -- when he talks about the war in Afghanistan. Meet the accidental guerrillas By Laura Miller Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/11/kilcullen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/11/kilcullen/index.html?source=rss Ex-Petraeus advisor David Kilcullen warns that if Western forces aren't willing to stick around in Iraq and Afghanistan, extremists will continue turning the locals into weapons. Karzai won't leave By Matthias Gebauer and Shoib Najafizada Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/02/karzai_leave/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/02/karzai_leave/index.html?source=rss Afghan President Hamid Karzai discovered the importance of adhering to his country's constitution at an awfully convenient political moment. Bowing down to the Taliban By Susanne Koelbl Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/25/koelbl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/25/koelbl/index.html?source=rss Pakistan is capitulating to the Taliban in the Swat Valley, where the Islamists plan to introduce Sharia law. Should NATO kill Afghan opium traffickers? By Susanne Koelbl Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/02/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/02/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss Debate rages in NATO as a top U.S. commander calls for deadly attacks on the drug mafia, not just Taliban insurgents. Failure in Afghanistan, catastrophe in Pakistan By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/22/ahmed_rashid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/22/ahmed_rashid/index.html?source=rss William Dalrymple's review of Ahmed Rashid's "Descent into Chaos" tells a tale of neocon-concocted utter disaster Why we're losing in Afghanistan By Anand Gopal Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/10/afghanistan_gopal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/10/afghanistan_gopal/index.html?source=rss Corrupt government and the U.S.'s mismanaged "surge" strategy have led to the Taliban's powerful resurgence in Afghanistan.