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By Bill Van Auken

In its escalation of the US war in Afghanistan, and its increasing extension across the border into Pakistan, the Obama administration has chosen as its senior commander an officer who is among those most deeply implicated in the criminal operations carried out under Bush and Cheney.

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Airstrikes miss target, kill 10 civilians

MSNBC

06/11/09

U.S. airstrikes in western Afghanistan missed their target of a militant commander and instead killed 12 other militants and 10 civilians, provincial officials said Thursday. The U.S. military originally said the strike killed a warlord named Mullah Mustafa but now say he apparently survived. In a statement issued Thursday, the U.S. said ‘credible reports surfaced that Mustafa survived the attack’ in Ghor province...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Does This Look Like Victory?

Starving Afghan Family Displaced by US Airstrike

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Exclusive footage from the recent US airstrikes in Afghanistan provides a sobering look at the dire situation on the ground.

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The blast, she says, lifted her house off the ground and woke up the village. The curious went to see what happened. That's when the second drone struck, killing roughly 15 civilians, she says.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/02/afghani-member-of-parliam_n_210585.html



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MSNBC

06/02/09

U.S. deaths in Afghanistan have risen to 65 so far this year, up from 36 over the first five months of 2008 — though U.S. and coalition troops have also killed hundreds more militants, an Associated Press tally shows. As newly arriving Marines enter the violent Afghan south — the spiritual home of the Taliban and the country’s major drug-producing region — the military said Tuesday that U.S. deaths will likely increase even further this summer...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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In Iraq, a half-hour firefight was considered a long engagement; here, Marines have fought battles that have lasted as long as eight hours against an enemy whose attacking forces have grown from platoon-size to company-size.

https://www.thestate.com/166/story/811092.html



Russian advice: More troops won't help in Afghanistan

The old diplomat sighed as he recalled his years in Afghanistan, and then leaned forward and said in a booming voice that no escalation of troops would bring lasting peace.

https://www.thestate.com/166/story/811099.html



Dexter Filkins: The 'Forever War' In Afghanistan

Audio: NPR

As a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, Dexter Filkins has recently reported on clashes pitting Taliban militants against the Afghan and Pakistani governments.

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Disapproval ratings for military efforts in Afghanistan are rapidly rising. In a March USA Today/Gallup poll, 42 percent of respondents said the United States made a mistake in sending military forces to Afghanistan, up from 30 percent in February.

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