Posts Tagged ‘troop surge’

Afghanistan: Are US Parallels With Soviet War Valid?

US President Barack Obama is stepping up the war in Afghanistan by sending an additional 30,000 American troops there in the first half of 2010, on top of the 68,000 already there. Other Western countries have around 40,000 troops in Afghanistan. Soon, the Western troop deployment will exceed peak Soviet occupation levels of 110,000-120,000 in… [Read more]

Afghanistan: A Thousand Splendid Challenges

Alas, there seems to be no end to Afghanistan’s woes in sight. Just last week US Defense Secretary Robert (Bob) Gates described Afghanistan as America’s greatest military challenge, and on Thursday it was announced that presidential elections scheduled for May will be delayed until August 20. Both developments reflect the deteriorating security situation, which is… [Read more]


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