Can An Assassination Campaign Turn The Tide In Afghanistan? -- Time Magazine
The Obama Administrations new military strategy in Afghanistan may be a sign of desperation — a Hail Mary pass — but it may just work. The President's counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan describes it as giving up the 'hammer' for the 'scalpel.' The military, as we know from classified military documents put on the Internet by WikiLeaks last month, prefers the term 'kinetic strike'. I've heard the Pentagon use the term 'eliminating command nodes'. But I'll go ahead and call it by its everyday name: assassination.
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In Afghanistan, More Attacks on Officials and a Protest Over a Deadly NATO Raid -- New York Times
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 19 -- Reuters
Petraeus uses media to press patience on Afghanistan war -- Washington Times
Romania shows its support for the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
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Afghan Protesters Allege Civilian Deaths in NATO Raid -- Voice of America
In Afghanistan, More Attacks on Officials and a Protest Over a Deadly NATO Raid -- New York Times
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 19 -- Reuters
Petraeus uses media to press patience on Afghanistan war -- Washington Times
Romania shows its support for the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Pakistan, Russia back Afghanistan at rare summit -- Sydney Morning Herald
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Afghanistan Opening First Shariah-Based Banks: Islamic Finance -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Afghanistan's Food Supply Is Least Secure in 163-Nation Ranking -- Bloomberg Businessweek
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