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House Rejects Afghan Withdrawl, 356-65

In 2001, the US Congress never declared war on Afghanistan. But this week and almost nine years on, only sixty-five members voted to withdraw American troops from that undeclared war,

Elections Don’t Justify Iraq War

I do admire the courage of Iraqi voters. And the situation in Iraq is more secure than at any time in the last few years. But none of this even

Learning to Live With Radical Islam

We don't have to accept the stoning of criminals. But it's time to stop treating all Islamists as potential terrorists.

EXCLUSIVE: Muslim Brotherhood Resource Website Likely New Front Organization.

Ikhwanscope is an independent Muslim Progressive and moderate non-profit site, concentrating mainly on the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement founded by the Imam Hassan Albana.”

Talking to the Taliban

The new Afghan strategy marks a fresh start but great obstacles to a peaceful settlement - and no doubt a lot more fighting - still lie ahead, says Patrick Seale.

NATO troops kill Afghan cleric, officials say

KABUL -- NATO troops in a convoy killed an Afghan cleric as he was driving Thursday in Kabul,

Roadside bomb kills 5 police in Afghanistan

Violence and killings continue in Afghanistan and Taliban vowes to continue.

Australian soldier sentenced to hang in Afghanistan

A former Australian soldier has been sentenced to death in Afghanistan for shooting dead an Afghan colleague then trying to blame the killling on the Taliban, Times Online reported.

Taliban buying guns from former warlords

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, northern Afghanistan - Evidence is mounting that Taliban insurgents are purchasing the weapons they need to fight government and international forces

Al-Qaeda’s shadow over Taliban talks

With an international conference starting in London on Thursday expected to lay down a framework for the Afghan government to begin taking charge of its own security, in line with