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Talks about Talks? Just Get on with It Already

Can we move on to peace negotiations with the Taliban yet?

U.S. Can’t Stop Afghanistan’s Opium Economy

Opium is a huge part of Afghanistan's economy. And there's nothing we can do about it.

Embrace the Talks

Hamid Karzai's negotiations with the Taliban are a good thing. They just may be the first step in getting the U.S. out of Afghanistan.

Bob Woodward's War

Is Afghanistan Vietnam redux?

Anticorruption Effort in Afghanistan, No. 512

How the U.S. anticorruption crusade in Afghanistan is fueling the problem, starting with President Karzai.

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May 26, 2012