Category Archives: Taliban

Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Marc Garlasco helped plan the shock and awe campaign in Iraq. As soon as the war ended, he went straight to the scene of devastation to work for Human Rights Watch, standing … Continue reading →

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Winter Truce Talks with the Taliban

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Winter Truce Talks with the Taliban”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWithout announcement, the CIA stopped carrying out drone strikes in Pakistan seven weeks ago. European allies are already endorsing peace talks with the Taliban. The president is signaling a prisoner transfer from … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan: Codes of Conduct

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Afghanistan: Codes of Conduct”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailTwo days after Tom Friedman claimed that terror groups face a backlash because of their tactics, Al-Jazeera reported that Taliban leadership is reining in the most aggressive tactics: Meanwhile, Hamid Kharzai — who is … Continue reading →

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Divide and Conquer

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Divide and Conquer”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailFrom Global Post: KABUL — Moderate leaders of the Taliban say they have quietly and steadily made progress in third-party talks between the active Taliban insurgency and representatives of the Afghan and U.S. governments. Two … Continue reading →