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LiberalAndProud

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12. It's spring in Afghanistan.
Sun Apr 15, 2012, 01:50 PM
Apr 2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17719956
Mirwais Yasini, an MP from Nangarhar, told BBC News: ''This shows the Taliban don't want peace.

"They don't want to negotiate. They are not serious. They want to continue the killing of innocent people."

The MP said it was clear an intelligence failure had occurred.



http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-04-14/afghan-taliban-peace-council/54274788/1
KABUL (AP) – The son of a former Afghan peace council chairman killed by a suicide bomber was elected Saturday to succeed his father as head of the group tasked with reaching out to the Taliban to find a political resolution to the decade-long war.
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Rabbani also said that continued fighting has resulted in the long presence of foreign forces on Afghan soil.

"If we have peace in our country, there will be no reason for the foreign forces to stay," he said.



http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-afghanistan-attacks-futurebre83e0b8-20120415,0,5349708.story
Afghan Taliban say more similar attacks to come

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban vowed to launch similar attacks to those that engulfed the Afghan capital of Kabul and several provinces on Sunday.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters that the assaults were in retaliation for the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base, the killing of 17 Afghan civilians for which a U.S. soldier has been charged as well as for videos apparently showing U.S. Marines urinating on dead Taliban.

(Reporting by Hamid Shalizi)

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Looks like Castro with the gun there... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #1
Good catch bongbong Apr 2012 #23
Yep. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #24
time to declare victory and leave... KG Apr 2012 #2
after having spent goo-gobs of money on expensive drones xchrom Apr 2012 #3
This story didn't get much play here at DU EFerrari Apr 2012 #4
+1 xchrom Apr 2012 #6
Rereading "The Runaway General" about McChrystal, found this gem: EFerrari Apr 2012 #7
it's ridiculous -- maybe we would have had a chance to rebuild afghanistan -- but our other wars xchrom Apr 2012 #8
"Active-duty Army whistleblower" - that means that this guy is the next one to receive bullwinkle428 Apr 2012 #11
So far, this whistleblower says his command is not punishing him. EFerrari Apr 2012 #19
The purpose of the mission is political - domestic politics kenny blankenship Apr 2012 #16
The president, whoever is in office, is just a figurehead for the war profiteers. EFerrari Apr 2012 #18
It's also economic malaise Apr 2012 #20
we trained these guys and that`s the thanks we get? madrchsod Apr 2012 #5
Maybe these guys don't want to get killed in this useless American war. EFerrari Apr 2012 #10
Trained them? We created them, just like we made OBL, Saudi Arabia, etc. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #15
Taliban launch raids on Kabul and other Afghan targets xchrom Apr 2012 #9
It's spring in Afghanistan. LiberalAndProud Apr 2012 #12
Well, we best get out of Dodge as to present less juicy targets TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #13
Light at the end of the tunnel. kenny blankenship Apr 2012 #14
I know I'm going to say something that is not popular here, but Cleita Apr 2012 #17
Bring the troops home malaise Apr 2012 #21
Tet offensive. Get out. Faygo Kid Apr 2012 #22
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