Assassination of Syed Saleem Shahzad: Pakistan is the problem
Syed Saleem Shahzad, the Pakistan Bureau Chief for Asia Times Online, was assassinated in Pakistan at the time of or shortly after his disappearance on…
Amrullah Saleh
Afghan National Assembly Elections and their Implications
For an overview of the polling in the afghan National Assembly elections on Saturday, September 18, see “Afghans vote for parliament amid threats, attacks,” DAWN…
“The Magician” enthralls donors once again, in Kabul
Once again the Magician has waived his green cape and dazzled the international donors who are paying for the war they are waging in Afghanistan…
After McChrystal: Obama, Petraeus, and Fixing a Failed Strategy in Afghanistan
The newspapers will be filled for days with information and views regarding Obama’s June 23 firing of General Stanley McChrystal and his replacement by General…
McChrystal, Petraeus, COIN, and Fixing a Failed Strategy in Afghanistan
The newspapers will be filled for days with information and views regarding Obama’s meeting with Stanley McChrystal and his Afghanistan team on Wednesday, June 23,…
The New York Times’ Bob Herbert on dire Afghanistan situation and “the courage to leave”
In a must-read article, Bob Herbert in a op-ed column to be published Saturday in the New York Times describes the current situation in Afghanistan,…
Intelligence Matters: In Afghanistan, Karzai Ousts Interior Minister Hanif Atmar and Intelligence Chief Amrullah Saleh
DEVELOPING STORY Hamid Karzai has ousted the two top intelligence officials in his government, on the stated ground that they failed to prevent the Taliban…
Intelligence Matters: U.S. Dependence on Intelligence From Wali Karzai Shapes Kandahar Strategy
Quotation “La guerre, c’est une chose trop grave pour la confier à des militaires.” “War is too serious a matter to just be handed over…
Intelligence Matters: CIA Capabilities in Afghanistan
Robert Baer’s GQ article on the attack on the CIA base in Khost province and what it suggests about the capabilities of the CIA has…
Intelligence Matters: Khost, The Flynn Report, and a Few Hypotheses
Our intelligence in Afghanistan doesn’t seem to be very good. Publication of the Flynn report in January, 2010 revealed very serious shortcomings in U.S. military…