Central Asia
Attack on UN in Kabul in lead-up to sham Afghan election
By Peter Symonds, October 29, 2009
An attack by Taliban fighters on a UN guesthouse in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has underscored the fragility of the US-led occupation in the lead-up to the second round of presidential elections on No...
Afghan election crisis enters new stage
By James Cogan, October 15, 2009
Two months after voting took place, matters are coming to a head. A decision has to be made over the fate of Washington’s puppet government in Kabul.
Another costly week in Afghanistan
By James Cogan, October 13, 2009
The 100,000-strong US and NATO occupation force in Afghanistan is continuing to suffer casualties at an unprecedented rate.
Obama rules out troop drawdown in Afghanistan
By Patrick Martin, October 8, 2009
President Barack Obama will not consider any reduction in the US military commitment in Afghanistan, White House and congressional officials declared after a three-hour meeting at the White House on T...
Afghanistan: Further evidence of massive electoral fraud
By James Cogan, September 8, 2009
Amid further widespread evidence of fraud, the Afghan presidential election has become a political debacle for the US-led occupation.
War to escalate after Afghan election
By James Cogan, August 24, 2009
In the wake of last Thursday’s election in Afghanistan, the US establishment is proceeding with plans for a further expansion of the war.
Mass abstention and vote rigging in Afghanistan election
By Patrick O’Connor, August 21, 2009
Yesterday’s presidential election in Afghanistan featured massive abstention and blatant ballot rigging, underscoring the corrupt character of the exercise.
Pentagon to Obama: Send more troops or lose war in Afghanistan
By James Cogan, August 13, 2009
The stage has been set for the Obama administration to announce another major escalation of the war in Afghanistan, amid warnings that the Taliban insurgency has to be stemmed over the next 12 to 18 m...
A corrupt election in Afghanistan
By James Cogan, August 10, 2009
It is widely acknowledged that the August 20 presidential election in Afghanistan will be characterised by vote-rigging and the bribing or intimidation of voters in the areas under US-NATO control.
The assassination of Baitullah Mehsud
By James Cogan, August 8, 2009
The American political establishment and the US media, along with Washington’s client government in Islamabad, are reveling in the reports that missiles launched from an unmanned US Predator drone o...
One year since Russian-Georgian war
Georgia remains focus of Washington-Moscow tensions
By Niall Green, August 7, 2009
On August 7 last year, long escalating tensions between Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia erupted into full-scale war. One year on from the war, tensions between the two sides remain hi...
Mounting popular opposition to the war in Afghanistan
By Stefan Steinberg and Barry Grey, August 7, 2009
In the face of mounting popular opposition to the slaughter in Afghanistan, the US and European governments are stepping up their intervention and making clear that the neo-colonial occupation is open...
