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Who Are the Dudes and the Vipers, and Why Are They Bombing the Afghans?

The U.S. Air Force continues to bomb Afghanistan -- the civilian toll remains unknown.

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) killed well over 1,500 civilians in night raids in less than 10 months in 2010 and early 2011.

Revealed: The Pentagon's plans for the Persian Gulf

A new study finds U.S. Special Operations Forces are targeting Afghan civilians in violation of the laws of war.

Data shows nearly 25,000 Afghan troops deserted in last six months.

In the midst of Hurricane Irene, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan went on the murder spree, killing four before taking his own life.

If you thought President Obama was ending the war in Afghanistan, think again. Your children will be fighting it in 2024 if the Pentagon has its way.

After failing to meet vital benchmarks through the surge, high levels of US troops to remain until at least 2024.

Could the Taliban chief have pulled a bin Laden and camped out in the Afghan capital without the US noticing?

Civilian casualties are at unprecedented levels, despite the security promised by the surge.

After 10 years of occupation by the United States, Afghanistan's maternal mortality and female life expectancy indicators are the worst in the world.

Obama faces a U.S. public sharply divided on the war and calls from some Democratic allies to set a flexible timetable for withdrawal.

Sources say Stanley McChrystal may consider quitting if Obama fails to give him 15,000 additional troops in Afghanistan.

How long will the U.S. continue destroying Afghanistan under the flimsy pretense of "helping?"

Light At End of Tunnel Turns Out to Be Freight Train