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Watch General Petraeus Try to Move the Goalposts on the Afghanistan War

Derrick Crowe, January 25, 2010.

In West Point speech, President Obama was crystal clear: American troops would begin to withdraw from Afghanistan in July 2011. General Petraeus is trying to move the goalposts.

Afghan Government Corruption Thrives While the People Starve

Derrick Crowe, January 20, 2010.

In the shadow of the Afghanistan war, corrupt officials live in opulent homes while poor people sell their children for food.

Taliban Suicide Bombers Strike Kabul

Derrick Crowe, January 18, 2010.

A wave of suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Kabul on Monday, January 18, 2010.

Civilian Casualties Prove That Military Policies Are Failing in Afghanistan

Derrick Crowe, January 18, 2010.

The U.S. strategy in Afghanistan is failing if measured by the standards proposed by General Stanley McChrystal during his confirmation hearings in June 2009.

Exporting Corruption: 3/4 of Afghan Corruption Cases Involve Westerners

Derrick Crowe, January 13, 2010.

The Afghanistan war is a breeding ground for corruption, and it’s not just the corrupt Afghan government that’s feeding at the trough.

Eight Afghans Killed By Foreign Forces as Koran Desecration Protest Turns Violent

Derrick Crowe, January 13, 2010.

Afghan protesters were killed today when a tense protest erupted in response to rumors that foreign forces desecrated a copy of the Koran.

President Obama to Request Another $33 Billion for Unpopular Wars

Derrick Crowe, January 13, 2010.

The Associated Press reports that President Obama "plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Despite McChrystal Claims, Tide Not Turning in Afghanistan

Derrick Crowe, January 12, 2010.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal says the tide is turning in Afghanistan. He's wrong.

'There Is No Way I Will Deploy to Afghanistan' -- Seeds of Dissent in the U.S. Military Are Growing

Dahr Jamail, Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. July 2, 2009.

From suicide to desertion to refusal to deploy -- service members' dissent may be growing into something far larger.