There is, of course news of the other sort. But the bad news is easy to find and usually much more widely discussed. Here instead is a round up of the positive news stories from 20 February to 6 March 2009 from Afghanistan. I focus on this, not only to attempt to balance the scales in the tone depar...

There is, of course news of the other sort. But the bad news is easy to find and usually much more widely discussed. Here instead is a round up of the positive news stories from 6 to 20 February 2009 from Afghanistan. I focus on this, not only to attempt to balance the scales in the tone department,...

SECURITYMultinational Force U.S. Push for Quick Implementation of Forces Deal Source: AFP 01 December 2008 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met with U.S. officials on 29 November to push for rapid implementation of an accord to end the U.S. military presence in Iraq. Maliki, U.S. Ambassador Ry...

PILLAR I: POLITICAL AFFAIRS NATO- CJTF-82 - US/Coalition Forces Air Strike in Pakistan 'Legitimate, Self-Defense,' Pentagon Official Says Source: Blackanthem Military News 11 June 2008, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Defense Department officials called a U.S. air strike on 10 June in Pakistan near the Afghanis...

PILLAR I: POLITICAL AFFAIRS NATO- CJTF-82 - US/Coalition Forces Gates Says Lack of Patience Could Cost Victory Source: American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2008 -- U.S. strategic objectives "are within reach" in Afghanistan and Iraq, but a lack of patience could doom those prospects, De...

PILLAR I: POLITICAL AFFAIRSNATO- CJTF-82 - US/Coalition Forces Gates: Expanding US command in Afghanistan is possibility Source: AP 2 May 2008, TEXARKANA, Texas -- The idea of giving the U.S. military more authority in areas of Afghanistan now under NATO command is "worth taking a look at," Defense ...

PILLAR I: POLITICAL AFFAIRS NATO - CJTF-82 - US/Coalition Forces U.S. May Send More Troops to Afghanistan in 2009, Gates Says Source: American Forces Press Service EN ROUTE TO MUSCAT, Oman, April 4, 2008 -- The United States may send more troops to Afghanistan in 2009, Defense Secretary Robert M. Ga...