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Afghani war – eight years, zero result?

Published: 07 October, 2009, 22:00
Edited: 08 October, 2009, 07:01

US Marines guard an Afghan man found traveling with Opium, Farah Province, southern Afghanistan, on September 28, 2009 (AFP Photo / David Furst)

Eight years of ongoing war in Afghanistan, but there’s still little sign of a decisive victory over the Taliban. President Obama is under mounting pressure from all sides over his Afghani military policy review.

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2 COMMENTS

European October 07, 2009, 06:52 quote

Afghani war is simply US occupation of Afghanistan!

jon October 08, 2009, 00:04 quote

The Soviet Union encountered the same difficulties in Afganistan that the U. S. A. suffered in Vietnam. So, in a sense, Afghanistan was Russia's {Soviet Union} own Vietnam. Ultimately, Russia may return to Afghanistan and help finish the war there.. Looks like NATO surely could use the help and Russian veterans of that war probably would be pleased to see that page of history updated in a more favorable light.

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