Gary Gibbon
Dave’s Twenty First Century City gift
Gary Gibbon blogs on Prime Minister David Cameron’s first official trip to the United States and his meeting with President Barack Obama.
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Gary Gibbon
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A rethink on whether to talk to the Taliban?
Jonathan Rugman blogs on reports on how Washington could be considering a change in approach over whether to talk to the Taliban about Afghanistan’s future.
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Fearful for beautiful Bamiyan's fate
Lindsey Hilsum writes on her visit to Bamiyan and why it’s both the most developed and under developed province in Afghanistan.
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Afghan fears over a Taliban deal
If a deal with the Taliban is agreed, what will the cost be ? International Editor Lindsey Hilsum travels to Bamiyan where women and ethnic Hazaras fear they will be the ones who pay the price.
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Bullet-proof Petraeus: will he fight the Taliban or talk to them?
Petraeus is a bullet-proof general and there should be a relatively seamless handover between McChrystal and Petraeus, but will the US public back a new approach to the Taliban, asks Sarah Smith.
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Jon Snow
Afghanistan: a $33bn turning point?
Eight long years and Congress this week is considering a further subvention of $33bn dollars to the Afghan war effort, blogs Jon Snow.
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Afghanistan and the McChrystal row: Obama's political anvil
For President Obama, Afghanistan began as a choice of what was morally or practically right and is fast becoming a case of what is politically expedient. A longer and messier war is not what any Democrat incumbent would choose to get into, but at the same time, no US president could get out of Kabul…
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Why the UK cannot pull out of Afghanistan
Writing for Channel 4 News as the UK death toll reached 300, former British commander Colonel Richard Kemp said the UK could not afford to leave the country until its objectives are achieved.
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Gangs of Kandahar: the city’s real power?
A Channel 4 News investigation reveals how a number of US and Nato units asked for help from Afghan militias previously blamed for assassinations and civilian deaths.
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PowerPointing the way to Afghan victory
Jonathan Rugman blogs on what has been described as the PowerPoint presentations of all presentations – on Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Iran supplies weapons to Taliban
Channel 4 News reveals Taliban insurgents fighting British and US forces are being supported by Iranian weapons – mines, mortars and plastic explosives – smuggled over the border, writes Nima Elbagir.
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A glimpse into life in Afghanistan after Nato's exit
Go out just beyond the walls of the Grenadier Guards’ fort here at Shawqat and it is possible to get a glimpse of what Nato’s exit ticket from Afghanistan could look like. Could, possibly, maybe and perhaps – with quite a few ifs too.
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Journalists face Afghan attacks reporting ban
It is a completely baffling decision that makes an already dangerous job even more difficult, and threatens to undermine the principles of society-building that allegedly began the entire NATO exercise.
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Stopped by an IED in the road in Afghanistan
Alex Thomson is stopped by an IED in the road ahead in Afghanistan.
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An everyday tale of Nato being bonkers
OK, let’s be clear, all we wanted to do was to go and collect our ISAF (NATO) accreditation.
