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droning on towards failure in Afghanistan
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Aziz Poonawalla
In an opinion piece in the NY Daily News, John Nagl argues that though things seem grim in Afghanistan, we can still “win”, for three reasons: The war in Afghanistan is winnable for three reasons: because for the first time the coalition fighting there has the right strategy and the resources to begin to implement…
Afghanistan’s trillion dollar curse: lithium
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Aziz Poonawalla
The New York Times reports that a small team of American geologists and military personnel have discovered vast reserves of precious metals and minerals in Afghanistan, which profoundly transforms the destiny of this battered nation overnight: The previously unknown deposits – including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium…
text SWAT to 20222 to donate $5 for Pakistan relief
By
Aziz Poonawalla
Earlier I mentioned a few ways you can donate to various relief agencies working for Pakistani refugees in the Swat valley and other areas affected by the ongoing warfare with the Taliban. Now comes the most innovative initiative for fundraising I’ve ever heard of: donations via SMS. In a nutshell, you text the word SWAT…
the improbable reach of Pakistan’s Taliban extends to Binghamton, NY?
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Aziz Poonawalla
The Taliban’s Pakistani franchise apparently suffers delusions of grandeur: PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban militant leader Baituallah Mehsud claimed on Saturday responsibility for an attack on a U.S. immigration centre in New York state in which 13 people were killed. “I accept responsibility. They were my men. I gave them orders in reaction to…
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