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Report: Al-Qaida Hurting for Funds

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2009 Although the Taliban apparently enjoys good funding these days, thanks in part to drug money, the BBC reported Monday that al-Qaida is struggling by comparison, according to "terrorist financing official" (?) David Cohen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karzai: Fraud Happens in a Young Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2009 The official results have yet to be announced for Afghanistan's presidential election, and incumbent President Hamid Karzai is facing pressure to agree to a do-over, but for his part, Karzai is pushing back against critics who claim that thousands of votes were forged to keep him in his country's top position. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Polls Close in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2009 Threats of violence kept large numbers of voters away from the polls in various parts of Afghanistan, and by closing time it was hard to say whether some officials' declarations about the day's success were warranted. But, thankfully, earlier warnings from the Taliban didn't seem to materialize in the form of any major tragedies on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Wrong Man for the Job

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jan 24, 2009 The United States needs to contract the services of a U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan who is capable of visionary thinking, one who possesses the political courage to stand up to a president and a secretary of state and argue against bad policy. I do not believe Richard Holbrooke is such a man. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )