Tag Archives: Afghanistan

  1. An American Marine patrols the surroundings of the village of Garmsir in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012

    Iran Denounces US-Afghan Strategic Partnership

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    The Iranians see America’s military presence in Afghanistan and the region as part of an effort to encircle them.

  1. Pakistani men unload supplies delivered by a United States Army Chinook helicopter in Matlatan, Pakistan on September 28, 2010 (Sergeant Jason Bushong)

    No Good Ways Out of Afghanistan

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    Air and land routes out of the country are either insufficient or troublesome. Leaving Afghanistan is logistically difficult.

  1. President Barack Obama of the United States and Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan meet in Kabul, May 1, 2012

    Afghanistan Partnership Leaves Many Doubts

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    President Obama and the American people are ready to get out while uncertainties remain about the future of Afghanistan.

  1. CIA employees help Vietnamese evacuees onto an Air America helicopter from the top of 22 Gia Long street, a half mile from the American embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam, April 29, 1975 (Bettmann/Corbis)

    The Saddest Day: Remembering the Fall of Saigon

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    The defeat of South Vietnam could have been prevented if the United States had not reneged on their commitment.

  1. A C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft takes off at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, March 26, 2005 (US Air Force/Master Sergeant Scott T. Sturkol)

    Russia Helping United States Get Out of Afghanistan

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    Russia and the United States are negotiating a transit agreement for the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan.