Human rights in Afghanistan
Top of the Hour: Obama’s ‘Mission Accomplished Moment?’, Morning Headlines
In his speech last night, President Obama said that the U.S.’s original goal of driving al-Qaida out of Afghanistan has largely been achieved, and that “our mission will be changed from combat to support” in the country. He said that by 2014, he expects all U.S. troops to have returned home, and that “the Afghan […]
If U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Who Are Our Enemies?
In a speech from the White House last night, President Obama said the military had satisfied its mission in Afghanistan, and will begin withdrawing troops. Earlier in the week, we spoke with Christine Fair, Assistant Professor at the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University, about the possibility that a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan […]
Afghans Speak About Possible US and NATO Troop Withdrawal
We continue our conversation on President Obama’s announcement tonight on his plan for withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan, including how many troops will be returning home and when, and whether or not this will signal the end of the Afghanistan War. The BBC’s Paul Wood is in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and has been speaking with […]