Oct 9, 2010
By HELENE COOPER, NYT, October 9, 2010 IN the panoply of national security conundrums facing the Obama administration, there is one that stands central. Can the United States ever succeed in the Afghanistan war if its two principal allies mistrust each other? Indeed,...
Oct 8, 2010
Kabul is sunny and clear blue, except that is for the dense haze of dust and smog. Incredible that people’s lungs can take it. No wonder the average life span is 44. At night it is like driving through a fog on the Maine coast. And then every once in long while it...