afghanistan

The war pundits
By Yo Zushi - 05 May 17:45

The right-wing press denies dignity to our enemies and trivialises the horror of war.

Afghanistan: limits on press freedom
By Samira Shackle - 03 March 12:41

Curbs on reporting could do irreversible damage to the fragile development of the Afghan media.

Are Afghan lives worth just $2,500?
By Yo Zushi - 26 February 10:25

Compensation system speaks volumes about the skewed morality of our military campaigns.

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Why the Afghan surge will fail
By George Eaton - 14 February 16:28

The Taliban will bide their time and emerge undefeated.

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About our cover star
By Jon Bernstein - 25 January 15:41

The mortar-man on the front of this week's issue

In this week's New Statesman: Afghanistan
By Jon Bernstein - 21 January 13:07

The unwinnable war. Next Labour leader. Why the US right hates Haiti

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Obama is wrong: this is his Vietnam
By Mehdi Hasan - 17 December 8:06

Afghanistan could hijack Obama's presidency, just as Vietnam hijacked and destroyed LBJ's

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Cameron v Brown: the video war
By Sophie Elmhirst - 15 December 14:27

Who will win the contest for Most Convincing International Statesman?

Question Time hasn't "bowed" to anti-war pressure
By George Eaton - 09 December 11:34

The extra panellist Lord Ashdown is pro-war

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Does fighting the Taliban require funding the Taliban?
By Mehdi Hasan - 08 December 13:43

My conversation with a Nato brigadier general

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