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» A Fairy Tale at Christmas 
Coverage of the war in Afghanistan has played down the civilian deaths and 4 million refugees, to make audiences believe in a straightforward moral narrative, says the Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,619895,00.html
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» Analysis: The Military Lessons 
The peculiar features of the Afghan campaign are evaluated for future struggles by Jonathan Marcus, BBC defence correspondent.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1711795.stm
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» Commander Sees at Least Another Year in Afghanistan 
The commander of American troops expects to need at least one more year to complete the mission, namely to crush the remnants of Al Qaeda and Taliban, and build the foundations of an Afghan national army. New York Times, US (free registration required).
http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/06/19/international/asia/19TROO.html
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» Cursor: Archivistan 
A collection of Marc Herolds commentary on the US bombings and political developments.
http://www.cursor.org/stories/archivistan.htm
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» Dawn Raids Stoke Fires of Resentment 
Rory McCarthy reports on mounting anger of Afghan citizens at the US military presence. The Guardian, UK.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,806525,00.html
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» Murder, Incorporated 
Comment on the US military by Chris Floyd. Counterpunch, US.
http://www.counterpunch.org/floyd0611.html
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» No Military Solution to Terrorism 
Richard Norton-Taylor discusses the ongoing bombing in Afghanistan. The Guardian, UK.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,630222,00.html
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» Sp!ked-Politics: After 11 September 
A collection of articles discussing the rights and wrongs of the attack on Afghanistan.
http://www.spiked-online.com/Sections/Politics/AttackOnUSA/Index.htm
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» This Futile Campaign 
Madeleine Bunting discusses the effects of the western intervention on the life of Afghans and on terrorism. The Guardian, UK.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/comment/story/0,11447,718668,00.html
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» U.S. Challenged To Define Role In Afghanistan 
Susan B. Glasser reports on the situation of US military in the country and discusses the need of a strategy change. Washington Post, US.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A38181-2002Aug2¬Found=true
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» US, Beware the Consequences in Afghanistan 
In the Christian Science Monitor, Edward Girardet finds US attacks on Afghanistan counterproductive and argues for a peace settlement and massive reconstruction.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1022/p11s1-coop.html
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» When Uncle Sam Meets 'Stan 
Jason Burke reports on the daily life at Bagram Air Base. The Observer, UK.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1501,722249,00.html
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