Unless a so-called Bilateral Security Agreement is reached soon
Afghanistan
Intelligence Chief Says Afghanistan Leader Unlikely to Sign Security Pact
James Clapper says Hamid Karzai probably won’t strike a deal for U.S. troops to stay
U.S. Has No Idea How Much Aid To The Afghan Government Is Being Stolen
An IG report on Afghan aid and an interview with a terrorist suspect show why the U.S. is a long way from ending the war on terror
Report: CIA Paid Poland for Black Site
CIA officials paid Polish intelligence $15 million for use of secret prison, says Washington Post
Morning Must Reads: January 22
In the News: Divisions at Peace Talks on Syria, Gov. McDonnell Speaks Out, Abortion, and Troops in Afghanistan
Hillary Clinton’s Unapologetically Hawkish Record Faces 2016 Test
Burned by Iraq in 2008, but still a strong voice for military action
Gates’ Book: Emphasizing the Ways, Not the Wisdom, of War
Former defense secretary begins week-long publicity push
Afghanistan Special Delivery
Pentagon plans to continue air-dropping supplies to shrinking number of U.S. troops
Gates Slams Biden in Memoir, Reveals He Nearly Quit
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has harsh words for Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy judgement in his soon-to-be-released memoir.
According to the New York Times, which obtained an early copy of the memoir, …
Happy New Year, Afghanistan
Will the U.S.’s longest war teach it the right lesson?
Support for Afghanistan War Hits New Low
Only 17% of Americans support the war in a new poll
Defense Department Holding First-Ever ‘Afghanistan White Goods Sale’
Millions in non-lethal gear to be sold to cheapest—and fastest—bidders
Contracting Out PTSD
It’s not only the troops suffering from war’s mental ravages