Amy Goodman
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Ten Years After U.S. Invasion, Afghan War Rages On With No End in Sight
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October 7, 2011
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19:39Now Playingwww.DemocracyNow.org - It was 10 years ago today when former President George W. Bush announced the beginning of the war on Afghanistan. It has now has become the longest-running war in U.S. history and there is no end in sight. The Taliban remains in control of major parts of the nation. Peace talks have collapsed. Civilian and troop casualties continue to mount. There have been a number of major setbacks in just the past few weeks. On Sept. 13, militants attacked the U.S. embassy and the NATO headquarters in Kabul. A week later, the Taliban claimed responsibility for assassinating former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani, who headed the Afghan Peace Council. Just this week, the Wall Street Journal reported Afghan President Hamid Karzai has given up on negotiating with the Taliban. To discuss what the future has in store for a nation long-ravaged by war, Democracy Now! speaks with Afghanistan by "Reena," a 19-year-old member of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. "Reena" is a pseudonym and her face is concealed since all RAWA members maintain anonymity for security reasons. Also interviewed is independent journalist Anand Gopal, who has reported extensively from Afghanistan and is completing a book on the war.
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