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Afghanistan negotiations "inevitable" says US – but not yet

by Gabriel Carlyle | News | March 2010

Despite “a growing recognition in Washington… that some form of power-sharing deal [between the Afghan government and the Taliban] may be the only way to end the war” (Financial Times, 22 January), ...

Action over the pond

by Polina Aksamentova | News | February 2010

Americans rallied against President Obama’s decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan with demonstrations big and small throughout December. ...

"Out of harm's way"?

by Gabriel Carlyle | News | February 2010

The British Government is considering plans to redeploy British troops in Afghanistan from the more dangerous, northern areas of Helmand province to its quieter central districts, in an at ...

British press buries death squad killings

by Gabriel Carlyle | News | February 2010

A recent alleged massacre by US-led forces in Afghanistan has been greeted with near-total silence on the part of the British press. ...

Anti-war soldier faces 10 years in prison

by Elise Desiderio | Feature | December 2009 - January 2010

A British soldier accused of desertion for refusing to serve in Afghanistan is now being prosecuted for taking part in an anti-war protest, on charges that carry a maximum of 10 years’ imp ...

Anti-NATO march

by Sarah Young | News | December 2009 - January 2010

On 14 November, a small but perfectly formed march against NATO and for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan took place in Edinburgh. ...

Afghanistan: an increasingly unpopular war in US and UK

by Polina Aksamentova | News | December 2009 - January 2010

Discontent over the war in Afghanistan continued to grow in November in both the UK and US, with support for withdrawal reaching 63% in Britain and 39% in the US, according to BBC and CBS ...

Northwood Die-in Six "guilty"

by Gabriel Carlyle | News | December 2009 - January 2010

On 5 November, six of us – Katrina Alton and Steve Barnes of the London Catholic Worker, PN columnist Maya Evans, PN co-editor Milan Rai, Trident Ploughshares co-founder Angie Zelter, and ...

High-tech G20

by Elise Desiderio | News | November 2009

This year’s G20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drew worldwide attention to radical politics. As in previous years, the streets were saturated with police as well as protesters. ...

No Afghan war

News in Brief | November 2009

There is no war in Afghanistan, ruled three judges of the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal on 21 October. ...