Reports that a senior Afghan al-Qaida-linked figure is being held in Tanjung Pinang immigration detention centre are false, according to sources inside the centre.
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Assange: Why I published the Afghanistan war logs
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is the man of the hour after publishing the Afghanistan war logs on the weekend. So why did he do it and is he a dangerous man?
Australian forces in Wikileaks’ Afghan War Diary
Whistleblower website Wikileaks recently released its explosive Afghan War Diary. Australian forces appear throughout it, mostly under the code AUS RTF, writes Luke Miller.
Afghanistan leaks: what the world is saying
International news organisations have published extracts from secret military documents detailing the United States’ involvement in the war in Afghanistan over the weekend. Eloise Keating wraps the coverage.
LEAK: The real war in Afghanistan
WikiLeaks has released an explosive collection of over 91,000 secret military reports documenting the war in Afghanistan between 2004 and 2010.
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Behind the Afghanistan war: insurgents set the pace
An archive of leaked military documents uploaded onto Wikileaks on the weekend paint a picture of an American war effort starved for resources and attention, with US soldiers battling highly coordinated and deadly insurgents.
Afghanistan: want the good news or the bad?
The headway being made by General David Petraeus in Afghanistan may be overshadowed this week by news that the US strategy of providing essential services to the Afghan people is backfiring.
Crikey Says: Telling the truth on Afghanistan
As casualty numbers go up, and community support goes down, it’s worth reminding ourselves again why Australia is losing lives and spending billions in a far-away-land called Afghanistan …
Petraeus to replace McChrystal, but policy remains bung
Obama’s decision to replace Gen Stanley McChrystal with Gen David Petraeus to lead the war in Afghanistan may be a clever political move, but the war remains a corrosive policy that should be ditched, according to Politics in Color.
PHOTO GALLERY: Afghanistan’s deadliest month yet
This June proved to be the most deadly month for foreign troops in Afghanistan ever since the war began a decade ago. Which means lots of sad photos of grieving families from all sides of the war.
Political snippets: Gillard: a war prime minister
Julia Gillard has said that Australia’s approach to the NATO-led coalition’s campaign would be the same as it was under her predecessor, Kevin Rudd.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Afghanistan quagmire
Crikey readers weigh in on the war in Afghanistan: should we stay or should we go? And Kevin Rudd, Australia’s first PM to have been born an Australian citizen.
Political snippets: Glaring at Afghanistan through a McChrystal ball
The US commander in Afghanistan Stanley McChrystal is in big trouble, strange goings on up in the LNP in Queensland, Rudd’s secret polling and other political news of the day.
Why we want out of Afghanistan
Most Australians want us out of the Afghanistan conflict. It doesn’t matter how old they are, how they vote, or how much they earn, says the Essential Research results.
Political snippets: Don’t mention the war
Another three Australian soldiers dead in an Afghanistan war and you have to wonder where all the peaceniks within the Labor Party have gone to. Plus, bringing back the tick and other political news.
Time to bring the troops home?
Daily Media Wrap: The government’s resolve to stay in the war in Afghanistan has again been called into question following the grim news yesterday that another three Australian soldiers have been killed.
Essential: Labor pulls back some support, but new leaders would help both sides
Labor retains its small leader in this week’s Essential Report poll, but its bad news for both Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott. Voters want to see the back of both of them.
Should we leave Afghanistan?
The war in Afghanistan is now the single longest US armed conflict in history, and it’s not showing any signs of settling down. Leslie H. Gelb talks about President Obama’s dilemma and why the Taliban can not be defeated.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Afghanistan: do we stay or do we go?
Crikey readers weigh in on Afghanistan, is it time for Australia to pull its troops out of the battle? Plus, RSPT and whether Australians own the resources and deserve the profits.
Afghanistan: another 30 years?
Last week, with very little fanfare, Afghanistan became the longest war in US history. Where are the mea culpas from all the experts whose earnest predictions about Afghanistan went so terribly awry?
The Afghan warlords being paid by the US
Afghan warlords — supported by the US — are bringing peace to Afghanistan in a manner completely undermining the US war efforts: by ignoring police and local governments.
Abandoning Afghanistan’s women
Women in Afghanistan are most at risk of oppression under Taliban rule. The US used the status of women as a reason to rebuild Afghanistan, but now both Karzai and the US military are ignoring their plight.
Peace in Afghanistan: high hopes but low expectations
The Afghan Peace Jirga — a meeting of tribal leaders and politicians in Kabul to discuss peace and how to rid the country of the Taliban — is beset by worries about control from “foreigners and infidels”, primarily Washington.
