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Carmen Gentile

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Carmen is a Kabul-based freelance journalist who has written for Time, the Boston Globe and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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A Fragile Key to the Exit: Training Afghan Forces

posted: 26 days 9 hours ago

President Barack Obama's plan to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan in three years without yielding it to the Taliban hinges on training Afghan army and police forces. So far, after spending more tha ...

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Honduras Election Leaves Muddle In Its Wake

posted: 27 days 15 hours ago

MIAMI (Nov. 30) -- Five months after a coup that was initially condemned by the Obama administration, voters in Honduras chose a new president in elections that Washington approved but most Latin Ame ...

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Opinion: Some Smart Non-Military Moves for Afghanistan

posted: 34 days 14 hours ago

KABUL (Nov. 23) -- As President Barack Obama finalizes his plans for a new phase of a war that now seems to be a deadly stalemate, attention has focused largely on how many additional U.S. troops he ...

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Karzai's Default Win Saps Afghan Democracy

posted: 55 days 17 hours ago

KABUL -- Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential election after opponent Abdullah Abdullah's tearful decision to pull out under protest. Karzai's victory by default douses ...

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Bloodlines Are Key to Afghan Elections

posted: 65 days 11 hours ago

KABUL -- Afghanistan's much-anticipated second and decisive round of presidential elections could prove disappointing to those hoping the country will select a leader based solely on merit. Despite ...

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