Useless war: Afghanistan needs peace to develop
In a potentially important development, exiled members of the former People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan are returning to the country to re-found the organization.
World Notes: Europe, Afghanistan, S. Korea, Cuba
Europe's attack on working class; Afghan police problems; anti-woman discrimination in S. Korea; Cuban health shakeup.
Bustle in the Bundestag
A stormy session in Germany's Parliament shows the growing unpopularity of the Afghanistan war, and the current German government.
U.S. troops target Marjah, then on to Kandahar
Military action in Marjah and Kandahar may alienate the "hearts and minds" of the Afghan people.
