June 28th, 2010
10:24 AM ET
The 'bleeding ulcer' of Marjah
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When Gen. David Petraeus takes over command in Afghanistan, his first and most urgent problem may be what the ousted commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal famously called "a bleeding ulcer" - the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in Helmand province. FULL POST
June 28th, 2010
10:04 AM ET
How Afghanistan became the ignored war
If the Korean War, which began 60 years ago this past weekend, was America's forgotten war, Afghanistan has been America's ignored war.
Since President Obama authorized a surge of troops in Afghanistan in December 2009, there has been a notable absence of public debate or interest about this conflict.
June 28th, 2010
10:02 AM ET
