The month of October marks eight years since the Bush administration successfully removed the Taliban regime from power in Kabul. But there was a crucial difference between the U.S. eviction of Saddam from Kuwait and forcible regime change in Afghanistan, writes Worldfocus contributing blogger S. Azmat Hassan.
All Posts Tagged With: "Osama bin Laden"
Perspectives
October 27, 2009
U.S. continues to tango with Osama and the Taliban
How You See It
October 7, 2009
Uncertainty on eighth anniversary of war in Afghanistan
Wednesday marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. After eight years of war in Afghanistan, are the United States and the world safer from terrorism? Tell us what you think.
Interview (video)
September 11, 2009
U.S. image improves in some Muslim countries since 9/11
Dalia Mogahed of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies examines how the eighth anniversary of 9/11 is resonating among Muslims around the world. Should the capture of Osama bin Laden still be a priority for the United States? Tell us what you think.
Analysis
May 7, 2009
Obama must break with past in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Worldfocus editorial consultant Peter Eisner considers the signficance of the three-way meeting between President Obama and the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, arguing that Obama needs to do something convincing and new in the troubled region.
Analysis
May 6, 2009
For Afghanistan’s Karzai, era of U.S. hand-holding is over
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was set for a three-way meeting with his Pakistani and American counterparts on Wednesday, to discuss how to combat the growing threat of the Taliban. Worldfocus editorial consultant Peter Eisner writes about Karzai’s changing relationship with the U.S. under the Obama administration.
Video
March 11, 2009
U.S. considers dialogue with moderate Taliban leaders
Karin von Hippel of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses Barack Obama's proposal to engage in dialogue with moderate Taliban leaders.
Watch the Show
January 14, 2009
Full show: January 14, 2009
Watch the show from Wednesday, January 14: Gaza, Osama Bin Laden, torture, world markets, social mobility, Internet access, unexploded bombs in Vietnam, robots.
Video
January 14, 2009
Bin Laden calls for holy war against Israel
Thomas Sanderson of the Center for Straetgic and International Studies discusses a new audio tape from al-Quaeda leader Osama bin Laden that calls for new fronts in the group's war against America and condemns Arab governments for being allies of Israel.
Video
November 14, 2008
Osama bin Laden isolated, says CIA report
Jeff Stein of Congressional Quarterly discusses the hunt for Osama bin Laden and what changes we can expect from the Obama administration.
Video
October 28, 2008
U.S. considers talks with Taliban
Siobhan Gorman of the Wall Street Journal discusses the U.S.'s shifting strategy in dealing with the Taliban.
