In October, an avalanche of events crashed down on the Bush administration’s unbelievable statements about stability in Afghanistan. Stories emerged, documenting the connections of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother to the opium trade. Then, the U.S. military released a report stating that 30 civilians had been killed in an August airstrike — not the five to seven deaths it had previously… return to article
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