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    • 12 Ratings
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    “The Dancing Boys Of Afghanistan” — Examining Sexual Abuse

    FEBRUARY 14, 2012 11:34PM

    By Marcia G. Yerman


    Topics: women in afghan society, the dancing boys of afghanistan, abdul rashid dostum, sheberghan, radhika coomaraswamy, hamid karzai, taliban, sexual slavery, jamie doran, northern alliance, najibullah quaraishi, afghanistan, documentary film, child slavery, arts activism, bachi bazi

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    • 9 Ratings
    • 2171 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Are the Taliban changing their tune on women or are we?

    MARCH 9, 2011 9:00AM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: afghanistan, women, amnesty international, unicef, war on terror, taliban, hamid karzai, usaid

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 3995 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    While we debate: Female suicides on the rise in Afghanistan

    AUGUST 10, 2010 10:43AM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: afghanistan, women, isaf, self-immolation, taliban, war, hamid karzai

    • 1 Ratings
    • 295 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Obama and Tony Soprano in Afghanistan

    APRIL 3, 2010 4:07PM

    By Jacob Freeze


    Topics: tony soprano, barack obama, hamid karzai

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    • 3 Ratings
    • 1059 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    President Karzai Mad As Hell, Still Going to Take It

    APRIL 1, 2010 1:22PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: hamid karzai, afghanistan, the pottery barn wars, obama, foreign policy, afghanistan parliament elections

    • 0 Ratings
    • 200 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Obama and Afghanistan

    MARCH 20, 2010 1:52AM

    By Bill Meradeia


    Topics: barack hussein obama, pashtun, bedoin, tribal politics, kabul, hamid karzai

    • 33 Ratings
    • 1771 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    the loudmouth of Kabul

    MARCH 11, 2010 12:03PM

    By doloresflores_d


    Topics: global feminism, feminism, international women's day, women's month, war in afghanistan, malalai joya, loya jirga, hamid karzai, rawa, obama's war, carmela baranowska, taliban country, abc's of jihad from the u.s.

    • 1 Ratings
    • 170 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Why Isn't Obama Worried About Corruption Here?

    DECEMBER 8, 2009 11:26AM

    By RogerShuler


    Topics: corruption, hamid karzai, afghanistan, barack obama

    • 3 Ratings
    • 484 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The deficit double-standard

    DECEMBER 3, 2009 4:17PM

    By Mark Wilson


    Topics: george w. bush, barack obama, deficits, tea party, iraq, afghanistan, lyndon johnson, vietnam war, united defense, al-qaeda, osama bin laden, hamid karzai, saddam hussein, health care, evan bayh, john maynard keynes, aggregate demand, stimulus, glenn greenwald, michelle bachman, david vitter, hillary clinton, working class, blue dogs

    • 2 Ratings
    • 330 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Warlord Committee Awards Obama Afghan Presidency

    OCTOBER 23, 2009 4:48PM

    By The Desperate Blogger


    Topics: world news, satire, politics, political humor, humor, runoff election, nobel prize, john boehner, hamid karzai, chuck grassley, barack obama, afghanistan, abdullah abdullah, snark

    • 0 Ratings
    • 871 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Iran’s Supreme Council Declares Ahmadinejad Nobel Winner

    OCTOBER 9, 2009 4:50PM

    By The Desperate Blogger


    Topics: world news, satire, politics, political humor, middle east, humor, the soup, nobel prize, nobel peace prize, mahmoud ahmadinejad, iran supreme council, hamid karzai, e!, barack obama, ayatollah khamenei, snark

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