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Wed, 22 May 2013 21:26:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/no-strings-attached/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/no-strings-attached/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/no-strings-attached/feed/ 0 Karzai’s new anti-U.S. stance is driven by a desire to leave office as a peacemaker, not a puppet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/closure-near-agfter-2010-death-on-an-afghanistan-firing-range/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/closure-near-agfter-2010-death-on-an-afghanistan-firing-range/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:11:09 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362315 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/closure-near-agfter-2010-death-on-an-afghanistan-firing-range/feed/ 0 It was supposed to be a training day on the weapons range, away from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/out-of-bounds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/out-of-bounds/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359963 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/out-of-bounds/feed/ 0 Will the country one day be better known for tourism than terrorism? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/on-lessons-from-afghanistan-the-f-35-controversy-and-cutting-military-spending-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/on-lessons-from-afghanistan-the-f-35-controversy-and-cutting-military-spending-2/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355208 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/on-lessons-from-afghanistan-the-f-35-controversy-and-cutting-military-spending-2/feed/ 0 In conversation with Defence Minister Peter MacKay on Afghanistan, the F-35 controversy and military spending http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/jury-deliberating-soldiers-role-in-deadly-training-accident/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/jury-deliberating-soldiers-role-in-deadly-training-accident/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:18:36 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349961 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/jury-deliberating-soldiers-role-in-deadly-training-accident/feed/ 0 SHILO, Man. – A five-member military panel has begun deliberations in the Manitoba court... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/john-baird-looks-at-mali-and-sees-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/john-baird-looks-at-mali-and-sees-afghanistan/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:36:40 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349589 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/john-baird-looks-at-mali-and-sees-afghanistan/feed/ 0 If the Foreign Minister doesn't want to get involved in another Afghanistan, what are we still doing in the original one? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/kevin-page-and-the-afghanistan-audit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/kevin-page-and-the-afghanistan-audit/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:31:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345646 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/kevin-page-and-the-afghanistan-audit/feed/ 0 How the PBO came to release a report in the middle of an election http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/john-bairds-five-most-pressing-international-files/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/john-bairds-five-most-pressing-international-files/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:46:44 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343073 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/john-bairds-five-most-pressing-international-files/feed/ 0 Trade may be the Foreign Affairs Minister's priority, but other issues could force their way to the top of the list http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/taliban-says-prince-harry-has-mental-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/taliban-says-prince-harry-has-mental-problem/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:22:59 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340250 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/taliban-says-prince-harry-has-mental-problem/feed/ 0 Taliban leaders are speaking out in response to Prince Harry’s return from war in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/send-in-the-clowns-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/send-in-the-clowns-2/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:17:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/send-in-the-clowns-2/feed/ 0 A Maclean's correspondent becomes a clown in hostile territory http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/rewiring-trevor-greenes-brain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/rewiring-trevor-greenes-brain/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:00:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332991 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/rewiring-trevor-greenes-brain/feed/ 0 The former soldier survived an axe attack in Afghanistan, now he’s defying the limits of science in his recovery http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/what-good-did-we-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/what-good-did-we-do/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:49:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/15/what-good-did-we-do/feed/ 0 The National Post obtains an audit of Canadian foreign aid in Afghanistan that does... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/taliban-suicide-bomber-kills-14-including-3-u-s-troops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/taliban-suicide-bomber-kills-14-including-3-u-s-troops/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:36:33 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298594 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/taliban-suicide-bomber-kills-14-including-3-u-s-troops/feed/ 0 A suicide bomber on a motorcycle drove into an Afghan-American patrol on Monday morning... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/decision-time-on-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/decision-time-on-omar-khadr/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:21:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/decision-time-on-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 The videotapes and transcripts that Vic Toews demanded have now been delivered. It has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/suicide-attack-during-funeral-ceremony-kills-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/suicide-attack-during-funeral-ceremony-kills-20/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:25:25 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289040 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/suicide-attack-during-funeral-ceremony-kills-20/feed/ 0 A suicide bomber killed at least 20 and wounded dozens more  on Tuesday in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/australian-troops-killed-by-insider-attack-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/australian-troops-killed-by-insider-attack-in-afghanistan/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:38:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287534 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/australian-troops-killed-by-insider-attack-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Australia's worst day yet in the Afghan conflict sees five soldiers killed in two incidents http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/ninth-nato-soldier-killed-by-afghan-police-in-11-days/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/ninth-nato-soldier-killed-by-afghan-police-in-11-days/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:57:14 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284808 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/ninth-nato-soldier-killed-by-afghan-police-in-11-days/feed/ 0 A NATO soldier was killed and another one injured by an Afghan police officer... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-long-wait-for-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-long-wait-for-omar-khadr/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:18:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-long-wait-for-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 Omar Khadr’s lawyers are seeking a judicial review of his application to return to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/what-did-we-accomplish-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/what-did-we-accomplish-in-afghanistan/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:15:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/what-did-we-accomplish-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 The Toronto Star’s Paul Watson spent a month in Afghanistan and reported back in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/good-news-bad-news-july-5-12-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/good-news-bad-news-july-5-12-2012/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273538 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/good-news-bad-news-july-5-12-2012/feed/ 0 A Syrian general defects, dogs are good for infants and cases of black lung are on the rise http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/taliban-publicly-execute-a-woman-accused-of-adultery-or-possibly-guilty-of-being-raped-by-talibs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/taliban-publicly-execute-a-woman-accused-of-adultery-or-possibly-guilty-of-being-raped-by-talibs/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:36:17 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272900 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/taliban-publicly-execute-a-woman-accused-of-adultery-or-possibly-guilty-of-being-raped-by-talibs/feed/ 0 Those calling for Canada and other outside forces to quit Afghanistan should at least... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/the-coming-civil-war-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/the-coming-civil-war-in-afghanistan/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:50:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269363 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/the-coming-civil-war-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Talk of partition is taboo for diplomats and political suicide for Afghan politicians, but it is never far from people’s minds. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-final-report-of-the-mpcc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-final-report-of-the-mpcc/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:43:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270896 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-final-report-of-the-mpcc/feed/ 0 The Military Police Complaints Commission has released its final report on the inquiry brought... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/a-poet-returns-home-to-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/a-poet-returns-home-to-afghanistan/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:25:26 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/a-poet-returns-home-to-afghanistan/feed/ 0 The body of Ustad Khalilullah Khalili, one of Afghanistan’s greatest modern poets, was brought... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/harper-pledges-money-for-afghanistan-as-nato-leaders-affirm-2014-withdrawal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/harper-pledges-money-for-afghanistan-as-nato-leaders-affirm-2014-withdrawal/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 15:54:25 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260122 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/harper-pledges-money-for-afghanistan-as-nato-leaders-affirm-2014-withdrawal/feed/ 0 Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged $330 million to Afghanistan after the complete withdrawal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/21/he-means-it-this-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/21/he-means-it-this-time/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 19:58:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260108 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/21/he-means-it-this-time/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister makes his latest statement of certainty on the mission in Afghanistan.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/the-poetry-of-the-taliban-stirs-controversy-in-britain-and-beyond/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/the-poetry-of-the-taliban-stirs-controversy-in-britain-and-beyond/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:41:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258962 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/the-poetry-of-the-taliban-stirs-controversy-in-britain-and-beyond/feed/ 0 A new anthology is both depressing and revelatory http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/still-believe-in-a-negotiated-peace-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/still-believe-in-a-negotiated-peace-in-afghanistan/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 13:41:37 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258856 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/still-believe-in-a-negotiated-peace-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Arsala Rahmani, tasked with reconciling with the Taliban, is shot dead in Kabul.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/we-havent-made-any-final-decisions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/we-havent-made-any-final-decisions/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:30:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258598 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/we-havent-made-any-final-decisions/feed/ 0 Global reports that NATO would like Canadian troops to continue training the Afghan army... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-talibans-revenge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-talibans-revenge/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:38:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-talibans-revenge/feed/ 0 A new generation of militants is rising in Afghanistan, turning its sights on former allies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/day-of-reckoning-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/day-of-reckoning-2/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:43:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254944 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/day-of-reckoning-2/feed/ 0 His critics say he’s a danger; supporters say he poses no threat. Someone will be proven wrong. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/todays-episode-of-parsing-the-prime-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/todays-episode-of-parsing-the-prime-minister/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:29:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255492 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/todays-episode-of-parsing-the-prime-minister/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair opened QP this afternoon with a look back to what the Prime... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/the-commons-stephen-harper-says-a-lot-of-things/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/the-commons-stephen-harper-says-a-lot-of-things/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:29:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255031 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/the-commons-stephen-harper-says-a-lot-of-things/feed/ 0 Reminiscing about the Prime Minister's words is always a good place to start--for entertainment's sake. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/a-short-history-of-the-harper-government-changing-its-mind-on-the-mission-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/a-short-history-of-the-harper-government-changing-its-mind-on-the-mission-in-afghanistan/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254660 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/a-short-history-of-the-harper-government-changing-its-mind-on-the-mission-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 David Pugliese reports that the Harper government is discussing with the United States the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/good-news-bad-news-apr-12-19-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/good-news-bad-news-apr-12-19-2012/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:16:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253097 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/good-news-bad-news-apr-12-19-2012/feed/ 0 Canada and Denmark split Hans Island and etiquette lessons for unruly NFL fans http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/hes-coming-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/hes-coming-back/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:37:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/hes-coming-back/feed/ 0 After some degree of wrangling over the necessary paperwork, a request for the transfer... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/from-peshawar-to-kabul/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/from-peshawar-to-kabul/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/from-peshawar-to-kabul/feed/ 0 The Afghan part of the journey used to be dangerous. Now that side is thriving—while Pakistan is not. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/everything-that-is-wrong-with-ottawa-for-now-at-least/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/everything-that-is-wrong-with-ottawa-for-now-at-least/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:24:12 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250053 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/everything-that-is-wrong-with-ottawa-for-now-at-least/feed/ 0 We’re all positively giddy here on the Hill, ladies and gents. The stimulation is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/support-for-afghan-war-hits-rock-bottom-in-u-s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/support-for-afghan-war-hits-rock-bottom-in-u-s/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:13:25 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248515 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/support-for-afghan-war-hits-rock-bottom-in-u-s/feed/ 0 Several polls reveal Americans are all but fed up with the war in Afghanistan,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/american-soldier-goes-rogue-embarks-on-a-civilian-killing-spree-that-sparks-outrage-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/american-soldier-goes-rogue-embarks-on-a-civilian-killing-spree-that-sparks-outrage-in-afghanistan/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:48:34 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/american-soldier-goes-rogue-embarks-on-a-civilian-killing-spree-that-sparks-outrage-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Already fraught tensions between NATO forces and the local population in Afghanistan are mounting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/the-new-game-plan-pencils-not-guns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/the-new-game-plan-pencils-not-guns/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/the-new-game-plan-pencils-not-guns/feed/ 0 Soldiers armed with cultural training are teaching a new generation of Afghans how to protect their family http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/afghanistan-book-reviews-the-savage-war-and-the-long-way-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/afghanistan-book-reviews-the-savage-war-and-the-long-way-back/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:55:24 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235128 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/afghanistan-book-reviews-the-savage-war-and-the-long-way-back/feed/ 0 Readers hoping to better understand Afghanistan and the outside world’s involvement in the country... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/crowns-and-chaos-in-the-middle-east/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/crowns-and-chaos-in-the-middle-east/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:45:03 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/crowns-and-chaos-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 Abstract: This paper helps explain the variation in political turmoil observed in the MENA... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/washington-condemns-corpse-desecration-by-marines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/washington-condemns-corpse-desecration-by-marines/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:00:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/washington-condemns-corpse-desecration-by-marines/feed/ 0 U.S. Defense Secretary promises probe into the case http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/absurdity-there-and-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/absurdity-there-and-here/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:54:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/absurdity-there-and-here/feed/ 0 The Harper government is disappointed with Hamid Karzai’s demand that all American-held detainees be...