Afghanistan
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Afghanistan, according to a September 10, 2002 article by CNN, "after more than two decades of constant warfare," was "a nation in ruins." Towns and cities had become "reduced to rubble" and its social and political structure had become "torn apart by years of bitter conflict. ... It was this failed state, [said] Western leaders, that allowed Afghanistan to become a home to terrorists -- in turn paving the way for the events of September 11, 2001."
Related SourceWatch Resources
- Al Qaeda
- Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the prime training ground for foreign terrorists
- rogue state
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- Opium economy in Afghanistan
- Osama bin Laden
- Reagan doctrine
- September 11, 2001
- Taliban
- war on terrorism
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Articles & Commentary
- "Afghanistan: Rebuilding a 'failed' state", CNN, 10 September 2002: ": "After more than two decades of constant warfare Afghanistan is a nation in ruins."
- "UN: Afghanistan Could Become 'Failed State' If Opium Production Rises", katv.com, 29 October 2003.
- John Heffernan and Jennifer Leaning, "Warlords' Crimes: Secrets of an Afghan Grave", International Herald Tribune, 9 February 2004.
- Seymour M. Hersh, "The Other War", The New Yorker, 5 April 2004: "Why Bush's Afghanistan problem won't go away."
- ""Poland to consider boosting troops in Afghanistan", Xinhuanet (China), 19 July 2004.
