The Afghan spiral
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According to the United Nations, 3,120 civilians were killed by US, British, other NATO, and Karzai government forces in Aghanistan between 2006 and the end of 2011.
Afghanistan
A long way to go on gay rights
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According to the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) seven majority Muslim countries still maintain the death penalty for homosexual activity.
"Troops out of Afghanistan" demonstration called by Stop The War Coalition
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Date:
24 October, 2009 - 14:00
Location:
Assemble Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park
The Afghan Tragedy and the Socialist Party (Militant)
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The Afghan Tragedy: USSR troops out - the socialist case. Published by Socialist Organiser as 'Socialist Forum' magazine no.3, July 1985.
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- PART 1: THE STALINIST APRIL 1978 COUP AND THE RUSSIAN DECEMBER 1979 INVASION
- PART 2: GRANT, TAAFFE AND WOODS HAIL THE STALINIST COUP AND BACK THE INVADERS
- PART 3: AND STALINIST REVOLUTIONS
- PART 4: MILITANT/SOCIALIST PARTY AND STALINIST EXPANSION
Afghan tragedy - the Militant/ Socialist Party and Afghanistan, part 4
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Part 4: The next stage for the working class: submission to totalitarian suppression.
The Afghan Tragedy, part 3: Militant (the Socialist Party) on the "Third World"
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Militant (the Socialist Party) on the "Third World".
The Afghan Tragedy: Part 1. The Stalinist April 1978 Coup and the December 1979 Russian Invasion
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The Afghan Tragedy: USSR troops out - the socialist case. Part 1 The Stalinist 1978 Coup. Published by Socialist Organiser as 'Socialist Forum' magazine no.3, July 1985.
The Afghan Tragedy - Part 2: Grant, Taaffe, and Woods hail the Stalinist coup and back the Russian invaders
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Grant hails the PDP coup.
Obama tries to escape Afghan ratchet
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In October 2010, Ahmed Rashid, author of much-read books on the Taliban and the Afghan war, wrote: “In the past year, violent incidents have risen by 50 per cent, the Taliban have spread to the north and west of the country and the battle for control of the Taliban-dominated Pashtun south and east gets bloodier by the day”.
US looks for deal with Taliban
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The USA is stepping up its efforts to negotiate a deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan.