A collection of seventeen essays by various authors that examine the United States' involvement with Afghanistan in the years since the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
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The United States has contributed to Afghanistan's stability and progress / George W. Bush -- The United States has betrayed the Afghan people / John Pilger -- America's many accomplishments in Afghanistan should be acknowledged / S. Frederick Starr -- The United States has eradicated the terrorist regime in Afghanistan / Donald Rumsfeld -- The reign of terror by warlords continues under U.S. policies in Afghanistan / Noor Beasharat -- The Afghan people want a continued partnership with the United States / Said Tayeb Jawad -- The American infidels must leave Afghanistan or face catastrophic consequences / Gulbuddin Hekmatyar -- The United States will help end heroin trafficking in Afghanistan / Robert B. Charles -- U.S. antiterrorism policies support drug traffickers in Afghanistan / Isabel Hilton -- The United States is helping to restore the rights of Afghan women / A. Abdullah -- The United States has failed to fulfill its promise to liberate Afghan women / Kimberly Sevcik -- The U.S.-backed Afghan constitution guarantees basic human rights and religious freedom / Zalmay Khalilzad -- The U.S.-backed Afghan constitution denies human rights and religious freedom / Paul Marshall -- One American woman's efforts to help the Afghan people/ Michael Alan Lerner -- The United States does not care about human rights in Afghanistan / Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan -- Security threats are not slowing U.S. efforts to rebuild Afghanistan / James Kunder -- The United States is failing to provide strong security in Afghanistan / Paul M. Rodriguez.