Prince promoted his proposal on Kabul television last week for the government to allow foreign contractors to support Afghan forces in the fight against Taliban, claiming it could end the war in six months... ..…

For example the FT propagated the story that the Taliban was providing sanctuary for bin Laden’s planning the terror assault in the US (9/11). . In fact, the Afghan leaders offered to turn over the US suspect, if they were offered evidence. ..…

Latifa Nabizada and sister braved male colleagues pelting them with rocks Afghan women ever to do so in 1991 ) Under Taliban, Afghan women found themselves stripped of their rights and confined to their homes, their ambitions tabled — or driven underground. ..…

Afghan officials say that any move to replace U.S military advisers with private contractors would further undermine government legitimacy and fuel Taliban accusations that the war was being conducted for the benefit of foreign interests. . ... A brief ceasefire in June raised hopes of a..…