When Uncle Sam Meets 'Stan
- Jason Burke reports on the daily life at Bagram Air Base. The Observer, UK.
- http://observer.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1501,722249,00.html

"Secret" War Prevents Us from Learning the Truth
- Commentary on the media politics of the American and British military. The Observer, UK.
- http://observer.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1501,718246,00.html

Analysis: The Military Lessons
- The peculiar features of the Afghan campaign are evaluated for future struggles by Jonathan Marcus, BBC defence correspondent.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1711795.stm

Dawn Raids Stoke Fires of Resentment
- Rory McCarthy reports on mounting anger of Afghan citizens at the US military presence. The Guardian, UK.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,806525,00.html

U.S. Challenged To Define Role In Afghanistan
- Susan B. Glasser reports on the situation of US military in the country and discusses the need of a strategy change. Washington Post, US.
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A38181-2002Aug2&notFound=true

Cursor: Archivistan
- A collection of Marc Herolds commentary on the US bombings and political developments.
- http://www.cursor.org/stories/archivistan.htm

Islam Online: The World In Crisis - Afghanistan and Beyond
- Analysis and commentary focusing on the muslim standpoint, with transcripts of chats and discussion forum. UK.
- http://198.65.147.194/English/Crisis/topic4.shtml

Murder, Incorporated
- Comment on the US military by Chris Floyd. Counterpunch, US.
- http://www.counterpunch.org/floyd0611.html

A Fairy Tale at Christmas
- Coverage of the war in Afghanistan has played down the civilian deaths and 4 million refugees, to make audiences believe in a straightforward moral narrative, says the Guardian.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,619895,00.html

ZNet Talking Point: The War In Afghanistan
- 47 Questions and Answers, and additional links for further Information. By Michael Albert and Stephen R. Shalom.
- http://www.zmag.org/55qaframe.htm

Sp!ked-Politics: After 11 September
- A collection of articles discussing the rights and wrongs of the attack on Afghanistan.
- http://www.spiked-online.com/Sections/Politics/AttackOnUSA/Index.htm

US, Beware the Consequences in Afghanistan
- In the Christian Science Monitor, Edward Girardet finds US attacks on Afghanistan counterproductive and argues for a peace settlement and massive reconstruction.
- http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1022/p11s1-coop.html

No Military Solution to Terrorism
- Richard Norton-Taylor discusses the ongoing bombing in Afghanistan. The Guardian, UK.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,630222,00.html

This Futile Campaign
- Madeleine Bunting discusses the effects of the western intervention on the life of Afghans and on terrorism. The Guardian, UK.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/comment/story/0,11447,718668,00.html

Commander Sees at Least Another Year in Afghanistan
- The commander of American troops expects to need at least one more year to complete the mission, namely to crush the remnants of Al Qaeda and Taliban, and build the foundations of an Afghan national army. New York Times, US (free registration required).
- http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/06/19/international/asia/19TROO.html