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Thompson has worked in Iraq, Gaza and Afghanistan but says nowhere was as terrifying as Mugabe's Zimbabwe ... Afghan opium fuels 'global chaos ... Afghan opium fuels 'global chaos. (BBC News -- UK)
US jihadist targets mall Oct 22, 2009
A father and son of Afghan origin have been charged in that plot and are awaiting trial. An Illinois man, who has dubbed himself Talib Islam, is on trial accused of parking a van he believed contained about a ton of explosives outside the courthouse in the state capital of Springfield last month. (iAfrica.com)
'You have N-bombs, we have bombers' Oct 21, 2009
In the drivers seat was Badruddin Haqqani, a senior commander of the Haqqani network, one of the Talibans most hard-line factions and the group that was holding me and two Afghan colleagues hostage in Pakistans tribal areas ... That morning, Badruddin arrived at the house in Miram Shah where I was being held with Tahir Luddin, an Afghan journalist, and Asad Mangal, our driver ... We had been taken hostage on a reporting trip south of Kabul, Afghanistan, in November 2008 and moved to... (India Times, India)
Bolivia rejects pyramid criticism Oct 21, 2009
Sack Afghan poll officials - UN. India train collision kills nine. (BBC News -- Americas)
Robbie entertains in his first full concert for three years Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 01:25 GMT, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 02:25 UK. Robbie beats comeback gig nerves. (BBC News -- UK)
Pakistan: 60 Militants Killed in Operation Oct 19, 2009
Six Soldiers Also Dead in Army's Offensive Against Jihadist Sanctuary Near Afghan Border ... A Pakistan army tank is transported by truck passing through Bara, the main town of Pakistan's tribal region Khyber along the Afghan border, on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 ... (AP) Pakistan's army claimed Sunday to have killed 60 militants on the first day of an operation against an al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary close to the Afghan border that residents said was meeting stiff resistance from insurgents. (CBS News -- World)
Taliban resists onslaught Oct 19, 2009
More than 100000 people have fled South Waziristan, part of the tribal belt on the Afghan border that US officials call the most dangerous place on earth, staying with relatives or renting accommodation to escape the fighting ... US officials say al-Qaeda fled into the tribal areas after US-led operations toppled the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001 and is now using the area as a base for plotting attacks on the West. (iAfrica.com)
Pakistani troops, Taliban in heavy clashes Oct 18, 2009
More than 100,000 people have fled South Waziristan, part of the tribal belt on the Afghan border that US officials call the most dangerous place on earth, staying with relatives or renting accommodation to escape the fighting ... US officials say Al-Qaeda fled into the tribal areas after US-led operations toppled the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001 and is now using the area as a base for plotting attacks on the West and the region. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
American Jews rethink Israel Oct 16, 2009
Can you donate $10 right now to win $$$$ for Afghan women. Katha Pollitt. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
TRAINING: Center gives taste of Afghanistan Oct 16, 2009
training center gives taste of Afghanistan - USATODAY.com ... training center gives taste of Afghanistan ... men tote rifles at an outdoor bazaar and women in head scarves hawk DVDs and sewing machines in Arabic at the Indiana National Guard's Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, where foreign service officers, U.S. Agency for International Development employees and other civilians assigned to jobs in Afghanistan get a realistic taste of what to expect when they get there. (USA Today)
Why defeating the Taliban is key to stopping Al Qaeda Oct 16, 2009
Only in Afghanistan and Pakistan have we seen jihadism actually take root in large numbers ... Yet, for Al Qaeda operationally, there is nothing more important now than the Taliban wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan ... To start with, the critics are undoubtedly correct in underscoring Afghanistan's near-irrelevance, and thus lack of influence, in the development of modern Muslim thought as well as the central importance of Arabs to Al Qaeda. (Christian Science Monitor)
Saudi Program may be Option for Detainees Oct 15, 2009
"If I try to do something bad, my family will tell the government about me," said Jehani, who joined a radical Islamist movement in the Philippines and trained al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan ... Only 15 Yemenis have been sent back to Yemen in the past seven years, even as hundreds of Saudi and Afghan detainees have gone home ... Most of them, but these were the ones caught on the field of battle in Afghanistan and else where. (CBS News)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 15, 2009
US expected to announce significant surge for Afghanistan following Brown's decision to send 500 more British troops ... Afghan insurgents should be offered amnesties and be removed from an international blacklist if they agree to stop fighting, according to a British general, Lt Gen Sir Graeme Lamb. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Policy, reality collide in ‘Obama’s War’ Oct 13, 2009
President Obama barely appears in Obama s War, the new Frontline report on Afghanistan that airs tonight ... In this thorough and sobering report, Frontline asks pointed questions about the military s counterinsurgency policy in Afghanistan, outlining just how ambitious its goal - to change the longstanding culture of a nation, turning a downtrodden people against the Taliban - and how daunting the challenge will be for the Americans on the front lines ... The bulk of the film, and its primary... (Boston Globe)
'Grants culture over' warns Jones Oct 12, 2009
Page last updated at 05:46 GMT, Monday, 12 October 2009 06:46 UK. Grants culture over' warns Jones. (BBC News -- UK)
Fat children 'don't want surgery' Oct 12, 2009
Clinton warning to Afghan leader ... Asylum for boat-explosion Afghans. (BBC News -- UK)
In Pakistan, Taliban force military to take action Oct 11, 2009
The most troubling development of the past year in Afghanistan/Pakistan was the widespread election fraud used to re-elect Hamid Karzai, which makes it difficult to sell his government as legitimate ... The group has in recent days warned of a sustained campaign of terror attacks unless the military backs off plans to invade a militant stronghold along the Afghan border ... The group, an offshoot of the Afghan Taliban, has been behind the vast majority of terror attacks in Pakistan over the past... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
10 Dead in Attack on Pakistani Military HQ Oct 11, 2009
The attack, which left at least 10 people dead, was the third major militant strike in Pakistan in a week and came as the government was planning an imminent offensive against Islamist militants in their strongholds in the rugged mountains along the border with Afghanistan ... The audacious assault was the third major militant attack in Pakistan in a week and came as the government said it was planning an imminent offensive against Islamist militants in their strongholds in the rugged mountains... (CBS News -- World)
Tough to be a Republican Oct 11, 2009
Greg Mortenson, founder of the Central Asia Institute has built nearly 80 schools, especially for girls, in remote areas of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past 15 years - not as worthy as Barack Hussein Obama ... Afghan human rights activist Sima Samar ... She currently leads the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and serves as the U.N. special envoy to Darfur and is apparently also not as worthy as Barack Hussein Obama. (The Palm Beach Post)
Tom Ricks: Are Women Better at Counterinsurgency? Oct 10, 2009 Focus on Taliban may ebb Oct 10, 2009 Obama Focusing on al Qaeda, not Taliban Oct 9, 2009 Pakistan's Pashtuns, looking for statehood, may look to Taliban Oct 9, 2009 HINGHAM OPINION: Ready for protracted war in Afghanistan? Oct 9, 2009 Source: Obamas Afghan focus is al-Qaida Oct 9, 2009 Afghans Await Troop Plan, Election Result Oct 8, 2009 Numbers Define Afghanistan as Harsh and Deadly Place$8 billion worth of opium, but the second poorest country in the world. Oct 8, 2009 Marines in Afghanistan: A Day in the Life Oct 7, 2009 Five's company? Oct 7, 2009 Looted Artifacts on Display at Afghan Museum Oct 7, 2009 Click to read:Afghan Chances Lost, U.S. Faces Long Odds Oct 7, 2009 HSBC boss says banks owe apology Oct 7, 2009 Deadly Afghanistan attack: It wasn't just the Taliban Oct 6, 2009 Corporate Greed a Bigger Problem Than Michael Moore Oct 6, 2009 Boris Johnson on Blair as Europe president Oct 6, 2009 Oasis at risk Oct 6, 2009 Division over Tory welfare reforms Oct 5, 2009 Israeli police deploy around tense holy site Oct 5, 2009 OBAMA DATE NIGHT: CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNI... Oct 5, 2009 Synagogue-dweller Is Afghan Jewry's Last Gasp Oct 4, 2009 Glastonbury tickets up for grabs Oct 4, 2009 Diary from Swat Oct 3, 2009 Concussions, Cross-Promotions, and the Clinton Tapes Oct 3, 2009 RAHM MOCKED CRITICS: 'THEY'LL GET SOME GOOD SEATS'... Oct 3, 2009 US commander spells out Afghan difficulties Oct 2, 2009 Search site aims to rival Google Oct 2, 2009 Nigeria singer's joy at Mobo win Oct 2, 2009 A tragic reminder of wars ultimate reality Oct 2, 2009 Attention seeking Oct 2, 2009 Full Story » Oct 2, 2009 Man On 24-Hr Surveillance in Terror Case Denies Terrorist Connections Oct 1, 2009 Romans crushed Sep 30, 2009 New Vegemite name puts Kraft Foods in a pickle Sep 30, 2009 What crisis? Sep 30, 2009 Terror on the Prairie: Zazi's Life in Colorado Sep 30, 2009 Waltzing McChrystal Sep 30, 2009 Graham: We're Walking a Road to Armageddon Sep 30, 2009 * World News Quick Take Sep 26, 2009 Wildlife: Just a luxury? Sep 25, 2009 HSBC bids farewell to dollar supremacy... Sep 25, 2009 Head of the Former Ottoman Dynasty Dies Sep 25, 2009 U.S. Commander Warns of 'Failure' in Afghanistan Sep 22, 2009 US commander warns of "failure" in Afghanistan Sep 22, 2009 No Answer On More Troops in Afghanistan Sep 21, 2009 Afghan Commandos Persuade Towns to Turn on Taliban Sep 20, 2009 Addicts opens another front in Afghan war Sep 18, 2009 Is America Hooked on War? Sep 18, 2009 A veil of silence over murder Sep 17, 2009 Australia's ugly little secret Sep 17, 2009 As public wavers, Obama must weigh new options in Afghanistan Sep 16, 2009 LEONARD PITTS JR.: Culture war, quite literally Sep 16, 2009 Steve Walt: Why Is Osama Reading My Book? Sep 16, 2009 The Best from Sunday Sep 14, 2009 5 U.S. Troops Among 50 Dead in Afghanistan Sep 13, 2009 TMZ earns respect Sep 13, 2009 Getting out of the quagmire that is Afghanistan Sep 13, 2009 The Endless Aftermath of 9/11 Sep 12, 2009 2 Slain, Including Abortion Activist Sep 12, 2009 Why the US is afraid of 'Afghanization' Sep 12, 2009 On the road to gentle heroism Sep 12, 2009 UK City of Culture list unveiled Sep 11, 2009 Dunne eulogized in NY as great dad, friend, gossip Sep 11, 2009 Love me don't Sep 11, 2009 Scots project extended in Malawi Sep 11, 2009
I've been reading a recent internal summary of how Marine "Female Engagement Teams," or FETs, have worked in Afghanistan ... First, Afghans don't seem to mind the female teams ... When patrols returned, "we discovered some Afghan women had been anticipating the opportunity to meet American women. In one home, the women said they had caught glimpses of the patrolling FET through a crack in the wall and that they had prayed you would come to us.'" The fact that the Afghan women welcomed return... (Slate)
Mills appeal calls for Berlusconi Oct 10, 2009
Eight years of US-led Afghan operation. Film that helped bring down Berlin Wall. (BBC News -- UK)
Sources say President's shift would put more emphasis on fighting al-Qaida in Afghanistan ... WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's political future and will determine how many more U.S. troops to send to the war based only on keeping al-Qaida at bay, a senior administration official said Thursday ... But the thinking emerging from the strategy formulation portion of the debate offers a clue that Obama would be unlikely to favor a... (Albany Times Union)
Officials Say President Is Prepared to Accept Some Taliban Involvement in Afghanistan's Future ... President Obama holds a meeting with national security advisers to discuss policy in Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2009 ... CBS News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lara Logan spoke with Bob Orr on the road ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan. (CBS News)
Their lands straddling the Afghan-Pakistani border are a haven for the Taliban and top Al Qaeda figures like Osama bin Laden ... "But what could emerge, if the Taliban were to get control over large areas of the border districts in Afghanistan, is some sort of Islamic emirate which would in fact be a Pashtun state." ... US troops in Afghanistan and the Pakistani military would then be fighting Pashtun pride on top of other passions fueling the insurgencies. (Christian Science Monitor)
HINGHAM OPINION: Ready for protracted war in Afghanistan ... HINGHAM OPINION: Ready for protracted war in Afghanistan ... ve and overly simplified polls aimed at the American public, asking questions such as, Should America stay in Afghanistan or running screen graphics with rhetorical questions such as, Waist deep: can the U.S. ever tame Afghanistan. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Source: Obamas Afghan focus is al-Qaida - Afghanistan- msnbc ... Official says president inclined against large buildup in Afghanistan ... President Barack Obama planned sessions with his war council on Thursday and Friday to discuss the strategy in the Afghan war. (MSNBC -- International)
A worker of the Afghan Election Commission, right, checks the details of a suspicious ballot box during the recounting possess at the main election office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2009 ... The latest news and analysis on the war in Afghanistan and the debate in Washington over its future ... (CBS) Wednesday marks the 8th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, and CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy reports it is a crucial time for the war-ravaged country. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Look At Afghanistan From Poppies to TVs - ABC News ... Numbers Define Afghanistan as Harsh and Deadly Place ... Rich in Opium and Violence, Afghanistan Is Impoverished Country. (ABC News)
Marines in Southern Afghanistan face harsh conditions while protecting civilians from insurgent attacks ... As U.S. military forces continue to fight in Afghanistan, CBS News takes an in-depth look at the covert operations of the Taliban, one of America's greatest enemies ... The latest news and analysis on the war in Afghanistan and the debate in Washington over its future. (CBS News)
Obama 'not cutting' Afghan troops. Mantel named Booker prize winner. (BBC News -- Africa)
Afghan Information and Culture Minister Abdul Karim Khurram, second right, is briefed regarding the rescued Afghanistan's artifacts at the National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan on Oct. 6, 2009 Musadeq Sadeq / AP ... (KABUL) The National Museum of Afghanistan on Tuesday unveiled hundreds of looted artifacts, some dating back as far as the 11th century, seized from smugglers trying to sell them on Europe's black market ... A trade route between Europe and Asia for centuries, Afghanistan has long... (Time.com)
Afghan Chances Lost, U.S. Faces Long Odds - CBS Evening News - CBS News ... Afghan Chances Lost, U.S. Faces Long Odds ... As U.S. military forces continue to fight in Afghanistan, CBS News takes an in-depth look at the covert operations of the Taliban, one of America's greatest enemies. (CBS News)
Afghan bride wins 'maintenance ... Obama 'not cutting' Afghan troops. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
During a lull in a firefight Sunday with taliban militants in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Afghan Army local commander Mohammed Hussein, left, stands with Marine squad leader Sgt. Matthew Duquette, of Warrenville, Ill ... The Taliban combined with an Al Qaeda-linked militant group and others to kill eight US soldiers in northeastern Afghanistan Sunday ... com's Pat Murphy about the forces that battled coalition troops over the weekend in northern Afghanistan, resulting in the death of eight... (Christian Science Monitor)
Vice President Joe Biden sounds delusional when he says all's A-OK with Plan A and there is no need for Plan B. The Afghan War would seem to be ripe for Plan C. While "We are Doomed: Reclaiming Conservative Pessimism" by John Derbyshire is a bit of a stretch, "Culture of Corruption" by Michelle Malkin and "Exploiting Chaos" by Jeremy Gutsche have the ring of authenticity. "Catastrophe" by Dick Morris, a liberal-turned-conservative icon, gives all away on the cover. (Newsmax)
" But there isn't a constitution is there????? Geoff Turner on October 05, 2009 at 08:10 AM I watched what severely restricted sections of the Treaty were permitted to be debated by MPs in the house of commons before the treaty was rammed through just as so much bad legislation is rammed through. A pitifully small group of MPs bothered to turn up, making it clear they thought it a pointless waste of their time, and most just appeared in time to vote as ordered by the whips, despite this being an... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Page last updated at 11:24 GMT, Monday, 5 October 2009 12:24 UK. Egypt oasis risks becoming mirage. (BBC News -- Africa)
Iran and Afghanistan feature prominently in the papers ... The Times and Guardian both quote a sacked UN official who says almost a third of the votes cast for Afghan President Hamid Karzai were. (BBC News -- UK)
Synagogue-dweller is Afghan Jewry's last gasp ... In the late 19th century, Afghanistan's Jews numbered about 40,000, many of them Persian Jews who had fled forced conversion in neighboring Iran ... Now Simentov is the caretaker and sole member of Afghanistan's only working synagogue. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Obamas' night out: First WH anniversary: The Swamp. Posted October 3, 2009 10:15 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Five Years Alone In His Synagogue, Afghan Jew Is His Community's Last Gasp ... In the late 19th century, Afghanistan's Jews numbered about 40,000, many of them Persian Jews who had fled forced conversion in neighboring Iran ... Now Simentov is the caretaker and sole member of Afghanistan's only working synagogue. (CBS News -- World)
Heavy US losses in Afghan battle. Japanese ex-minister found dead. (BBC News -- UK)
Page last updated at 23:27 GMT, Friday, 2 October 2009 00:27 UK. Swat diary: 'Music from every corner. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Benchmarks might be the only way to regain the Afghan people's trust and restore legitimacy in the war. 4) ": How should Florida respond to Tim Tebow's concussive brain injury," by Josh Levin. (Slate)
Also, I am a Marine and a veteran of OEF and I do believe that the President should address the issue in Afghanistan immediately ... Also, I am a Marine and a veteran of OEF and I do believe that the President should address the issue in Afghanistan immediately ... With the Olympics going to Rio, the president is now free to focus on more pressing concerns, such as the war in Afghanistan. (The Drudge Report)
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Most Blogged - World. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Marines under fire on Afghan front. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Page last updated at 18:11 GMT, Thursday, 1 October 2009 19:11 UK. Nneka's gritty style, haunting voice and political lyrics have won her a worldwide audience. (BBC News -- Africa)
A Bibb County sheriff s deputy serving in the Georgia Army National Guard has been killed in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Alex French, 31, of Milledgeville, was a member of the National Guard s 48th Brigade, which deployed to Afghanistan earlier this year ... French was killed Sept. 30 in Kwhost, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit using an improvised-explosive device, the Department of Defense said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Marines under fire on Afghan front. Fossil finds extend human story. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
US commander spells out Afghan difficulties - Yahoo ... US commander spells out Afghan difficulties. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Khan said Zazi, who he got to know when they were both growing up in Queens, NY, asked if he could stay at his apartment for the night on Sept. 10 and he obliged, something he said is common in their Afghan culture. Since Khan wanted to stay late at the mosque, another man staying at his apartment gave Zazi a lift to Khan's home. (ABC News)
Page last updated at 13:24 GMT, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 14:24 UK. Roman 'disaster' that shaped Europe. (BBC News -- Europe)
Page last updated at 07:11 GMT, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 08:11 UK. New Vegemite puts Kraft in pickle. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Page last updated at 11:28 GMT, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 12:28 UK. Climate migration fears 'misplaced. (BBC News -- Africa)
Zazi was born in Afghanistan's war-torn border region, moving to Pakistan at age 7 and then to New York in 1999 ... Neighbors said the family kept to itself even before the arrests, and other Afghan-American families who came from southeastern Afghanistan said the Zazi family never interacted with Denver's tight-knit Muslim community ... "I used to see this guy Najibullah at the mosque from time to time," says Emanudin Ghiasi, an Afghan American and a founding member of the Colorado Muslim... (Time.com)
Gen. Stanley McChrystal s request for a buildup of American troops in Afghanistan is being waltzed around the Obama administration as it stalls and ponders in its hope of talking the American commander out of it. We know that from the fact that the administration has had McChrystal's main report for over a month, and has stalled his troop request while they prepare a new "strategy." If they were interested in anything other than a phased withdrawal from Afghanistan, the White House would have... (Human Events Online)
" He also pointed to U.S. and NATO activities in fighting Taliban militants as demonstrative. "What we do in Afghanistan will affect the ability of Iran to get the message ... Smith asked the senator whether President Obama should give General Stanley McChrystal the additional 40,000 troops he has asked for in Afghanistan ... After having made several trips to Afghanistan, the senator concluded that the situation there is deteriorating and that more combat power is needed "to take fight back to... (CBS News)
Osmanoglu moved to New York City in 1933, and was married to Zeynep Tarzi, an exiled member of the Afghan royal family. UNITED STATES Dog kicked out of Aspen. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
German Left urges Afghan pull-out. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (BBC News -- Science)
The Afghan and Iraqi wars seem endless and we bleed endless debt into them ... This means Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, etc ... Would "protectionism enable us to use this now idle resource? And what would the effect be. Nowadays because of the depression even persons with skills cannot find jobs. What is awry? We have people with skills willing to work. We have the machinery, the infrastructure available in which they can do productive work. And we have people willing to consume goods.... (The Drudge Report)
Osmanoglu moved to New York City in 1933, and was married to Zeynep Tarzi, an exiled member of the Afghan royal family. He returned to Turkey in 1992 and was granted Turkish citizenship in 2004. (Time.com)
U.S. Commander Warns of lure Afghanistan ... U.S. Commander Warns of lure Afghanistan ... WASHINGTON/KABUL - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan says in a confidential assessment of the war that without additional forces the mission "will likely result in failure.". (Newsmax)
Reuters AlertNet - US commander warns of "failure" in Afghanistan ... US commander warns of "failure" in Afghanistan 21 Sep 2009 07:24:09 GMT Source: Reuters ... (For more Afghanistan news, click [IDnAFPAK]). (AlertNet)
(CBS) President Barack Obama would not tell CBS News' Bob Schieffer whether he would approve a potential recommendation from General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, to send tens of thousands of new American troops into that country ... Mr. Obama said that when he to 00004000 ok office he ordered a comprehensive review of the situation in Afghanistan, which was "adrift" after the Bush administration ... "Didn't you say on March 27th that you have announced a... (CBS News -- Politics)
Afghan Commandos Try to Persuade Countrymen to Turn Against Taliban ... Sept 8: The 6th Kandak Commandos of the Afghan National Army group ... GHOWS KALAY, Afghanistan The village is little more than a handful of mud huts surrounded by wheat fields, but the runway at NATO's main air base in Afghanistan's south is visible from the town center. (Fox News)
United Nations and Afghan officials say heroin use among Afghans is surging ... Afghanistan, besieged by decades of war, is fighting another battle a spiraling epidemic of heroin addiction in the country that is the world's largest producer of opium, which is used to make heroin ... Some Afghan officials worry these drug addicts could pose a threat to the country's security. (USA Today)
Last week, for instance, a New York Times front-page story by Eric Schmitt and David Sanger was "Obama Is Facing Doubts in Party on Afghanistan, Troop Buildup at Issue." It offered a modern version of journalistic Newspeak ... The conservative columnist George Will wrote a piece offering blunt advice to the Obama administration, summed up in its "Time to Get Out of Afghanistan." In our age of political and audience fragmentation and polarization, think of this as the Afghan version of Vietnam's... (CBS News -- Politics)
Plus, James refers to the extremity of the Northern Alliance that were used to displace the Taliban and by implication, the continuing Islamic misgyny of the present Afghan regime ... doubtless you'll be coming out against the afghan govt, now theyve endorsed such laws, Clive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Most of the asylum seekers are Iraqis, and Afghan Hazaras ... For more than a decade, the Taliban has terrorised the Afghan people ... Many of the people held at our expense in Indonesia have plausible ties to Australia: some were caught up in the Pacific Solution but were forced back to Afghanistan or Iraq; some have family here. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Since the inauguration, Obama has been weighing both sides of the issue concerning the Afghan War ... Majority opinion supports pulling out of Afghanistan in the near future while the other side, nearly half, believe that it is important to remain in Afghanistan to finish off the war with the possibly of another "surge." ... At this point, completely pulling out of Afghanistan does not even seem like the most logical option if you are able to see all factors that contributed to the Afghan War. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
On the day to remember the terror of 9/11, the war it spawned in Afghanistan sowed fresh divisions ... But his call for an increased war effort in Afghanistan, birthplace of the 9/11 plot, is rejected by some who fear a Vietnam-style quagmire as the battle against Taliban insurgents bogs down in faraway, hostile terrain ... He is seeking more training for Afghan forces before committing more U.S. troops to the battle. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
It should be obvious that Americans shouldn't avoid having a debate about Israel or about Afghan policy just because bin Laden says we should ... " list at Amazon shows that W&M's book resonates with people of a certain mindset. Probably if the book was a bit more scholarly and a bit less polemical that wouldn't be as much the case. As it is, W&M start with a conclusion, present the evidence that supports their conclusion while omitting the evidence that contradicts it. Obviously they are trying... (Slate)
KABUL - About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a wave of violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country's most dangerous regions. Five American soldiers died in two attacks using roadside bombs. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Members of the 3rd Platoon, Able Company 3-509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 4th BDE -25th Infantry Division from Fort Richardson, Alaska, patrol in East Paktika province, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 ... About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a wave of violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country's most dangerous regions ... A roadside bomb and gunfire attack in western Afghanistan killed three... (CBS News)
Page last updated at 08:56 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 09:56 UK. By Peter Bowes BBC News, Los Angeles. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Yes, Afghanistan is a quagmire ... But this rising anti-war sentiment presumes a false choice: that America must either make war in Afghanistan or quit the country altogether ... It's true that many Afghans in Afghanistan want to see Americans gone, but others still stake their very lives on America's presence. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
In the aftermath of 9/11, I spent a month in Afghanistan, covering life in Kabul shortly after the fall of the Taliban ... Afghanistan was no safer ... It was a stark contrast to what Id encountered in Afghanistan, where Id been shocked to find Afghanis who told me they were thrilled when the U.S. started bombing Kabul. (Slate)
President Obama's Own Party Balks at Sending More Deployments, Prefers Training Afghan Army and Police. Defense Witnesses for U.S. Student Amanda Knox Expected to Challenge Evidence from Crime Scene. (CBS News)
The war in Afghanistan has not been lost yet, although a great deal has gone wrong ... The weakest link in the United States' Afghan strategy has been its handling of the calculus of power in Kabul ... But then, as the Afghan situation deteriorated in 2006, Washington. (Asia Times Online)
Only when we encounter a herd of wild camels ; with their wonderful, superior expressions and their zig-zag hind legs ; does it dawn on me that the Ghan was named for the Afghan cameleers who did so much to make central Australia a going concern but are now largely forgotten. Mostly Afghan or Sikh but known universally as Ghans, the cameleers earned less than a quarter of the (mostly white) teamsters' wage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Afghan civil servants fighting for the Taliban. Low production and high prices create sugar crisis in India. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
US commander confirms Afghan civilians among the wounded at site of NATO airstrike. KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AP) - The top NATO commander in Afghanistan said Saturday that local villagers were among those wounded at the site of an airstrike on hijacked fuel tankers, declaring his resolve to limit civilian casualties that threaten to undermine the war against the Taliban. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Page last updated at 11:49 GMT, Thursday, 10 September 2009 12:49 UK. By Stephen Robb BBC News. (BBC News -- UK)
Afghan 'Indiana Jones' hunts lost Buddha ... The Afghan civil servants fighting for the Taliban. (BBC News -- UK)
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