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Afghanistan« Previous EntriesBritish envoy says mission in Afghanistan is doomed, according to leaked memoWednesday, October 1st, 2008The official version of the US-led campaign in Afghanistan received a blow today with a leaked report that the British Ambassador in Kabul believes that US strategy is wrong and the war is as good as lost. The potentially explosive views were published by Le Canard Enchaîné, a respected French weekly, which said that they were direct quotations from a diplomatic cable written by François Fitou, the French Deputy Ambassador in ... tagged AfghanistanWinter Soldier: Eye Witness Accounts of the Wars in Iraq and AfghanistanWednesday, September 24th, 2008By John Stauber | Two years ago public revulsion against the Bush Administration's unnecessary and disastrous attack and occupation of Iraq resulted in the Democratic Party taking control of the US Congress. But Nancy Pelosi and the new political leadership backed down before President ... tagged Afghanistan and IraqJournalists warned to get out of AfghanistanTuesday, September 9th, 2008AUSTRALIAN journalists in Afghanistan have been targeted by terrorists and were warned yesterday by the Federal Government to consider leaving the country. "Credible reports suggest terrorists may be targeting journalists, including Australians, in Afghanistan," an updated travel advisory from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says. "We continue to advise Australians not to travel to Afghanistan. If you are [there], you should consider departing." The advisory had previously warned of the continuing ... tagged Afghanistan and World-NewsMarines ordered to stay longer in AfghanistanTuesday, August 5th, 2008WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has ordered roughly 1,250 Marines serving as trainers for the Afghan security forces to stay on the warfront about a month longer to continue a mission that military leaders say is a top priority, according to a senior military official. In addition, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has authorized the deployment of up to 200 other troops to Afghanistan to support the Marines. That includes eight helicopter crews ... tagged AfghanistanAfghanistan: Not a Good WarMonday, August 4th, 2008By Conn Hallinan | Every war has a story line. World War I was “the war to end all wars.” World War II was “the war to defeat fascism.” Iraq was sold as a war to halt weapons of mass destruction; then to overthrow Saddam Hussein, then to build democracy. In the end it was a fabrication built on a falsehood and anchored in a ... tagged AfghanistanAfghan air war grows in intensityWednesday, July 30th, 2008By David Wood | WASHINGTON - Daily airstrikes by U.S. and allied fighter-bombers in Afghanistan have almost doubled since last summer, according to U.S. Air Force data, a trend that reflects increased insurgent attacks but also raises concerns about civilian casualties. The growing reliance on airstrikes by U.S. commanders in Afghanistan appears to mark a turn in the course of the war. Responding to requests from ground commanders, allied ... tagged Afghanistan and World-NewsPentagon eyes sending hundreds of troops to AfghanistanSaturday, July 26th, 2008AP | WASHINGTON - Top Pentagon leaders are expected to recommend soon that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so, according to a senior military official. The units are likely small and could include engineers, ordnance disposal troops and other support forces for fighting needs and training of Afghan forces. Officials have not ruled out ... tagged Afghanistan and MilitaryCivilian sex assaults by Afghan soldiers ignoredMonday, June 23rd, 2008By Rick Westhead | Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been ordered by commanding officers "to ignore" incidents of sexual assault among the civilian population, says a military chaplain who counsels troops returning home with post-traumatic stress disorder. The chaplain, Jean Johns, says she recently counselled a Canadian soldier who said he witnessed a boy being raped by an Afghan soldier, then wrote a report on the ... tagged Afghanistan, Military and World-NewsNATO: 6,000 troops urgently needed in AfghanistanMonday, June 23rd, 2008BERLIN (Reuters) | Up to 6,000 additional troops are urgently needed in Afghanistan and a failure to deploy them will only prolong the presence of Western forces in the country, a German NATO general said on Sunday. Egon Ramms told public radio station Deutschlandfunk that alliance members would end up paying a price later if they did not boost troop numbers now. "We are talking about a total of 5,000, ... tagged Afghanistan, Warfare and World-NewsCIA death squads killing with “impunity” in AfghanistanMonday, May 19th, 2008 By Joe Kay | A United Nations investigator released a preliminary report last week citing widespread civilian deaths in Afghanistan, often at the hands of unaccountable units led by the CIA or other foreign intelligence agencies.
The investigator is Philip Alston, a New York University professor serving as the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on extrajudicial, summary ...
tagged Afghanistan, CIA and World-News‘US cannot win in Afghanistan’Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Press TV |
The US-led coalition is not winning the war in Afghanistan and now is the time to make a fundamental correction, says a US serving officer.
NATO and coalition forces are "stumbling toward failure" in Afghanistan and no amount of military success against the Taliban will bring an end to the war without a fundamental change in political policy, says Col. Thomas ...
tagged Afghanistan, USA-News and WarfareBush promises more troops for AfghanistanFriday, April 4th, 2008Suzanne Goldenberg | guardian.co.uk, George Bush today promised to send more troops to Afghanistan after his departure from the White House next year, whatever the status of troop withdrawals from Iraq. The pledge, delivered at a Nato summit in Bucharest, would add a "significant" number of troops in Afghanistan in 2009, the Pentagon chief, Robert Gates, told reporters. Gates said he expected the next president ... tagged Afghanistan, Bush and USA-NewsDetainee claims torture at U.S. baseMonday, March 31st, 2008Says he received electric shocks in Afghanistan after being seized over alleged links to 9/11. WASHINGTON – A resident of Germany who was imprisoned for two months at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan has told an interviewer his interrogators hung him from a ceiling for five days and that several doctors periodically checked him before authorizing the torture to continue. Murat Kurnaz said that shortly after his capture ... tagged Afghanistan, Torture and UK-NewsThe Secret American-Iranian Security Deal In IraqThursday, March 27th, 2008Arab online newspaper published in London, is the only newspaper to report this a week ago but I waited few days to see if there is any development provides evidence to the newspaper claims, and the military campaign in Basra was what i am waiting for.Arab online says that there are secret Iranian – American negotiations at Ahmadinejad’s visit to ... tagged Afghanistan, Iran and IraqClifford claims tour was ‘publicity stunt’Tuesday, March 4th, 2008By Nicholas Christian PRINCE Harry's tour of duty in Afghanistan was a "PR stunt" that has not fooled the British public, publicist Max Clifford has claimed. The Royal's 10-week deployment at the front was "virtual reality" because Army chiefs would have kept him away from any actual danger of being hurt, the PR guru added. He said the plan could backfire as the public would soon turn ... tagged Afghanistan and UK-News« Previous Entries |
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