San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
A British army dog handler was fatally shot by insurgents in southern Afghanistan, where a Danish soldier died in a separate roadside bomb attack, officials said Friday. Britain's Ministry of Defense said the soldier from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps was...
USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
A British army dog handler was fatally shot by insurgents in southern Afghanistan, where a Danish soldier died in a separate ...
Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
PARIS--Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama is receiving a very warm welcome by French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a joint press conference here. Sarkozy told Obama, "Here in France we are watching with great interest what you are doing."...
The Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S., NATO officials launch investigations into three separate U.S.-led airstrikes that Afghan officials say killed at least 78 civilians.
US News (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Although Obama hadn't been a fan he was overheard praising them.
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
I received this from my Aunt who knows Sheri Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:51:54 -0600 This is a guy that use to be in my ward - so someone I know personally. He is the father of six and currently serving in Afghanistan . This is his take of Senator Obama visit to "the troops". Kind of a different...
The Intelligence Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Related:; Over the next two years I would discover how deeply the Afghan government was involved in protecting the opium trade — by shielding it from American-designed policies. While it is true that Karzai's Taliban enemies finance themselves from the drug trade, so do many of his supporters. At the same time, some of our NATO allies have resisted the anti-opium offensive, as has our own Defense Department,...
Prophecy Fellowship Forums (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
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Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Seth Coulter Walls The Huffington Post All of a sudden, everyone seems to be in favor of sending more troops to Afghanistan. As Barack Obama encourages Europeans to dispatch more NATO forces and John McCain says that U.S. troops could be sent in greater numbers, the idea that a bigger military footprint is needed has become something of a consensus in the political mainstream. But Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
A British army dog handler was fatally shot by insurgents in southern Afghanistan, where a Danish soldier died in a separate roadside bomb attack, officials said Friday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Paris - US presidential contender Barack Obama said Friday in Paris that the war in Afghanistan must be won and called for additional US troops to be deployed there. Afghanistan is a war we have to win, the Democratic senator from Illinois told jou...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Herat, Afghanistan - Surrounded by tight security, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived Friday in Afghanistan for a surprise visit, assuring the country of Germany's continued support. We stand at your side, Steinmeier said after...
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
U.S. and outside assessments of the effort to stabilize Afghanistan are mixed; the Administration notes progress on reconstruction, governance and security in many areas of Afghanistan, but says the mission is still “under-resourced” to address escalating insurgent activity in some sectors. Recent outside studies contain relatively pessimistic assessments, emphasizing a growing sense of insecurity...
Palousitics (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Patrick Bell of the Washington State Republican Party sent along this exhaustive fact check of Rep. Adam Smith's (D-WA) statements about Obama's views on Afghanistan and Iraq from last Wednesday's Hannity & Colmes . FACT CHECK: REP. ADAM SMITH ON HANNITY & COLMES SMITH, OBAMA AND AFGHANISTAN Obama Surrogate Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Claimed Obama Has Been To Many Hearings And Spoken To Many Commanders...
The Strata-Sphere (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Swamped today with meetings so sorry for the light posting. Here is another recap of stories from the Pakistan-Afghanistan Tribal Areas More rumblings about NATO aircraft in the skies over Pakistan. More on troop movements on the border. Some very worrisome news on how the terrorists have created a target list of top Pakistan officials. Another large group of [...]
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rockport | 07/21/2008
The Taliban in Pakistan are gearing up for attacks across the country in the wake of an army operation against militants in the North West Frontier Province that has resulted in the killing of 15 rebels.
rockport | 07/21/2008
US presidential contender Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader on Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigour" if he is elected, an Afghan official said.
rockport | 07/16/2008
CHECK OUT LATEST INTERNATIONAL NEWS US troops in Afghanistan are massing close to the border with Pakistan, poised to launch bombing raids on suspected terrorist bases in the North Waziristan region, British and Pakistani newspapers reported on Wednesday.
