13 August 2012By Hakim and Kathy KellyHere is a simple, reachable step towards peace in Afghanistan: build international relationships by befriending the Afghan Peace Volunteers Ali and Abdulhai and bringing their forgotten, alternative voices of non-violence to the United...
Graphic video: A woman was executed in Afghanistan for "adultery" by a Taliban after two men fought over her.An amateur video has surfaced of a burqa-clad woman sitting on the ground while a man standing a few feet away shoots her nine times while the crowd cheers him...
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War with Taliban may be war with Pakistan The Pakistan intelligence organization and military remains suspiciously like the friend of my enemy. Pakistan is fueling Afghanistan insurgents, Taliban, with explosives. The US is trying hard to shore up the Karzai government and...
US Troops Pose for Photos with Dismembered Afghan Corpse US soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division had a simple mission: meet up with local Afghan police iris scans and fingerprints from a dismembered suicide...
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Girls at Afghan School Poisoned150 schoolgirls, as well as some teachers, at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan have been hospitalized after drinking poisoned water. The youngest victim is 14; the oldest is 30.The victims suffered dizziness and vomiting, while some partially lost...
The long baron road between Kandahar and Kabul has forever been prone to attack by thieves and ambushes by various tribal attackers. It only takes one terrorist with explosives to wreak havoc. Small bands in a few...
There is still a war in Afghanistan and Americans continue to risk their lives confronting an all-too-familiar enemy, the Taliban. They can hardly wait for Americans to leave so they can regain the upper hand in...
Afghanistan war The reason what night raids are essential is because the U.S. is after Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders operating in Afghanistan. The war goes on. " “US, Afghanistan agree to crucial deal on night...
For crying out loud, is that news? Everything in this story is what I expect U S Troops would have done as a matter of routine on the battlefield. Afghanistan is not a U S friendly nation; it is hostile to...
We came to Afghanistan “at war” with the Taliban and al Qaeda there. We did what we could to help the Afghan people set up a government. We did what we could to help them set a direction that was free from...
Karzai Presidential request or order to U.S. Commanders Predicament What are American troops in Afghanistan? 1) Occupiers 2) Warriors at war with a)...
U.S. presence in Afghanistan is “corrosive and counterproductive” Vice President Joe Biden characterized our presence in Afghanistan that way. Most Americans agree. We have 91,000 soldiers there where they...
The strategy " “The administration sees three pieces to the endgame there: transitioning security responsibility to Afghan forces, reaching a peace deal with the Taliban and negotiating a political...
American Soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChordAccused of Killing 16 Civilians in Afghanistan A US soldier turned himself in after killing 16 Afghan civilians, most of whom were women and children. The soldier allegedly opened fire in three homes in southern Kandahar before...