Triple-Tragic Ambush-3 Canadian Soldiers Dead, Taliban Lay in Wait

Opinion Barry Artiste. Though the military is not giving details of the attack, but to only say it was not an IED, but a Taliban force which lay in wait for the ambush in which the three soldiers troopers returned...

Canuck hurt, interpreter killed in Afghan bombing, 10 French soldiers reporte...

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorRecent developments show we need more troops on the ground and the air to rid the earth of the Taliban permanently. (Photo Inset) A French soldier with the International...

Tornadoes hit southern Saskatchewan

At least three tornadoes swept through southern Saskatchewan Thursday night, resulting in the evacuation of more than 100 homes and power outages in several communities. No injuries or deaths have been reported,...

Police chief sacked in aftermath of Afghan prison break

If heads must roll, it makes sense to go for the top man."Police chief sacked in aftermath of Afghan prison break Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2008 | 8:35 AM ET Comments0Recommend0 CBC News ...

Suicide bomber kills five civilians, one soldier in Afghanistan

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSuicide Bombers strike again taking two children with them among the five dead and one soldier. No easy answers short of banning all civilians from roads where NATO...

Afghan, NATO forces rout Taliban (Remember the Prison Escapees?)

I'm thinking some of the water cooler talk around the terrorist office went something like this: "We should have stayed in jail." They've been routed."Afghan and NATO-led forces killed or wounded hundreds of Taliban on Thursday in an offensive to clear the militants from...

Hundreds of Taliban killed in battle

One can only hope normalcy will return top Kandahar, as the Taliban have been terminated in this region for now."ARGHANDAB DISTRICT, Afghanistan -- Hundreds of Taliban fighters have been killed or wounded after...

Taleban 'cleared from Kandahar'

After staging a coup of Jail raid more than 350 Taleban fighters had escaped with other intimates from a prison in Kandhar. Now Afghan forces have claimed to capture or clear the area form Taleban. Taleban which draws its power from south of country is still very active. "A...

Anti-Taliban offensive begins in Afghanistan

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell this certainly flies in the face of logic by NATO Gen. Carlos Branco Mark Laity who stated, there is nothing to worry about in regards to the Taliban launching an...

NATO warns villagers ahead of Taliban showdown

" Aircraft flown by NATO dropped hundreds of leaflets Monday night on several villages near Kandahar that have been seized by the Taliban, officials said, while thousands of extra Afghan troops headed to the...

Families flee as battle looms in Afghanistan

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell this story is certainly in stark Contrast to my earlier story this morning where a Nato General stated "this is of no big concern" the Taliban won't be attacking in...

Taliban threaten Kandahar City" Hundreds Flee!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorLast week's prison escape in Kandahar by Taliban forces it is said are regrouping for a major attack to get their stronghold back, a stronghold held by Canadian Troops...

Taliban Forces Seize Eight Villages in Afghanistan, Threaten March on Kandahar

Around 500 taliban fighters are reported to be massing to attack Kandahar after seizing control of 8 villages in Afghanistan on Monday. The Arghandab district is located 30km north of Kandahar city. Joint...

Afghan Govt: To Probe Own Security Insiders Helped Taliban in Jailbreak

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAfghani authourities investigating their own prison officals they feel assisted the Taliban in the recent prison raid, it one of the most likely scenarios, as it is well...

Militants attack Kandahar prison with suicide bomb, hundreds of inmates free

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith the Taliban's latest suicide bombing of a Afghan prison in Kandahar, the Taliban say 600 prisoners are safely back in their home.One can safely assume Canadian...

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