Brown: NATO prepared to send 5000 more troops to Afghanistan

It has now been 11 weeks since General Stanley McChrystal submitted his report and recommendations for a troop surge to the White House.  President Obama has had at least five meetings with his National...

Administration Leaks - Obama rejects Afghanistan Option

After almost four months since General McChrystal presented his report and recommendation for additional troops  to President Obama, still no decision has been reached.  Officials close to the President...

Departing Canadian Commander issues Corruption Warning to Afghans

Recent elections in Afghanistan revealed to most of us  how corrupt and fraud ridden Afghanistan is.  President Obama is in the midst of making a decision on Afghanistan strategy and a possible troop...

Canadian Chief of Defence Staff orders plans for Afghan Pullout

The Canadian Military has been in Afghanistan since early 2002.  Initially a Battalion (Third Battalion Princess  Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) was deployed to Khandahar and participated in the...

DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 30th Oct 2009

Yesterday President Obama met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan.  Presumably the meeting discussed troop strength and the approach regarding General McChrystals...

Another Canadian soldier killed in IED attack -Panjwaii District

Canadian Forces in Khandahar sadly announced another death of a soldier today in Afghanistan.  Sapper Steven Marshall died as a result of an IED attack Southwest of Khandahar City.Sapper Marshall had only...

At least 12 killed in Explosion and Battle -UN Guest House -Kabul

FOX News has just reported an explosion and machine gun fire near UN buildings in Kabul.  Afghan national forces battled militants, held up in a UN Guest House.  5 or 6 militants are believed to be...

Pentagon Tests Two Options for Afghanistan Strategy

Admiral Mike Mullen oversaw a secret war game this month to test and evaluate options that have been included in General McChrystal's report. The two options tested was the likely outcome by inserting 40,000...

Afghan candidate says 'dramatic' surge needed, backs McChrystal

Afghan presidential candidate, Abdullah Abdullah was interviewed by Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday.  The interview covered many facets of the Afghanistan situation with primary focus on the November 7th...

Former Cdn Top Soldier writes Memoirs-Afghanistan and politics

Former Canadian Chief of Defence Staff  has recently released his memoirs A Soldier First: Bullets, Bureaucrats and the Politics of War. Hillier was a former Commander of ISAF in Kabul, a job now held by...

8 U.S. soldiers, 7 Afghans killed in attack

In one of the fiercest battles in over a year, the Taliban attacked two outposts in the northeastern region of Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. The attack resulted in eight U.S. soldiers being killed along...

Canadian Soldier killed - IED Strike, 11 Injured

  Private Jonathan Couturier was killed by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) in Afghanistan on Thursday.  11 others were injured.Jonathan Couturier, 23, is a member of the Royal 22e Regiment based in...

Security in Afghanistan Worsening - Canadian Report

Canada has had troops deployed to Afghanistan since January 2002, when members of the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry deployed as part of 10 Mountain Division.  Canada has been...

Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan - Roadside Bomb

Canada's casualty count in Afghanistan is now up to 130.  Private Patrick Lormand, 21, of the Royal 22nd Regiment (Vandoos) was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by a roadside bomb. ...