NATO Air Strike Kills Eight Children in Afghanistan
NATO Air Strike Kills Eight Children in Afghanistan | Karzai announces ‘all-out probe’ of killings
Less Than 1 Percent of Afghan Forces Are Self-Sufficient
Only 1 percent of Afghan police and soldiers are capable of operating independently, a top U.S. commander said on Wednesday, proving further that the nation building effort in Afghanistan has failed. U.S. Lieutenant General Curtis Scaparrotti said aboutust 29 Afghan army units and seven Afghan police units – together about 1 percent of total security [...]
Officials: CIA to Stay in Iraq, Afghanistan for Years After Wars
Officials: CIA to Stay in Iraq, Afghanistan for Years After Wars | Baghdad-based CIA spying on Maliki government
US May Expand Role of Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan
The role of U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan may expand considerably as part of the Obama administration’s plan to withdraw troops in the next two years, according to a U.S. admiral. Adm. Bill McRaven, the special operations commander who led the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, confirmed that special operations forces would be the [...]
US-Funded Textbooks Teach Afghan Children Whitewashed History
Afghan children are being taught with U.S.-funded textbooks explicitly written to exclude four decades of war in an almost self-satirizing attempt to “bring people together.” “There is no mention of the Soviet war, the mujaheddin, the Taliban or the U.S. military presence,” reports the Washington Post. “In their efforts to promote a single national identity, Afghan leaders [...]
US Soldier Kills Afghan Ally in Base Shooting
US Soldier Kills Afghan Ally in Base Shooting | Rising distrust as killings grow
The Colonel Who Started Telling the Truth on Afghan War
The Colonel Who Started Telling the Truth on Afghan War
UN: Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Up for Fifth Straight Year
The number of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan rose for the fifth year in a row in 2011, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) which put the number of civilians killed at 3,000 over the past year. Insurgents fighting occupation forces and the corrupt Karzai government were responsible for 2,332 civilian deaths [...]
Sticker Shock: NATO Mulls Shrinking Pricey Afghan Military
Sticker Shock: NATO Mulls Shrinking Pricey Afghan Military | NATO suggests other countries start paying for it
Officials Reveal Mullah Omar’s ‘Dear Obama’ Letter
Officials Reveal Mullah Omar’s ‘Dear Obama’ Letter | Unsigned, secret letter kick-started latest round of talks
