Despite Promises and Spin, Afghan War Disastrous for Women | Pledged aid never materialized
Despite Promises and Spin, Afghan War Disastrous for Women
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Afghan Taliban Predict Imminent Victory In Statement
Afghan Taliban Predict Imminent Victory In Statement | NATO isn’t the only one that thinks they’re about to win
August: Deadliest Month for US in Afghanistan
We thought July was deadly in Afghanistan. But August was already showing its deadly side by mid-month, after the Taliban shot down a US helicopter and bombings, shootings, and drone strikes killed dozens. Two weeks later, this last month has been proved the deadliest...
US Admits Afghan Govt Sabotaged Taliban Talks
US Admits Afghan Govt Sabotaged Taliban Talks | Taliban negotiator in hiding after leaks
Cables Reveal 2006 Summary Execution of Civilian Family in Iraq
As revealed by a State Department diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks last week, US forces committed a heinous war crime during a house raid in Iraq in 2006, wherein one man, four women, two children, and three infants were summarily executed. The cable excerpts a...
Report: US Forces May Have Killed Afghan Journalist
A month after an Afghan reporter for the BBC was killed during a Taliban attack, reports from local media that it was actually US forces who killed Omed Khpulwak gained a bit more credence. A locally based research group released a report last week that points to the...
Afghan Suicide Attacks on the Rise, Along With Civilian Casualties
Two suicide bombings in southwestern Afghanistan Saturday killed seven people and injured at least 40 others, as such attacks rise with Ramadan coming to an end. One attack was in Lashkar Gah, where a man detonated a car bomb that killed four people and injured 21...
Dozens of Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Taliban Cross-Border Attacks
At least 200 Taliban militants crossed into Chitral district of northwest Pakistan Saturday and attacked seven checkpoints, killing more than two dozen soldiers and police, Pakistani officials said. Pakistan has blamed Afghan and NATO forces for not doing enough to...
NATO Kills Six Civilians in Afghan Air Strike
NATO Kills Six Civilians in Afghan Air Strike | Overnight air strike called in after Taliban clash
Surprise: Afghan War Will Continue for Foreseeable Future
Five Afghan civilians were killed Monday in an explosion that went off in a vegetable market in the southern province of Helmand, according to the provincial governor's office. This continues what has been a sharp spike in casualties in the first half of 2011. On...
