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  • Pakistanis blame 'foreign powers' for deadly Peshawar blast

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    Washington, Nov.7 : While the Pakistan government has blamed the banned terror outfits such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for the devastating car bomb blast in Peshawar's Meena Bazaar, in which over 100 people were killed, many Pakistanis believe it was countries like the US, India and Israel which were the real enemies of the state and not the Islamist extremist organisations.

  • 'Reputation of British Armed Forces at risk in Afghanistan'

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am
    London, Nov. 7 : If Britain fails to make any progress in the Afghanistan war, the reputation and long-term future of its Armed forces will be at risk, two top defence ministry officials have said.

  • Troop increase under new Afghan plan

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am
    BRUSSELS -- A top Pentagon official says President Obama's new plan for Afghanistan will certainly involve an increase in the number of international troops.Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy...

  • Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:57 am
    (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)A huge advertising board for the Afghan army is placed in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The writing says 'Powerful army, powerful country'.

  • UN urges Karzai to fight corruption

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:54 am
    The UN Security Council today joined calls on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country’s political situation “delicate”.In a tepi...
 
 
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    RAWA News

  • NATO strike kills nine civilians in Helmand, Afghanistan

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:07 am
    PAN: Artillery and mortar shelling by the NATO-led international troops killed nine civilians in southern Afghanistan, locals said. People, who brought bodies of their slain relatives to Lashkargah, said the dead included three children and six men. They died as a mortar shell landed in the fields covered with maize crop, said the locals.

  • Obama’s Prize tells world ‘War is Peace’

    3 Nov 2009 | 11:53 pm
    The Gargoyle: Last month, Barack Obama became the third U.S. president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. But unlike the countless followers of the lunatic Glenn Beck who think our 44th president is turning our country into Stalinist Russia, there is a more rational argument to be made against Obama’s recent award. The Nobel Peace Prize was given to a man who, like a character in a George Orwell novel, kills in the name of peace.

  • America is performing its familiar role of propping up a dictator

    3 Nov 2009 | 11:28 pm
    The Independent: Could there be a more accurate description of the Obama-Brown message of congratulations to the fraudulently elected Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan? First the Palestinians held fair elections in 2006, voted for Hamas and were brutally punished for it – they still are – and then the Iranians held fraudulent elections in June which put back the weird Mahmoud Ahmadinejad whom everyone outside Iran (and a lot inside) regard as a dictator. But now we have the venal, corrupt, sectarian Karzai in power after a poll far more ambitiously rigged than the Iranian version, and…

  • A Call for Clarity on the Afghanistan War

    2 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm
    Foreign Policy In Focus: While President Barack Obama reviews his strategy on Afghanistan, a perfect moment to send a strong unified message to end the war is slipping through our fingers. Whether it's because we seem to have bought into the lies about the goals of this war or because we mistakenly feel that a Democratic president is going to come to the right conclusion on his own, one thing is clear: There's no debate within the Democratic Party or in the White House about whether to end the war.

  • Opium, Rape and the American Way

    1 Nov 2009 | 10:08 pm
    TruthDig: The warlords we champion in Afghanistan are as venal, as opposed to the rights of women and basic democratic freedoms, and as heavily involved in opium trafficking as the Taliban. The moral lines we draw between us and our adversaries are fictional. The uplifting narratives used to justify the war in Afghanistan are pathetic attempts to redeem acts of senseless brutality. War cannot be waged to instill any virtue, including democracy or the liberation of women.
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    Rejuvenation of an Afghan Soul

  • Relief

    Atash Parcha
    3 Nov 2009 | 2:50 am
    Afghans didn’t want the run off elections. They were satisfied with karzai’s win in the first round because they were wise enough to know that an election without fraud is impossible in Afghanistan – at least for the next 10 years or so. How long did it take the Americans and they still don’t have fair elections! It was Abdullah and the westerners pushing for a run off election. On one hand Abdullah voices his concerns and how he is so very passionate about the civilian casualties in Afghanistan, on the other hand, he was pushing for second round to satisfy his greed. Nevertheless,…

  • One of the blackest days of Kabul

    Atash Parcha
    28 Oct 2009 | 11:22 pm
    Yesterday was clearly a bad day. It was a black day for Kabul but it wasn’t THE blackest of Kabul days. There have been days where hundreds of Afghans have been killed in rocket attacks in Kabul alone. Nevertheless, it was still a dark day. And it’s haunting. Next door, in Peshawar 107 people killed in a bomb blast. It was in a shopping area where it’s mainly women and children. Most of the killed were women and children. I can only imagine the grief and pain their families are going through. A few countries away, in Palestine. On the news, images of a father and his heartbroken 6 year…

  • UN guesthouse comes under commando-style attacks

    Atash Parcha
    27 Oct 2009 | 9:43 pm
    It’s 9.02 am. 6am. Neighbouring suburb, a UN guest house in Sheerpur has come under attack. 6 militants stormed the house and began shooting, killing three UN workers and injuring around five. Numbers to be confirmed. Of course, the Afghans killed haven’t been mentioned yet. I heard more explosions, sounded like an RPG and then gun firing. It was the Kabul Serena Hotel. Kabul Serena has also come under attack. RPG and other weaponry have also been involved. Reports coming in that that there were 7 militants – 3 of them were suicide bombers who detonated themselves and the rest of them…

  • The protest continues

    Atash Parcha
    25 Oct 2009 | 10:54 pm
    It’s 10.18am. Kabul time. Yesterday around this time I could hear shouting outside “Death to America” “Death to Democracy”. Protestors protesting against NATO troops burning the Quraan. En route to Parliament. 20,000 young men. Mostly university students. A few moments ago approximately 20-30 police cars. Police armed in riot gear speeding towards the parliament. There are reports that another demonstration is taking place. Eight more police cars (and counting) have just sped in the opposite direction. Hope no one gets hurt or killed. Posted in Uncategorized

  • Armed and ready to fire…

    Atash Parcha
    24 Oct 2009 | 11:35 pm
    As I type, there are protest and gunshots outside over 10,000 people. more to come… heading to safety for now Posted in Uncategorized
 
 
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  • 3 Nov 2009 | 5:42 am

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:42 am
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  • UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

    2 Nov 2009 | 11:53 pm
    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Kabul Afghanistan, 2 November 2009UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Press ConferenceBan Ki-moon press conferenceBan Ki-moon press conference, Kabul Afghanistan, 2 November 2009

  • Demonstration in Kabul

    26 Oct 2009 | 2:02 am
    Demonstration in Kabul Afghan police during a demonstration arrested more than fifty protesters in front of the Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul Afghanistan Monday October 26, 2009 Afghan police during a demonstration arrested more than fifty protesters in front of the Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul Afghanistan Monday October 26, 2009Afghan police during a demonstration arrested protesters in front of the Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul Afghanistan Monday October 26, 2009Afghan police during a demonstration arrested protesters in front of the Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul Afghanistan Monday October 26,…

  • Demonstration in Kabul

    26 Oct 2009 | 1:41 am
    Demonstration in Kabul Afghan police beatin during a demonstration charge against protesters in front of the Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul Afghanistan Monday October 26, 2009 Afghan police shooting during a demonstration charge against protesters in front of the Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul Afghanistan Monday October 26, 2009 Afghan police beatin during a demonstration charge against protesters in front of the Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul Afghanistan Monday October 26, 2009 Afghan police during a demonstration charge against protesters in front of the Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul Afghanistan…

  • Demonstration in Kabul

    25 Oct 2009 | 3:43 am
    Demonstration in KabulHundreds Afghan University students shout anti-U.S, NATO and Afghan government slogans during a demonstration in front of the Afghan Parliament in Kabul, and burned effigy of the President Barack Obama during a rally to protest a rumor that U.S. forces had bombed a mosque and burned a copy of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in nearby Wardak province, Kabul Afghanistan Sunday October 25, 2009 Afghan police during a demonstration charge against protesters in front of the parliament building in Kabul Afghanistan Sunday October 25, 2009 Afghans shout slogans during a…
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  • Reflecting on Clinton Global Initiatives

    30 Oct 2009 | 3:25 pm
    Note: I wrote this piece for my college paper here“It was a great and exciting meeting because I saw Brad Pitt and Ricky Martin.” After a few interactions with my classmates and friends at Dickinson, I discovered how to describe my trip to New York at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Conference. Apparently no one has interest in hearing that I came from a conference where world leaders came from across the world, no matter what political affiliations they have, no matter what religious beliefs they have and even no matter what languages they were speaking. They came together to commit…

  • Homage To Mahatma Gandhi

    1 Oct 2009 | 6:31 pm
    Google opened my clotted mind with its logo that paid tribute to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the 140th anniversary of his birth today. Google replaced its first ‘G’ with his picture. I have already written on my Farsi blog and ask my Farsi readers to pay homage to this wise man who devoted his time freeing millions of people in his country. I write these words to honor his wisdom, greatness and as an emancipator of humanity. I write these lines to pay special homage to him when he stood against imperialism and smiled at them while saying these words:"I would like you to lay down the…

  • Meet Afghanistan's Biggest Blogger

    4 Sep 2009 | 8:13 pm
    BY ANNIE LOWREYFrom: At this point, the litany of contemporary Afghanistan's problems is well known. The country has few paved roads, let alone computers; its population is poor and illiterate; it is blighted with poverty, disease, and violence. For the past 30 years, Kabul has been under the control of radicals, strongmen, foreigners, or some combination of the three. Only rarely can the foreign reporters who describe these conditions leave the safe bubble of Kabul or the back seat of an armored vehicle. As a result, Afghanistan's people, culture, and traditions remain woefully unknown to…

  • Learning Online Journalism and Writing Blogs in Helmand Province

    2 Aug 2009 | 10:21 am
    Note that this article was first published in the America.gov (direct link of this interview)and if you reproduce this article you must retain this notice.-----Introduction: A surprising number of Afghans blog on the Internet and even more want to learn how. Nasim Fekrat has been at the forefront of helping Afghans use modern technology to communicate with each other and the rest of the world – but it can be a dangerous business. America.gov’s Jane Morse talked with him earlier this year while he was in United States on a fellowship (see: Eager to Learn About the World, Tech Savy Afghans…

  • Eager to Learn About the World, Tech Savvy Afghans Turn to Blogs

    1 Aug 2009 | 10:12 am
    Note that this article was first published in the America.gov (direct link of this interview)and if you reproduce this article you must retain this notice.Afghan blogger teaches others his craft------- By Jane MorseStaff Writer Washington — Tech-savvy Afghans increasingly are turning to blogs for information about their country and the world. They also use blogs as a platform for telling their stories about Afghanistan to the world, says Nasim Fekrat, one of Afghanistan’s trailblazing bloggers. Although Internet penetration is not high in Afghanistan compared with other countries, since…
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  • Reflecting on Clinton Global Initiatives

    30 Oct 2009 | 3:25 pm
    Note: I wrote this piece for my college paper here“It was a great and exciting meeting because I saw Brad Pitt and Ricky Martin.” After a few interactions with my classmates and friends at Dickinson, I discovered how to describe my trip to New York at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Conference. Apparently no one has interest in hearing that I came from a conference where world leaders came from across the world, no matter what political affiliations they have, no matter what religious beliefs they have and even no matter what languages they were speaking. They came together to commit…

  • Homage To Mahatma Gandhi

    1 Oct 2009 | 6:31 pm
    Google opened my clotted mind with its logo that paid tribute to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the 140th anniversary of his birth today. Google replaced its first ‘G’ with his picture. I have already written on my Farsi blog and ask my Farsi readers to pay homage to this wise man who devoted his time freeing millions of people in his country. I write these words to honor his wisdom, greatness and as an emancipator of humanity. I write these lines to pay special homage to him when he stood against imperialism and smiled at them while saying these words:"I would like you to lay down the…

  • Meet Afghanistan's Biggest Blogger

    4 Sep 2009 | 8:13 pm
    BY ANNIE LOWREYFrom: At this point, the litany of contemporary Afghanistan's problems is well known. The country has few paved roads, let alone computers; its population is poor and illiterate; it is blighted with poverty, disease, and violence. For the past 30 years, Kabul has been under the control of radicals, strongmen, foreigners, or some combination of the three. Only rarely can the foreign reporters who describe these conditions leave the safe bubble of Kabul or the back seat of an armored vehicle. As a result, Afghanistan's people, culture, and traditions remain woefully unknown to…

  • Learning Online Journalism and Writing Blogs in Helmand Province

    2 Aug 2009 | 10:21 am
    Note that this article was first published in the America.gov (direct link of this interview)and if you reproduce this article you must retain this notice.-----Introduction: A surprising number of Afghans blog on the Internet and even more want to learn how. Nasim Fekrat has been at the forefront of helping Afghans use modern technology to communicate with each other and the rest of the world – but it can be a dangerous business. America.gov’s Jane Morse talked with him earlier this year while he was in United States on a fellowship (see: Eager to Learn About the World, Tech Savy Afghans…

  • Eager to Learn About the World, Tech Savvy Afghans Turn to Blogs

    1 Aug 2009 | 10:12 am
    Note that this article was first published in the America.gov (direct link of this interview)and if you reproduce this article you must retain this notice.Afghan blogger teaches others his craft------- By Jane MorseStaff Writer Washington — Tech-savvy Afghans increasingly are turning to blogs for information about their country and the world. They also use blogs as a platform for telling their stories about Afghanistan to the world, says Nasim Fekrat, one of Afghanistan’s trailblazing bloggers. Although Internet penetration is not high in Afghanistan compared with other countries, since…
 
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    Afghanistan Conflict Monitor

  • Germany: Civilians Likely Killed In Afghan Strike

    Human Security Report Project
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:52 pm
    'Germany: Civilians Likely Killed In Afghan Strike', The Associated Press, 6 November 2009 EXCERPT: "Germany's defense minister said Friday he believes civilians were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, but insisted that the German-requested attack was necessary from a military standpoint. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said a NATO report concludes there were 'procedural errors' in the Sept. 4 airstrike, but he defended the decision by a German commander to request it as 'appropriate in military terms.' The commander, Col. Georg Klein, called in the NATO airstrike against two tanker trucks…

  • Is Iran Supporting The Insurgency In Afghanistan?

    Human Security Report Project
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm
    Chris Zambelis, 'Is Iran Supporting The Insurgency In Afghanistan?', The Jamestown Foundation, 6 November 2009 EXCERPT: "Violence and instability in Afghanistan continue to rage in the form of an organic insurgency shaped by local identities, networks, and interests. Operating under the nebulous rubric of the Taliban, the insurgents in Afghanistan have evolved in sophistication, lethality, and geographic scope in recent years. While the presence of transnational radical Islamists led by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan augments the tactical and operational capabilities of the insurgents,…

  • Drugs, Defections Plaguing Afghan Forces: NATO Commander

    Human Security Report Project
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm
    'Drugs, Defections Plaguing Afghan Forces: NATO Commander', Times of India, 6 November 2009 EXCERPT: "The Afghan army and police forces, which should one day ensure the security of their country on their own, are plagued by defections and drug addiction, according to NATO commanders. NATO defence ministers, meeting last month in Bratislava, approved a plan to focus the strategy in Afghanistan on protecting civilians from Taliban attacks while accelerating the training of Afghan security forces. But the picture painted by NATO commanders shows that, while international troops suffer increasing…

  • Brown Warns Afghan Leader On Corruption

    Human Security Report Project
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm
    'Brown Warns Afghan Leader On Corruption', The New York Times, 6 November 2009 EXCERPT: "In unusually harsh terms reflecting international frustration with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that the government in Kabul would forfeit its right to international support against the Taliban insurgency if it failed to root out corruption. 'Sadly, the government of Afghanistan had become a byword for corruption,' Mr. Brown said in a speech to defense experts. 'And I am not prepared to put the lives of British men and women in harm's way for a government…

  • HSRP Launches the Pakistan Conflict Monitor

    Human Security Report Project
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:55 am
    'Human Security Report Project Launches the Pakistan Conflict Monitor, a One-Stop-Shop for Information and Analysis on the Security Situation in Pakistan', HSRP, 5 November 2009 EXCERPT: "The Human Security Report Project (HSRP) released the first issue of the Pakistan Conflict Monitor today. The new Monitor will provide daily updates on the incidence of political violence in Pakistan, analysis of its causes and impact on the wider region. Related issues, such as health, development, displacement, governance, gender, small arms, landmines, human rights, peacemaking, and transitional justice…
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    The Canada-Afghanistan Blog

  • Three Links

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:33 pm
    1. A very interesting post at Ghosts of Alexander that takes a bird's eye view of the entire strategic debate. Christian is worried that we are going to see a hybrid form of two failed approaches.2. The Torch posts the video of Rick Hillier on TVO. Hillier is one of the most impressive public servants this country has had in recent history. Watch the whole thing. (Note that as usual, a Canadian soldier speaks more passionately about the importance of human rights in Afghanistan than any left-wing politician does.)3. New Age bullshit meets the Iraqi Army. What a disaster.

  • Wrapping Up

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pm
    Well, so.The election roller coaster is over, and we can get on with the business of building a democracy in the face of a vicious, depraved insurgency.Obviously, nobody is overjoyed about how things went. Abdullah probably did the right thing by conceding now and avoiding the logistical nightmare of a run-off which he almost certainly would have lost. Steve Coll comments on his impression of Abdullah:Like Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah earned the credibility he enjoys among Afghans (hardly universal or complete, but substantial nonetheless) because he worked for the country and for the…

  • Good Work, Special Agent Yogi

    3 Nov 2009 | 12:26 pm
    Also on the CIA payroll?Bear Kills Militants In KashmirA bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.Two other militants escaped, one of them badly wounded, after the attack in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar.The militants had assault rifles but were taken by surprise - police found the remains of pudding they had made to eat when the bear attacked.The militants had made their hideout in a cave which was actually the bear's den, said police officer Farooq Ahmed.

  • Canadian Soldier Killed

    31 Oct 2009 | 1:54 am
    The second this week, and for the month of October.Sapper Steven Marshall, 24, from 11 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, based in Edmonton, was patrolling 10 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City in the Panjwai district when the bomb exploded, Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance said.No other Canadians were injured."Steven will be remembered as the life of his section. He had an incredible sense of humour and a contagious grin that never left his face even in the most difficult of times," Vance said."He would embrace every situation and always found and shared that silver lining with his…

  • You're Not Helping

    29 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm
    On Tuesday night, the New York Times revealed that Ahmed Wali Karzai has been been bankrolled by the CIA since 2001. None of us can be sure what exactly this relationship entails, but I found this news incredibly depressing.I waited a few days to see what else came out. I'm still depressed.Nobody should trust the ability of the CIA and American special forces to pick "their guys" in Afghanistan.In the 1980s, the CIA chose Gulbuddin Hekmatyar as "their guy" over other more moderate and effective muj leaders, and funneled him the vast majority of money and weapons. Hekmatyar, as is well known…
 
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  • A book that will be good

    Christian
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:04 pm
    Well, I’m pretty sure it will be a book. I was checking out new dissertations in the Proquest listings today as part of my effort to catalog all the ones that deal with Afghanistan. I found this: The Coils of the Anaconda: America’s First Conventional Battle in Afghanistan by Lester W. Grau, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2009 , 592 pages. The summary of the abstract reads: The battle was clumsy, but decisive. It was won by the combined efforts of American Armed Forces, Afghan ground forces, Canadian Light Infantry, and special forces from a variety of nations. It was a pick-up…

  • A Hybrid Rumsfeld/Soviet Strategy for Afghanistan

    Christian
    4 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pm
    Two failed strategies from the past, combined into one new strategy? Is this negative × negative = positive? Or negative + negative = negative? And have past failures (i.e., in the title of this blog entry) been ignored? First a brief survey of what may be coming. If you already know this stuff pretty well and would like to skip the re-read, scroll down to the picture of the underpants gnome diagram below (blatantly stolen from Registan). I’ll start with the NYT, from October 28th: President Obama’s advisers are focusing on a strategy for Afghanistan aimed at protecting about 10 top…

  • Haqqani Network Suffers Defeat, Massive Desertion

    Christian
    3 Nov 2009 | 4:57 pm
    According to sources, Mullah Omar and the Taliban leadership directed “a large sum of money” to Jalaluddin Haqqani to recruit 3,000 fighters for the Kabul front. However, within two months the combined affect of death and desertion left Haqqani with only 300 men. According to Ahmed Rashid, Haqqani’s inability to personal direct the fighters on the front lines and conflicts between southern commanders and eastern troops combined to degrade this eastern Pashtun force. Personally, I find this in line with one analyst’s (I really forget who) analogy with Lebanon’s…

  • Wanted Dead or Returned From the Dead

    Christian
    2 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm
    The new photo header above is cropped from a photo of a wanted poster that I took in the departure section of Dushanbe International Airport: I couldn’t resist taking a pic. Even if I knew taking a flash pic at 3am in a medium security area could result in a lengthy chat with your friendly local militsia. A closer look at the poster, in particular the guy 4th from the left on top, resulted in another pic: For those of you who aren’t Cyrillically inclined, that is Mahmud Khudoyberdiev (I prefer Khudoberdiev). Why was I interested in his profile on a wanted poster? Well, as……

  • Shahrani on Bush/Obama and Afghanistan

    Christian
    1 Nov 2009 | 5:42 pm
    “They looked for clients, not partners.” Indiana University professor Nazif Shahrani visited the Australian National University about 10 days ago (while I was in Tajikistan) and gave a lecture on Obama’s Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy. Here’s the info and a link to the MP3 of the lecture: Professor M. Nazif Shahrani, “President Obama’s ‘New’ Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy: Why it is Unlikely to Work.” Lecture at Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (The Middle East & Central Asia) at the Australian National University. Link to MP3 of lecture…
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    Travel Blogs from Asia , Afghanistan

  • 23 octobre

    23 octobre Avec Ross je fais mon troisieme voyage aux lacs de BandeAmir.26 octobre Je suis deploye pour le runoff dans la merveilleuse cite de Nili. Villagecapitale de la province de Daikundi. Jrsquoy serai jusqursquoau 16 novembre.27 octobre Participer a des seances de formation du staff electoral. Petit choc culturel en effet jrsquoai appris que les Afghans se mariaient entre cousin

  • 1 au 9 octobre

    1 octobre Jrsquoai decouverts qursquoil y avait un petit gym au centrevillebazard de Bamyan jrsquoai t faire un petit tour histoire de rechauffer mes muscles.2 octobre En cette journee de conge je decouvre qursquoil y a un gym UN a pas plus que 1 minute de marche de ma guesthouse Je profite donc de cette journee pour forger mon corps drsquoathele.345 octobre Entrainement a la

  • 22 au 30 septembre

    22 septembre Belle petite soire en effet on a mange des brochettes sur un genre de BBQ. Lrsquoambiance tait super. Belle temprature. Quand mme bizarre un BBQ pas de femmes et pas drsquoalcool.23 septembre Jrsquoai regarde la premire saison de la tlsrie Californication. Jrsquoai trouve ca pas mal drle lrsquohistoire drsquoun crivain dsabus qui fornique parci parl. J

  • 15 au 21 septembre

    15 septembre Souper a la base militaire des neozelandais spaghetti et steack avec un super de gateau comme dessert. La base est egalement occupee par des etatsuniens et des singaporiens. Jasse avec des soldats singaporiens sur leur beau paysville. Ross et moi on tait inviter par un policier neozelandais je lui est dit que mon seul ticket de vitesse dans ma vie est due a la gentillesse de l

  • fotos bureau

    8 septembre En apresmidi je visite finalement ces fameux buddhas. Vraiment impressionnant crsquoest une ville de labirynthe et de temple construit sur le paroi drsquoune montagne par des boudhistes entre le 4ieme et 5ieme siecle avant Jesus. Ils ont t detruit par les gentils talibans. Malheureusement la lenteur des systemes informatiques fait en sorte qu'il est tres difficile de vous fai
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    Global: John D McHugh | guardian.co.uk

  • Video, Afghan rogue policeman: 'Wishful thinking that it's just one'

    Peter Beaumont, Laurence Topham, Shehani Fernando, John D McHugh, Sean Smith
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:37 am
    Observer foreign affairs editor Peter Beaumont analyses the wider implications after a policeman in Helmand province killed five British solidersPeter BeaumontLaurence TophamShehani FernandoJohn D McHughSean Smith

  • War in Afghanistan: hall of mirrors

    John D McHugh, Michael Tait, Lindsay Poulton, Ben Summers
    30 Apr 2009 | 1:28 am
    The Afghan people find themselves stuck in the middle, between Taliban threats and US marines who don't know who to trust. It's a frustrating hall of mirrors for the American forces tasked with winning hearts and mindsJohn D McHughMichael TaitLindsay PoultonBen Summers

  • G20 protests: 'I don't know who is being protected here'

    John Domokos, Christian Bennett, Laurence Topham, John D McHugh, Felix Clay
    1 Apr 2009 | 7:32 pm
    G20 protests: A street-level view of the peaceful gathering that erupted into violenceJohn DomokosChristian BennettLaurence TophamJohn D McHughFelix Clay

  • Video: Obama's war: Afghanistan's failing army

    John D McHugh, Ben Summers, Michael Tait, Lindsay Poulton
    27 Mar 2009 | 7:40 am
    As Barack Obama announces more US troops to train the Afghanistan army, John D McHugh reports on how US soldiers view their Afghan counterparts as ill-disciplined, badly led and with a crippling taste for hashishJohn D McHughBen SummersMichael TaitLindsay Poulton

  • Combat Outpost: exclusive film from the Afghan frontline

    John D McHugh, Michael Tait, Lindsay Poulton
    15 Feb 2009 | 4:06 pm
    As US and the UK forces struggle for a way forward in Afghanistan, John D McHugh's unique film from one of the US military's most dangerous outposts shows just how western forces are losing ground to the TalibanJohn D McHughMichael TaitLindsay Poulton
 
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    Greetings from Afghanistan

  • Rebuild Afghanistan Summit 2009

    25 Oct 2009 | 9:08 am
    Rebuild Afghanistan Summit 2009Hosted by Rebuild Afghanistan Summit CommitteeSunday, November 01, 2009 at 11:00 AM (PT)Dominican University of California -Guzman Hall, 2nd floor -San Rafael, CA

  • 6 Jul 2008 | 6:01 pm

    6 Jul 2008 | 6:01 pm
    Kabul is a city of hustle and bustle. There are few paved roads and no traffic lanes, intersections or traffic lights. Livestock including sheep, goats and camels weave in and out of traffic consisting mostly of old Toyota Corolla Sedans converted to taxicabs while young men in jeans talk on cell phones. It is a cacophony of traditional and modernity. (Camel photo courtesy of Marsha MacColl)

  • Skateistan

    15 Jun 2008 | 2:13 pm
    Check out this blog about skateboarding in Afghanistan.

  • In the Neighborhood, Demazang District

    28 Mar 2008 | 11:00 pm

  • Peace on You

    24 Mar 2008 | 8:24 pm
    Salam! ("peace") is the Dari way of saying "hello", to which the response is simply salam! This greeting, which means "peace on you", is also used for the other greetings of the day. An extension of this becomes the more traditional Muslim greeting Asalamu alaykum! ("peace on you") to which the formal response is Alaykum asalam ("[and] on you peace!")
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    WordPress Tag: Afghanistan

  • Victims' Families Tell Their Stories Following NATO Airstrike in Afghanistan

    solarpulse
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:43 am
    September 14, 2009 “The Guardian” — At first light last Friday, in the Chardarah district of Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan, the villagers gathered around the twisted wreckage of two fuel tankers that had been hit by a Nato airstrike. They picked their way through a heap of almost a hundred charred bodies and mangled limbs which were mixed with ash, mud and the melted plastic of jerry cans, looking for their brothers, sons and cousins. They called out their names but received no answers. By this time, everyone was dead. “We didn’t recognise any of the…

  • Victims' Families Tell Their Stories Following NATO Airstrike in Afghanistan

    ibnepakistan
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:42 am
    September 14, 2009 “The Guardian” — At first light last Friday, in the Chardarah district of Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan, the villagers gathered around the twisted wreckage of two fuel tankers that had been hit by a Nato airstrike. They picked their way through a heap of almost a hundred charred bodies and mangled limbs which were mixed with ash, mud and the melted plastic of jerry cans, looking for their brothers, sons and cousins. They called out their names but received no answers. By this time, everyone was dead. “We didn’t recognise any of the…

  • Campbell on Brown/Obama/Afghanistan & leadership (?)

    keeptonyblairforpm
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:40 am
    Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please sign Why Iraq is NO reason to reject President Blair Q&A Timetable on Blair’s (& Others’) EU Dream – How Soon Will They Know? Soon. Comment at end 7th November, 2009 ALASTAIR CAMPBELL WRITING BETWEEN THE LINES As British military leaders attack Gordon Brown for his lack of leadership over Afghanistan – [what! have they just noticed?] - Alastair Campbell adds his two pennurth. It must be tough at times, trying to write between the lines…

  • New ideas for the Afghanistan strategy

    Mathias Vermeulen
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:35 am
    In Washington, the debate over Afghanistan seems to center around two broad ideas: counterinsurgency

  • Afghanistan: 'Security on the ground essential'...

    markdowe
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:31 am
    SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN From the desk of MD PUBLIC opposition to Britain continuing its campaign in
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    IPS Inter Press Service Afghan Divide

  • POLITICS: U.S. Seeks to Limit Warlords in Karzai Cabinet

    WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration is talking tough to Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the need for decisive action on corruption and governance reform, but its main objective is to prevent particularly corrupt and incompetent warlords from getting plum ministries as rewards for helping clinch his fraudulent reelection, IPS has learned.

  • U.S.: Obama's Outreach to Muslim World Teetering

    WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama's extraordinary efforts since his first days in office to reassure Muslims in the Greater Middle East about U.S. intentions in the region have suffered a series of setbacks that threaten to reverse whatever gains he has made over the past 10 months in restoring Washington's badly battered image and influence there.

  • AFGHANISTAN: Teenagers Enlist in Army, Police

    KABUL, Nov 2 (IPS) - Niamatullah joined the Afghan National Police (ANP) for the same reasons that many Afghan men do.

  • AFGHANISTAN: Abdullah Plays For Time

    KABUL, Oct 31 (IPS) - Soon after President Hamid Karzai acceded to a runoff two weeks ago, challenger Abdullah Abdullah put forward an avalanche of requests so complex, that his objective remains unclear.

  • AFGHANISTAN: NATO Supporting Insurgents? Not Exactly

    KABUL, Oct 30 (IPS) - The U.S. and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) have spent billions of dollars, sacrificed hundreds of lives and worked for years to fight insurgents and foster democracy in Afghanistan.
 
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    Afghanistan Conflict Monitor

  • Germany: Civilians Likely Killed In Afghan Strike

    Human Security Report Project
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:52 pm
    'Germany: Civilians Likely Killed In Afghan Strike', The Associated Press, 6 November 2009 EXCERPT: "Germany's defense minister said Friday he believes civilians were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, but insisted that the German-requested attack was necessary from a military standpoint. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said a NATO report concludes there were 'procedural errors' in the Sept. 4 airstrike, but he defended the decision by a German commander to request it as 'appropriate in military terms.' The commander, Col. Georg Klein, called in the NATO airstrike against two tanker trucks…

  • Is Iran Supporting The Insurgency In Afghanistan?

    Human Security Report Project
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm
    Chris Zambelis, 'Is Iran Supporting The Insurgency In Afghanistan?', The Jamestown Foundation, 6 November 2009 EXCERPT: "Violence and instability in Afghanistan continue to rage in the form of an organic insurgency shaped by local identities, networks, and interests. Operating under the nebulous rubric of the Taliban, the insurgents in Afghanistan have evolved in sophistication, lethality, and geographic scope in recent years. While the presence of transnational radical Islamists led by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan augments the tactical and operational capabilities of the insurgents,…

  • Drugs, Defections Plaguing Afghan Forces: NATO Commander

    Human Security Report Project
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm
    'Drugs, Defections Plaguing Afghan Forces: NATO Commander', Times of India, 6 November 2009 EXCERPT: "The Afghan army and police forces, which should one day ensure the security of their country on their own, are plagued by defections and drug addiction, according to NATO commanders. NATO defence ministers, meeting last month in Bratislava, approved a plan to focus the strategy in Afghanistan on protecting civilians from Taliban attacks while accelerating the training of Afghan security forces. But the picture painted by NATO commanders shows that, while international troops suffer increasing…

  • Brown Warns Afghan Leader On Corruption

    Human Security Report Project
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm
    'Brown Warns Afghan Leader On Corruption', The New York Times, 6 November 2009 EXCERPT: "In unusually harsh terms reflecting international frustration with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that the government in Kabul would forfeit its right to international support against the Taliban insurgency if it failed to root out corruption. 'Sadly, the government of Afghanistan had become a byword for corruption,' Mr. Brown said in a speech to defense experts. 'And I am not prepared to put the lives of British men and women in harm's way for a government…

  • HSRP Launches the Pakistan Conflict Monitor

    Human Security Report Project
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:55 am
    'Human Security Report Project Launches the Pakistan Conflict Monitor, a One-Stop-Shop for Information and Analysis on the Security Situation in Pakistan', HSRP, 5 November 2009 EXCERPT: "The Human Security Report Project (HSRP) released the first issue of the Pakistan Conflict Monitor today. The new Monitor will provide daily updates on the incidence of political violence in Pakistan, analysis of its causes and impact on the wider region. Related issues, such as health, development, displacement, governance, gender, small arms, landmines, human rights, peacemaking, and transitional justice…
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    Global Voices Online: Afghanistan

  • Afghanistan: Who will benefit from re-vote?

    Adil Nurmakov
    26 Oct 2009 | 1:03 am
    Nick Fielding assumes that no-one except the insurgents would benefit from the re-run of presidential elections, because the whole election process is now mired by corruption allegations.

  • Iraq: What Peace from Obama?

    Amira Al Hussaini
    10 Oct 2009 | 2:19 pm
    Iraqi Layla Anwar sums up reactions from Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Obama's Nobel Prize for Peace.

  • Egypt: No Accolades for Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

    Tarek Amr
    9 Oct 2009 | 2:38 pm
    A big thank for the Nobel Committee - they have just made our day today. Perhaps most of the people here are not sure why US President Barack Obama was honored, and they are pretty sure that he doesn't deserve it. But they were all happy, because it gave them hope that everyone and anyone can win the prize. It wasn't only the people here who were shocked that he won, but even the Associate Press has the same point of view: For one of America's youngest presidents, in office less than nine months — and only for 12 days before the Nobel nomination deadline last February — it was…

  • Afghanistan: Jordanian royals fighting in Afghanistan?

    Adil Nurmakov
    8 Oct 2009 | 7:28 am
    Nick Fielding tells about a curious news in the Pakistan newspapers, which say that six women, all members of the Jordanian royal family, are due to be handed over to the Jordanian Embassy in Islamabad tomorrow following the death of their husbands in a Coalition airstrike several months ago.

  • Afghanistan: Kamdesh Area

    Adil Nurmakov
    8 Oct 2009 | 6:54 am
    Joshua Fousts comments on the news that eight American and an unknown number of Afghan soldiers were killed after an attack on outposts in Afghanistan.
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    کابل پرس: خبری، تحليلی و انتقادی | Kabul Press

  • سربازانت را گرفته از افغانستان برآی!

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    کاری از بشیر بختیاری در چند سال اخیر انگلستان بيش از 9 هزار سرباز به جنوب افغانستان و بويژه هلمند اعزام کرده است. فرماندهی ناتو در افغانستان نيز برای مدتی در دست يکی از ژنرال های ارشد ارتش انگلستان بود و اين ژنرال که ديويد ريچارد نام دارد، بارها بر برچیدن بساط طالبان از ولايت هلمند و سایر مناطق جنوب در مدت کوتاه تاکيد کرده بود. اما…

  • شوخی با رمضان بشردوست

    عتيق شاهد
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm

  • سلام سلام!

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pm

  • شبانه های من

    لمبه
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:34 pm
    بورژواترین دموکراسی و بورژواترین انتخابات در کشوری که بیشتر از 90000 چکمه پوش "دموکرات"، می کشند و بمب می ریزند و میله تفنگ بر قلب کودکان نشانه میروند....

  • افغانستان از داود ایسم تا کرزی ایسم

    ارژنگ زندانی
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:30 pm
    سی و دو سال پیش از امروز، هنگامیکه داود خان به دنبال مشروعیت شتافت، لویه جرگه"شورایی بزرگ" در افغانستان شخصی را بدون اینکه کاندیدای دیگر در برابرش قرار داشته باشد، بر گرده های مردم نشاند. آن زمان که یک عده خوار بارگرایانی که از دستر خوان خانواده آل یحی شکم سیر می کردند، در لویه جرگه"شورایی بزرگ" جار زدند"داود خان کاندی من است" و به…
 
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