| Afghanistan, beneath the veil 2 hours ago by admin Aired on October 09, 2007 on the UK’s Channel 4: A documentary in which reporter Saira Shah risks her life as she goes undercover in Afghanistan to obtain footage showing the regime over which the Taliban presides. She uncovers evidence of public executions, the slaughter of civilians, and a complet ... PakiTalkie - pakitalkie.com |
| November 23, 2009 3 hours ago by cko2009 In Afghanistan, a drive to lure Taliban with jobs, security The aim is to persuade Taliban foot soldiers to put down arms in exchange for jobs and protection from militants. The drive will be modeled on the ‘Sons of Iraq’ initiative that helped calm Iraq. Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan – The Afgh ... Today at War - todayatwar.com |
| Pakistani Army Opens New Front in The Northwest 4 hours ago by Chandler The Pakistani Army is moving troops into Arakzai to battle the Taliban, according to reports from the region. For the third time in the past week, the military engaged the Taliban in the Arakzai and Hangu region. In the Shahu Khel region in the district of Hangu, 13 Taliban fighters were killed and ... Chandler's Watch - chandlerswatch.com · Rank: 44,808 ·  53 references |
| ‘The Canadians saw with their own eyes’ 6 hours ago by Aaron Wherry A former Afghan prison warden talks to Canwest. Some Taliban prisoners who were transferred two or three years ago to Sarpoza Prison by Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security bore signs that they had been tortured, the former warden told Canwest News Service on Monday. But Canadian soldiers ... Macleans.ca - www2.macleans.ca · Rank: 130 · 2149 references |
| Mullah Omar and al Qaeda: A Long Term Relationship 6 hours ago by Chandler George Washington University’s National Security Archive has released a series of documents and cables from the US State Department and the CIA on the Taliban. Titled “The Taliban Biography, The Structure and Leadership of the Taliban 1996-2002,” the documents provide interesting background informat ... Chandler's Watch - chandlerswatch.com · Rank: 44,808 · 53 references |
| CIA pay $1,000 per story, claim Taliban 6 hours ago by Neil Doyle The Taliban in Afghanistan have claimed that the bribing of journalists by the CIA is common practice, according to an official statement. NDA NEWS - neildoyle.com |
| What happened to those 130? 7 hours ago by Aaron Wherry The government has long maintained that to disclose the number of detainees transferred by Canadian Forces in Afghanistan would violate operational security, but a government source now tells the Globe that approximately 130 were transferred during the first 14 months of combat operations in Kandaha ... Macleans.ca - www2.macleans.ca · Rank: 130 · 2149 references |
| Top Democrat warns Afghanistan will bankrupt domestic programs, threatens ... 8 hours ago by Johanna Neuman David Obey came to Congress in 1969, a young Democratic congressman from Wisconsin, opposed to the Vietnam War and mindful of the funding it was draining from Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. Thirty years later, he is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and adamant that Afghanista ... Top of the Ticket - latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington · Rank: 47 · 7639 references |
| Estonian army in action in Afghanistan 8 hours ago by Chuck Simmins Estonia, which is located along the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe, is one of NATO's newest and smallest members. Estonian soldiers spent the past couple months working to maintain security in Masood and Shamshad. October's firefight was the first in the Masood District in many weeks. [[ This is a co ... America's North Shore Journal - northshorejournal.org |
| Afghan provinces get millions to reduce poppies 8 hours ago by MDN KABUL — The U.S. on Monday agreed to hand out millions of dollars in development aid to provinces in Afghanistan that have eliminated or reduced the production of opium poppies, the raw ingredient in making heroin.The poppy crop in Afghanistan, which produces 90 percent of the world’s supply of opiu ... MilitaryDailyNews.com - militarydailynews.com |
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