9/3/08

Khorshied Samad: Upholding a promise to Afghanistan’s women
National Post – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
On International Women’s Day, let us strengthen our collective resolve: Canada’s ongoing mission in Afghanistan is worth it. — Khorshied Samad is the former …
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Iraq Veteran Says McCain Policy Is Wrong
The Associated Press –
Roger Martinez, who served as an Army ranger in Afghanistan and Iraq, noted in the Democrats’ weekly radio address that President Bush endorsed McCain this …
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British soldier awarded the Military Cross for fighting off 150 …
Times Online – UK
A BRITISH soldier who almost single-handedly took on 150 Taliban after he and his 50-man convoy were ambushed in Afghanistan has been awarded the Military …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3511901.ece

Text of Democraic Party’s weekly radio address
MarketWatch – USA
I was sent to Afghanistan and Iraq with the 1st Ranger Battalion on three separate deployments. While I was serving my country, I chose not to speak out …
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US military deaths
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com – Cleveland,OH,USA
In Afghanistan: At least 415 members of the US military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the US invasion of Afghanistan in …
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Afghans protest against cartoons
BBC News – UK
Thousands of people in Afghanistan have been protesting against the reprinting of cartoons in Danish newspapers they say are insults to Islam.…
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Key Afghan district slow to recover despite 2-year Canadian …
The Canadian Press – PANJWAII DISTRICT, Afghanistan
PANJWAII DISTRICT, Afghanistan — The sweet smell of life hangs over the bazaar in the centre of Panjwaii, a district that begins about 35 kilometres outside …
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Dutch MP on the nose with troops
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
AUSTRALIAN and Dutch troops in Afghanistan are bracing for increased Taliban attacks and possible mass protests triggered by an anti-Islamic film made by a …
www.theage.com.au/news/world/dutch-mp-on-the-
nose-with-troops/2008/03/08/1204780131533.html

Afghans stage anti-cartoon and film protests
Reuters – USA
HERAT, Afghanistan, March 8 (Reuters) – About 15000 people protested in Afghanistan on Saturday to condemn the reprinting of a cartoon of the Prophet …
www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSISL130898

Upholding a promise to Afghanistan’s women
National Post – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
On International Women’s Day, let us strengthen our collective resolve: Canada’s ongoing mission in Afghanistan is worth it. – Khorshied Samad is the former …
www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=361335

MILITARY DEATH TOLL FOR US OPERATION ENDURING IMBECILITY IN …
By assadleon
Notice the number of alleged Muslim countries where US crusaders and CIA spies were killed—As of Friday, March 7, 2008, at least 415 members of the US military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the US …
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l-for-us-operation-enduring-imbecility-in-afghanistan/

Afghanistan: Poor sanitation, bad toilets cause deaths, misery
By dietvorst
In the past six years the government of Afghanistan and the international aid community has spent a lot of development money on projects that have improved access to drinking water, while sanitation issues have received little or no …
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tan-poor-sanitation-bad-toilets-cause-deaths-misery/

March-Eight
By Mohammad(Mohammad)
There are hundreds of women being shot to death, sold out to other men, having parts of their bodies cut off, such as ears, noses and fingers, according to the Afghanistan Human Right commission. The men are still able to marry any girl …
the-rumi.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-eight.html

8 March
By Dude in the Desert
Well, went on my last mission today—should be the last one anyway…we went wwaaaayyy up north…into the badlands…it was a pretty good trip overall…nobody shot at us and there were no IEDs…we did apprehend one guy video taping us…so, …
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State Department Pushing Aerial Poppy Eradication in Afghanistan
By afghandevnews
Soon Afghanistan, which produces 92 percent of the world’s opium and 80 percent of the world’s heroin, may be the target of a program of Plan Colombia-style aerial crop eradication. With the Afghan war entering a tenuous new phase, …
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department-pushing-aerial-poppy-eradication-in-afghanistan/

8/3/08

Panel investigating Marine shooting in Afghanistan completes work
Winston-Salem Journal – Winston-Salem,NC,USA
The rest of the company was ordered out of Afghanistan and sent to ships of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Persian Gulf.
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US not expecting spring offensive in Afghanistan
Globe and Mail – Canada
AP Washington — The top military commander in the Mideast said yesterday that he does not expect Taliban forces in Afghanistan to launch a spring offensive …
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Clearing canals: In Afghanistan simple projects change many lives
The Canadian Press – ZAKAR KALAY, Afghanistan
ZAKAR KALAY, Afghanistan — Drew Gilmour’s eyes widened as the van took a turn on the bumpy rural road and suddenly dry dusty land was replaced by soaking …
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AP IMPACT: US Troops Losing Hearing
The Associated Press –
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Soldiers and Marines caught in roadside bombings and firefights in Iraq and Afghanistan are coming home in epidemic numbers with permanent …
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Congress demands testimony from Nato commander in Afghanistan
Guardian – UK
The US Congress is demanding the senior Nato commander in Afghanistan appear to explain the worsening situation in the country following a series of bleak …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/07/usa.afghanistan

Democrats Target Contract Loophole
The Associated Press –
More than $100 billion in taxpayer dollars have been spent to help rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan over the last five years. In that time, the Justice…
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Afghan soldier gets death penalty
NEWS.com.au – Australia
A MILITARY court in Afghanistan has sentenced an Afghan soldier to death for killing a US-led coalition troop and four Afghan colleagues last year.…
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23340008-23109,00.html

France warms to plea for help from Canada
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
BRUSSELS-As NATO builds momentum toward a “renewal of vows” for Afghanistan, Canada and France yesterday revealed their foreign ministers will embark on a …
www.thestar.com/News/World/article/310344

Norwegian appointed new UN envoy to Afghanistan
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
UNITED NATIONS-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide as his new envoy for Afghanistan, an appointment the West hopes will …
www.thestar.com/News/World/article/310345

Dutch Raise Terror Threat Level After Film Stokes Muslim Hostility
Deutsche Welle – Germany
NATO, meanwhile, is believed to be concerned about the safety of its troops in Afghanistan after hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of …
www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3175532,00.html

Charlie Foxtrot Off to Afghanistan
By Badger 6(Badger 6)
He hears the Call of Duty.
badgersforward.blogspot.com/2008/03/
charlie-foxtrot-off-to-afghanistan.html

Coverage of Iraq and Afghanistan trip
By Pence Press Office(Jeff)
“I am not satisfied with the progress,” Pence said Tuesday after returning to Washington from a four-trip to Afghanistan and Iraq. “I am not interested in a future of Afghanistan that includes its past involvement in the opium trade.” …
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coverage-of-iraq-and-afghanistan-trip.html

Afgahnistan Expedition – Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan “So we are up in the mountains at about 0100 hrs looking for a bad guy  that we thought was in the area. Here are ten of us, pitch black, crystal clear night, about 25 degrees. We know there are bad guys in  …
www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/kzecchini/7/1204907100.html

More Than 60000 Iraq, Afghanistan Vets Diagnosed with PTSD
By John
depression.jpg Jonathan Schulze was awarded two Purple Hearts in 2005 after a lengthy tour of duty in Iraq. But the Marine veteran couldn’t escape the war inside his head. Drugs and alcohol temporarily numbed his pain. …
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60000-iraq-afghanistan-vets-diagnosed-with-ptsd/

Art in Afghanistan
By admin
An eight-day exhibit now taking place in Afghanistan features the work of 23-young female artists. The 93 pieces have already been seen by 3000 people. The exhibition attempts to highlight the violence and “feelings of entrapment the …
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7/3/08

Care for Injured Vets Raises Questions
The Associated Press –
Veterans Affairs predicts it will treat 330000 veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan in 2009 — a 14 percent increase over the 2008 estimate of 263000 — at a …
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Dutch government raises terror threat level before anti-Qur’an …
The Canadian Press – THE HAGUE, Netherlands
Terrorists from Pakistan and Afghanistan were directing actions in Europe“and in some cases, sending their own attackers,” said the co-ordinator.…
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Afghanistan holds rare exhibit of work by female artists in Kabul
The Canadian Press – KABUL, Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven years ago, the Taliban would have torn these paintings to pieces. The 93 works show the emotions and images of a war-torn country …
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Militants attack 3rd mobile telecom signal tower in S. Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
KABUL, March 6 (Xinhua) — Taliban militants attacked a signal tower of a mobile telecommunication service company in Zabul province of southern Afghanistan …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/06/content_7733310.htm

Body of 79th Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan headed home The Canadian Press – CFB TRENTON
CFB TRENTON — The body of the 79th Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan is headed back home today. Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze is being flown to CFB …
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‘Al Qaeda’ in Afghanistan calls for foreign recruits
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
DUBAI, March 6 (Reuters) – The leader of al Qaeda in Afghanistan has urged more Muslims to join and finance the group’s war there, saying Western troops are …
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL06259323.html

Norwegian to be UN envoy to Afghanistan-radio
Reuters – USA
OSLO, March 6 (Reuters) – A senior Norwegian Foreign Ministry official will be named the UN’s new envoy to Afghanistan, Norway’s NRK radio said on Thursday. …
www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL06462752

Captain Rudd sets course for a brave new world
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
SINCE winning the election, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been to Indonesia, East Timor (twice) and to visit Australian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. …
www.theage.com.au/news/editorial/captain-rudd-sets-course-
for-a-brave-new-world/2008/03/06/1204779963358.html

Taliban surge not expected
Edmonton Sun – Alberta, Canada
Admiral William Fallon says that, if anything, he expects the military momentum in Afghanistan to continue to swing in the direction of coalition forces. …
www.edmontonsun.com/News/World/
2008/03/06/4925536-sun.html

NATO to Discuss Balkans, Afghanistan
The Associated Press –
The meeting was also expected to focus on Afghanistan, where ministers will review a “vision statement” to be adopted by NATO leaders at a summit next month …
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