23/11/07
Afghan civilians suffer in battle for their security
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Tens of thousands of civilians have fled their homes to escape the fighting
in southern Afghanistan, where Australian and Dutch forces are claiming
early …
www.theage.com.au/news/national/afghan-civilians-suffer-
in-battle-for-security/2007/11/24/1195753357377.html
Quebec soldier wounded in Afghanistan laid to rest
The Canadian Press –
16 when he was out on patrol with a contingent of Canadian and Afghan
soldiers in the dangerous Panjwaii district of Afghanistan. It was the
first day of …
canadianpress.google.com/article/
ALeqM5hjRuchikNUEtEl_M32RUQjtaWW-A
Afghanistan: China’s Winning Bid For Copper Rights Includes Power …
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague,Czech Republic
By Ron Synovitz November 24, 2007 (RFE/RL) — Afghanistan has awarded a
state-owned company in China with the right to develop a large copper field
to the …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/11/EE7
D8224-E2F9-4C79-A7BA-B144A26B190C.html
Brother says Balach to be buried in Afghanistan
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
He said in a statement that the incident had taken place inside
Afghanistan, adding that time and again reports had confirmed the presence
of both Balach …
www.dawn.com/2007/11/24/top5.htm
Injured soldiers to be given priority health care
ic Wales – United Kingdom
INJURED soldiers returning from tours of duty in conflict zones like Iraq
and Afghanistan are to be given priority treatment by the NHS. …
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2007/11/24/
injured-soldiers-to-be-given-priority-health-care-91466-20153896/
Suicide attack targets US-led forces in E Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
24 (Xinhua) — A suicide bomber, driving a motorcycle, exploded himself
near a patrol of the US-led Coalition forces in Afghanistan’s eastern
province Khost …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/24/content_7139563.htm
Taliban control half of Afghanistan
By Reid Stott
Taliban control half of Afghanistan, says report — “It is a sad indictment of the current state of Afghanistan that the question now appears to be not if the Taliban will return to Kabul, but when this will happen and in what form.”
photodude.com/2007/11/24/taliban-control-half-of-afghanistan
Bomb Attacks Hit Pakistan, Afghanistan And Iraq
Troubled hotspots in the Middle East have been hit by a series of suicide bombings, causing deaths and injuries across the region.
news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1294192,00.html?f=rss
Afghanistan Is Falling
By Leslie
From the Tribune India: A view of a hall in Kabul Serena Hotel, the first five-star hotel opened in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai attended the opening of the hotel on Tuesday [November 8, 2005], leaving his sick …
noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/afghanistan-is-falling/
Bill O’Reilly storms Afghanistan
By Matthew Sanchez
As soon as I flew into Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan I saw a flyer on a window announcing O’Reilly was coming the following day. The base was abuzz. I checked into the Public Affairs Office, where all media are accredited, …
www.matt-sanchez.com/2007/11/bill-oreilly-st.html
Afghanistan, Our Narco-Warlords vs the Taliban’s. Who’s Winning?
By Steve Crickmore
One of Bush and Cheney’s favorite themes is how they have liberated the people of Iraq and Afghanistan from tyranny. In february, 2007 Bush gave an inspiring speech on the progress in Afghanistan at the Mayflower, the hotel not the two …
feeds.wizbangblog.com/~r/WizbangBlue/~3/189812110/
afghanistan-our-narcowarlords-vs-the-talibans-whos-winning.php
7 Police Beheaded in Afghanistan
The Associated Press –
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants beheaded seven policemen
Friday after overrunning their checkpoints in southern Afghanistan,
officials said, …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8dGftY
b0s4XWdUMRdIVs3vh1CKAD8T3I20G1
Australian Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Voice of America – USA
The soldier was the third Australian killed in Afghanistan in recent
months. Military involvement in Afghanistan is an issue in Australia’s
national …
www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-23-voa26.cfm
Corruption, bribes and trafficking: a cancer that is engulfing …
Times Online – UK
Now living in disgruntled internal exile in northern Afghanistan, his
verdict on his former employers is succinct. “Everyone in the Ministry of
Interior is …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2933472.ece
Too few development dollars actually spent in Afghanistan
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
KABUL — Six years after the fall of the Taliban, the reconstruction of
Afghanistan is a booming business for the private sector, but much of the
work is …
www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?
id=98fec160-8476-4552-bbf5-9cb5070fd769
NATO chief insists Afghan lives improving
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
CAMP NATHAN SMITH, Afghanistan — The situation in Afghanistan is improving
in spite of reports to the contrary, said NATO Secretary General Jaap de
Hoop …
www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=
dd2d72e6-5f0a-4308-bfb2-f777d1cdeb49&k=60836
I intend to do my duty by the Forces, Gordon Brown promises
Times Online – UK
He responded by declaring that he had nothing but praise for them,
recalling his visits to Iraq and Afghanistan and speaking of their acts of
courage and …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article2933483.ece
Australian commando killed in Afghanistan
Reuters UK – UK
CANBERRA (Reuters) – An Australian commando was killed in a clash with
Taliban militia in Afghanistan on Friday, a day before Australians go to
the polls in …
uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKSYD16286820071123
Digger’s tragic Afghanistan death won’t be last, ADA warns
ABC Online – Australia
The Australia Defence Association (ADA) says Australians should expect more
diggers will die in Afghanistan. Private Luke Worsley is the third
Australian …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/
11/24/2099999.htm?section=justin
New Ideas Needed in Afghanistan Part One
New Ideas Needed in Afghanistan Part 111 minute mp3 political analysis pod-castG2 Analystwww.g2analyst.com.
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eas_Needed_in_Afghanistan_Part_One
Keeping an eye on the ball: Afghanistan
By will
“The Taliban has shown itself to be a truly resurgent force,” the Senlis Council, an independent think-tank with a permanent presence in Afghanistan, wrote in a study entitled “Stumbling into Chaos: Afghanistan on the brink.” …
www.attytood.com/2007/11/keeping_an_eye_on_the_ball_afg.html
Afghanistan Should Follow Turkish Model, Experts Say
By Human Security Report Project
EXCERPT: “According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, this year opium production in Afghanistan has soared to a ‘record level.’ Despite intense efforts to curtail its production by the Afghan government, backed by NATO forces, …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2007/11/afghanistan-sho.html
Digger’s tragic Afghanistan death won’t be last, ADA warns
The Australia Defence Association (ADA) says Australians should expect more diggers will die in Afghanistan.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/24/2099999.htm
Afghanistan’s President Says Taliban Reaching Out to Government
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Afghanistan’s president says more and more Taliban leaders are
reaching out to the government in an effort to make peace. …
www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-22-voa25.cfm
Dutch troops to stay in Afghanistan
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
DUTCH government parties have agreed to extend the Dutch mission in
Afghanistan by around two years, public broadcaster NOS reported overnight,
…
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st
ory/0,25197,22807814-12335,00.html
It’s sort of like Anne of Afghanistan
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
The Pitch: “The Breadwinner is the story of an 11-year-old girl, Parvana,
who lives in Kabul, Afghanistan, who must transform herself into a boy and
become …
www.thestar.com/News/article/278860
Student faces jail for acting as a scout for jihadist cell
Times Online – UK
A Pakistani student who ran a terrorist cell recruiting disaffected Muslims
from northern England to join a holy war against Coalition forces in
Afghanistan …
business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2917719.ece
Countdown to Taliban Control of Afghanistan
By Summer Ludwig
14 months after releasing a report that Afghanistan was once again in
danger of becoming a Taliban controlled state, the Senlis Council has
released a new, damn scary report entitled, Stumbling Into Chaos:
Afghanistan on the Brink. …
wwjv4.com/politics/countdown-to-taliban-control-of-afghanistan-141
More than half of Afghanistan ‘under Taliban’ – Senlis Council
By Diana Thébaud Nicholson
Six years ago coalition forces headed into Afghanistan to eradicate the
Taliban. Now an international think tank says more than half of the
country is under the Taliban’s thumb. Meanwhile, an Oxfam report
sharply criticized US-led …
www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/11/more-
than-half-of-afghanistan-under-taliban-senlis-council/
Singapore officer lauded for work in Afghanistan
By jtsmyth8
This was not an everyday scene here but in Afghanistan. Major (Dr) Lee,
32, a dental officer from the Singapore Armed Forces HQ Medical Corps,
was part of a five-man SAF team which set up a dental clinic in a
hospital in the country’s …
singaporenews.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/s
ingapore-officer-lauded-for-work-in-afghanistan/
Taliban May Win In Afghanistan.
By Ashish(Ashish)
Contrary to US official reports many experts now feel that unless NATO
dramatically increases its military commitment in Afghanistan, the
Taliban may recapture the country.Driven out of Afghanistan in 2001 it
has returned and rebuilt a …
interesting-life-on-net.blogspot.com/2
007/11/taliban-may-win-in-afghanistan.html
22/11/07
Military stocks up on weapons as PM talks of peace in Afghanistan
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA — While the Conservative government tried earlier this year to
divert the public spotlight from combat to reconstruction efforts in
Afghanistan, …
www.canada.com/topics/news/features/businessofwar/story
.html?id=3e85f1d7-41dd-4f80-ab50-a567c5837257&k=82336
NATO should double troops in Afghanistan: report
CTV.ca – Canada
A new report is calling on NATO to double its troop levels in Afghanistan
to 80000 soldiers. The report by the Senlis Council — an international
think tank …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/200
71121/afghan_report_071121/20071121?hub=CTVNewsAt11
Swiss pull military staff out of Afghanistan
Swissinfo – Switzerland
Switzerland is ending four years’ cooperation with the Nato-led
International Security and Assistance Force (Isaf) in Afghanistan by
recalling its military …
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/detail/Swiss_pull_military_staff
_out_of_Afghanistan.html?siteSect=105&sid=8450120&cKey
=1195708957000&ty=st
‘Afghanistan to benefit from zero import duty’
Hindu Business Line – Chennai,India
Trade gains: The Minister of State for Commerce, Mr Jairam Ramesh, with the
President & CEO, Afghanistan Investment Support Agency, Dr Omar Zakhilwal,
…
www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007
/11/22/stories/2007112251641000.htm
Combined force kills 50 militants in Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
Rising militancy-related violent incidents have killed over 5800 people so
far this year in the war-torn Afghanistan.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/21/content_7121858.htm
A new player in Afghanistan’s Great Game
Salon – USA
In what is being called “the largest foreign investment in Afghanistan’s
history,” a Chinese mining company has won the right to exploit a huge
copper field …
www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/21/china_afghanistan/
Afghanistan urges Japan to resume mission
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
TOKYO: Afghanistan’s finance minister on Wednesday urged Japan to resume
a naval mission backing the US-led “war on terror,” even if it limits
operations to …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007
%5C11%5C22%5Cstory_22-11-2007_pg4_14
Afghanistan a thorn in Canada’s side on Iran vote
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
UNITED NATIONS – Afghanistan effectively snubbed Canada in United Nations
votes affecting a Canadian-led censure of Iran’s human rights record. …
www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=
1dc9edb3-e6c3-4eb0-8adb-152313d4ef36&k=15287
Taliban in Control of Over Half of Afghanistan: Senlis Council
By Human Security Report Project
ABSTRACT: “The security situation in Afghanistan has reached crisis proportions. The Taliban’s ability to establish a presence throughout the country is now proven beyond doubt; exclusive research undertaken by Senlis Afghanistan …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2007/11/taliban-in-cont.html
Afghanistan: the Taliban is winning, “not if, but when…”
By seesdifferent
“The Taliban has shown itself to be a truly resurgent force,” the Senlis Council, an independent think-tank with a permanent presence in Afghanistan, wrote in a study entitled “Stumbling into Chaos: Afghanistan on the brink.” …
seesdifferent.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/afghanistan
-the-taliban-is-winning-not-if-but-when/
Violence Returns to Peaceful Northern Afghanistan
A suicide bombing that killed 79 people in Baghlan province has sparked fears that militancy may be returning to Afghanistan’s northern provinces, which have remained peaceful since the country’s 2001 invasion.
us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81349
Opium Amounts to Half of Afghanistan’s GDP in 2007, Reports UNODC
By Shirl Kennedy
Speaking at a conference in Brussels on the future of Afghanistan, hosted by Princeton University, the Executive Director of UNODC, Antonio Maria Costa, announced that the total export value of opiates produced in and trafficked from …
www.docuticker.com/?p=17984
Afghanistan war now a ‘crisis’: report
A report says the conflict in Afghanistan has reached crisis proportions, with the resurgent Taliban present in more than half the country. The study by independent think-tank Senlis found that the Taliban is finding it easy to recruit …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/22/2097650.htm
21/11/09
Video threatens Germany, Austria over Afghanistan
Reuters – USA
“The German soldiers still occupy Afghanistan and we repeat our call from
the last video that Germany withdraw their troops from Afghanistan,” the
mostly …
www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL20879857
Ceremony honours fallen soldiers
Globe and Mail – Canada
Levesque had returned to Afghanistan from leave just a week ago after he
got engaged to his 18-year-old girlfriend, who is pregnant. …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM
.20071120.wsoldierz1120/BNStory/National/home
UN report says gunmen fired on Afghan children
Taipei Times – Taiwan
PHOTO: AP Bodyguards fired wildly into a crowd after a suicide bombing in
northern Afghanistan, killing mostly schoolchildren in the barrage, an
internal UN …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2007/11/21/2003388873
Suicide Blast Spares Afghan Governor
New York Times – United States
19 — A provincial governor in southwestern Afghanistan narrowly escaped a
suicide attack on Monday, but his 25-year-old son and five of his
bodyguards were …
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/world/asia/20afghan.html?ref=asia
Louise Arbour calls rate of civilian casualties in Afghanistan …
The Canadian Press –
KABUL – The UN’s top human rights officer says civilian casualties in
Afghanistan have reached “alarming levels.” Louise Arbour blames both the
insurgents …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeq
M5gKOS7f3l1MB06lAJR3gqg4iDJRMw
US Efforts Reduce Threat from Roadside Bombs
Voice of America – USA
By Al Pessin The head of the US government team working to combat roadside
bombs used by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan says the effort has
sharply …
www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-20-voa66.cfm
Report: Perini a top contractor in Iraq/Afghanistan
Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
Perini Corp. was one of the top private contractors that won US government
awards for reconstruction work in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2004 to 2006,
…
boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2007/11/19/daily27.html
US Military Chief Says US Must Look Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan
Voice of America – USA
“The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan weigh heavily on the minds of the
American people, as they do on mine, but we must not be myopic in our view.
…
www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-20-voa68.cfm
Group: Urgent action needed in Afghanistan
USA Today – USA
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Urgent action is needed to avert humanitarian
disaster in Aghanistan where millions face “severe hardship comparable with
…
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-11-20-afghan-oxfam_N.htm
Afghanistan aid wasted by the truckload
By Chris in Paris(John Aravosis (DC))
Too much aid to Afghanistan is wasted — soaked up in contractors’ profits, spent on expensive expatriate consultants or squandered on small-scale, quick-fix projects, a leading British charity said on Tuesday. …
www.americablog.com/2007/11/afgha
nistan-aid-wasted-by-truckload.html
Poland Will Not Reduce Troops in Afghanistan
By Human Security Report Project
“Poland will not reduce its current Afghanistan force but Polish troops will leave Iraq in 2008, new Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said Monday. Klich also supported Poland’s involvement in training Afghan police under the EU’s …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2007/11/poland-will-not.html
Afghanistan Aid Squandered, Charity Says
The US approved another $6.4 billion in aid for Afghanistan this year, but a leading charity says too much development funding is being wasted on short-term quick fixes. An Oxfam assessment attests that “non-Afghan resources” and “high …
www.newser.com/story/12123.html?rss=y
The case of the overdue…
By Andrea Wilson(Andrea Wilson)
I’m writing my thesis (technically closer to a long paper, as it doesn’t require original research) on using what we know about high-risk groups to HIV transmission in Afghanistan to postulate the extent of an HIV epidemic in …
andreainafghanistan.blogspot.com/2007/11/case-of-overdue.html
20/11/07
US to aid Pakistani frontier force against militants
Times of India – India
The US military is involved in major efforts to train forces in Iraq and
Afghanistan. “We’re trying to incorporate some foreign military
trainers as
well,” …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/US_to_aid_Pakistani
_frontier_force_against_militants/articleshow/2554762.cms
‘Lions for Lambs’ Dramatizes US Policy, War in Afghanistan
Voice of America – USA
By Penelope Poulou Robert Redford’s new political drama “Lions for Lambs”
is a minute examination of the US war in Afghanistan and America’s
commitment to …
www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2007-11-19-voa44.cfm
Suicide bombing, attack in southwestern Afghanistan kills eight police
The Canadian Press –
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber struck outside a government
building in southwestern Afghanistan on Monday, killing six policemen and
wounding 14 …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM
5jP0pfgq2OFZxhk45eZ3s6YSsYFeQ
O’Reilly Visits Troops in Afghanistan
The Associated Press –
After a surreptitious trip to Afghanistan last weekend, the cantankerous
Fox News Channel commentator told The Associated Press that he’s
disappointed that …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h1upR9
Dvvk8u8GYKbQ7ql-hWZ-MQD8T10CJO0
UN: Gunfire ‘Onslaught’ Hit Afghan Kids
The Associated Press –
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An internal UN report obtained Monday said
bodyguards protecting parliamentarians fired indiscriminately into a crowd
after a …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jo
EzQ2j2rBirQWYsl7uuJOIaOX9gD8T0S09O0
Afghanistan deployments rolled over
Stuff.co.nz – Wellington,New Zealand
The Government has rolled over the deployment of a provincial
reconstruction team in Afghanistan for another year. Prime Minister Helen
Clark said the …
www.stuff.co.nz/4280912a6160.html
NZ deployment to Afghanistan extended
National Business Review – New Zealand
New Zealand has rolled over its military deployment to Afghanistan for
another two years until September 2009. The deployments cover the
continuation of the …
www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.as
p?id=19539&cid=15&cname=Politics
Troops in Afghanistan Going Deaf
By Manila Ryce
Huge numbers of British troops serving in Afghanistan are suffering
from hearing damage. As many as half of the troops suffer from a
permanent, high-pitched ringing called tinnitus while many more suffer
from more serious hearing loss. …
www.jwharrison.com/blog/2007/11/1
9/troops-in-afghanistan-going-deaf/
Drones Will Replace Manned Aircraft Squadron in Afghanistan
By Sharon Weinberger
The Air Force is touting the success of its newest armed drones flying
over Afghanistan, saying that the the MQ-9 Reapers will even take over
eventually for manned aircraft squadron, reports Defense Daily
(subscription only). …
blog.wired.com/defense/2007/11/drones-may-supl.html
Afghanistan Fifth Last on UN Human Development Index
By Human Security Report Project
“Afghanistan has dropped a place in a UN global human development
index, which ranks countries based on their citizens’ economic
income, life expectancy and literacy rate, according to the country’s
National Human Development Report …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2007/11/afghanistan-fif.html
Afghanistan: Market in Jalalabad
By Adil Nurmakov
Õnne Pärl of the Afghanistan photoblog posts a cute picture of crops
and spices on the “bazzar” market in the Afghani city of Jalalabad.
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/
11/19/afghanistan-market-in-jalalabad/
LA lawyer to chair new State Department law reform program for …
By Jason Siegel
According to the State Department’s website, US law firms can make tax
deductible donations with all funding going to legal non-governmental
organizations in Afghanistan via the State Department. Among other
organizations, the money …
www.lalegalpad.com/2007/11/la-lawyer-to-ch.html
19/11/07
Taliban Hangs 5 Policemen in Southern Afghanistan
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Afghan security officials say Taliban militants have hanged
five policeman in southern Afghanistan as a public warning to others. …
www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-18-voa21.cfm
2 NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press –
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A series of recent clashes in southern
Afghanistan has left 54 suspected Taliban militants dead, while a roadside
bomb killed two …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8dGftYb0s
4XWdUMRdIVs3vh1CKAD8SVUKTG0
Suicide attack on NATO convoy kills bomber himself in Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
… Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand
province Sunday, killing himself and damaging a military vehicle, police
said. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/18/content_7099310.htm
Two latest Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan begin long …
The Canadian Press –
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The faces change but the emotions remain the same.
The grief and pride in their fallen comrades are etched on the faces of the
…
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeq
M5g5NuaoaPFbCBhILPkJnzaNkwpt8g
Democrats Find Their Voice
New York Times – United States
11, 2001, for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But that hardly measures
the full cost in blood and treasure. More than 800 troops have been killed
in Iraq …
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/17/opinion/17sat1.html?
bl&ex=1195534800&en=0ae1ba5e8549db3c&ei=5087%0A
Afghanistan trailing badly on development: study
AFP –
KABUL (AFP) — Afghanistan is fifth last on a global index of human
development, according to a report released Sunday, despite billions of
dollars in aid …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jxFPEVMR3s4r9EPfVpUZmcXLEt4A
Japan PM: NKorea can’t ‘survive’ as independent, nuclear state
AFP –
… with US President George W. Bush, and pledged to make his “utmost
efforts” to restart a Japanese naval mission supporting US-led efforts in
Afghanistan. …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hpL5_lQ6D3Bfc-44au6h5y1Kj7DQ
MoD rebuffs general’s claim that troops are devalued and angry
Times Online – UK
Last week Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart Tootal, who commanded the 3rd Battalion
The Parachute Regiment during a particularly tough deployment to
Afghanistan …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article2896634.ece
UN report says dozens killed by panicked bodyguards after bombing
The Canadian Press –
BAGHLANI-JADID, Afghanistan – A disturbing finding has emerged concerning
last week’s deadly suicide bombing in Afghanistan. …
canadianpress.google.com/article/AL
eqM5jm3By7OeT3iWVi3e1qPYP2SJV3Ig
Philippine government lifts ban on worker deployment in Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
18 Xinhua — The Philippine government has lifted its travel ban to
Afghanistan, Lebanon and Nigeria and is now allowing a fresh batch of
Filipino workers …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/18/content_7099646.htm
Netherlands likely to extend tour in Afghanistan’
He speaks regularly with commanders who have just returned from service in Afghanistan. This combined with information from public sources leads him to believe that there is no question that the mission in Afghanistan will be prolonged. …
www.atlanticfreepress.com/content/view/2867/81/
In Afghanistan, healthcare gets caught in the crossfire
By Samanth(Samanth)
“Us” was a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health team that has, over the last few years, been working with the Afghanistan Ministry of Health to rebuild the country’s primary healthcare sector. Along with other partner and …
samanth.blogspot.com/2007/11/in-a
fghanistan-healthcare-gets-caught.html
Bodies Of Two Cdn. Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan Make Their Way Home
The bodies of two Canadian soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan Saturday are making their way home.
www.citynews.ca/news/news_16869.aspx
Iraq & Afghanistan: Dual Fronts, Nov 12 – 19
You won’t find these important updates on the front page of the New York Times or Washington Post!
digg.com/world_news/Iraq_Afghanistan_Dual_Fronts_Nov_12_19
266 HIV cases detected in Afghanistan
By admin
KABUL, Nov. 18 Over 260 cases of HIV have been registered in the war-torn Afghanistan over the past three years, an official at Public Health Ministry said Sunday. “Around 266 […]
google-sina.com/2007/11/19/266-hiv-cases-detected-in-afghanistan/