28/11/07
Finland demands clarification from Afghanistan over reported …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP HELSINKI, Finland: Finland has demanded Afghanistan clarify why five
people serving a sentence for killing a Finnish peacekeeper have reportedly
been …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/27/
europe/EU-GEN-Finland-Afghanistan.php
Speaker of Afghanistan parliament leads lawmakers’ walk-out over …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP KABUL, Afghanistan: Lawmakers led by the speaker of Afghanistan’s lower
house of parliament staged a mass walkout to protest an apparent lack of
…
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/27/asia/AS-GEN-Afghanistan.php
Defense secretary wants more diplomatic ammo
Seattle Times – United States
“One of the most important lessons of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is
that military success is not sufficient to win,” said Gates at the annual
Landon …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/n
ationworld/2004036960_softpower27.html
Suicide car bomber kills two civilians, wounds four in Afghanistan
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By AP A suicide car bomber ignited a huge blast Tuesday near two armored
vehicles used by US-led coalition troops in Kabul, killing at least two
civilians …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546
738018&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Gates charity to help battle polio worldwide
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Immunizing every child — particularly in the conflict zones of Afghanistan
and Pakistan — presents a formidable challenge. Part of the problem, …
www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-polio27nov27,
1,678533.story?coll=la-headlines-health&track=crosspromo
Britain Opens Inquiry Into Deaths of 2 Danes in Afghanistan
New York Times – United States
The two soldiers’ deaths brought to six the number of Danish troops
killed in Afghanistan. Denmark has 550 soldiers in the country, mostly in
Helmand …
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/world/europe/27afghan.html?ref=asia
Afghanistan Cannabis Crop Up 40 Percent
The Associated Press –
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The fields of Balkh province in northern
Afghanistan were free of opium poppies this year, a success touted often by
Afghan and …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5Udg
8Fs_PaswqTw90K9nHi2LRqgD8T66BS80
Blasts kills 4 civilians, injuries 7 others in Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase of attacks and bombings over the
several months and rising militancy-related violence have killed over 5800
people in …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/28/content_7157073.htm
Afghanistan Cannabis Crop Up 40 Percent
By Human Security Report Project
EXCERPT: “Cannabis cultivation rose 40 percent in Afghanistan this year, to 173000 acres from 123550 in 2006, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime estimated in its 2007 opium survey. The crop is being grown in at least 18 of Afghanistan’s …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2007/11/afghanistan-can.html
Afghanistan: Baghlan Massacre
By Adil Nurmakov
Rubin analyzes the aftermaths of the Baghlan bombing in Afghanistan early this month, reviewing the Senlis Council report, which, as he says, presents a misleading map of Afghanistan showing a clear frontline between a …
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/
11/27/afghanistan-baghlan-massacre/
Afghanistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Azimi
Afghanistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Azimi takes a look at Afghanistan?s justice system & their work towards establishing the rule of law as part of the stabilization process in Afghanistan. Length: 00:27min. …
www.c-span.org/rss/video.asp?MediaID=33561
27/11/07
Afghanistan MPs in mass walk-out
BBC News – UK
Afghanistan’s Speaker has led a walk-out of parliament, followed by nearly
half the country’s deputies. Yunus Qanuni left the assembly because he said
the …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7113738.stm
Roadside bomb kills 4 gov’t troops in E Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
26 (Xinhua) — Four Afghan soldiers were killed as a roadside bomb struck
their vehicle in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province Monday, spokesman of
…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/26/content_7149389.htm
Britain probes alleged friendly fire killing in Afghanistan
AFP –
LONDON (AFP) — Britain has launched a formal investigation into a
reported friendly fire incident in which two Danish soldiers died in
southern Afghanistan, …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8NEaVQAgMxIu5d3fsvDrShX1WuQ
AFGHANISTAN: KABUL, BOMB KILLS 4 CIVILIANS
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
(AGI) – Kabul, 26 Nov. – Two days after the deadly attack on Italian troops
which cost the life of an Italian soldier, Marshall Davide Paladini, …
www.agi.it/world/news/200711261018-cro-ren0001-art.html
Casualty of Afghanistan
Hawkesbury Independent – Sydney,NSW,Australia
… loss of Windsor resident Private Luke Worsley, 26, who was killed in a
special operations attack against a Taliban compound in Afghanistan on
Friday. …
hawkesburyindependent.yourguide.com.au/
news/local/general/casualty-of-afghanistan/1093722.html
Horde of Harmonicas Earmarked for Troops
The Associated Press –
They considered donating the instruments to schools or to youth groups, but
now want to send them to soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gt5mC
4A_hwf6JQtzibO3yZj9mZUgD8T54AFG1
Gates: Civilians Needed in Terror War
The Associated Press –
He said the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as US military
involvement in the 1990s in the Balkans and in Somalia, have shown that
long-term success …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gnPpwRi
OsjgI0z57NytZve0-sHMgD8T5KRLO0
Landmine kills 4 civilians in Afghanistan
Reuters UK – UK
After nearly more than 30 years of war, Afghanistan is littered with about
100000 mines that kill or wound around 60 people every month, the United
Nations …
uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKISL17501720071126
Rotary, Gates Give Funds to Fight Polio
The Associated Press –
In countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia and Congo, where there are
armed conflicts and weak health services, it has been extremely difficult
to …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j1ldH-b
knB4HWcYZWxDxYbm6qZjgD8T5H3081
US policy in Afghanistan failing, too
By Carpetbagger
A White House assessment of the war in Afghanistan has concluded that wide-ranging strategic goals that the Bush administration set for 2007 have not been met, even as US and NATO forces have scored significant combat successes against …
www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/13712.html
Danger in Afghanistan
By Douglas Farah
The Washington Post on Sunday carried a disturbing piece on Afghanistan, where the problems cited are part of a broader pattern of the same mistakes across the spectrum in the war with radical Islamists. …
counterterrorismblog.org/2007/11/danger_in_afghanistan.php
Slipping in Afghanistan
By Abu Muqawama(Abu Muqawama)
If there is good news to report from Iraq these days, the situation in Afghanistan grows worse. Last week, a think tank reported the Taliban could re-take Kabul if it desired. And while Abu Muqawama thinks that’s a bit alarmist …
abumuqawama.blogspot.com/2007/11/slipping-in-afghanistan.html
US Funding for Afghanistan Operations to Jump by 75 Percent
By Human Security Report Project
“As of enactment of the FY2007 Supplemental, Afghanistan has received about $127 billion in appropriations for DOD, foreign and diplomatic operations, and VA medical. In recent years, funding for Afghanistan was about $20 billion …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2007/11/us-funding-for.html
26/11/07
Windsor soldier dies in Afghanistan
Hawkesbury Gazette – Richmond,New South Wales,Australia
Private Worsley was on his second tour of duty to Afghanistan. He had also
served in East Timor in 2003 with the First Battalion Royal Australian
Regiment. …
www.hawkesbury.yourguide.com.au/news/local/gene
ral/windsor-soldier-dies-in-afghanistan/1092829.html
Guard members to leave for Afghanistan
Boston Globe – United States
CRANSTON, RI—Sixteen members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard will
be deploying to Afghanistan to help train Afghani soldiers on combat
infantry …
www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles
/2007/11/25/guard_members_to_leave_for_afghanistan
Italy to remain in Afghanistan, but Prodi says long-term strategy …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP ROME: Premier Romano Prodi repeated Sunday that Italy will not withdraw
troops from Afghanistan following the death of an Italian soldier — but
said …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/25/
europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Afghanistan.php
Armed Forces face ‘failure’ in Afghanistan
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
By Sean Rayment and Jasper Copping British troops are facing “operational
failure” in Afghanistan due to years of chronic Government under-funding,
…
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtm
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Nearly 80 Taliban killed in Afghanistan airstrikes
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
KABUL/KHOST: Nearly 80 Taliban rebels were killed in a series of air raids
by international military forces near Afghanistan’s eastern border with
Pakistan, …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=200
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counterpoint: America’s failed foreign policy —Jeffrey D Sachs
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
It occupies Iraq and Afghanistan. It threatens to bomb Iran. It supports
the military dictatorship in Pakistan. None of these military actions
addresses the …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=20
07%5C11%5C26%5Cstory_26-11-2007_pg3_5
Legal education in Afghanistan
Times of India – India
Quadir Amiryar, advisor, higher education, government of Afghanistan, and a
senior professor at a law college, was recently in India for a conference
on …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Education/Legal_
education_in_Afghanistan/articleshow/2570167.cms
Afghanistan
By Kevin Drum
AFGHANISTAN….Hmmm. It’s increasingly looking like Col. Tu’s famous aphorism about the Vietnam war is not only true about Iraq, but also about Afghanistan. The Washington Post reports:Over the past year, all combat encounters against …
www.washingtonmonthly.com/archiv
es/individual/2007_11/012567.php
FAILURE IN AFGHANISTAN… ANOTHER REASON TO IMPEACH BUSH?
By DownWithTyranny(DownWithTyranny)
There weren’t many Americans— anywhere on the political spectrum— who opposed Bush’s post-9/11 attack on Afghanistan. I was one of the few but I was primarily opposed because I knew Bush was a weak and incompetent bungler who would …
downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2007/11/
failure-in-afghanistan-another-reason.html
Canadian values in Afghanistan
By Dana(Dave)
I was just reading this story in the Washington Post about the conflict between the US military and intelligence communities about Afghanistan and Iraq when I was struck by something having to do with the Asia Foundation’s poll of …
thegallopingbeaver.blogspot.com/2007/
11/canadian-values-in-afghanistan.html
White House Notices Afghanistan
By Mick Arran
Bush’s infamous tirades against “nation building” were assumed to have been thrown aside when we invaded Afghanistan but it turns out he actually meant it. He likes the battles – they make him come over all John Wayney and goosebumpy …
commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/
white-house-notices-afghanistan
Losing Afghanistan?
By Willmoore
While US and other NATO forces have maintained a firm hold on major cities, they have been unable to retain territory in the vast rural areas where 75 percent of Afghanistan’s population lives, several sources said. …
www.conservativedonnybrook.com/2007/11/25/losing-afghanistan/