Shades of Iraq, millions spent in Afghanistan lack adequate oversight
KMEG 14 – Sioux City,IA,USA
By Gordon Lubold Washington — The person responsible for a $404 million reconstruction contract in Afghanistan sits nine time zones away in suburban …
www.kmeg14.com/global/story.asp?S=10403163

29 Militants Killed in Afghanistan
New York Times – United States
By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA and ALAN COWELL KABUL, Afghanistan — American-led coalition and Afghan ground forces backed by air-strikes said fought a“fierce …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/world/
asia/29afghan.html?ref=global-home

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan
Reuters – USA
May 28 (Reuters) – A British soldier died on Thursday after being wounded in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. …
www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSLS308953

FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, May 28
Reuters – USA
PAKTIKA – Foreign and Afghan forces killed 34 Taliban insurgents in an operation backed by air support in southeastern Paktika province overnight,…
www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSSP482057

US: 29 insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan
The Associated Press
KABUL (AP) — US coalition troops killed 29 insurgents during a Thursday battle in eastern Afghanistan, the military said in a statement. …
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Marine dies from Afghan wounds
BBC News – UK
A Royal Marine has died as a result of wounds sustained in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The marine from the Royal Marine Armoured …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8071410.stm

A question of protection in Afghanistan
Globe and Mail – Canada
U.S. soldiers and private contractors are expected to provide security for Canadian development teams in Afghanistan after Canadian troops pull out,…
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/a-
question-of-protection-in-afghanistan/article1156778/

Suicide bombing kills 2 civilians, wounds 2 foreign soldiers in …
Xinhua – China
KABUL, May 28 (Xinhua)— A suicide attack against international forces in Afghanistan’s southern Ghazni province killed two civilians and wounded two…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/28/content_11447463.htm

Clash, air strikes kill 35 suspected insurgents in E Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
KABUL, May 28 (Xinhua) — Eruption of clash and using air power against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province left some three dozen …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/28/content_11448837.htm

Shaheen returns from Afghanistan, Pakistan
WCAX – Burlington,VT,USA
Jeanne Shaheen says she left Afghanistan and Pakistan this week impressed and surprised at the support she saw for President Obama’s new strategy in the …
www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10431674

Afghanistan’s Natural State, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of …
By Arnold Kling
Efforts to curb corruption in Afghanistan are failing, says a new USAID report. Based on dozens of interviews and a comprehensive review of existing studies and polls, the report describes the sources of corruption, which include the …
econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/05/afghanistans_na.html

Indy airman killed in Afghanistan
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“A.L.L.: Afghan Lessons Learned”: a new blog that offers practical …
By Thomas E. Ricks
Anyway, check it out-not just for packing, but also for thinking about the terrain and culture. U.S. Military. Thomas E. Ricks | Permalink | | Comments? Login or register. ( filed under: Afghanistan | Military …
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Is the U.S. military all talk? | GlobalPost
By Jean MacKenzie
KABUL, Afghanistan — “You’ve all heard of strategic communications,” said the high-ranking U.S. official, holding an off-the-record briefing for journalists in Kabul last month. “It used to be called ‘psyops,’ and before that, …
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/afghanistan/090527/propaganda-wars

The American Spectator : Unintelligent Government ‘Intelligence’
By Ralph R. Reiland
“In the weeks after 9/11, Fifth Group soldiers scrambled to prepare for the coming war in Afghanistan,” explains Times reviewer Bruce Barcott.“Intelligence on the Taliban, Al Qaeda and the Northern Alliance was so thin that the men …
spectator.org/archives/2009/05/28/unintelligent-government-intel