25 July, 2009

Kyrgyz opposition cry fraud over vote
The Associated Press
The country hosts a US air base crucial to operations in Afghanistan and is the focus of competition between Washington and Moscow for regional influence. …
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Suicide bombers hit Afghan city
BBC News – UK
Taliban militants have carried out suicide attacks on several government buildings in Khost, eastern Afghanistan, police say. A gun battle broke out between …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8168651.stm

British soldier killed in Afghanistan, 20th this month
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) – A British soldier has died in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday, the 20th to be …
in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINLP55191920090725

‘Three suicide blasts, gunfire in Afghanistan’
AFP
KABUL — Three suicide attackers blew themselves up near government buildings in eastern Afghan town of Khost on Saturday, the defence ministry said, …
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Kyrgyz opposition vows protests over disputed vote
Reuters – USA
Both the United States and Russia have military air bases in the Central Asian country located close to Afghanistan and are closely watching the …
www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSLP501007

Government Might Allow US Trial for Detainee
New York Times – United States
Judge Huvelle indicated in a hearing on July 16 that she was considering ordering that Mr. Jawad be returned to Afghanistan. That created a politically …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/us/25gitmo.html?hp

Yarmouth resident, 21, is killed in Afghanistan
Boston Globe – United States
Xiarhos, a 21-year-old Marine corporal from Yarmouth, was killed Thursday in a roadside bombing in the Garmsir District in Afghanistan, according to his …
www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/
07/25/yarmouth_mourns_marine_killed_in_afghanistan

10:36 PMVinas told how al-Qaida teaches terror to recruits
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
Bryant Neal Vinas, 26, returned to Pakistan in early 2008 for training after an unsuccessful attack on a US military base in Afghanistan, he said,…
www.newsday.com/long-island/vinas-told-
how-al-qaida-teaches-terror-to-recruits-1.1325905

US intelligence gathering in Afghanistan expanded
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — US military authorities in Afghanistan are assembling a potent intelligence-gathering operation to help defeat the Taliban insurgency, …
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Justice Indicates Guantanamo Detainee to Face Criminal Charges
Washington Post
… that it was considering filing criminal charges against a Guantanamo Bay detainee who is alleged to have thrown a grenade at US troops in Afghanistan. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2009/07/24/AR2009072403041.html

2 US Troops Killed In Afghanistan
By The Huffington Post News Team
GHAZNI, Afghanistan — President Barack Obama’s special envoy said Friday that Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential contest will be imperfect, but the country cannot be held to a democratic standard that even the US struggles to achieve.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/24/2-us-
troops-killed-in-afg_n_244154.html

Afghanistan – Clear challenger to Karzai emerges (UPI) | Global …
Eight years after the Taliban were toppled, Janine di Giovanni returns to Afghanistan and sees how a proposed law is instilling fear in its women A few days after the Taliban were toppled in 2001 I was in Kabul. …
globalnewsblog.com/blog/2009/07/24/afghanistan

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Afghanistan Conflict Monitor: Afghanistan Offensive “Dispels …
By Human Security Report Project
‘Afghanistan Offensive “Dispels German Illusions”’, Spiegel Online, 23 July 2009 EXCERPT: “The days of German troops only conducting defensive operations are quickly becoming a thing of the past. In a press conference in Berlin on …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2009/07/
afghanistan-offensive-dispels-german-illusions.html

Hot Air “ Blog Archive “ Interview with Michael Yon from Afghanistan
By Ed Morrissey
Earlier this morning, I had an opportunity to interview Michael Yon live from northern Helmand Province in Afghanistan, where he has embedded with a British infantry unit in the new aggressive push to fight the Taliban in their …
hotair.com/archives/2009/07/24/interview
-with-michael-yon-from-afghanistan/

democracyarsenal.org: Afghanistan Mission Creep Watch – Signs of …
By Michael Cohen
Today in the AMCW, some good news, well sort of. At least one prominent Democrat is recognizing the growing problems with the counter-insurgency mission in Afghanistan: Feingold said he is increasingly disturbed by the war in …
www.democracyarsenal.org/2009/07/afghanistan
-mission-creep-watch-signs-of-progress.html

24 July, 2009

US envoy Holbrooke visits Pakistan, Afghanistan
WashingtonTV – Washington,DC,USA
Washington, 24 July (WashingtonTV)—US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, said on Thursday that securing the hard-fought gains in …
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.aspx?lang=en&t=2&id=12417

A proud moment for Afghanistan
guardian.co.uk – UK
Regardless of the outcome, the debate marked a historic moment in the democratisation of Afghanistan. Links and information were shared rapidly via Facebook …
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul
/24/hamid-karzai-afghanistan-debate

US probes soldier’s capture in Afghanistan
AFP
KABUL — US forces in Afghanistan are investigating how an American soldier held by the Taliban disappeared from a military base, while pursuing a massive …
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2 Ft. Carson soldiers die in Afghanistan
Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia,PA,USA
Two Fort Carson soldiers have died of wounds suffered when a bomb exploded near their vehicle in Afghanistan. Defense officials say 24-year-old Joshua Rimer …
www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/pennsylvania
/20090723_ap_2ftcarsonsoldiersdieinafghanistan.html

Karzai Snubs TV Debate Before Afghanistan Election, AFP Says
Bloomberg – USA
By Michael Heath July 24 (Bloomberg) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai failed to attend a television debate last night for candidates running in national …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=afOVakak3x.I

Serious Challenger Emerges in Afghan Presidential Race
New York Times – United States
By CARLOTTA GALL HERAT, Afghanistan — When Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the main election challenger to President Hamid Karzai, arrived here to campaign last …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/world/asia/24abdullah.html

Spring Woods graduate killed in Afghanistan
Houston Chronicle – United States
A likely tour in Iraq or Afghanistan beckoned, but he never second-guessed his choice to serve his country, not even after his wife suffered a miscarriage, …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/breaking/6544821.html

US military to stop releasing militant death tolls in Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan — Military officials in Afghanistan have ordered a halt to the practice of releasing the number of …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw
-afghan-body-count24-2009jul24,0,3731015.story

A Capture in Afghanistan, and Hometown Closes Ranks
New York Times – United States
While there is an active American Legion post in the area, nearly all of its 215 members are from wars preceding those in Iraq and Afghanistan. …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/us/24hailey.html

New Yorker says he would have been suicide bomber
CNN – USA
He admitted involvement in an attack on a US military base in Afghanistan in September 2008, according to an indictment filed under seal and made public …
www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/23/us.terror.suspect/

Germany Goes on the Offensive in Afghanistan | The Moderate Voice
By JOERG WOLF
Believe it or not, Germany is getting tough at the Hindu Kush. The German armed forces are undergoing its biggest operation yet in Afghanistan. The.
themoderatevoice.com/40504/germany-
goes-on-the-offensive-in-afghanistan/

Lowering Expectations for the War in Afghanistan (source: Time …
By Editor
President Obama has sent a new commander with a new strategy to wage what he called ‘’the right war,’’ but winning may require even more US troops and money over many years (source: Time) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com.
www.rocketnews.com/2009/07/lowering-
expectations-for-the-war-in-afghanistan-source-time/

Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: Publications: Afghanistan …
By EEM
Labels: Afghanistan, Africa, African Union, human trafficking, humanitarian assistance, Islam, land, law, publications, refugee status determination procedures, Sri Lankans. posted by EEM at 2:14 PM …
fm-cab.blogspot.com/2009/07/publications-afghanistan-au-land.html

10 Filipino Fatalities in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan Flown to …
By DFA-PISU
PR-565-09, 24 July 2009 – The Philippine Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the remains of the 10 Filipinos who perished in the helicopter crash in Kandahar, Afghanistan were flown by US …
dfa.gov.ph/?p=7254

Seven Rules for America’s (Long) Future in Afghanistan (Thomas …
By Sean Meade
Seven Rules for America’s (Long) Future in Afghanistan. The violence and the videos from the world’s most frightening border got you down? Here’s how Obama can build a nation — and a re-election campaign — as the war in Afghanistan …
thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2009/07/
seven_rules_for_americas_long.html

23 July, 2009

US Overlooks Kyrgyzstan Rights Abuses
New York Times – United States
Mr. Kaptagaev, an opponent of Kyrgyzstan’s president, who is a vital American ally in the war in nearby Afghanistan, was found later in a field with a …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/world/asia/23kyrgyz.html?em

Hundreds rally for soldier captured in Afghanistan
McClatchy Washington Bureau – Washington,DC,USA
Bergdahl, who often rode motorcycles to the top of nearby mountains, was captured June 30 in Afghanistan. The 23-year-old appeared in a video released …
www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/72319.html

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan
Reuters – USA
July 23 (Reuters) – A British soldier was killed in an explosion while on patrol in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Ministry of …
www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSLN82490

Biden Warns of More ‘Sacrifice’ in Afghanistan
New York Times – United States
Speaking during a tour of Ukraine and Georgia, Mr. Biden told the BBC that the lawless region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border was “a place that, …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/world/europe/24afghan.html

Afghan Democracy Bares Its Rough Edges
Wall Street Journal – USA
By PETER WONACOTT and ANAND GOPAL KABUL — Afghanistan is expected to put its rough-edged new democracy on display in a televised debate between candidates …
online.wsj.com/article/SB124828840391673131.html

Hundreds show support for captured soldier
The Associated Press
HAILEY, Idaho — More than 500 people attended a vigil for an Idaho soldier who was captured in Afghanistan by the Taliban. The hourlong event Wednesday …
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American pleads guilty in attack on US base in Afghanistan
CNN – USA
NEW YORK (CNN) — A New York man pleaded guilty in January to charges of aiding al Qaeda and helping attack a US military base in Afghanistan, according to …
www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/22/terror.suspect/

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 670
The Associated Press
As of Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at least 670 members of the US military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the US invasion of …
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Military investigates how Taliban seized US soldier
CNN – USA
By Barbara Starr WASHINGTON (CNN) — US forces in Afghanistan have opened a fact-finding investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance …
www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/22/afghanistan.soldier.probe/

LI Man Pleaded Guilty in Attack on US Base in Afghanistan
New York Times – United States
For the Qaeda leaders in Waziristan, the tribal region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border where Mr. Vinas trained, finding an eager recruit in an …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/nyregion/23terror.html?hp

SOCIALIST UNITY “ AFGHANISTAN – END THE OCCUPATION
By Andy Newman
A troop ‘surge’ in Afghanistan, and continued air strikes, will do nothing to help the liberation of Afghan women. The only thing it will do is increase the number of civilian casualties and increase the resistance to occupation. …
www.socialistunity.com/?p=4424

In Asia “ Blog Archive “ From Afghanistan, Some Good News
By admin
Najla Ayubi and Susan Reesor are Technical Advisors with The Asia Foundation in Afghanistan. Najla Ayubi is Afghan, a former judge, and a former commissioner with the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan. …
asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2009/07/22
/from-afghanistan-some-good-news/

Nevada Soldiers Returning From Afghanistan – Las Vegas News Story …
LAS VEGAS — Nearly one dozen members of a Nevada National Guard Training Team will return to Las Vegas Wednesday after a one-year deployment to Afghanistan. Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
www.fox5vegas.com/news/20141789/detail.html

Afghanistan Conflict Monitor: Beyond The Surge: Policy Options For …
By Human Security Report Project
‘Seminar Report: Beyond The Surge: Policy Options For Afghanistan’, Chr. Michelsen Institute, 21 July 2009 EXCERPT: “The surge in the US presence in Afghanistan, announced by President Barack Obama soon after taking office, is unfolding …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2009/07/beyond
-the-surge-policy-options-for-afghanistan.html

“ Advertising in Afghanistan: Video Ads from Afghanistan
By Krish
Hamid Karzai, Président of Afghanistan advertising a Made In Afghanistan Switch (in Local Persian Language). A locally made Afghanistan made advertisement for a telecom product called Roshan. …
www.adglitz.com/2009/07/23/advertising-
in-afghanistan-video-ads-from-afghanistan/