Afghanistan Update - Archive
A very rare photo of a soldier under fire in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Civilians Said to Be Killed in an Airstrike
General Petraeus Starts Moving The Goalposts On Afghanistan Withdrawal
Afghans, Pakistanis Prepare For Post-U.S. Future -- By Reaching Out To Our Enemies?
UN: Afghan Insurgent Violence Soaring Over Last Year's Levels
U.S. Military Intelligence Focusing On Afghan Fraud, Corruption
Suicide attack kills 40 at Afghan wedding party
4 U.S. troops among 5 killed in Afghanistan
We may be funding our own killers in Afghanistan
NATO chopper downed in Afghan.
Karzai Has Lost Faith In U.S. Ability To Defeat Taliban
Majority Of Americans Think Afghanistan 'Not Worth It,' Poll Finds
Leaked: CIA Misgivings on Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
GAO reports casts new doubt on Afghanistan policy
Britain plans rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan
Qaeda ‘martyrdom’ statements more ‘reliable’ than US
NATO Has High Hopes for Afghan Peace Council
Afghan war overtakes Vietnam to become the longest conflict in US history
US troops executing prisoners in Afghanistan
Pentagon Doubts Grow On McChrystal War Plan
Taliban Suicide Bomb Hits NATO Convoy In Afghanistan, Kills 18
Cost of Afghan war may run into trillions
Afghan war kills 1,000th American
Taliban blast kills five US troops...
Top Commander In Afghanistan: Nobody Is Winning
Afghan girls hit again by suspected gas attack
Second Jail At Bagram, Afghanistan Confirmed By Red Cross, U.S. Denies Existence
Afghanistan: soldiers killed by friendly fire due to equipment
Contractor Deaths Surge in Afghanistan
NATO Troops Open Fire On Civilian Bus, Four Dead, 18 Wounded
US Suffers First Crash Of Costly Osprey Aircraft In Afghanistan
Germany admits 'friendly fire' killed 6 Afghan soldiers
U.S. Troops Killed Afghan Women, Then Dug Bullets Out Of Their Bodies To Cover It Up
Gen. McChrystal: We've Shot An Amazing Number Of People Who Were Not Threats
CIA Deputy Director, Helped Cover Up Detainee Death, Washingtonian Reports
Two-thirds of boys in Afghan jails are brutalized: study
McChrystal admits atrocities, press yawns
Obama Orders Military To Withdraw Fast Food Joints From Afghan Bases
Afghan Cops: A $6 Billion Fiasco
Contractor shot Marine in Afghan.
Major Afghan offensive 'under way'
Holder: Bin Laden won't be taken alive
Afghanistan issues blanket pardons for war crimes
White House Weighs Talks With Taliban After Afghan Successes
4 Suicide Attacks Hit Afghanistan; at Least 30 Die
Gates: Pentagon to review Blackwater misconduct
Afghanistan bans coverage of attacks, will detain journos
Attacks Strike Afghan Capital, 18 Dead
Afghan Conflict Killed Nearly 350 Children Last Year
Afghan battle 'to shape US opinion'
NATO Kills 27 Civilians In Afghanistan Attack
Outgunned Taliban mounting tough fight in Marjah (AP)
US Marines seize Taliban headquarters, IDs, photos (AP)
20 Afghan civilians die amid offensive
US rockets strike Afghan home, kill 12 civilians (AP)
Marines hit Taliban stronghold
Taliban worked against al Qaeda?
US now has 700 Afghan bases
Secret Report On Afghanistan: Success 'All But Impossible'
Biggest Afghanistan Battle Looms
U.S. Afghan Ambassador Warned Against Escalation In Secret Reports
US, Karzai Clash On Unconditional Talks With Taliban
New U.S. air strategy in Afghanistan: First, do no harm
Afghan pol vows 'peace' with Taliban
Anger as NATO airstrike kills 4 Afghan soldiers (AP)
'Secret UN peace talks' with Taliban
International community pledges more troops, more money for Afghanistan
Afghan M.P.'s, insurgent leader's relative, seeking peace talks
Karzai reaches out to Taliban at Afghanistan conference
World Leaders Agree On Afghanistan Exit Plan
U.S. To Back Plan To Reintegrate Taliban In Afghanistan
Clinton Unveils Civilian Strategy for Afghanistan, Pakistan
More Afghan Civilians Killed, NATO to Curb Raids
US, British to Encourage Militants in Afghanistan to Switch Sides
Official Army history finds Bush admin. 'hamstrung' troops
The Untold Story Of How We Let Osama Get Away At Tora Bora
75 To 85 Percent Of Afghan Army Getting High
German defense minister considers dialog with Taliban
Karzai ousts 2 ministers U.S. wanted gone over corruption
Wasteful Spending By Contractors In Afghanistan Climbs To $1 Billion
Congress to probe 'US funding of Taliban'
Obama aide cites al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan (AP)
Nothing on Bin Laden in 'years'
Clinton, Gates: No exit strategy for Afghanistan
Senate Report: Bin Laden Was 'Within Our Grasp' In 2001
US Soldiers: Afghan War More Difficult Than Iraq
U.S. Seeks 10,000 Troops From Its Allies In Afghanistan
U.S. will be out of Afghanistan by 2017: White House
Germany's army chief of staff resigns over NATO airstrike in Kunduz
Do We Need A Tax To Pay For The War In Afghanistan?
Obama plans to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan
New estimate for Afghan war: $1 million per soldier
UK tells Karzai to talk to the Taliban
American Tax Dollars Used to Support the Taliban
Another Afghan war: Media leaks spark administration fight
Pres. Obama rejects Afghanistan war options (AP)
Canada Plans Afghan Withdrawal
British Troops Will Be Removed If Afghanistan Does Not Tackle Corruption
UN pulls out half its Afghanistan staff and threatens total withdrawal
Afghanistan : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News
AFGHANS DOUBT MORE TROOPS COULD HELP
U.S. Seeks To Limit Warlords In Karzai Cabinet
Afghan insurgents make wreckage of armored vehicles
Afghanistan's Karzai handed second term
Abdullah Will Quit Afghan Election, Officials Say
Obama Bypass: McChrystal Convinces NATO to Expand Afghan War
Report: Taliban trying to turn US troops into heroin addicts
Obama To Accept Taliban In Afghanistan's Future: Senior Official
Obama shifting focus to Al Qaeda over Taliban
UN: Significant & widespread Afghan vote fraud
Taliban: We're no threat to the West
AP Photo of Deadly Attack in Afghanistan
Recount Ordered At 10 Percent Of Afghan Polling Stations
Joint Chiefs Chairman: More Troops Needed For Afghan War
Taliban Now Has 97% Control of Afghanistan - ICOS
Germany Asks NATO Allies to Stay Silent on Afghan Airstrike
Military Leery Of Afghanistan Escalation With No Clear Goals
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Takes 100% of Votes in Opposition Stronghold
UK and US Gives Up Hope of More European Help in Afghanistan
Votes Thrown Out At 447 Afghan Polling Sites
US Troops Raid Afghan Hospital, Tie-Up Patients, Violate Law
Afghanistan's Fraud-Ridden Elections To Take Weeks To Resolve
US Embassy Guards Fired After Naked Party Scandal
Taliban's Tank-Killing Bombs Came From US, Not Iran
US Kills at Least 95, Mostly Civilians in Afghan Air Strike
Tribal leaders accuse Karzai team of forging 23,900 votes
U.S. To Boost Combat Force In Afghanistan With 14,000 Troops
U.S. says it's willing to send young Afghan detainee home
Taliban Could Become Part Of Afghan Govt
US stops giving militant death tolls in Afghanistan
Pentagon furious over call for execution of captured soldier
Peters Continues Attack On Captured U.S. Soldier: He’s A Liar And ‘A Deserter’ Who ‘Shamed His Unit’
July becomes deadliest month for US in Afghanistan
Taliban Video Shows Captive US Soldier
Gates: US has 'a year' to prove Afghan progress
Karzai calls for talks with Taliban
Terrorist? Ex-Gitmo inmate a respected Afghan politician...
Afghan Insurgents Cross-Dress To Escape U.S. Marines
James Carville Advising Afghan Candidate Challenging Karzai
US GI captured in Afghanistan
'Largest Marine offensive since Vietnam'
Official: No more troops to Afghanistan
Karzai Calls on Taliban to Vote, Not Attack Afghan Polls
Obama's Marines in Position for Afghan Offensive
Afghan Leader Slams US Ambassador
Bagram Detainees Treated 'Worse Than Animals'
US Announces Shift In Afghanistan Drug Policy
US To Reduce Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan
US Military In Afghanistan Classifies Poppyseeds As 'Narcotics'
UK troops in 'major' assault on Taliban
Afghan probe: Military killed up to 86 civilians
Taliban Leaders Report Progress In Secret Talks With The US, Afghanistan
US Tries To Worm Out Of Afghan Massacre
Taliban step up Afghan attacks
Petraeus: Afghanistan Attacks Reach Record High
Afghan violence at highest level since '01
Afghanistan battles leave 30 dead
Obama: US wants short stay in Afgh.
10 guards killed in Afghan blast
Pentagon ignored rule protecting civilians from airstrikes
US soldiers among 28 killed in Afghan.
UK Gen.: Afghan Surge Will Escalate Attacks
US War Crime Probes Inadequate: UN Expert
US Fails To Win Hearts And Minds In Afghanistan
US Raid Killed 97 Civilians: Afghan Rights Group
Abuse claimed at US air base in Afghanistan
Despite Pledges, NATO Keeps Killing Civilians
US general vows success in Afghanistan
US Predicts 50 Percent Spike In Afghan IEDs
Robert Gates Says It Will Take At Least 2-4 Years For Afghan Army To Take The Lead
20 dead as US, Afghans battle suicide bombers (AP)
Did new Afghan general run alleged assassination wing?
Obama's new Afghan commander fingered in Tillman coverup: Suspected fratricide
Reparations paid in Afghan civilian deaths
Pentagon Replacing Top General In Afghanistan
Gen. McKiernan Replaced as Afghan Commander
US DENIES CLAIM OF WHITE PHOSPHORUS ATTACK ON AFGHAN CIVILIANS
Karzai shares power with 'wanted extremist'.
US balks at demand to end Afghan airstrikes
US Military Claims Afghan Civilian Toll 'Extremely Over-Exaggerated'
Afghan Villagers Say New NATO Strike Kills 6 Civilians
Afghan Suicide Attack Kills 21 Afghans, Two Brits
Karzai Says All Airstrikes in Afghanistan Must End, CNN Reports
Red Cross Backs Reports of Dozens Afghan Civilian Deaths.
US, Taliban Fighting Killed 147 Civilians: Afghan Official
Afghanistan attacks leave 25 dead
US denies letting troops convert Afghans to Christianity
US to host Afghan, Pakistan summit
5 Coalition Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan
Scores of Troops Traumatized by Afghan War
Suicide Bombers Strike Afghan Governor's Compound; Five Policemen Killed
Taliban insurgents ambush U.S. patrol in Afghan village
US Lacks Means To Win Over Afghan People
Afghan government will change marital rape law.
Afghan women protesting marital rape law spat on, stoned
Afghan Officials: NATO Strike Kills Six Civilians
AP-Joint Chiefs Head: "Violence to Rise in Afghanistan".
Afghan female rights activist murdered
Growing Anger at US Killings in Afghanistan
Army pressured docs to downgrade PTSD
Corruption undercuts hope for Afghanistan
Afghanistan-UK Army Chief:"War on Taleban cannot be won."
US concedes Afghan civilian casualties
Afghan Women Choose Exile as Taliban Laws Return
Commitments to Afghanistan From NATO Summit
NATO Soldier, 35 Insurgents Killed in Afghanistan
Ragtag Afghan Force Trying to Keep Taliban at Bay
Top US officials in Afghanistan for talks
Russia may offer US Afghan access
IED casualties rise in Afghanistan
WH: EU should 'step up' on Afghanistan
Afghan President Backs Obama's New War Plan
Former Taliban Officials Offer Insight On How Talks Can Progress
Obama Says US Needs Afghanistan Exit
Move Over Karzai: US To Plant New Afghan 'Prime Minister'
Taliban Rivals Unite To Fight US Troop SurgeUS 'Precision' Afghan Attack Kills 13 Civilians
Karzai Is US Stooge - Afghan Deputy President
US: 13 civilians killed in Afghan operation
The Associated Press - February 21, 2009
Poll: Afghans blame US more than Taliban for violence
AFP - February 10, 2009
Karzai - 'Need To Reconcile With Taliban'
The Associated Press - February 8, 2009
Obama Backpedals On Afghan Troop Surge
AFP - February 7, 2009
Surge: Militants now flooding into Afghanistan from Iraq
Reuters - February 4, 2009
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 21 Police Officers
Qoqnoos.com - February 2, 2009
Afghan president: US forces killed 16 civilians (AP)
The Associated Press - January 25, 2009
Obama Ready To Cut Loose Afghan Leader Karzai
The Independent - January 22, 2009
US: Killed 15 Militants, Afghans: Victims Were Civilians
AFP - January 24, 2009
Russia Ready To Cooperate With US On Afghanistan
The Associated Press - January 23, 2009
Bush's 'Puppet In Kabul' Will Not Go Quietly
The Independent - January 23, 2009
20k Marines ready for Afghan.
AFP - January 23, 2009
Cheney: It doesn’t matter that we haven’t captured bin Laden
CNN- January 11, 2009
US readies Afghan 'surge'
MSNBC- January 1, 2009
Bribes corrode Afghan govt. trust
IHT- January 1, 2009
Taliban attack kills 20 Afghan police
AFP - January 1, 2009
'08 deadliest for US in Afghan
The Associated Press - December 31, 2008
Taliban 'shadow' gov't grows in Afghanistan
The Associated Press - December 10, 2008
U.S. and Afghans Plan to Recruit Local Militias
New York Times - December 24, 2008
US Special Forces Accidentally Kill Six Afghan Police Officers
The Associated Press - December 10, 2008
Obama Vows 'New Deal' for Afghanistan
AFP - December 7, 2008
Twelve Insurgents, Five Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
AFP - December 7, 2008
Ten Die In Afghan Suicide Attack
BBC - December 1, 2008
Taliban and Civilians Hit by Bombardment
AFP - December 7, 2008
Taliban ambush kills 13 Afghan troops
The Associated Press - November 28, 2008
Afghan Opposition Demands Election in April
Reuters - November 23, 2008
Afghan President Offers Taliban Leader Safety Deal
The Associated Press - November 16, 2008
At Least 21 Killed in Afghan Suicide Bombing
The Associated Press - November 13, 2008
Army Social Scientist In Afghanistan Lit On Fire, Taliban Takes Credit
Wired - November 5, 2008
Report: US Airstrike Kills 23 Children, 10 Women In Afghanistan
40 civilians and wounded 28 others at a wedding party
The Associated Press - November 5, 2008
Afghan bomb kills 2 US GI's, child
New York Times - October 28, 2008
Suspected US strike kills up to 20 in Pakistan
The Associated Press - October 27, 2008
Disillusioned Afghans Seen Turning on Karzai
October 22, 2008
US airstrike kills 9 Afghan soldiers by accident
The Associated Press - October 22, 2008
Taliban In Afghanistan Behead As Many As 30 In Bus Ambush
New York Times - October 19, 2008
Afghan war causes 500 U.S. service deaths - UPI.com
UPI - September 2, 2008
Afghans demonstrate after children die in troop raid
AFP - September 1, 2008
NATO: Artillery strike kills 3 Afghan children
The Associated Press - September 1, 2008
US Killed 90, Including 60 Children, in Afghan Village, UN Finds
New York Times - August 26, 2008
Taliban Turns Lethal: 101 US Deaths In Afghanistan This Year
The Associated Press - August 24, 2008
Taliban in 72 percent of Afghanistan, think-tank says
Reuters - August 8, 2008
United Nations: Afghanistan Civilian Deaths Up 62 Percent
wbztv.com - June 29, 2008
The invasion of Afghanistan, began on October 7, 2001
Zero WMDs, Bin Laden not brought to justice, Drug trade bigger than ever, Taliban still viable = Failed Republican Policies
Did you know that there is only one elected leader (President Hamid Karzai) in the whole country? And that two-thirds of the country does not recognize him as their president? After 7 years of US war/occupation & support... Now in 8/2008 (updated June 2009) we are losing the "war" & killing civilians more than ever.
The drug trade has never been higher, the Taliban is back in control, & billions of taxpayers' hard earned money has been lost. Now a new "surge" is needed after 7 years?
Yet, Osama Bin Laden was not caught despite hundreds of billions of your money spent by our Republican administration?
Who by the way (Republican administration) has been caught in hundreds of lies, led us to war under false pretenses, major legal scandals, & who has repeatedly let our country down. Over 50 Republican leaders have had to lose their jobs from such, a new historical record.
Please ask yourself these questions as our economy fails, endless wars prevail, & more of the same is on the table. Do you want more wars?
Maybe World War III?
You think the economy & things are bad now?
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