The News Tribune • Published December 02, 2009 For the Fort Lewis soldiers fighting in the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan, President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Iraq could be welcome news. Some soldiers of 5th...
Kabul :: Afghanistan
| updated Wed Dec 02 02:44:17 -0800 2009
| political-news
Should the humanitarian assistance be in effect, or perceived to be, serving purposes other than the wellbeing of the population, then the natural reaction of the opposition is to counter that strategy by targeting the assistance, the aid providers and...
A gunner stands on alert in an American helicopter carrying Canadian troops over the Arghandab River in Kandahar province this summer...And the rough, dust-blown Arghandab district north of Kandahar city now belongs to Canada. Ottawa's area of operations and put...
Kabul :: Afghanistan
| updated Wed Dec 02 01:33:54 -0800 2009
| political-news
December 1 could well end up being D-Day for President Barack Obama. After an extended period of deliberation, Obama finally prepared to unveil his strategic plan for Afghanistan in a speech to be delivered at the US Military Academy at...
Kabul :: Afghanistan
| updated Tue Dec 01 21:08:09 -0800 2009
| political-news
Some regulars on the diplomatic circuit may have noticed Chatter House has not been prowling as usual these past few weeks. And while a nasty case of H1N1 can account for some of that (beware of handshakes this flu season,...
Kabul :: Afghanistan
| updated Wed Dec 02 07:47:43 -0800 2009
| political-news
The U.N. refugee agency says it is pre-positioning winter supplies throughout Afghanistan before the weather gets too bad and road conditions make it impossible to move to certain areas...Andrej Mahecic says supplies were strategically moved to the areas with harsh...
Kabul :: Afghanistan
| updated Wed Dec 02 07:11:30 -0800 2009
| political-news
As Cole points out Obama's partner the Afghan government has more problems than just corruption although that is certainly bad enough as many of Karzai's potential cabinet ministers are under investigation! Legislators just collect their pay and do not bother...
About twice a week, convoys up to 50 vehicles long snake westward on Highway 1 in Afghanistan , ferrying supplies to coalition bases in Helmand province. The road runs through the Maywand district in Kandahar province, where more than 30...
Kabul :: Afghanistan
| updated Wed Dec 02 08:59:55 -0800 2009
| travel-news
President Barack Obama announced last night that he will send 30,000 additional U.S. soldiers and marines to Afghanistan over the next seven months and that additional resources will be used to train Afghan security forces and bolster the Afghan government....
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