The Age
| 1 year ago
Story continues below "My death did not change the world," is how he begins the seven lines he wrote to family and friends. "It may be tough for you to justify its meaning at all But there will be a child who will live because men left the security...
Kuwait News Business
| 1 year ago
Afghanistan (AP) Afghans lawmakers have expressed anger over the U.S. move to fly an American soldier accused of killing 16 civilians out of the country to Kuwait. They said Thursday that the soldier should face justice in Afghanistan. They urged the...
Truthdig
| 1 year ago
Army staff sergeant to head out into the Afghan night and allegedly murder at least 16 civilians in their homes, among them nine children and three women. The massacre near Belambai, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has shocked the world and intensified the...
War In Context
| 1 year ago
For a decade Nato has tried to fix a failed state and defeat the Taliban. This strategy required three things: preventing the Taliban from finding safe haven and supplies in Pakistan, creating an effective Afghan government, and winning the support...
International Herald Tribune
| 1 year ago
30 a.m. just as a memorial service for those killed in the Panjwai district of Kandahar Province was coming to an end, said Adubl Rahim Ayobi, a member of Parliament from the province. A few bullets landed in the vicinity of the area where the...
United Press International
| 1 year ago
Washington and London plan to stay the course on ending their nations' Afghan combat role by mid- to late 2013, despite obstacles and criticism, officials said...President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron were expected to reach a...
Seattle Times
| 1 year ago
AP Blood stains and charred remains mark the inside of a home where bodies were found. AP Afghan security forces stand guard Sunday outside the home in Panjwai where Afghans say a U.S. soldier opened fire. The Taliban posted gory photographs from the...
USA Today
| 1 year ago
Interviews Monday with a variety of Pentagon officials and analysts in Kabul and Washington found deep concern about the long-term implications of one of the most alarming incidents of the decade-old war. Efforts to minimize the impact came even as...
