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(CNN) -- Eight American soldiers died of overdoses involving heroin, morphine or other opiates during deployments in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011, according to U.S.
Opiates killed 8 Americans in Afghanistan, Army records show - CNN.com
Pakistan PM to Meet Qataris on Taliban Office - WSJ.com
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan will travel Monday to Qatar for talks on the Taliban's plans to set up a representative office in the Gulf state, Pakistani officials said.As badly as things went for her that day, Khatool Mohammadzai nevertheless glows at the memory. It was the first day of spring 2002, and she was standing in a helicopter as it hovered roughly a kilometer up in the sky above Kabul . Down on the ground, President Hamid Karzai and thousands of other Afghans were crowded into the country’s National Stadium to celebrate the first Afghan New Year since the fall of the Taliban , only four months before.
Afghanistan: The Trials of Woman Paratrooper Khatool Mohammadzai - The Daily Beast
BBC News - Upper Gereshk: The Helmand plan meets tough reality
"This place makes you old fast," one marine told me After 10 years in Afghanistan, foreign troops can claim successes in the notorious province of Helmand - but a vicious guerrilla war still rages in the Upper Gereshk valley, which US marines are in the process of handing back to British forces.
Afghanistan, A User’s Manual: Chapter 2 — (You’re Doing It Wrong If) 1984 Called, and Big Brother Wants His Speakers Back | Hamsters on the Titanic
Caught this on the AFN the other day. It’s a short clip, so for those of us with internet-induced ADD (I mean, who can resist “ The 13 Funniest Tweets about Kim Kardashian’s Wedding “? Go ahead…read ‘em.
Taliban and Nato-led forces engage in war of words on Twitter | World news | The Guardian
Afghan security forces search a building after a gun battle with militants close to the US embassy in Kabul. Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features As the 20-hour assault by Taliban insurgents on Kabul's diplomatic and military enclave drew to a close on Wednesday, insurgents and coalition forces decided to prolong the battle the modern way: on Twitter.Troops retake Afghan building after deadly, hours-long raid by insurgents, officials say - The Washington Post
Despite the losses, U.S. soldiers who took part in the fighting praised Afghan police for responding quickly, trapping the insurgents inside a government building and preventing more casualties.
Friday, December 31, 2010
U.S. urged allies to boost cell phone service to target terrorists: WikiLeaks
La plupart des Américains s'opposent à la guerre en Afghanistan (sondage)
Selon un sondage réalisé par CNN et l'institut Opinion Research Corporation, 63% des sondés ont déclaré être opposés à la guerre.
Afghan Quest
It’s been awhile, no doubt, and there are many reasons why I have eschewed posting on this site for some time. Not all of them bear exploration. However, there are a couple of cats to let out of the bag.Taliban Bombs Hit New High; 1500 In November Alone | Danger Room | Wired.com
The bad news first: Insurgents in Afghanistan have constructed more homemade bombs in the past six months than at any time during the nine-year war. But those bombs are killing and injuring fewer U.S. and allied forces. Most attempts at blowing up U.S. troops just fail.Good news at least in this article :) by Dec 9
Les Américains envoient des chars lourds en Afghanistan
Tout va bien et même de mieux en mieux en Afghanistan. La preuve : les Américains vont y dépêcher pour la première fois depuis 2001 une compagnie d'une quinzaine de chars Abrams M1. Servis par les Marines, ils seront déployés dans le nord de la province du Helmand.Hamid Karzai has strongly criticised the involvement of Russians in an anti-drugs operation in eastern Afghanistan, saying that it happened without permission and violated Afghan sovereignty.
Karzai condemns Russian raid - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English
Avec notre correspondant à Kaboul, Luc Mathieu Cette opération baptisée « Frappe du dragon » vise à reprendre le contrôle de trois districts situés à la périphérie de Kandahar. Une offensive simultanée pour éviter que les talibans ne s'enfuient et se regroupent dans une zone épargnée par les combats.
Afghanistan : l'Otan déclenche son opération «Frappe du dragon» | RFI
C’est le constat amer fait par la commission de la Défense au Sénat américain.
Afghanistan : quand l’argent américain profite aux talibans
Zakaria: Why America Overreacted to 9/11 - Newsweek
"This new system produces 50,000 reports a year—136 a day!—which of course means few ever get read. " by Sep 10
Opposition groups are puppets of Iran, Pakistan and India, Afghan officials tell US in private meeting | World news | guardian.co.uk
Source: AMEMBASSY KABUL 01167, 9 Apr 07 by Jul 27
RUE 89 et l'Afghanistan
Afghanistan, des alliés réticents
L'armée anglaise et la stratégie du sac d'o
La stratégie consiste à payer les «hommes sans emplois» plus de 10 dollars par jour, salaire qui leur est proposé pour rejoindre les rangs des talibans et qui est cinq fois supérieur au revenu moyen des Afghans. by Nov 18
Afghan foreign policy
Kabul War Diary - Afghanistan war logs