'The more troops they send, the more targets we have'
My friend Ghaith Abdul-Ahad has a crackerjack story in today’s Guardian on the Afghanistan Taliban. Yes, there have been other “Inside the Taliban” stories, but Ghaith is a ballsy guy and managed to hook up with fighters from the Haqqani network. The details of the story stand out, such as this note about how the fighters avoid […]
Two AP journalists wounded in Afghanistan
Two AP visual journalists were seriously wounded in Afghanistan earlier today when the convoy they were traveling with was hit by an IED. Photographer Emilio Morenatti and AP Television News videographer Andi Jatmiko were traveling with the military when their vehicle was struck by the bomb Tuesday. Both were immediately taken to a military hospital in Kandahar. […]
NZ to deploy SAS to Afghanistan - BBC News
New Zealand HeraldNZ to deploy SAS to AfghanistanBBC NewsNew Zealand is to send a contingent of elite troops to Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Key has announced. About 70 members of the Special Air Service (SAS) …New Zealand to send special forces …
US relents its pressure as Pakistan prevails in bilateral interaction - Xinhua
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US relents its pressure as Pakistan prevails in bilateral interaction
Xinhua Drone attack, according to media reports couple of days ago, eliminated Baitullah Mehsoud, leader of Tehrik-e–Taliban Pakistan,(Taliban Movement of … Despite Zardari’s mea culpa, ‘Jihad’ continues unabated The Wagah syndrome: Pakistanis accuse India of terror ties Will India, Pakistan stop playing pot and kettle? |
Musharraf's Emergency Rule Illegal: Supreme Court
Well, this should get interesting: ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that former President Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of emergency rule in 2007 was unconstitutional, state and private media outlets reported. Details were still coming to light, but the ruling could invalidate the appointments of judges made by Musharraf in the six weeks after he […]
The Great Escape
I’m glad to see a little light thrown on this story. And very glad to know David and Tahir are safe. KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan journalist who was held captive by the Taliban for more than seven months along with a New York Times reporter revealed details on Sunday of a nighttime escape that included weeks of careful […]
Mingora Survivors Fleeing
As reports of the Pakistani Army having taken Mingora, Swat’s largest town, over the weekend filter out, many media said it could not be confirmed because they weren’t allowed in the area. Al Jazeera has gotten into Mingora and the report is mixed. While the Taliban seem to have fled (as evidenced by graffiti left […]
Rumor: Fazlullah May Be Dead
This is highly speculative, but various media are reporting that Swat Taliban commander Maulana Fazlullah may have been killed in a gunship attack. Mystery surrounds the fate of a top-level Taliban occupant of a hilltop bunker in village Datta Khra, between the former Taliban stronghold of Kabal and Shamozai, which was completely destroyed in a gunship helicopter attack last […]
Afghanistan : Vietnam as … ?
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on September 8, 2009 at 1:06 pm +0000 · 1 Comment
A good friend of mine who asked to remain anonymous, but who is very smart and wise on such things, quibbled with my Vietnam analogy. With his kind permission, it is reprinted below: A good post, though I have to offer one quibble: I hold that all comparisons of Afghanistan to Vietnam are de facto false without […]
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