The Return Of The Taliban
27 January 2009
'The Return Of The Taliban', The Globe and Mail, 27 January 2009
EXCERPT: "Two years after the success of Operation Medusa, a Canadian-led routing of Taliban forces from [the western Kandahar province] of southern Afghanistan, the insurgents have returned, emboldened and newly confident. No longer organized into armies, they have traded the battlefield for guerrilla warfare. They plant roadside bombs, assassinate police officers...
Read the post »
Russian Envoy Rules Out Troops For Afghanistan
27 January 2009
'', China View, 27 January 2009
EXCERPT: "Russian envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, on Tuesday ruled out troops for Afghanistan, saying it would be a silly thing to send in Russian troops again after occupation of the country during the Cold War. 'We are not talking about such a long-term perspective as for Russian public opinion. We've been to Afghanistan and we didn't like...
Read the post »
Afghanistan At Critical Point, Elections At Risk: IISS
27 January 2009
'Afghanistan At Critical Point, Elections At Risk: IISS', Reuters UK, 27 January 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan is entering its most critical phase since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, a leading think-tank said on Tuesday, with the risk that widening violence will mean planned elections cannot be held this year. 'The integrity of the whole international mission in Afghanistan is ... very substantially at stake,' John Chipman,...
Read the post »
US Pays $40,000 After 15 Afghans Die In Raid
27 January 2009
'', The Associated Press, 27 January 2009
EXCERPT: "U.S. commanders on Tuesday traveled to a poor Afghan village and distributed $40,000 to relatives of 15 people killed in a U.S. raid, including a known militant commander. The Americans also apologized for any civilians killed in the operation. The issue of civilian deaths is increasingly sensitive in Afghanistan, with President...
Read the post »