Near Kandahar, The Prize Is an Empty Town
01 September 2010
, The New York Times, 1 September 2010
EXCERPT: "When the governor of Kandahar Province came to this town, freshly liberated on Sunday from the Taliban, his armed entourage appeared to outnumber what was left of the population. 'Don?t worry,' Gov. Tooryalai Wesa told the few elders who ventured out of their homes. 'The Taliban are gone. Our security forces will not leave you alone....
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Afghan Refugees Forced to Start Over After Floods
01 September 2010
, The Associated Press, 1 September 2010
EXCERPT: "After fleeing the Soviet invasion of his country with nothing, Afghan refugee Ziarat Gul spent three decades building a new life in neighboring Pakistan. After the devastating floods that rolled across Pakistan last month, he is back to nothing. Gul and tens of thousands of other Afghan refugees here are struggling to recover from a double...
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Afghan School Poisonings Linked to Toxic Chemicals
01 September 2010
, The Associated Press, 1 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Blood samples taken from Afghan schoolgirls who collapsed in apparent mass poisonings showed traces of toxic chemicals found in herbicides, pesticides and nerve gas, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. Suspicion has fallen on sympathizers of the Taliban, the hard-line Islamist militia that opposes education for women and prohibited...
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This Year's US Death Toll in Afghanistan the Highest
01 September 2010
This Year's US Death Toll in Afghanistan the Highest, CNN, 1 September 2010
EXCERPT: "In only eight months, 2010 has become the deadliest year for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, according to a CNN count of Pentagon and NATO figures. At least 321 troops have died so far in 2010, the highest yearly toll since the conflict began nearly nine years ago. The previous high was last year's 313 American deaths. The deaths occurred...
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