02 September 2010

One Year After the Kunduz Air Strike, No Sign of a Full Investigation, Spiegel Online, 30 August 2010

EXCERPT: "After the deadly German-ordered air strike in Kunduz on Sept. 4, 2009, German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised a full investigation. One year on, questions about the bombing in Afghanistan are still unanswered and many of the details remain classified. The chancellor had made a personal commitment to resolving the case....

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02 September 2010

Quarter of Senior Taliban Killed by SAS in "Kill or Capture" Targeting , The Daily Telegraph, 31 August 2010

EXCERPT: "More than 65 senior insurgent commanders or bomb-makers have been 'removed from the battlefield' by SAS troopers, leading to significant disruption of the insurgency. While senior British officers are cautious at overplaying the success. The latest casualty figures for August show that the casualty rate has dropped by more...

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02 September 2010

Afghan Election Campaign Workers "Killed in Air Strike", BBC News, 2 September 2010

EXCERPT: "Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, officials say. The governor of the northern province of Takhar, Abduljabar Taqwa, told the BBC that two people were also wounded in the attack in the Rostaq district. President Hamid Karzai condemned the incident, saying that 'pro-democracy...

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02 September 2010

, AFP, 2 September 2010

EXCERPT: "US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise visit following a trip to Iraq, where he attended ceremonies to mark the formal end of the American combat mission there. During his visit to America's other war, Gates is expected to meet President Hamid Karzai, as well as the commander of international forces in Afghanistan,...

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