2/3/08

In pictures: Prince Harry in Afghanistan
BBC News – UK
Prince Harry has left behind his duties in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan. His tour was cut short by a media leak and he returned to the UK on …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7272546.stm

The people’s prince: with Harry in Afghanistan. Dog of war or PR pawn?
Independent – London,England,UK
Harry was duly flown into Afghanistan last December. As far as the UK went, the blackout held (a News of the World story last May headlined “Harry Will Go …
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-peoples-prince
-with-harry-in-afghanistan-dog-of-war-or-pr-pawn-790323.html

Harry ‘Grounded For 18 Months
Sky News – United Kingdom
Prince Harry will not be returning to Afghanistan in the next 18 months, the Army’s top brass have warned. The Chief of the General Staff, …
news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1307596,00.html

Canada resumes transfer of Afghan detainees
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The Canadian Forces have resumed the transfer of detainees to Afghan authorities after a pause of more than three months caused by …
www.canada.com/story.html?id=69a08
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Prince Harry returns to Britain from Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
LONDON, March 1 (Xinhua) — Prince Harry is back in Britain on Saturday after his emergency withdrawal from Afghanistan where he spent ten weeks without the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/02/content_7698057.htm

Afghanistan parliament approves new drugs minister
AFP –
KABUL (AFP) — Afghanistan’s parliament approved Saturday a new minister to lead the fight against an opium and heroin industry that is at historic highs and …
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v01OqdQWKAsJCrWn4QNKhO1Q

Prince Harry returns to UK after 10-week deployment in Afghanistan
The Canadian Press – LONDON
LONDON — Prince Harry has landed back in Britain after 10-weeks serving in Afghanistan. Harry, a second lieutenant – and third in line to the British throne …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeq
M5j71tRW6b92ziiwaCmS_MPBGNw44g

Prince Harry Returns to UK From War in Afghanistan (Update2)
Bloomberg – USA
A news blackout surrounded the decision to send the younger prince to Afghanistan. British media agreed with Harry’s London office not to report the …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20
601085&sid=ak2c6S2qTGz0&refer=europe

Roadside bomb kills 2, wounds 5 in E Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
… as a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Khost province of eastern Afghanistan, an official at the press department of Afghan interior ministry said. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/01/content_7697822.htm

Princes greet Harry from Afghanistan
CNN – USA
The prince had been deployed in Afghanistan since December. Major news outlets had agreed to keep the information secret for security reasons, …
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/01
/prince.afghanistan1/?iref=mpstoryview

Harry Windsor home from Afghanistan
By nicnewman
Harry coming home 29 Feb 08 HRH Prince Harry will be withdrawn from Afghanistan, back to the UK following a decision made today, Friday 29 February 2008 by the relevant Chiefs of Staff. The decision by elements of the foreign media to …
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harry-windsor-home-from-afghanistan/

Prince Harry pulled from Afghanistan because of Drudge
By John Amato
The ministry said the decision to withdraw the prince, who is third in line to the throne, was taken primarily because “the worldwide media coverage of Prince Harry in Afghanistan could impact on the security of those who are deployed …
www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/29/prince-
harry-pulled-from-afghanistan-because-of-drudge/

Obama echoes Bush propaganda on Afghanistan
By Turkana
US presidential candidate Barack Obama dropped another hint about his foreign-policy thinking on Thursday, saying European governments had to pull their weight in Afghanistan and not rely so much on the United States to do the “dirty …
www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/012059.php

Afghanistan’s elite fighting force neutralize Taliban insurgents
By John
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – As he approached the aircraft in the darkness, the rotor wash whipped dust and dirt across his face. However, amid the noise of the rotor, Afghan National Army Spc. Mohammed Ali said all he could hear was …
www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/afghanistans_el.html

Prince Harry back in UK from Afghanistan
Prince Harry has landed back in the UK after 10-weeks serving in Afghanistan.
news.smh.com.au/prince-harry-back-in
-uk-from-afghanistan/20080301-1w5e.html

1/3/08

NATO chief disputes US intelligence assessment on Afghanistan
International Herald Tribune – France
AP WASHINGTON: NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer took issue with the US intelligence chief’s recent estimate that the Afghan government …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/
01/america/NA-GEN-US-NATO.php

The ugly truth in Afghanistan
Globe and Mail – Canada
“Make no mistake, NATO is not winning in Afghanistan,” concluded the Atlantic Council of the United States, a prestigious American think tank that deals …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.2008
0301.wcanukafghan0301/BNStory/Afghanistan/home

Harry praised for Afghanistan service
ABC Online – Australia
Britain’s Prince Harry mans a 50mm machine gun on an observation post in Southern Afghanistan. (AFP PHOTO: John Stillwell) British Prime Minister Gordon …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/01/2177028.htm

NATO leader says alliance is prevailing in Afghanistan
International Herald Tribune – France
AP WASHINGTOIN: NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Friday the 26-member alliance is in Afghanistan for the long haul and is not losing. …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02
/29/america/NA-GEN-US-NATO.php

You be the editor — Prince Harry in Afghanistan
Seattle Times – United States
The British press and Associated Press had known for weeks that he was there, but didn’t publish the information for security reasons. …
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/presshere/
2008/02/you_be_the_editor_prince_harry.html

US: Afghan drug trade funds Taliban
CNN – USA
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Poppy production in Afghanistan is at record levels and is threatening the government and security there, the US State Department said …
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/29/narcotics.report/

Prince Harry in Afghanistan
Washington Post – United States
28, 2008, Britain’s Prince Harry patrols through the deserted town of Garmisir, Afghanistan, close to Forward Operating Base Delhi, on Wednesday Jan. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
discussion/2008/02/29/DI2008022901135.html

Governor of volatile Afghan province removed from post
International Herald Tribune – France
AP KABUL, Afghanistan: The governor of volatile Helmand province was removed from his post Friday after a year of record opium production and…
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/29/asia
/AS-GEN-Afghan-Helmand-Governor.php

US: Afghan Opium Crop Hurts Democracy
The Associated Press –
WASHINGTON (AP) — Record illegal drug production in Afghanistan supplies the Taliban insurgency with money and arms and the US-backed government must take …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKI
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Afghanistan: Prince Harry To Be Pulled Out Of Combat Zone
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague,Czech Republic
By Ron Synovitz Britain’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news leaked that the third-in-line …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/02/40
47213b-e311-41b0-ba53-6d258ba4f115.html

Canadian military resumes transfer of detainees to Afghan authorities
The Canadian Press – KABUL
“The actions taken by the government of Afghanistan and by Canadian officials in Kandahar to address concerns have been carefully considered,” Lt.-Col. …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeq
M5iNR-A8bp8OKD-Q33HE04GmZYSmOQ

Singapore armed forces to deploy construction engineering teams to …
Xinhua – China
29 (Xinhua) — The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will deployed two construction engineering teams to Bamiyan in Afghanistan this year, local TV Channel News …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/29/content_7694701.htm

Harry Leaves Afghanistan
Turns out, after all the sturm und drang last spring about Prince Harry serving in the Middle East, Prince Harry served in the Middle East – and now he has to leave.
www.prweekus.com/Harry-Leaves-Afghanistan/article/107439/

VIDEO: BRITISH CRUSADE IN AFGHANISTAN: FREE FILM
By assadleon
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/video-british-crusade-in-afghanistan-free-film/

Harry pulls out of Afghanistan
By housewifeforum
Prince Harry was tonight preparing to pull out of Afghanistan as the Taliban threatened more attacks in the face of what it has described as “aggression against Muslims”.According to a Taliban spokesman, the prince’s presence in Helmand …
pakistanihousewife.wordpress.com/2
008/02/29/harry-pulls-out-of-afghanistan/

Prince Harry recalled from action in Afghanistan
(NECN/ABC) – The British military is pulling Prince Harry out of Afghanistan. A media blackout to protect his secret service there ended yesterday when the online drudge report blew his cover. The defense ministry blames foreign press …
www.necn.com/Boston/World/Prince-Harry-recalled
-from-action-in-Afghanistan/1204305111.html

Prince Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan, says “I don’t like …
By Aaron Hotfelder
Though it’s been kept a secret by the British media, Prince Harry has been on active duty in Afghanistan since December. The news finally leaked out yesterday on the Drudge Report, and British officials have decided that, …
www.gadling.com/2008/02/29/prince-harry-
withdrawn-from-afghanistan-says-i-dont-like-engl/

Afghanistan mission close to failing – US —Karzai controls about 30% of Afghanistan: Mike McConnell 29 Feb 2008
After six years of US-led military support and billions of pounds in aid, security in Afghanistan is “deteriorating” and President Hamid Karzai’s government controls less than a third of the country, America’s top intelligence official has admitted.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/29/afghanistan.terrorism