29/11/07
A ‘surge’ for Afghanistan?
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
By Gordon Lubold | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Kabul,
Afghanistan – The top general of the Marine Corps is pushing hard to deploy
marines …
www.csmonitor.com/2007/1129/p01s05-usmi.html
Khaled Hosseini — a best-seller for Afghanistan
AFP –
“Afghanistan is an enigmatic country, but the themes I touch on are
universal — friendship, love between parents and children, redemption. …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hTG50mtXMrVDUMcEUi96k1ShvQ5g
US airstrikes kill civilian roadworkers in Afghanistan
Guardian Unlimited – UK
US forces mistakenly killed at least a dozen road construction workers in
airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said today. …
www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,2218303,00.html>
Manley panel heads home after Afghanistan tour
CTV.ca – Canada
Manley spoke to reporters Tuesday as the five-member, non-partisan panel,
which he is heading, prepared to leave Afghanistan following a week-long
tour on …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/2007
1128/afghanistan_panel_071128/20071128?hub=QPeriod
AFGHANISTAN: 12 CIVILIANS KILLED IN AN AIR RAID
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
(AGI) – Asadabad (Afghanistan), 28 Nov. – At least 12 Afghan civilians have
lost their life after an air raid in the mountains belonging to the
province of …
www.agi.it/world/news/200711281054-cro-ren0006-art.html
Vigil to be Friday for soldier slain in Afghanistan
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
9 in Afghanistan. Langevin’s widow, Jessica, is expecting the couple’s
first child, a girl they have named Zoe, on Feb. 1. For the vigil, candles
will be …
www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7574141
AFGHANISTAN: Swiss aid to continue despite military withdrawal
IRINnews.org – New York,NY,USA
KABUL, 28 November 2007 (IRIN) – Switzerland will maintain its humanitarian
and development assistance to Afghanistan despite a decision by Bern to
pull out …
www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75554
ForeignPolicy: The Iraqification of Afghanistan
By Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group
As the disaster in Iraq continues, the forgotten country of Afghanistan is on the verge of becoming another widespread human rights disaster.
www.alternet.org/audits/68952/
NATO seeking Help from Muslim Nations to Train Afghan Army
By Human Security Report Project
EXCERPT: “NATO is seeking contributions from Muslim nations for its military force in Afghanistan, hoping Arab nations in North Africa and the Middle East could help train Afghan army units for the fight against the Taliban. [. …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2007/11/nato-seeking-he.html
Three Cdn. Soldiers Wounded In Blast In Afghanistan
Three Canadian soldiers were sent to hospital Tuesday after their vehicle ran over an explosive device on a dangerous stretch of road west of Kandahar.
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Afghanistan: Swiss aid to continue despite military withdrawal
Switzerland will maintain its humanitarian & development assistance despite a decision to pull out its two army officers.
www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/
news/2007/11/mil-071128-irin01.htm
Child cluster bomb victim Afghanistan
By asifchaudry
Child cluster bomb victim Afghanistan. The same child as shown above 3 months into his treatment at Mir Wais hospital Kandahar. The hospital was administered by the International Comittee of the Red Cross, the A/E and surgical …
www.nowpublic.com/child-cluster-bomb-victim-afghanistan
US air strikes kill civilian roadworkers in Afghanistan 28 Nov 2007 US forces ‘mistakenly’ killed at least a dozen road construction workers in air strikes in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said today. As many as 14 engineers and labourers were killed in the incident on Monday in Nuristan province, which officials blamed on faulty intelligence.
www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,2218303,00.html
Two civilians killed in Kabul bombing Staff and agencies 27 Nov 2007 At least two civilians were killed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when a suicide bomber launched an attack on occupation forces today. The bomber damaged two armoured vehicles and destroyed the wall of a nearby house, witnesses and officials said.
www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,2217701,00.html
Afghanistan ‘falling into Taliban hands’ 21 Nov 2007 A Taliban fighter The Taliban has a permanent presence in 54% of Afghanistan and the country is in serious danger of falling into the group’s hands, according to a report by an independent thinktank with long experience in the area.
www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,2214813,00.html
Pentagon says air strike targeted insurgents
Washington (AFP) Nov 28, 2007 – The Pentagon Tuesday defended an air attack in Afghanistan that reportedly killed 14 road workers as based on “credible” intelligence that the targets were insurgents. The head of an Afghan-Korean construction company building a road in remote Nuristan province said the warplanes mistakenly bombed a road construction camp, killing its workers. Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, …
www.spacewar.com/reports/Pentagon_
says_air_strike_targeted_insurgents_999.html
Baghdad Bonanza : The Top 100 Private Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan:
KBR, Inc., the global engineering and construction giant, won more than $16 billion in U.S. government contracts for work in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2004 to 2006-far more than any other company, according to a new analysis by the Center for Public Integrity
www.publicintegrity.org/WOWII/
U.S. occupation force kills 22 Afghan workers:
A U.S. occupation force airstrike in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday killed 22 Afghan civilian road construction workers working on a U.S. military contract.
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Blasts kills 4 civilians, injuries 7 others in Afghanistan :
A roadside bombing Tuesday struck a civilian bus in southern Afghan Kandahar province, killing four civilians, injuring five others
english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6310810.html
Suicide bomb attack kills two in Kabul:
A suicide car bomber targeting a coalition convoy in the capital Kabul killed two bystanders and injured four others in an explosion Tuesday that rocked several nearby embassies, including Canada’s.
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Taliban kills 2 policemen, takes away 4 others in W Afghanistan:
The Taliban insurgents in an overnight attack on a police patrol have killed two policemen, injured another and taken away four others in western Afghan province of Farah, provincial governor said Wednesday.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/28/content_7163938.htm