22 June, 2009

Journalists in Afghanistan endured death threats before escape
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
AP NEW YORK — Two journalists held over seven months by the Taliban in Pakistan endured death threats before they escaped by tricking guards and dropping …
www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12663540

Italy presses Iran for response to G-8 invitation
The Associated Press
Frattini’s spokesman, Maurizio Massari, said it would be difficult for Iran to focus on discussing stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan given its domestic …
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Somalia: Taliban Now Coming to a Guerilla War Theatre Near You
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Waging insurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan’s tribal territories is not what it used to be. Pakistan’s military has turned against their Deobandi protégés …
allafrica.com/stories/200906220839.html

Suicide bomber kills 6 civilians in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
KABUL (AP) — A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed six civilians Monday when he drove into the center of an eastern Afghan city and set off explosives. …
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Rocket attack on Bagram Air Base kills two US soldiers in Afghanistan
Dallas Morning News – Dallas,TX,USA
KABUL – A rare rocket attack early Sunday on Bagram Air Base, the main US base in Afghanistan, killed two US troops and wounded six other Americans,…
www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/
stories/DN-afghan_22int.ART.State.Edition2.4aa7f3a.html

On the frontlines in Swat Valley
BBC News – UK
The Taliban arose out of the chaos following the jihad against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. In the 1990s, Pakistan’s military rulers armed,…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8109866.stm

2 Illinois guardsmen killed in Afghanistan
Chicago Tribune – United States
By Kim Janssen | Tribune reporter Two Illinois National Guard soldiers were killed Friday by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, adding to a death toll on pace …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi
-natguard-deaths-22-jun22,0,318693.story

US Toughens Airstrike Policy in Afghanistan
New York Times – United States
By DEXTER FILKINS KABUL, Afghanistan — The new American commander in Afghanistan said he would sharply restrict the use of airstrikes here, in an effort to …
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/world/
asia/22airstrikes.html?ref=global-home

Captain Courts Trust in Afghanistan
Washington Post – United States
Michael Harrison faces two enemies in Afghanistan: the Taliban, and the overwhelming frustration that the Afghan people feel toward US forces. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
gallery/2009/06/21/GA2009062101926.html

2 Ill. soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Chicago Tribune – United States
AP SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Two Illinois soldiers have died in Afghanistan after their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Kandahar, …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi
-ap-il-afghanistan-illin,0,1228324.story

BBC – The Editors: Radio 1 in Afghanistan
The Editors, a blog where we, editors from across BBC News, will share our dilemmas and issues..
www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2009/06/radio_1_in_afghanistan.html

Matthew Yglesias “ US to Reduce Airstrikes in Afghanistan
By myglesias
General Stanley McChrystal, the new US commander in Afghanistan, is off to a good start in my book if he follows through on this pledge to reduce the number of airstrikes in Afghanistan. It hasn’t always been entirely clear to me what …
yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/06/
us-to-reduce-airstrikes-in-afghanistan.php

The Left Coaster: Afghanistan is Lost
By paradox
Most Americans don’t know it, but the US military commander was fired in Afghanistan last month for failure. America has killed so many Afghan civilian men, women and children in error even the new Army commander admitted “we can lose …
www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/014205.php

Suicide bombers kill 6 civilians in eastern Afghanistan, 3 Afghan …
By Amir Shah
June 12th, 2009 NATO mortar rounds kill Afghan civiliansKABUL — NATO mortar rounds killed two Afghan civilians during a clash with insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, while a bomb blast killed a British soldier in the south, …
blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombers-kill-6-civilians
-in-eastern-afghanistan-3-afghan-soldiers-in-the-south-88677/

Afghanistan-soldiers-killed-in-u-s-base-attack | This Life!
By CNN.com
Sunday, 21 June 2009, 2:19 am — U.S Marine John Daly, right, of Collingdale, Pa. and from the 2nd AP – A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, in. …
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21 June, 2009

Two Soldiers Killed in Attack on US Base in Afghanistan
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News NATO says two soldiers were killed, and six other personnel were wounded, in an indirect fire attack on the main US base in Afghanistan early …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-21-voa16.cfm

7 militants killed by Pakistan citizens’ militia
The Associated Press
The militants also have some support in tribal regions near the border with Afghanistan, where US officials say they plot attacks on American troops across …
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Officials name British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast
guardian.co.uk – UK
A British soldier who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Friday was today named as Major Sean Birchall, a father of one. The 33-year-old died when …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/21/
major-sean-birhcall-soldier-killed-afghanistan

Pakistani aircraft hit militants near Afghan border
Washington Post – United States
… raised fears for the future of nuclear-armed Pakistan, a vital ally for the United States as it strives to defeat al Qaeda and stabilize Afghanistan. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/06/21/AR2009062100352.html

Afghanistan: Soldiers killed in attack on US base
CNN International – USA
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — Two NATO-led soldiers were killed and six wounded in an attack at a US base in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, officials said. …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/
afghanistan.nato.deaths/?iref=mpstoryview

On Afghanistan’s road to somewhere, Taliban block the way
MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA
By PHILIP SMUCKER QALA-I-NAW, Afghanistan — The wells are dry and there’s no electricity in Badghis, the poorest province in the poorest country in Asia, …
www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1107179.html

Rockets hit US base at Bagram, kill 2 US troops
The Associated Press
KABUL (AP) — A rare rocket attack on the main US base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two US troops and wounded six other Americans, including two …
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Clash leaves 2 Afghans dead, 17 more wounded in North Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
Conflicts and violence have left over 2100 civilians dead in Afghanistan in 2008, which reached a record high since the fall of Taliban regime in 2001.…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/21/content_11575833.htm

British soldier killed in Afghanistan
United Press International – USA
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 20 (UPI) — A soldier serving with the Welsh Guards in Afghanistan has become the 169th member of the British military to be killed …
www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/20/British-
soldier-killed-in-Afghanistan/UPI-94021245538683/

Agents say DEA is forcing them illegally to work in Afghanistan
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
By MARISA TAYLOR As the Obama administration ramps up the Drug Enforcement Administration’s presence in Afghanistan, some special-agent pilots contend that …
www.kansascity.com/444/story/1263736.html

Afghanistan Conflict Monitor: Thanks to christian Invasion One Out …
By euraktiva786
EXCERPT: “Afghanistan has been the leading country of origin of refugees for the past three decades with up to 6.4 million of its citizens having sought international protection during peak years. As of the end of 2008, there were still …
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monitor-thanks-to-christian-invasion-one-out-of-four-refugees
-in-the-world-is-from-afghanistan/

Afghanistan: Jihadis storm university, behead one student, take …
By Kal El
KABUL, June 19 (Xinhua) — Several armed militants entered the compound of Kandahar University in south Afghanistan Friday and after beheading a student took away another. “The gruesome incident occurred at 11:00 a.m. local time when …
infidelsarecool.com/2009/06/21/afghanistan-jihadis-
storm-university-behead-one-student-take-another-hostage/

The Stop War Project “ What do the CIA, John McCain, the Iran …
By Jon Raymond
“Ahmadinejad’s re-election is a decisive point in regional policy and if Pakistan and Afghanistan unite with Iran, the US has to leave the area, especially the occupied Afghanistan,” Beig added. So then Ahmadinejad’s re-election is a …
stopwar.lafilmonline.com/?p=95

Liberalguy: New York Times Reporter Held Hostage by Taliban in …
By Mark Scott
“KABUL, Afghanistan — A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after more than seven months in captivity by climbing over a wall, the newspaper …
mliberalguy.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-
york-times-reporter-held-hostage-by.html

Rockets hit US base in Afghanistan, 2 troops dead – Yahoo! News
A rare rocket attack on the main US base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two US troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090621/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan