August 16,2010 COMMON DREAMS– It’s already history. In mid-August 2010, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan launched a huge media campaign to prevent any substantial withdrawal of military forces the next summer. The morning after Gen. David Petraeus appeared in a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to promote the war effort, the New York Times front-paged news of its … Read More
COMMON DREAMS– Anyone who thinks the United States is really going to withdraw from Afghanistan in July 2011 needs to come to this giant air base an hour away from Kabul. There’s construction everywhere. It’s exactly what you wouldn’t expect from a transient presence. Step off a C-17 cargo plane, as I did very early Friday morning, and you see … Read More
GUARDIAN– As the war in Afghanistan enters its final chapter, Sean Smith’s brutal, uncompromising film from the Helmand frontline shows the horrific chaos of a stalemate that is taking its toll in blood. Warning: contains distressing scenes and strong language Read Sean Smith’s extraordinary diary of his time on the Afghanistan frontline.
EXAMINER– Three more U.S. troops fighting for their country were killed Friday, raising the death toll to 66 in July – the deadliest month in the 9-year war in Afghanistan. The previous monthly high was in June when 60 were killed. In June there were a total of 102 U.S. and allied deaths, the first time NATO monthly fatalities reached … Read More
(Video below) TELEGRAPH– Tens of thousands of secret American military documents have been leaked disclosing how Nato forces have killed scores of civilians in unreported incidents in Afghanistan. The classified memos also reveal the secret efforts of coalition forces to hunt down and “kill or capture” senior Taliban and al-Qaeda figures. And they document growing evidence that Iran and Pakistan … Read More
