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Funeral held for killed soldier
BBC Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:39:05 GMT
A service with full military honours is being held for a Coventry soldier killed in Afghanistan.
Ahmadinejad in Kabul for talks
ALJAZEERA Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:47:36 GMT
Iranian leader's visit comes at tail end of trip by US defence secretary Robert Gates.
NATO facing trainer shortfall in Afghanistan
PRESSTV Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:31:52 GMT
NATO forces are facing a shortfall of military trainers in Afghanistan, as European states refuse to contribute more troops to the war-torn country.
Violence flares as Gates stops in Afghanistan
PRESSTV Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:19:09 GMT
Violence has claimed 19 lives in southern Afghanistan as the US secretary of defense visits the country.
Woman soldier was 'unlawfully killed after inadequate training'
INDEPENDENT Wed, 10 Mar 2010
The first British woman soldier to be killed in Afghanistan was inadequately trained and lacked vital equipment, a coroner ruled yesterday.
Bomb attack kills two NATO troops in Afghanistan
PRESSTV Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:10 GMT
At least two NATO soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, eyewitnesses say.
Regiment to parade through town
BBC Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:43:35 GMT
The 2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment is to march through Oldbury to mark its return from Afghanistan.
Soldier 'threw back hand grenade'
BBC Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:44:50 GMT
A British soldier has described how he picked up a Taliban hand grenade which landed at his feet and threw it back towards the enemy.
US keeps secret anti-Taliban militia on a bright leash
GUARDIAN Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:04:49 GMT
Yellow sashes distinguish clandestine force from enemy but Local Defence Initiative has many doubters They are a secret tribal militia, the controversial creation of US commanders in Afghanistan eager to buttress local opposition to the Taliban. So clandestine are the units formed to protect villages in a critical valley in southern Afghanistan that US officials and special forces commanders in Kabul refuse to discuss them. But the Guardian has learned that in one important regard, the Local Defence Initiative forces are not so secretive after all. As they patrol villages close to the key southern city of Kandahar, the fighters are being forced to wear bright yellow reflector belts so that their special forces mentors do not mistake them for Taliban.
79 dead in clashes between Taliban and Hezb-i-Islami
PRESSTV Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:24:44 GMT
Afghan police say up to 60 militants and 19 civilians have been killed in bloody clashes between rival militant groups in the north of the country.
Karzai pledges to rebuild Marjah
ALJAZEERA Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:59:49 GMT
Residents of Afghan town complain of violations after offensive against Taliban.
Afghan Taliban clash with rivals
BBC Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:09:50 GMT
At least 60 people are killed as Taliban militants fight with rivals from an Islamic group in northern Afghanistan, police say.
Pentagon concerned over Blackwater in Afghanistan
DAWN Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:05:29 PKT
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates concerned about possible misconduct, has promised to review the issue.
US to conduct Blackwater review
BBC Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:27:20 GMT
The US defence secretary will review allegations of misconduct in Afghanistan by the security firm once known as Blackwater.
Workers killed in Afghan attack
BBC Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:07:33 GMT
Four people, including three Pakistanis, die in a gun attack on a bus in southern Afghanistan, police say.
Five Pakistani workers shot dead in Afghanistan
DAWN Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:02:08 PKT
The Pakistanis were believed to have been working for a Japanese road construction firm in southern Afghanistan.
One soldier killed, four injured in Momand battle
DAWN Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:24:59 PKT
Security forces killed at least 30 militants after coming under attack in Chamarkand area of Momand, officials said.
US envoy refuses to blame LeT for Kabul attack
DAWN Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:40:31 PKT
US envoy Richard Holbrooke urged both India and Pakistan to stop blaming each other without substantial proof.
'US-led forces not after peace in Afghanistan'
PRESSTV Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:19:46 GMT
The Head of the Upper House of the Afghan parliament says the international community does not want to improve the security situation in Afghanistan.
Crucial role of helicopter power
BBC Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:38:59 GMT
Members of the Joint Helicopter Force describe the dangers they face in their crucial role in Afghanistan, airlifting casualties, transporting troops and supplies.
Afghans ban live attack coverage
BBC Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:17:37 GMT
Afghanistan bans live media coverage of militant assaults in the country saying broadcasts could help militants during attacks.
Pakistani Taliban confirm death of Qari Zafar
DAWN Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:54:05 PKT
Zafar, killed in a suspected US drone strike, was wanted in the deadly 2006 bombing of the US consulate in Karachi.
British soldier killed in Afghanistan
PRESSTV Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:52:47 GMT
A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, bringing UK's death toll since the 2001 US-led invasion to 267.
Six killed in Kandahar explosion
PRESSTV Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:02:29 GMT
A huge explosion near a police station has killed at least 6 people and wounded 17 others in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar.
Afghan teens risk life for Europe
BBC Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:46:17 GMT
United Nations aid agencies are increasingly concerned about the number of children from Afghanistan migrating across Europe alone.
Civilians die in Afghanistan blasts
ALJAZEERA Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:19:58 GMT
Explosion near Kandahar's main police station comes shortly after attack on Nato forces.
Blast shakes southern Afghan city
ALJAZEERA Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:51:19 GMT
Explosion near Kandahar's main police station comes shortly after attack on Nato forces.
Afghans die in attack on Nato force
ALJAZEERA Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:01:27 GMT
Suicide car bomber targets Nato convoy crossing a bridge outside Kandahar city.
Afghan suicide blast 'kills four'
BBC Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:57:06 GMT
A suicide car bomb attack targeting a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan kills four civilians, officials say.
Big rise in Afghan child migrants
BBC Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:13:42 GMT
United Nations aid agencies warn of a sharp increase in unaccompanied Afghan children applying for asylum in Europe.
Afghans die in attack on Nato force
ALJAZEERA Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:38:02 GMT
Suicide car bomber targets Nato convoy crossing a bridge outside Kandahar city.
'Occupiers responsible for heroin surge in Russia'
PRESSTV Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:15:31 GMT
The head of Russia's federal drug control agency has lambasted the US-led forces for failing to stamp out drug production in Afghanistan.
UK Afghan troops 'superb' so far
BBC Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:18:02 GMT
On a visit to Helmand, the head of the Armed Forces says British troops have performed superbly in Operation Moshtarak, and that the initial phase has gone well.
US 'to rid Taliban from Kandahar'
BBC Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:40:42 GMT
The US says it is planning a new offensive later this year to drive the Taliban from the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar.
Soldier's body to be repatriated
BBC Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:15:04 GMT
The body of soldier from Berkshire killed on his birthday in a major offensive against the Taliban will be brought home later.
First on scene
BBC Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:00:11 GMT
Afghan journalist on the situation in war-torn Marjah
Afghan official killed by gunmen
BBC Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:29:53 GMT
A senior provincial official in southern Afghanistan is killed by unidentified gunmen, the police said.
Peshawar rocket kills civilians
BBC Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:30:23 GMT
Four civilians are killed when Taliban militants fire a rocket into a residential area of Peshawar in Pakistan's north-west, police say.
Mullen: Stiff resistance to prolong Marjah campaign
PRESSTV Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:50:25 GMT
The most senior US military commander foresees a prolonged offensive in southern Afghanistan describing Taliban resistance 'stiffer than expected.
UN urges protection of Afghan civilians in US-led war
PRESSTV Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:07:26 GMT
UN Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Robert Watkins, has repeated the world body's call for safeguarding civilian lives in the major US-led offensive in south of the country.
NATO chief: Afghan civilian deaths decreasing
PRESSTV Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:42:07 GMT
NATO's secretary-general has defended the war in Afghanistan saying support for the mission is still strong, as the alliance faces public ire over civilian deaths.
Taliban leader 'held in Pakistan'
BBC Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:10:14 GMT
A senior leader of the Afghan Taliban is reported to have been detained in Pakistan, US media reports say.
US fatalities in Afghanistan reach 1,000
PRESSTV Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:52:42 GMT
The number of American soldiers killed in Afghanistan has reached 1,000 since the US-led invasion of 2001, says an independent website.
Taliban ruling council member 'captured in Pakistan'
GUARDIAN Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:30:15 GMT
Mullah Abdul Kabir detained in north-western Nowshera district, US media reports say An Afghan Taliban leader has been captured in Pakistan in what would be the fourth detention of a senior Taliban figure in recent weeks, US reports said today. Mullah Abdul Kabir, a member of the Taliban's ruling council, was captured in the north-western Nowshera district several days ago, the New York Times and the Washington Post reported, citing unnamed Pakistani security officials. Pakistani officials declined to confirm the reports. If confirmed, the arrest would be a further sign that Pakistan is turning away from its old strategy of allowing Afghan Taliban leaders safe haven in the country – something that could have far-reaching implications for the war in Afghanistan. Last week, Pakistani and US officials said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the second in command of the Afghan Taliban, had been caught in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi around 10 days earlier. Two other Taliban leaders, Mullah Abdul Salam, of Kunduz province, and Mullah Mohammad, of Baghlan province, were arrested separately in Pakistan between 10 and 12 days ago, the Kunduz governor, Mohammad Omar, said. The reports gave few details of Kabir's arrest but said it happened recently. Pakistan Taliban Washington Post New York Times guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Concern at Karzai poll power grab
BBC Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:33:42 GMT
Western diplomats express deep concern at a decree by Afghan President Hamid Karzai giving him control of a key election body.
Russia won't join in US offensives in Afghanistan
PRESSTV Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:09:26 GMT
Russia's permanent representative to NATO, Dmitri Rogozin, says his country will not take part in any military operation in Afghanistan "under any circumstances."
Bike bomb kills Afghan civilians
BBC Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:10:33 GMT
At least seven people, all civilians, are killed by a bomb left on a bicycle near a bus station in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah.
Botched attack by Nato kills 27 civilians
INDEPENDENT Tue, 23 Feb 2010
A bungled airstrike in Afghanistan has dealt Nato's effort to woo hearts and minds the third such blow in a week, with Kabul claiming the bombing killed 27 civilians, including women and children. Officials in the Afghan government said Nato planes attacked a convoy of three minibuses carrying 42 people, all civilians, in the mountainous province of Uruzgan on Sunday night, after mistaking them for Taliban insurgents preparing to attack Nato troops.
Blast kills Afghan tribal chief
BBC Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:54:40 GMT
A suicide bomber kills an influential Afghan tribal chief and 14 other people in eastern Nangarhar province, officials say.
Bomb explosion kills two more NATO soldiers
PRESSTV Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:36:01 GMT
A bomb explosion has killed two NATO soldiers in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said Monday without releasing the nationality of the troopers.
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Religious Zealots Arming Our Troops - Part. 2/2
YOUTUBE 22 Jan 2010
If you were to ask someone in the Middle East why the US is fighting two wars over there, about half of the responses you'd hear would be that the US is trying to impose Christianity on the...
GEORGE GALLOWAY: OUT OF IRAQ - OUT OF AFGHANISTAN
YOUTUBE 1 Feb 2010
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George Galloway on the talkSPORT radio show Friday 6 November 2009 "The Mother of All Talk Shows"
SPIDEREDVIDEOS Friday 06 November 2009
George Galloway's very popular and award winning radio show - the fastest growing radio show on the air waves. Today's radio show covers current affairs, especially Afghanistan - a futile...
Canada ban: Galloway faces his accusers a Jewish Defence League (JDL) on Channel 4 news
YOUTUBE 20 Mar 2009
The decision to ban George Galloway from Canada seems odd, but now it emerges that the Jewish Defence League (JDL) pressured the Canadian Government to so the action takes on sinister...
UK Baroness: "The constant accusation of Anti-Semitism to silence Israels critics is vindictive"
YOUTUBE 16 March 2009
Baroness Tongue rips into the Israel Lobby, AIPAC, Friends of Israel and the Board of Deputies accusing them of constantly using the accusation of Anti-Semitism to silence Israels Critics...
AP : More Than 160 US, NATO Vehicles Burn in Pakistan
YOUTUBE 07 December 2008
Militants torched 160 vehicles, including dozens of Humvees destined for U.S. and allied forces fighting in Afghanistan, in the boldest attack so far on the critical military supply line...
"War on Terror" (TM) The First Month HD
WORLDPRESSNETWORK 7 Dec 2008
The rush to judgement and the branding of the "WAR ON TERROR" is atonishing when looking back on it. It also reminds us that the Taliban only wanted EVIDENCE that Bin Laden was involved in...
CENSORED: BBC interviews Mohammed Omar: Start of the War
YOUTUBE
15th OCTOBER 2001: A week into the WAR

The BBC's Pashto service has interviewed Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.

The BBC asked the questions through a Taleban...
PROOF: USA lied about Civilian deaths in Nawabad air strike
YOUTUBE Tue, 09 Sep 2008
To the villagers here, there is no doubt what happened in an American air strike on Aug. 22: More than 90 civilians, the majority of them women and children, were killed.

An Afghan...
An AC-130 gunship killing CIVILIANS near a mosque in Afganistan.
YOUTUBE 28 August 2008
An AC-130 gunship killing CIVILIANS near a mosque in Afganistan.

Warning: Video contain's images of injury or death which may be disturbing to some viewers.
McCain and Obama need a SPADE to find Bin Laden!
WORLDPRESSNETWORK Wed, 8 Oct 2008
Repeated invoking of a dead nemesis makes the candidates look ridiculous, Benazir Bhutto announced to the world that Bin Laden had been killed and that his SON Hamza had been charged with...
George Galloway on the talkSPORT radio show Friday 22 August 2008 "The Mother of All Talk Shows"
SPIDEREDVIDEOS Friday 22 August 2008
George Galloway's very popular radio show covering current topical discussions, including Brown's willingness to meet Olympic athletes, but not meet the British soldiers killed in...
Guantanamo: The Torture of Omar Khadr Aged 15
YOUTUBE 16 July 2008
Part of 16 year old Omar Kahdr's Interrogation released. Kahdr held in Concentration Camp for 5 years without charge.

A Canadian citizen born in Toronto, he is the youngest prisoner...
Christopher Hitchens is WATERBOARDED
YOUTUBE
Neocon apologist Christopher Hitchens stepped up to the Mark after being challenged on his view of Waterboarding. Although of course he was "Waterboarded" by friendly "enemies" and his Family...
David Icke - Big Brother, the Big Picture
EDGEMEDIATV July 6th 2008
David Icke speaks to the constituents of Haltemprice and Howden about the 'Big Brother' election, forced by the resignation of David Davis, and the move towards the global Big Brother...
BBC documentary : Daylight Robbery: fleecing Iraq and the USA 1/6 **WATCH THIS BEFORE IT IS PULLED**
YOUTUBE First Broadcast 10 June 2008
The film that ALL Americans should see, how their leaders profited on the Dead servicemen they sent to die for their lies and a nation of Iraq destroyed for their Share profits.

To...
Pirates and Emperors - Schoolhouse Rock
YOUTUBE
A political schoolhouse rock cartoon about terrorist/robbers/killers and US leaders.
Texan Neocon rings George Galloway
YOUTUBE
Extract from the 2nd February 2008 show.

Pretty heated exchange between George Galloway and a caller from Texas. I decided to post this not for the value of Galloway's arguments...
Ben Griffin: Former SAS, Banned speech to Anti-War Rally
YOUTUBE
Ben Griffin - Former SAS Trooper Banned speech to World Against War Rally
George Galloway & JFK - It's Time to wake up
YOUTUBE
Another brilliant speech by George Galloway covering a wide range of issues, including Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Palestine, Israel, war crimes trial of Tony Blair and how British...
Dont watch this video (if you're happy living a lie)
YOUTUBE
Are these distractions stopping you from questioning why politicians lied,... sacrificing innocent lives, ... to make you safe?

FOOL ME TWICE (Bali bombings)

Carlin: 'We Can Bomb the Shit Outta Your Country' ["especially if your country is full of brown people"]
YOUTUBE 30-June-2008
George Carlin gives us his take on the Persian Gulf War. We should honor him forever.
TerrorStorm Final Cut (Alex Jones)
GOOGLE
New and Updated. Has Additional 17 minutes of new footage and interviews. Watch and pass along.
Alex Jones on Ian Collins' talkSPORT radio show Thursday 19 June 2008
SPIDEREDVIDEOS 19 Jun 2008
Alex Jones on Civil Liberties, Europe, Conspiracies, Taxation, Imperialism, Globalization, Global Government, Puppet Governments, Global warming, Iraq, Afghanistan, Assassinations, Religious...

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