Well we all saw this one coming: Several hundred Afghans chanting “Death to America” rallied outside a mosque in the Afghan capital on Monday to protest against an American church’s plan to burn a copy of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The protesters, mostly students from religious schools, gathered outside […]
“The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 – the fastest pace possible – so that they can target the insurgency and secure key population centers. They will increase our ability to train competent Afghan Security Forces, and to partner with them so that more Afghans […]
This is a perfect example of how you create more terrorists: A U.S.-led raid Sunday on a suspected insurgent cell in the eastern province of Nangahar left as many as six Afghans dead, including a woman and a teenage girl, and sparked protests by hundreds of angry Afghans chanting, “Death to Bush!” U.S. officials said […]
TPM Cafe has obtained a letter written by Clinton’s attorneys and sent to ABC regarding the 9/11 docu-drama. Here are a few key parts of it: Despite several requests to view the miniseries, we have not been given the courtesy of seeing it. This is particularly troubling given the reputation of Cyrus Nowrasteh, the drama’s […]
Taliban rebels have killed 19 police officers in a convoy down a dirt road in the Helman province. Included amongst the dead officers is the deputy chief. Attention seems to focus more on the Iraq war than what is taking place in Afghanistan. This is somewhat troubling. Last month, Afghans held a vote, which should […]