In the war George Bush forgot about: Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver while they were traveling through southern Afghanistan early Saturday, a provincial governor said. The two were stopped by gunmen outside the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, said Gov. Asadullah Khalid. He blamed the kidnappings on the “enemy of […]
Five years ago today George Bush announced that Operation Enduring Freedom was underway in Afghanistan. American’s were happy to see justice taking place for the horrible attacks that happened a month before. Five years later, here we are. One of today’s big headlines “Taliban revived in southern Afghanistan“. To the American people, the NATO troops […]
Bush and his claims that the Taliban is no longer existent have really come back to bite him in the ass. Brian Ross gives us this doozey sure to get some hot debate going: The United States military is quietly carrying out the largest military offensive in Afghanistan since U.S. troops invaded the country in […]
Think Progress highlighted this great little sound bite from Tony Snow on CNN yesterday: BLITZER: Let’s move on and talk about some other issues. I know your time is limited. Afghanistan. Is the Taliban making a serious comeback right now? SNOW: I think what the Taliban is doing – and it’s predictable – is that […]
Its about time: LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will announce on Monday that it is withdrawing about 800 troops from Iraq, roughly 10 percent of its force, BBC television reported. Secretary of Defence John Reid is due to make a statement to parliament at 3:30 p.m. British time. His ministry declined to comment on the BBC […]