Afghanistan stories:
100th day of tears: Wootton Bassett welcomes home soldiers who fell in Afghanistan
Nov 20th, 2009 - Mail Online
On the road they call the Highway of Heroes, this was a milestone nobody wanted to pass.
They had been here so many times before. Seen so many tears, witnessed so much public grief.Wootton Bassett halts for 100th time as two more heroes are repatriated
Nov 20th, 2009 - Mail Online
It started as an impromptu mark of respect by one man and his wife, standing alone at the town's Cenotaph in tribute to the fallen soldier being driven through their town. That simple...
Obama's S. Korea visit free of major protests
Nov 20th, 2009 - Washington Times
SEOUL | President Obama's visit to South Korea on Thursday was unusual for an American president in that there were no major anti-American protests. A few dozen antiwar...
Will Hillary Clinton's gamble on Karzai pay off?
Nov 20th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a political survivor who has repeatedly reinvented herself, used her visit to Kabul to appeal to Hamid Karzai - a leader whose image...Afghanistan Suicide Bomb Kills 15, Injures 31 in Farah Market
Nov 20th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- At least 15 people were killed and31 were injured in a suicide bomb attack at a crowded bazaar inAfghanistan’s western Farah province. The bomber, who was on a motorcycle, blew himself up at 9a.m...
Afghanistan videos from YouTube:
- Combat Outpost - AfghanistanFebruary 2009 Western forces are losing ground to the Taliban. As US and UK forces struggle for a way forward in Afghanistan, this unique film shows one of the most dangerous outposts as it struggles to hold on ...
- Navy Seals in AfghanistanShows that war in Afghanistan goes on...It doesnt have a deadline for ending.They talk about Iraq a lot , but they´ve(the press)forgotten about Afghanistan.People are still dieing.Specially the soldiers.
- Combat In AfghanistanEnemy combatants for US troops are on the rise in Afghanistan. Lara Logan reports from a forward operating base near Pakistan.
- Fighting Season - AfghanistanTo see John D McHugh's documentary visit: www.booserver.com Photojournalist and filmmaker John D McHugh spent months embedded with troops in Afghanistan. His series of films have come to define the Afghan conflict for broadcasters and viewers alike ...
Afghanistan stories from Digg:
Anti-Americanists Begin the Afghan Withdrawal
I suppse the 45 times the defeatocrats tried to lose the war in Iraq because Afghaistan was THE WAR to fight and then later on bomb Pakistan into oblivion, the defeatocrats are now focusiing in on Afghanistan to lose...just like they did to Vietnam. I wonder if they are considering the Killing Fields. Ask John F'n Kerry about that one.(Political Opinion)
Snooper2Fri, Nov 20th, 20091 Diggs, 0 CommentsTaxing the rich Isn't going to save this country...
Senator Car Levin said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan.This is ridiculous. So we're supposed to pay for health care reform, cap and trade legislation and now wars? When will this madness end? This is the Dems' answer to every problem. Simple! Tax the rich! Be careful what you ask for.(Business & Finance)
apinmarinFri, Nov 20th, 20093 Diggs, 2 CommentsObama Allies Want New Tax For Protecting Afghan Opium
Obama Allies Want New Tax To Pay For Cost Of Protecting Afghan Opium Fields, Bribing Taliban - allies of Barack Obama have proposed a new war surtax that will force Americans to foot the bill for the cost of protecting opium fields in Afghanistan, paying off drug lords, and bribing the Taliban. (Political News)
NatnlExpositorFri, Nov 20th, 20091 Diggs, 0 Comments
Afghanistan from WikiPedia:
Though the modern state of Afghanistan was founded or created in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, the land has an ancient history and various timelines of different civilizations. Excavation of prehistoric sites by Louis Dupree, the University of Pennsylvania, the Smithsonian Institution and others suggests that humans were living in what is now Afghanistan at least 50,000 years ago, and that farming communities of the area were among the earliest in the world.
Afghanistan is a country at a unique nexus point where numerous Indo-European civilizations have interacted and often fought, and was an important site of early historical activity. Through the ages, the region has been home to various people, among them the Aryan (Indo-Iranian) tribes, such as the Bactrians, Arians, Arachosians, etc.
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