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The Mother of All Flip-Flops

The Mother of All Flip-Flops

In Fargo, N.D., Barack Obama was asked if he’s considering changing his policy on Iraq. He said: my position has not changed but keep in mind what that original position was. I have always said that I will listen to commanders on the ground; I’ve always said that the pace of withdrawal would be di…

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Mended Wings Blog

Mended Wings Blog

I should never complain. Look at http://lesliekamm.blogspot.com, entitled “Mended Wings”, where the author writes about caring for her son, who is the ICU of a hospital in Texas after being severely wounded in Afghanistan. Here is an excerpt from something she wrote in June: “Kevin was in a NATO con…

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Limbaugh: Democrats will not say “We honor your service” to troops returning from Iraq

Limbaugh: Democrats will not say “We honor your service” to troops returning from Iraq

On the July 2 edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, Rush Limbaugh asserted that troops returning from Iraq “will not receive anything from the Democrat [sic] Party along the likes of ‘Job well done. We’re proud of you.’ And this is highly distressing. Not only will Democrats not say, n…

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A Taste of Afghanistan

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Terrorist Training Afghanistan

Terrorist Training Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
Features country and city as well as thematic, refugee, and historical maps of Afghanistan. From the Perry-Castañeda Map Collection.

csoj Sarkozy OTAN Afghanistan 3-4

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National anthem of Kingdom of Afghanistan (instrumental)

   National anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1943-1973) Hymne nationale du Royaume d’Afghanistan (1943-1973)Author: Vietnamien2Tags: national anthem Kingdom of Afghanistan 1943 1973 instrumental Posted: 30 May 2008Rating: 0.0Votes: 0

Weiner: Wars In Iraq, Afghanistan Taking Costly Toll On City Taxpayers

The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are taking a financial toll on city taxpayers, according to a study released Monday by Representative Anthony Weiner.

Students inside Samandab School, Takhar, Afghanistan

  

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Pentagon Extends Afghanistan Tours

Pentagon Extends Afghanistan Tours
The Pentagon has extended tours for 2200 Marines in Afghanistan. It had insisted for months the unit would come home on time.

Will Afghanistan Violence hurt McCain Campaign?
Meanwhile, guerrillas used a roadside bomb to kill 5 Afghan troops in Logan, central Afghanistan. There was also a major firefight between the Afghan army and a group characterized as “Taliban” in Badghis in the northwest.

Living for Jesus in a Combat Zone
Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan (PRWEB) September 11, 2006 — Five years after terrorists launched the fatal attacks of September 11 on U.S. soil, American troops remain in the Middle East, searching out…

Mindless Afghanistan

Mindless Afghanistan

MSI with Afghan theme

Author: Fosse13
Keywords: MSI, Mindless self Indulgence, Afghanistan, funny, Air Force, Military
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Open Question: What had achieved the U.S war against drugs, since the 60s ?
supply and demand! Americans are the main consumers of legal and illegal drugs around the world!!!!!!!!!!! For the mean time drug traffickers are operating with impunity and trafficking cocaine from Colombia via Venezuela, via Cuba to Florida, USA. They are fighting with drug traffickers and mafia mobs operating in the Pacific west coast ( Mexican, Colombian, Italian and Russian mafias)! Americans import: Cocaine from Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador Heroin and Marijuana from Mexico and Afghanistan Dope from Canada, Nepal or Jamaica Meth, crystal and other synthetic drugs made in USA Ecstasy from Netherlands Chinese opium, etc etc etc… from all parts of the world!

Open Question: How would the candidates, if elected, clean up the mess at the DOJ?
For all the allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan, few U.S. individuals or companies have been hauled into court, placed under oath and forced to answer a lot of questions. There’s a massive backlog of whistle-blower cases over at the Department of Justice. Critics argue that the delays are at least partly the result of foot-dragging by Justice and the federal agencies whose position it represents, especially in the touchy area of suppliers that may have overbilled the government for equipment, food and other items used by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/todays_must_readof.php Well, we know what company got the no-bid contract to supply our soldiers with spoiled food and tainted water. The same one that pulled up all American stakes and moved to Dubai. Halliburton. The same company that’s still lining Dick Cheney’s pockets. So what will our candidates do about all this mess? Things that should make DOJ investigators and our new President and the new Democratic Congress go, “Hmmm…”: Halliburton Exploited Iraq’s Oil-for-Food Program While Cheney was CEO http://www.pubrecord.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=180&Itemid=16 When Outsourcing Turns Outrageous http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_31/b3995075.htm Audit: 98% Of Iraq Contractors Failed To Comply With Fraud Regulations http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/23/audit-98-of-iraq-contract_n_103249.html Contractor Fraud Unchecked In Iraq http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/05/cbsnews_investigates/main2334784.shtml Logjam of War Contractor Fraud Suits http://www.truthout.org/article/logjam-war-contractor-fraud-suits

Open Question: Arguing before leaving?
My boyfriend is leaving for Afghanistan in a few months. Since we found out, we have been fighting more and more. Everything I do seems to make him mad and he has called me some very nasty names recently during our fights (I never call him names). He has been to Iraq before. He admitted to me that he pushed his previous girlfriend away before that deployment. The thing is, we want to get married. We love each other very much and I know that the only reason he’s acting like this is because he’s afraid of how things will be when he’s gone. I’ve tried talking to him about it, but it’s like talking to a wall. How can I be supportive and let him know that I will still be there for him no matter what? I’ve told him this already, but it’s not seeming to sink in. How can I help? One of the main things we fight about is that I get very emotional easily. I cry over little things. I can’t help it. He thinks I’ll be weak when he’s away. How can I become stronger? By the way: I’m 23 and he’s 28. I don’t even feel comfortable posting this. He’d probably think I’m being too emotional…

Resolved Question: US troops are dying in Afghanistan because there aren’t enough troops to support them?
This is a statement from the Joint Chief of Staff. Is this equivalent to a criminal act of murder each time one of our brave soldiers die because they don’t have enough troops to continue the mission? A volunteer military is the best option, but if we can’t get enough volunteers there are few options….Pull the troops out of harms way or start a draft. Are you ready for your sons and daughters to be drafted, since not enough are volunteering to keep our military viable? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

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A quick view of the US Army’s Camp Harriman. The camp was named in honor of CW2 Stanley Harriman, 3rd Special Forces Group, killed in action on March 2nd, 2002.

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Keywords: short film military Bagram Afghanistan
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Open Question: Can I sync a M4V file to my iPod Classic?
I have an iPod 6gen 80gig. I was getting some podcasts (Freedom Journal: Iraq + Afghanistan), and I noticed they’re in M4V. I’ve found vague references, but I can’t find a simple straight answer. Can I sync these to my iPod directly, or will I have to convert to MP4?

Open Question: hoax or not? Mr. Juscelino’s predictions for the furture??true or not??
Princess Diana was assassinated; Mr. Juseleeno sent a warning letter to Diana via post office on 4th March,1997 “ I got the message from the God that someone is planning to kill you in the car accident, your life will be dangerous, 7 angels told me about this. You may die in this car accident and the specialist may close this case as a driving mistake, but they are totally wrong. The murder is close to you…. And it will happen before 2000” Juseleeno also send this warning letter to the time, Darlytelegraph and Guardian etc. new agents in England, but never published. The car accident was happened on 31st August,1997, 5 month after the warning letter was sent out. Just as the prophesy said that the case was closed as driving mistake. The accuracy of this prophesy is not only to predict the huge event but also the truth of the intrigue behind the event. There are a lot of rumors after the accident, Diana was killed by the England royal family centered by queen Elizabeth. The prophesy said it will happen before 2000, though there isn’t exact date on, but this prophesy was sent to the president(FernandoHenriqueSilvaCardoso) of Brazil 2 years before the accident and mentioned about “from 1997 to 98 that Diana will die” etc. The second attack of World Trade Center, it is 911 Jeseleeno sent the warning letter to the president of USA in 1989, the warning letter had also published at a notarization office which run by Mr. Klicheeba in the town of Palana. This warning letter also predicted that the World Trade Center will get the first attack in 1993, though there was no exact date on but the second attack was clearly told 11th September,2001. Everyone knew the result, the first attack was happened on 26th Feb.1993 three and half year after the warning letter sent out, the parking place was blow up and many people injured, the second attack was happened on 11th Sept.2001, 13 years after the warning letter sent out, it is the 911. The exclamatory thing is, this prophesy also told about Afghanistan and Iraq war will start after 911, after Iraq lost, the president Haisan will run to Adawr the middle of Iraq etc. are all in the letter, like you all know, the events in the prediction letter were happened one by one. Sumatra Indonesia earthquake Juseleeno sent the warning letter about Indonesia Sumatra Earthquake to the India Embassy on 16th September, 1996, about 8 years before the disaster. This warning letter predicted that there will be 8.9 earthquake in Aceh Indonesia in the morning of 26th December,2004. India and Indonesia will be attacked by the tsunami. He sent the warning letter to the president of Indonesia on 30th April, 1997, the letter is about “ I dreamed that 7:00am 26th Dec, 2004, South Asia will be attacked by 8.9 earthquake, at the same time will get the tsunami, the area will be Aceh Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maladiv, Bombay. And many people will be dead…… The result is- the earthquake was happened at 07:58am 26th Dec. More than 200000 people dead, the biggest tsunami was about 30 meters, a lot people were dead by the tsunami. He also sent the same letter to Indonesia, Philippine, Thailand and other Embassies. He also got the thanks letter from these countries. The thanks letter from Meigawadi said “ about the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, to prevent the disaster, we must do a lot of things, but in another hand, we can do nothing”. The thanks letter from Indonesia Embassy said “…..we will send this letter to our government, if you have any update information, please let us know”. From above information, Juseleeno already predicted that there will be more than 200000 people die in the tsunami and earthquake 8 years before the disaster, he sent the warning letter with detail date on to these countries, but nobody did any preventive measures. The writer pick up a few events which Juseleeno predicted for the future. 2007 - Tornado attacked Brazil, thousands people dead. - 2007 or July of 2008 Japan will get earthquake and get 30 meters tsunami. - Japan will get earthquake and typhoon in October, He predicted that the huge typhoon will happen on - - 26th October in the warning Letter USA will get the terror attack on 17th December. 2008 - Will find the medicine for AIDS and Dengue - 18th July, Philippine will get 8.1 earthquake, thousands people will die - The Empire State Building New York will get terror attack in September. - 13th of September, China will get 9.1 earthquake in Nanning and Hainan, at the same time will get 30 meters Tsunami, millions people will die, the tsunami may go to Japan Directly. 2009 - 25th January. 8.9 earthquake will attacked Japan, Hundred thousands people will die. - November, Japan will get earthquake again. Thousands people will die. - Brazilian government can not pay the insurance because of the finance problems. Will get the riot. - 24th August, Istanbul Turkey will get 8.9 earthquake. The road will be parted. - 16th December, Sumatra Indonesia will get 7.8 earthquake. Thousands people will die. 2010 - The temperature will reach 58 degrees in many countries of Africa, at the same time will lack of water. - 15th June, the New York stock market will be - The temperature in Africa will reach 58 degrees, it is unbelievable number, but in May 2007, people who travel around Africa said the temperature in Greece and Turkey are already 39-40 degrees, Iraq and Arabia is about 45-46 degrees, it is possible to happen in the summer but not in may, we can imagine that in the summer of 2010, the world will become warmer and Africa will get the high temperature. 2011 - Will found the treatment for Cancer. But another new cancer will occur. - A serious disease will occur, it will be called ALS, People will die after 4 hours get ALS - Bird flu H5N1 will infect to human, 7300000 people will die till 2013. Mr.Juseleeno’s prophesy is not only for the disease and earthquake but also for the exact name. For example the formal US president Gore famous book “ An Inconvenient Truth”. The name of tornado which will attack Brazil, and thousands people will die, the name of infectious disease ( ALS), the name for San Francisco’s earthquake ( the Big One) and etc. events. 2012 - The area of glebe will be extended regarding the aridity and become desert, from 2015 till 2020, the trees will disappear in Amazon. - From 6th Dec. the sky will start the black cloud time, it is called weather cloudy. Human start die because of the infectious disease’s overspread. 2013 - Find the treatment for cancer except the brain cancer. - Bahamas of West Indies, from 1st Nov. till 25th the Volcano will break out and bring the earthquake too, after that will be 150 meters huge tsunami, about 80 meters tsunami will go to Caribbean, About 15 kilometer to 20 kilometer to USA , Brazil and other countries. The sea will go down 6 meters before the tsunami and the birds will move away too. Mr.Juseleeno predicted that when the cats and dogs know the disaster is coming, they want to get away from the venue, they will have strange behaviors 24 hours before the disaster, so we can use that for the standard of judgement. 2014 The small planet will be closer to the earth and may knock together, the exist of this small planet will influent the issue of human live. 2015 In November, the average temperature will reach 59 degrees, many people will die, the world confusion will be bigger. 2016 In the middle of April, huge typhoon will attach some cities of China, about one thousand people will die. The US president Bush will be in the hospital suddenly, has serious sickness. 2018 About the issue of small planet will be closer to the earth, the leaders of each country will gather together to discuss the countermeasure, Mr. Juseleeno already predicted in 2000, and informed the NASA of USA about the exist of the small planet. On 31st June,2002, NASA confirmed and called this small planet 2002ZNT7」。 2019 May find out the science power solution, if the small planet knock together, 1/3 population of the world will die. Mr. Juseleeno predicted that the percentage for the small planet knock the earth will be 60% . In June, the east sea of Japan will get the Tsunami, bigger then the Indonesia tsunami. 2025 Astronomer will find new planet, it may knock the earth again, the possibility will be 80%. 2026 In July, San Francisco will get huge earthquake, it is called “ the big one”, San Andreas Fault will be destroyed, California will disappear, a lot of crater will start again, the tsunami will be more than 150 meters. 2043 The world population reduced, about 80% people dead in the disaster.

Open Question: Why isn’t Bush sending more troops to Afghanistan?
Didn’t he say he’d give the Generals in the field whatever they asked for? Come to find out, they’ve been asking for troops for months now, but there’s none left to send. Now the Taliban is making a major resurgence. Whose fault is that?

National anthem of Kingdom of Afghanistan (instrumental)

National anthem of Kingdom of Afghanistan (instrumental)

   National anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1943-1973) Hymne nationale du Royaume d’Afghanistan (1943-1973)Author: Vietnamien2Tags: national anthem Kingdom of Afghanistan 1943 1973 instrumental Posted: 30 May 2008Rating: 0.0Votes: 0

Afgha.com - News - Afghanistan

Afgha.com - News - Afghanistan
Provides news, analysis of events, maps, pictures, and more. … Coalition and Taliban vie for control of southwestern Afghanistan Part 2- Farah province …

Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto : د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت , Persian : جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان ), is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia . It is variously designated as geographically located within Central Asia , [3] [4] South Asia , [5] [6] and the Middle East . [7] [8] [9] It has religious, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighboring states.Etymology · Geography · History · Government and politics · Demographics

Open Question: When was the last time you heard Senator Obama or Senator McCain give a speech on the bloated public sector?
Today our ruling parties tacitly agree that no government department can be eliminated, that major spending reductions are forbidden and that the spending spree must continue. So how and where will all this spending be paid for today and tomorrow? Instead of discussing that, the two major presidential candidates will likely continue a faux debate. They’ll argue ridiculous issues such as whether or not capital gains taxes should be raised, as though taking billions more from the rich will wipe out trillions of dollars of debt that will burden unborn generations. the most serious threat to the United States is not someone hiding in a cave in Afghanistan or Pakistan but our own fiscal irresponsibility

Living for Jesus in a Combat Zone
Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan (PRWEB) September 11, 2006 — Five years after terrorists launched the fatal attacks of September 11 on U.S. soil, American troops remain in the Middle East, searching out…

LiveLeak.com - Redefining the Media
The main purpose of this site is to collect and publish news related to Afghanistan from various news sources on the Internet. This site is run by a group of Afghan students based …

Living for Jesus in a Combat Zone

Open Question: 9/11 partly our fault?
I just finished watching Charlie Wilson’s War. From what I understand, we trained Afghanistan to fight the Russians, but because we didn’t give them any money to rebuild their nation, it was left a third world country with military technology that was top notch for the time period. How much of the movie is just simple Hollywood good guys vs. bad guys, and how much was true? If most was true, would 9/11 still have occured if America gave the resources to Afghanistan to build schools, shelters, and a stable economy? Why or why not? Please add sources. I’m looking for serious answers and not answers telling me I’m unpatriotic.

Afghanistan Peace Organization

Afghanistan Peace Organization
News, Music and other resources about and from Afghanistan. … Is Afghanistan a middle-eastern country? No, a South Central Asian country.

Afghanistan
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The Travel Planning Checklist.
Respected Travel Agent Reveals Everything You Need To Know To Plan Your Next Vacation, Keep You Out Of Trouble And Get You Home Safely. A Must Have Guide When Planning Your Next Trip.

The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the national bestseller Ghost Wars, Steve Coll presents the story of the Bin Laden family’s rise to power and privilege, revealing new information to show how American influences changed the family and how one member’s rebellion changed America

The Bin Ladens rose from poverty to privilege; they loyally served the Saudi royal family for generations—and then one of their number changed history on September 11, 2001. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll tells the epic story of the rise of the Bin Laden family and of the wildly diverse lifestyles of the generation to which Osama bin Laden belongs, and against whom he rebelled. Starting with the family’s escape from famine at the beginning of the twentieth century through its jet-set era in America after the 1970s oil boom, and finally to the family’s attempts to recover from September 11, The Bin Ladens unearths extensive new material about the family and its relationship with the United States, and provides a richly revealing and emblematic narrative of our globally interconnected times.

To a much greater extent than has been previously understood, the Bin Laden family owned an impressive share of the America upon which Osama ultimately declared war—shopping centers, apartment complexes, luxury estates, privatized prisons in Massachusetts, corporate stocks, an airport, and much more. They financed Hollywood movies and negotiated over real estate with Donald Trump. They came to regard George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, and Prince Charles as friends of their family. And yet, as was true of the larger relationship between the Saudi and American governments, when tested by Osama’s violence, the family’s involvement in the United States proved to be narrow and brittle.

Among the many memorable figures that cross these pages is Osama’s older brother, Salem—a free-living, chainsmoking, guitar-strumming pilot, adventurer, and businessman who cavorted across America and Europe and once proposed marriage to four American and European girlfriends simultaneously, attempting to win a bet with the king of Saudi Arabia. Osama and Salem’s father, Mohamed bin Laden, is another force in the narrative—an illiterate bricklayer who created the family fortune through perspicacity and wit, until his sudden death in an airplane crash in 1967, an accident caused by an error by his American pilot.

At the story’s heart lies an immigrant family’s attempt to adapt simultaneously to Saudi Arabia’s puritanism and America’s myriad temptations. The family generation to which Osama belonged—twenty-five brothers and twenty-nine sisters—had to cope with intense change. Most of them were born into a poor society where religion dominated public life. Yet by the time they became young adults, these Bin Ladens found themselves bombarded by Western-influenced ideas about individual choice, by gleaming new shopping malls and international fashion brands, by Hollywood movies and changing sexual mores—a dizzying world that was theirs for the taking, because they each received annual dividends that started in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. How they navigated these demands is an authentic, humanizing story of Saudi Arabia, America, and the sources of attraction and repulsion still present in the countries’ awkward embrace.

Author: Steve Coll
Hardcover:  688 pages
Company: Penguin Press HC, The  (2008-04-01)
ISBN: 1594201641
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The Embassy of Afghanistan, Washington, DC
With information from the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington on Afghanistan’s physical and political reconstruction.

Afghanistan Online
Afghanistan Online provides updated news and information on Afghan culture, history, politics, society, languages, sports, publications, communities, economy, and much more.

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive.


This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, and the desperate battle in the mountains that led, ultimately, to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history. But it is also, more than anything, the story of his teammates, who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left-blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and still breathing. Over the next four days, badly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell fought off six al Qaeda assassins who were sent to finish him, then crawled for seven miles through the mountains before he was taken in by a Pashtun tribe, who risked everything to protect him from the encircling Taliban killers.


A six-foot-five-inch Texan, Leading Petty Officer Luttrell takes us, blow-by-blow, through the brutal training of America’s warrior elite and the relentless rites of passage required by the Navy SEALs. He transports us to a monstrous battle fought in the desolate peaks of Afghanistan, where the beleaguered American team plummeted headlong a thousand feet down a mountain as they fought back through flying shale and rocks. In this rich , moving chronicle of courage, honor, and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers one of the most powerful narratives ever written about modern warfare-and a tribute to his teammates, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Author: Marcus Luttrell
Hardcover:  390 pages
Company: Little, Brown and Company  (2007-06-12) (2007-06-12)
ISBN: 0316067598
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Afghanistan News & Articles on washingtonpost.com
Afghanistan News & Articles on washingtonpost.com … This Is Really the Only Place I Could Be Today’ The Silk Road, Paved in Gold

Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
The #1 New York Times bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West.

Ahmed Rashid is “Pakistan’s best and bravest reporter” (Christopher Hitchens). His unique knowledge of this vast and complex region allows him a panoramic vision and nuance that no Western writer can emulate.

His book Taliban first introduced American readers to the brutal regime that hijacked Afghanistan and harbored the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Now, Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has pro-gressed. His conclusions are devastating: An unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al’ Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East.

Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the crisis in Pakistan are only the beginning. Rashid assesses what her death means for the region and the future. Rashid has unparalleled access to the figures in this global drama, and provides up-to-the-minute analysis better than anyone else. Descent Into Chaos will do for Central Asia what Thomas Rick’s Fiasco did for Iraq — offer a blistering critique of the Bush administration and an impassioned call to correct our failed strategy in the region.

Author: Ahmed Rashid
Hardcover:  544 pages
Company: Viking Adult  (2008-06-03)
ISBN: 0670019704
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Afghanistan Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online

Afghanistan Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
Features country and city as well as thematic, refugee, and historical maps of Afghanistan. From the Perry-Castañeda Map Collection.

UK aid doubles for border region of Pakistan - Financial Times
The UK announced on Thursday that it would be doubling financial assistance to Pakistan to £480m ($952m) by 2011, a move that makes Islamabad the second largest recipient of British aid. Britain said it would be increasing assistance in this way …

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NATO: Afghanistan needs more equipment - San Francisco Gate
A top NATO official says more helicopters, surveillance aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and other equipment are needed in Afghanistan. U.S. Gen. Bantz J. Craddock, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, also wants national authorities to …

Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan - Guardian Unlimited
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay …

Afghanistan | World news | guardian.co.uk
Afghanistan … Photojournalist John D McHugh and Corporal Lachlan MacNeil report from inside Afghanistan … force in Afghanistan suffers deadliest month …

Afgha.com - News - Afghanistan
Provides news, analysis of events, maps, pictures, and more. … Coalition and Taliban vie for control of southwestern Afghanistan Part 2- Farah province …

csoj Sarkozy OTAN Afghanistan 3-4

csoj Sarkozy OTAN Afghanistan 3-4

   1-4 csoj Sarkozy OTAN Afghanistan http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ycc4_csoj-sarkozy-otan-afghanistan-14_news 2-4 csoj Sarkozy OTAN Afghanistan http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4yc6m_csoj-sarkozy-otan-afghanistan-24_news 3-4 csoj Sarkozy OTAN Afghanistan http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4yc3c_csoj-sarkozy-otan-afghanistan-34_news 4-4 csoj Sarkozy OTAN Afghanistan http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ybzb_csoj-sarkozy-otan-afghanistan-44_news Tout en 1 http://humyo.com/F/53471-130900730Author: inetTags: csoj sarkozy otan afghanistan Posted: 04 April 2008Rating: 5.0Votes: 3

Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation’s Dinner with Charlie Wilson’s War Heroine, Joann Herring
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 12, 2008 — On Wednesday, June 18th, the Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation (RAF) will host a dinner at Bobo Restaurant to raise funds for its educational programs in…

Afghanistan’s largest GSM Network Provider Selects HighStreet Xpress Network Management Solution.
TEWKSBURY, MA, USA (PRWEB) January 10, 2006 — HighStreet Networks, Inc., a leader in network management solutions and ORG Telecom Limited, a leading system integrator based at Gurgaon, India,…

Afghanistan foreign troop deaths in June exceed those in Iraq

   Five foreign troops were killed Saturday in Afghanistan, bringing the number of NATO and U.S.-led coalition troop deaths in June to 32 — more than in Iraq.

Christmas Stockings to Reach 17,000 Troops in Afghanistan

Progress in Afghanistan: Aynak Copper Tender Commences
Kabul, Afghanistan (PRWEB) September 11, 2006 — The Afghanistan Ministry of Mines (MoM) is pleased to announce that it has commenced the process that will lead to the tendering of the Aynak copper…

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Shantaram: A Novel
Shantaram: A Novel Crime and punishment, passion and loyalty, betrayal and redemption are only a few of the ingredients in Shantaram, a massive, over-the-top, mostly autobiographical novel. Shantaram is the name given Mr. Lindsay, or Linbaba, the larger-than-life hero. It means “man of God’s peace,” which is what the Indian people know of Lin. What they do not know is that prior to his arrival in Bombay he escaped from an Australian prison where he had begun serving a 19-year sentence. He served two years and leaped over the wall. He was imprisoned for a string of armed robberies peformed to support his heroin addiction, which started when his marriage fell apart and he lost custody of his daughter. All of that is enough for several lifetimes, but for Greg Roberts, that’s only the beginning.

He arrives in Bombay with little money, an assumed name, false papers, an untellable past, and no plans for the future. Fortunately, he meets Prabaker right away, a sweet, smiling man who is a street guide. He takes to Lin immediately, eventually introducing him to his home village, where they end up living for six months. When they return to Bombay, they take up residence in a sprawling illegal slum of 25,000 people and Linbaba becomes the resident “doctor.” With a prison knowledge of first aid and whatever medicines he can cadge from doing trades with the local Mafia, he sets up a practice and is regarded as heaven-sent by these poor people who have nothing but illness, rat bites, dysentery, and anemia. He also meets Karla, an enigmatic Swiss-American woman, with whom he falls in love. Theirs is a complicated relationship, and Karla’s connections are murky from the outset.

Roberts is not reluctant to wax poetic; in fact, some of his prose is downright embarrassing. Throughought the novel, however, all 944 pages of it, every single sentence rings true. He is a tough guy with a tender heart, one capable of what is judged criminal behavior, but a basically decent, intelligent man who would never intentionally hurt anyone, especially anyone he knew. He is a magnet for trouble, a soldier of fortune, a picaresque hero: the rascal who lives by his wits in a corrupt society. His story is irresistible. Stay tuned for the prequel and the sequel. –Valerie Ryan

Author: Gregory David Roberts
Paperback:  944 pages
Company: St. Martin’s Griffin  (2005-10-01) (2005-09-29)
ISBN: 0312330537
List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $9.05
Used Price: $6.75

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