... , but experience has taught this blogger that very few people want to know the truth about the war in Afghanistan and how President Obama has plans to escalate our footprint in Afghanistan with the ... more U.S. troops. This video was made in the Emergency Room of a Kabul, Afghanistan hospital and shows the innocent victims of what is now "Obama's war," young children and some adults ...

A loud explosion was heard in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday, witnesses said.  The explosion appeared to come from the centre of Kabul. No other details were immediately available.  The explosion occurred at around 10:20 local time as the Eid-al-Adha ... as security forces rushed to the scene, apparently in central Kabul. The news follows a recent spate of explosions in the capital, ...

... a hostile environment. The project is a high profile asset protection task in Kabul with a site security team of approx 200 personnel to manage. Previous experience of ... a combination of sound security management experience and client facing skills. Experience of working in Afghanistan is desirable but not essential. If you are interested in this role please send a covering letter and CV to jobs@ ...

KABUL, Afghanistan - Two Afghan teenagers held in U.S. detention north of Kabul this year said they were beaten by American guards, photographed naked, deprived of sleep and held ... those cases,” he said. Jonathan Horowitz, who works on detention issues in Afghanistan for the Open Society Institute, said: “These allegations of physical and mental abuse at ...

If True, Even More Reason for Special Proscecutor KABUL, Afghanistan - Two Afghan teenagers held in U.S. detention north of Kabul this year said they were beaten by American guards, photographed naked, deprived of sleep and held in solitary confinement in concrete cells for at least two weeks while undergoing daily interrogation about their alleged links

REWIND - Images from the Archive. Kabul, Afghanistan. May 2002 REWIND - Images from the Archive. A showcase for some of my favorite images here on the blog that aren't particularly in the working portfolio. Look for this occasional feature where I'll highlight a single image that's meant a lot throughout my career. Enjoy. -cg.

... PST, December 6, 2009 Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan An estimated $10 million a day ... flow of cash "but the effort needs to be broader than just Afghanistan and it needs to encompass tougher measures in places like Dubai ... coordinating director for development and economic affairs in Afghanistan, said that cracking down on cash smuggling is a step toward establishing ...

... Bond: suave killer who drives a Toyota Camry KABUL, Afghanistan — The television set crackles with breaking news: Terrorists have smuggled a nuclear bomb into Kabul and are preparing to take out the Afghan capital. There is panic and pandemonium. Facing ... ;Nijat” will debut next year as part of the fifth annual Kabul International Documentary and Short Film Festival. Read ...

... both sides of an issue. Nevertheless, I have to confess, sometimes I struggle to be objective. It took going to Kabul, Afghanistan, to realize that something I had long thought was a straight ... vehicle emissions that I am sure has compromised my longevity. That said, I didn't go to Afghanistan looking for paradise and, I must say, I was not the least bit disappointed. The sites, sounds and ...

... to prop up with the billions of dollars from the US treasury. First we can talk about the mansions in Kabul, where simple government officials making a few hundred dollars a month live like princes. Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Afghans have a name for the huge, gaudy mansions that have sprung up in Kabul's wealthy Sherpur neighborhood since 2001. They call them & ...

... Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived unannounced in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday to grace the inauguration of President Hamid ... corruption. Clinton also met with the commanders of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Generals Stanley A. McChrystal and Karl W. Eikenberry, ... the security situation in the country. At the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Clinton praised the diplomatic staff for their work amid ...

... says. U.S. and Afghan officials believe much of the cash is going to the Taliban. Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan – An estimated $10 million a day is smuggled out of ... off you will be able to cut off the insurgency. Unfortunately, I suspect that the corruption is so deep in Afghanistan …. it probably involves everyone. The Amount Of Money That Flows Out Of Afghanistan Shock’s ...

... government must take responsibility for its own survival. Gerard Russell Writing From Kabul, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's inauguration ... happened and were marred by fraud. We have been here before, and survived. No, what is depressing about the situation in Afghanistan is not that it has suddenly gotten much worse but that it steadily fails to get better. By the time U.S. ...

... in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid insurgency - The Chronicle Herald KABUL, Afghanistan — Hundreds of Afghan and international troops already battling a rising ... ;between end of November and May,” he later told reporters. WHO has made To Afghanistan’s many problems, now add the flu - Bellingham Herald KABUL, Afghanistan As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside bombs, leftover Soviet ...

... Smith 4 American Military Personnel Die in Afghanistan -- New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — Four United States troops have died fighting in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, NATO said in a statement Monday, as the Obama ... the number of American forces here. Three died on Sunday in southern Afghanistan in two separate incidents. One was killed in a small arms attack by ...