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Topic: Afghans celebrate independence day
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unionist
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posted 19 August 2007 05:48 AM
Wouldn't this kinda sorta be like Puerto Rico celebrating its independence from Spain? quote: Originally posted by Webgear: To my Afghan friends, may you have a peaceful day and may there be plentiful amounts of lamb, sweet potatoes and bread for your celebration feasts.
And sumptuous banquet tables richly decked with gorgeous garlands of poppies. [ 19 August 2007: Message edited by: unionist ]
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unionist
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posted 19 August 2007 07:10 AM
Meanwhile, "independent" Afghanistan is doing well:Kidnapped German in Afghan video quote: Private TV stations in Afghanistan have broadcast a video appearing to show a female German aid worker who was kidnapped in Kabul on Saturday. [...]A turbaned man in dark glasses then appeared, and said Mrs Meier would not be harmed, before calling for the release of "innocent prisoners". [...] "We are not the Taleban, we are not bad people," he added. [...] Police fired at the kidnappers' car as it sped away but missed it, hitting a taxi instead and killing its driver. Saturday also saw four Afghan engineers abducted while working on a construction project in Kandahar province in the south. [...] The incident comes amid efforts to free 19 South Korean aid workers kidnapped by the Taleban in central Afghanistan. In addition to the South Korean aid workers, Afghan officials are also trying to secure the release of a German man kidnapped from Wardak province in June.
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unionist
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posted 19 August 2007 10:03 AM
quote: Originally posted by Webgear: My recently limited study on insurgences have showed that nearly all insurgents have conducted criminal activities in order to fund their anti government operations.
I spoke of kidnapping innocent civilians for ransom - not "criminal activities" in general. I'm quite sure that all resistance to U.S.-NATO forces is defined as a "criminal activity" in Afghanistan today. But I support such resistance fully. Likewise, insurgents may steal weapons or other resources from the enemy. I have no problem with that either. You'll have noticed, no doubt, that the U.S. defines all its enemies as "unlawful combattants". That's done in order to justify violating the Geneva Conventions. You and I need to be a lot more careful with our terminology in the face of such war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Jingles
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posted 22 August 2007 04:25 PM
quote: two Radio-Canada reporters wounded, one seriously (requiring surgery)
So much for embedding. On the bright side, they can milk this for more stories about how they, the brave media, are the story. I am sick and tired of douchebag reporters wearing helmets and flack jackets reporting on how brave they are, pretending they are the star in their own war movie. Our media, including the CBC, would give Fox a run for its money in uncritical war cheerleading.
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posted 22 August 2007 08:28 PM
It's an ill wind that blows no good:They secured a hill!!!! quote: The bomb is believed to have been planted by insurgents who were retreating from an intense battle with Canadian soldiers. The Canadians had been working to secure a strategic hill near the town of Mas'um Ghar in the Zhari district."I want to say that the casualties today came about at the end of the operation that was carried out," Laroche said, noting that the mission was a success. "In other words, we had reached the target, we had carried out the mission and, in fact, they were consolidating on the target and that's when the incident happened."
The families and loved ones of the three fallen personnel will be heartened to know that we have secured a hill in Afghanistan. Furthermore, the insurgents responsible for these deaths were "retreating" at the time, another positive note. It's astounding to me that the battle for that strategic hill had received no media coverage prior to these tragic deaths. [ 22 August 2007: Message edited by: unionist ]
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remind
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posted 26 August 2007 06:15 AM
Foreign raid kills dozens of Afghans: residents quote: LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Residents of a Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan said on Sunday dozens of civilians including women and children had been killed in aerial bombing. ...So far between 60 killed and wounded people have been recovered and there are people who are trapped under collapsed houses," Mohammad told Reuters outside the hospital. "It was a quiet evening and the bombardment began all of a sudden. Cattle have also been killed," said a family member of Mohammad, called Haji Saeed Mohammad. "We can't do any thing, can't stay in our villages and can't go anywhere ... it is best for us to be killed all at once than being killed every day," he added.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070826/ts_nm/afghan_violence_dc The British deny arial attacks while the USA is "checking", uh excuse me ,but we know they were arial bombing the area, Brits died from friendly fire attacks. [ 26 August 2007: Message edited by: remind ]
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posted 05 September 2007 08:44 PM
Taliban retaking hard-won areas of Afghanistan: Canadian military quote: Despite Canadian military victories that ousted Taliban rebels from volatile pockets of Afghanistan, a combination of poorly trained Afghan police and corrupt officials have led to re-infiltration of those hard-won regions, the second-in-command of the Canadian mission says.Col. Christian Juneau, the deputy commander of the Canadian joint task force in southern Afghanistan, said that although soldiers have successfully driven insurgents out of some hotbed districts, the Taliban over time has been able to take those areas back from Afghan forces.
Our brave Canadian troops chase the scumbags out - and the corrupt Afghans let them back in. Oh Lordie, when do we get to see the cheering crowds with the floral garlands? The young women taking a break from studying electrical engineering to come hug and kiss our brave ones? What more are we supposed to do for these ungrateful people???
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unionist
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posted 22 September 2007 02:48 PM
Taleban to facilitate polio vaccination of 1.3 million children quote: The UN says it has begun a massive polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan's troubled southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand.Taleban leaders have pledged to honour a deal to allow 10,000 health workers to immunise 1.3 million children during the week-long campaign, the UN says. [...] [A] Taleban spokesman said the workers would be granted safe passage in southern Afghanistan to carry out their programme. [...] "This is an incredible, happy development," said Ms Mbengue [Unicef spokeswoman in Kandahar].
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