Stephen Grey’s investigation on Kandahar was filmed and produced by Stephen and Afghan journalist N.R., (who cannot be named in full) with additional research by Oliver Laughland. By Channel 4 News Updated on 16 May 2010 Author Stephen Grey writes about how “warlords” control the Afghan city of Kandahar, a population centre deemed by Nato [...]
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Afghanistan “Medal of Honor” video game puts players in role of Taliban, sparking war of words
BY Meena Hartenstein NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – August 16th 2010 A new video game that gives players a view through the eyes of the Taliban is sparking a war of words on the home front. Set in modern-day Afghanistan, the latest offering from Electronic Arts’ “Medal of Honor” series simulates the conflict between insurgents [...]
With Its Horrifying Cover Story, Time Gave the War a Boost. Did Its Reporter Profit?
By John Gorenfeld Observer August 12, 2010 The maimed face of 18-year-old Aisha, her nose and ears cut off as punishment by her Afghan husband for fleeing his home, made the cover of Time magazine last week and changed the debate over the country’s military involvement in Afghanistan. Hitting stands just as a growing chorus [...]
Aid Group Doubts Taliban Role in Medical Team’s Killing
Team’s Driver Being Held by Afghan Govt by Jason Ditz Antiwar Forum - August 09, 2010 The International Assistance Mission (IAM), a humanitarian aid group which has been operating in Afghanistan for decades, downplayed claims of responsibility by the Taliban for the killing of 10 members of a medical team. Dirk Frans, the group’s executive director, [...]
Photo of disfigured Afghan woman outrages America
By Patrick Cockburn Independent - Saturday, 31 July 2010 A shocking picture of an 18-year-old Afghan woman whose nose was hacked off after she fled an abusive husband has stirred up the long-running controversy over whether Nato forces should negotiate with the Taliban. The girl in the picture, which appears on the front of Time magazine [...]
The other, powerful Karzai boss in Afghanistan
By Dan Murphy, Staff writer The Christian Science Monitor - July 14, 2010 Kandahar, Afghanistan Ahmed Wali Karzai, leader of the Popalzai tribe and the most powerful man in Kandahar, settles down in his chambers for another round of grievance hearing, dispute settling, and political strategizing. Gazed down upon by a photo of his assassinated father [...]
U.S. Rebuilds Power Plant, Taliban Reap a Windfall
By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV Wall Street Journal JULY 13, 2010 LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan—The U.S. has poured more than $100 million into upgrading the Kajaki hydropower plant, the biggest source of electricity in south Afghanistan. And it plans on spending much more, in an effort to woo local sympathies away from the Taliban insurgency. Yet, one of [...]
Report: 2010 worst for Afghanistan
Aljazeera - July 12, 2010 The current year has been the most violent in Afghanistan since the US-led forces invaded the land-locked central Asian country in 2001, an Afghan rights group has said. According to the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM), civilian deaths have risen amid increased insecurity and the Taliban remains far from being defeated. “In [...]
East Afghanistan Sees Taliban as ‘Morally Superior’ to Karzai
By Spencer Ackerman Wired.com – July 6, 2010 The looming security operations — er, “rising tide” — in southern Afghanistan are getting all the attention. But the American-led coalition may be in serious trouble in eastern Afghanistan as well. According to a just-departed U.S. commander in charge of a big chunk of the area, locals in [...]
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