In 2009, the U.S. is still fighting the Taliban, and al-Qaeda operatives are still plotting from Afghanistan. And one part of the region's deadly muddle has gotten worse. In 2001 there were fears that the war in Afghanistan would destabilize Pakistan. (The Pashtun ethnic group, which makes up a large part of the Taliban insurgency, straddles the border between the two countries.) Those fears are n... read full post picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

Afghanistan has quietly passed a law permitting Shia men to deny their wives food and sustenance if they refuse to obey their husbands' sexual demands, despite international outrage over an earlier version of the legislation which President Hamid Karzai had promised to review. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Boxers or briefs? That is the age old question most guys ponder. For one Fort Worth soldier currently based in Afghanistan, his preference was revealed in a widely circulated photo that has made him famous. 19-year-old Army Specialist Zachary Boyd was sleeping in his quarters in the eastern mountains of Afghanistan when his base was attacked by Taliban insurgents. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan who returned from three decades of exile to bless his war-battered country's fragile course toward democracy, died Monday, President Hamid Karzai said. He was 92. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

A U.S. soldier accidentally called his parents during a firefight in Afghanistan picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

A fallen rock was blocking a route in Afghanistan and EOD decided to blow it up. A wasp hive was found under the rock and they were not happy. Cool video. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

One in nine women in Afghanistan will die during or shortly after pregnancy at some point in her lifetime. Two months from now, Family Care International will hold a global conference called Women Deliver in London to advocate for more training. Programs have already tripled the number of midwives in the country. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

4 members of a U.S. military team died after a bomb struck their convoy near Kunduz. Two U.S. soldiers were killed in a bombing in the southern province of Zabul. Two Canadians and one Briton were killed in Zabul on Monday when their helicopter crashed. A suicide bomber detonated a car filled with explosives outside the gates of the primary NATO base in southern Afghanistan, killing two Afgh... read full post picked by maven 5 months ago

A single mother, is being threatened with a military court-martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan, despite having been told she would be granted extra time to find someone to care for her 11-month-old son while she is overseas.

<=== Not the mom in question picked by tigertony 2 weeks ago

Washington Post reported that Obama was sending 13k troops, mostly support personnel to help our forces in Afghanistan. The pentagon refuted that number and stated there was no way to get an accurate number. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

British Chief of the Defense Staff Air Chief Marshal Jock Stirrup confirmed Friday that the army will pull Prince Harry out of Afghanistan after news of his deployment there was leaked.
Update to this post. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

The British tradition of "war poetry" will be revived by the BBC, who are sending one of the country's leading poets to Afghanistan.

The planned one-hour documentary, Behind the Lines, is to be produced by BBC veteran Roger Courtier, who hopes to send Simon Armitage to Helmand for a month. Courtier believes the tradition of the British war poet deserves to be reinstated. picked by bingo 6 months ago

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver in southern Afghanistan's largest city early Saturday, snatching the woman from a residential neighborhood as she was on her way to work. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Why?

Because he still believes Obama was not born in the United States.
Related picked by JoshSF49 5 months ago

The New York Times is up to their normal biased bs. They are running a story showing how there have been 121 deaths caused by veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. They try to paint the soldiers as victims of the war and of Bush of course. The numbers though, tell a different story, one showing far fewer deaths than the general population. Update to this. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (CNN) -- His name was Phillip A. Myers. A staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, he was killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan on Saturday. The return of his body to the United States aboard a charter aircraft Sunday marked a solemn moment that has been repeated more than 5,000 times at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware since the start of the war in Afghanistan in... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 8 months ago

Figures to be released in September are expected to show that Afghanistan's poppy production has risen up to 15 percent since 2006 and that the country now accounts for 95 percent of the world's crop, 3 percentage points more than last year. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Associated Press correspondent Alfred de Montesquiou, AP photographer Julie Jacobson and AP Television News cameraman Ken Teh were among the patrol when they were ambushed outside of a pomegranate grove.
Very well written. picked by theshizknitt725 3 months ago

One man has lost 3 out of his four limbs, but is skiing with a special ski down slalom slopes.

Amazing and inspirational story. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

A giant statue of a Buddha has been discovered in central Afghanistan, near to the ruins of the world-famous Bamiyan Buddhas. Archaeologists say the 19m (62ft) statue is in a sleeping position and dates back to the Third Century. Other relics such as coins and ceramics were also found. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago