Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
August 26, 2010
Spain mourns slain troops in Afghanistan
Spain was mourning today the death of two Spanish officers and their interpreter, a Spanish citizen of Iranian origin, who were slain yesterday in Afghanistan. The killings took place in Badghis province in the northwest of the country , where Spanish forces are training police recruits as part of a NATO effort to turn over responsibility for security to the Afghan army and police. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
July 19, 2010
The British are coming…
British Prime Minister David Cameron, in power since last May, arrives Tuesday to the US for his first official visit. In the UK there is a lot of expectation about the treatment he will receive by the Obama administration. The British have not forgotten the shoddy treatment the former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown got last year during his White House visit. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
July 5, 2010
After the celebrations, back to reality
Yesterday the country was celebrating. After all the depressing news of the past months, it was a kind of catharsis that everybody needed. Unfortunately the problems did not disappear and we have to continue facing them. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 25, 2010
Reality should be faced in Afghanistan
Plans made for Afghanistan by the Obama administration are not going totally according to the goals that were made. Maybe because in some cases they appeared to be more wishes that real plans for something that could succeed. In any case, the so much talked about ’surge’ has had mixed results. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 18, 2010
Will history repeat itself in Afghanistan?
This past weekend marked 22 years since the Soviet troops began leaving Afghanistan after eight years of occupation. The US and the coalition forces should be aware of that and hope that history does not repeat itself. Specially now that things are not really going that well in that country for the coalition troops with the rate of attacks doubling from a year ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 15, 2010
Mr. Karzai went to Washington
With Afghan President Hamid Karzai back in Kabul, many in the US are still wondering what those four day visit to Washington accomplished and what is the direction Obama is taking the country in the war he chose to fight. And specially what is he doing about Karzai. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
April 15, 2010
How we treat our troops in the US
Is it a case of different cultures and their approach to death, to the way they honor their dead? It might be something of that but it is hard to believe that is the way it is. I am talking about the different ways countries which have troops fighting in Afghanistan honor their dead soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »
