Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
January 12, 2010
Spin of generals and deaths of troops
In an interview with USA TODAY, Marine Maj. Gen. Richard Mills said that the US troops have driven the Taliban from most towns and villages in the Afghan province of Helmand. In his words, “They’ve taken on the Taliban, the insurgency, right in the heartland and they’ve defeated them.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
December 2, 2009
30,000 more troops to Afghanistan
The so long awaited decision of Obama on Afghanistan reached us last night from the Military Academy of West Point. While an unemotional gray sea of cadets looked at their commander-in-chief, they and the rest of the world watching heard those words we more or less expected: an additional 30,000 US soldiers were to march into Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 3, 2009
Will Obama finally make up his mind?
The latest news from Afghanistan could be described as another setback for President Obama in his commitment to the war in that country. The re-election of Hamid Karzai as President of Afghanistan, is forcing the US and NATO to help one of the most corrupt governments in the world in the war against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
October 23, 2009
For Afghanistan, a new election
Two months after the Afghan people voted to choose a president and after it became know that fraud had been perpetrated, US and European officials lobbied for Mr Karzai to accept the fraud ruling believing a credible government is critical for overcoming the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
October 15, 2009
The imbroglio of Afghanistan
One of the most astonishing news of the day and according to Times, was the revelation of the payments that Berlusconi’s government made to the local Taliban warlords of the area the Italian troops were stationed in Afghanistan to keep things quiet. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 18, 2009
Six Italian soldiers killed in Kabul
While right now in the US politicians are bickering and posturing trying to get a health reform much needed but little believed in, very soon they are going to be involved in another important matter which is adding to the deficit the government is running but much more important increasing the deaths of the American and NATO soldiers: Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 8, 2009
The deaths continue in Afghanistan
The first reports we had were of an air strike by US fighter jets that appeared to have killed Afghan civilians last Friday. Since then we have learn that there were German troops who had ordered the attack on two tankers. The bombing by the US jet created many dead and injured people. And then the information or misinformation began. Were they civilian casualties or Taliban fighters? Read the rest of this entry »
