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Department of Defence muzzles civilian MDs
Publication of article describing soldier's death in Afghanistan prompts DND to warn physicians not to release sensitive information. http://tinyu rl.com/38hfwb From Information Clearing House ...
Abzug statt Aufstockung der Bundeswehr!
17. August 2007 Nach Aussage des Staatsministers im Auswärtigen Amt, Erler, erwägt die Bundesregierung, mehr Soldaten an den Hindukusch zu schicken. Dazu erklärt das Mitglied im Geschäftsführenden Parteivorstand... ...
We've been neglected and let down say combat troops
The government is failing in its historic duty of care towards frontline troops who put their lives on the line in Iraq and Afghanistan, forces charities and campaigners claim. http://www.guardia n.co.uk/military/story/0,, 2148952,00.html From... ...
How the "Good War" in Afghanistan Went Bad
David Rohde and David E. Sanger report in Sunday's New York Times that the so-called "good war" in Afghanistan went south because the Bush administration diverted scarce resources to Iraq. http://www.truthout .org/docs_2006/081207A.sht ml ...
Call to oust foreign troops at Kabul jirga
Pakistani tribal elder and former MP, Malik Fazel Manaan Mohmand, told 700 delegates seated in a giant white tent that the presence of Nato and US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan was a major cause of... ...
UK asked to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
The British Pukhtuns Association on Wednesday appealed to the United Kingdom to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and stop spending huge amount on military activities in the embattled country to bring... ...
UK worried over Taliban's advance
UK ministers believe that if Afghanistan falls into the hands of the Taliban, Pakistan may also fall, with dire consequences for British security. According to a report in the Guardian, Britain has been... ...
British Military Asks US Forces to Leave Afghan Province
Carlotta Gall reports for The New York Times, "A senior British commander in southern Afghanistan said in recent weeks that he had asked that American Special Forces leave his area of operations because... ...
It's easy for soldiers to score heroin in Afghanistan
Simultaneously stressed and bored, U.S. soldiers are turning to the widely available drug for a quick escape. http://www.salon. com/news/feature/2007/08/0 7/afghan_heroin/ Britai n is protecting the biggest... ...
It takes inane optimism to see victory in Afghanistan
This war against the Taliban is part of a post-imperial spasm. The longer it is waged, the graver the consequences. http://www. guardian.co.uk/commentisfr ee/story/0,,2143788,00.htm l From Information... ...