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Die NATO will in Afghanistan mehr AWACS-Aufklärungsflugzeuge einsetzen - mit deutscher Beteiligung. Der Widerstand in Berlin ist groß.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/28/28437/1.html

Viele Zivilisten sterben durch Luftangriffe der Nato-Truppen, erfolgreiche Bombardements könnten allerdings auch Zielen von Taliban-Gruppierungen dienen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/28/28418/1.html



Afghanistan: Bomben auf die Hochzeit

Bundesregierung will nichts Genaues von den zivilen Opfern der US-Bombardements wissen und greift mitunter auch zur Desinformation.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/28/28417/1.html

The vast majority of Afghan insurgents are not necessarily the Taliban, but those who feel spurred to fighting by broken promises, lack of a stable government, blood feuds and economic considerations.

http://tinyurl.com/6rumto


From Information Clearing House

In an interview given to Le Monde, writer, geo-strategist, "asymmetric war" specialist, fellow and founder of the Center for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) in Afghanistan Gerard Chaliand explains why he believes plans to reinforce NATO's military presence in Afghanistan will fail.

http://www.truthout.org/article/victory-afghanistan-is-impossible

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/07/21/10507/



http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=heavy+toll

Despite the significant gains Canadian troops have achieved in Afghanistan, Gen. Walter Natynczyk admitted the country's overall situation is worsening.

http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?203551


From Information Clearing House

Gary Brecher for AlterNet says: "After six years of ignoring Afghanistan, things have gotten bad enough to force American officials to pay attention. For the past two months, US casualties in Afghanistan have been higher than in Iraq. And on July 13, Afghanistan definitely got everybody's attention when nine US troops were killed in what Wikipedia is now officially calling 'The Battle of Wanat.' Three days after the battle, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the US-dominated military force running the country, announced it's abandoning Wanat completely."

http://www.truthout.org/article/the-taliban-strikes-back

USA Today

07/20/08

NATO has admitted that its forces accidentally killed at least four civilians in eastern Afghanistan, and a local official said foreign troops clashed with Afghan police in the west, killing nine. The reported civilian and police deaths could damage popular support for the Afghan government as well as for foreign forces operating here. President Hamid Karzai has pleaded with the U.S. and other nations fighting resurgent militants to avoid civilian casualties...

http://tinyurl.com/6r9jqj


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Karzai

By Ron Jacobs

It's the perennial thorn in the colonialist's side. It's the war that won't go away. It's a wasp sting that swells, slowly choking the life out of the sting's recipient. It is the nearly seven-year old occupation of Afghanistan by the United States and various NATO allies. Nearly forgotten by most Americans, the situation in that country has taken headlines away from the occupation of Iraq because of the resurgence of the anti-occupation forces.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20315.htm

MSNBC

07/17/08

Afghanistan has been drawing a fresh influx of jihadi fighters from Turkey, Central Asia, Chechnya and the Middle East, one more sign that al-Qaida is regrouping on what is fast becoming the most active front of the war on terrorism groups. More foreigners are infiltrating Afghanistan because of a recruitment drive by al-Qaida as well as a burgeoning insurgency that has made movement easier across the border from Pakistan, U.S. officials, militants and experts say...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25723872/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp