Afghanistan

After 911 it marked the first phase of the War on Terror. But history may be repeating itself: first a British army was defeated here at the height of Empire, then the Soviets were forced to withdraw, now Coalition forces are facing increasing resistance

Villagers with drone parts. Click to enlarge

Rare Photographs Show Ground Zero of the Drone War

Photographs and a first-hand report that leave you wondering who the real terrorists are: ‘Muslim extremists’ or those who claim to be defending our freedom?

Iran capture of US spy drone ‘would be significant blow to military’

IF relatively undamaged, the downed drone would enable Iranian scientists to copy its technology and devise counter-measures

U.S. Military Sources: Iran Has Missing U.S. Drone

Official sources confirm that operators had “lost contact” with an unmanned drone

War on drugs revealed as total hoax

US military admits to guarding, assisting lucrative opium trade in Afghanistan

Pakistan and US at Odds Over Border Post Deaths

Conflicting claims and counter-claim over a NATO air strike that left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead

Pakistan Closes Vital Supply Route To Afghanistan

After NATO helicopters attack border crossing leaving as many as 25 Pakistani soldiers dead

Taliban Suicide Bomb Kills at Least 17 in Kabul

At least 13 NATO personnel killed in the the deadliest attack in months. While 3 Australian soldiers are killed in a Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan

Military reportedly uses ‘kamikaze drones’ in battle

The missile, like a Fourth of July firework, is tipped with a tiny warhead designed to explode upon hitting a target, has been dubbed a “kamikaze drone.”

German General Says NATO Mission Has ‘Failed’

In one sense the mission has succeeded however. For in July 2001 the Taliban had all but shut down the drugs trade in Afghanistan. By the end of 2001 Coalition forces invaded and re-established the trade in narcotics, which has flourished since

Losing Afghanistan, Losing Central Asia

After ten full years of occupation, with 180,000 troops and billions of dollars in military hardware, they do not even control a few square miles in the centre of the Kabul, let alone the country. This war is lost, writes a former British diplomat

U.S. to build new massive prison in Bagram

Despite domestic budget cuts the Obama administration has announced plans to build a new prison in Bagram, Afghanistan, that will cost an estimated $25,000,000 to $100,000,000

Kabul Seige Ends

Kabul Seige Ends

Fresh doubts over whether the Coalition can completely hand over security operations in the face of determined Taliban assaults

Six dead as Taliban target NATO, US embassy in Kabul

The Taliban follow up last month’s attack on the British council in Kabul with coordinated attacks on the U.S. embassy and NATO’s headquarters in the Afghan capitol Tuesday

Wootten Basset: 4 Years of Military Propaganda Comes to an End

Wootten Basset: 4 Years of Military Propaganda Comes to an End

There comes a point when we have to admit that we’ve been lied to and there was no justification for the invasion of Afghanistan, and therefore no justification in honoring the soldiers that were duped in to fighting there. Includes video

US stays silent on 64 Americans deaths

The U.S. has yet to officially respond to Taliban claims that 64 American led troops were killed in two separate incidents last Saturday

US troops may stay in Afghanistan until 2024

America and Afghanistan are close to signing a strategic pact which would allow thousands of United States troops to remain in the country until at least 2024

US shocked and awed by the Taliban

In Iraq, General Petraeus pulled an illusionist trick, convincing Washington that his 2007 ‘surge’ was a success. In Afghanistan, Petraeus was hit by a Hindu Kush rock on his head. But he’s been promoted to CIA chief, so others will take the blame

British Council attack exposes weakness of Afghan security transition strategy

After 10 years NATO is no closer to securing Afghanistan than the Russians. Meanwhile the attacks grow more audacious with the latest taking place on the 92nd anniversary of independence from Britain

Inside Scoop: 31 US Occupiers Killed in Afghanistan and Much More

Inside Scoop: 31 US Occupiers Killed in Afghanistan and Much More

Remember Pat Tillman, the Pro Football star who forsook a megabuck contract and volunteered to go fight in Afghanistan in the heat of the post-9/11 patriotic frenzy?

ISAF helicopter shot down, 38 killed

Thirty-one U.S. Special Forces and seven Afghan army troops are reported to have been killed