‘Unprecedented increase in opium production’
This is what the invasion of Afghanistan has actually achieved. One might even say that was the objective. To restore the country’s narcotics trade after the Taliban had all but shut it down in 2001
Afghanistan’s opium crop sets new records
Forget bin Laden, this was the real reason for the invasion of Afghanistan
Drug War? American Troops Are Protecting Afghan Opium.
The U.S. occupation has led to an all-time high in heroin production. Includes videos
Deadly attack on base in Afghanistan destroys five aircraft, damages 3
The Taliban attack on the main U.S. Marine base in southern Afghanistan was larger and more sophisticated than first reported
More NATO Troops Killed by Afghan ‘Allies’
Six NATO troops killed in the two latest incidents when Afghan security members turned their weapons on International Security Assistance Forces
Harry on base as militants attack
Two US marines killed and several more wounded during attack on Camp Bastion in which Prince Harry was primary target
Why Britain’s pledge to end Afghanistan’s deadly heroin trade has failed
Because Britain along with other Western powers didn’t invade Afghanistan to close down the drugs trade, the invasion was to restore the drugs trade after the Taliban had all but closed it down
Two More British Servicemen Killed By Afghan Security Forces
An increasingly familiar story plays itself out in Afghanistan’s Helmand province
Lawyer For Soldier Who Shot 17 Afghans Says The US Government Is Blocking His Investigation
Lawyer for soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says military authorities are obstructing his attempts to fully investigate the massacre
U.S.: Bales Killed Some, Came Back Again In Kandahar Massacre
While the official version of events now splits the Kandahar massacre into two episodes, more eyewitness accounts emerge that indicate more than one U.S. soldier was involved
More Coalition Soldiers Killed By Afghan Security Forces
The situation goes from bad to worse: after two British soldiers are killed by an Afghan soldier in Helmand and another Coalition Forces member is shot by an Afghan policeman in eastern Afghanistan
Madness is not the reason for this massacre
As usual, the journos have got into bed with the military to create a madman rather than a murderous soldier. Off his head. Didn’t know what he was doing. No wonder he was whisked out of Afghanistan at such speed