Tag: taliban
member name: Cathi L.
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April 08, 2009 09:46 AM EDT --
I posted a dispatch from Michael Yon located here regarding this same story.
Probably for fear of reprisals from Sharia adherents if she complains. An update on this story: "Pakistani Teen Purportedly . . .
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December 07, 2009 12:20 PM EST --
Greetings,
It's turning cold in Afghanistan . The 2009 fighting season has more or less ended, though we can expect to see reduced fighting until probably March or April. Spring . . .
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October 30, 2009 07:13 PM EDT --
U.S. Foreign Service Officer Matthew Hoh has resigned his position in Zabul, Afghanistan over protest about the direction of the war in Afghanistan. His protest is not about how the war is being . . .
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January 27, 2009 04:22 PM EST --
27 January 2009
Recently I was invited to the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington D.C. to receive an award for journalism in Afghanistan. I was incredibly happy to receive this journalism award . . .
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May 14, 2009 08:31 AM EDT --
Please note the pictures in the Gurkha II dispatch contain photos from a training exercise. These are not actual battlefield photos, merely an exercise.
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Greetings, . . .
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November 29, 2009 02:28 PM EST --
British Member of Parliament Adam Holloway is well informed on Afghanistan and always worth listening to .
I first met Mr. Holloway in Afghanistan in 2006 in . . .
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October 28, 2009 11:14 PM EDT --
This is the surreal and forgotten story of American policy in Afghanistan since the end of World War II. "Its aim was to use science to try and change the course of history and produce a modern utopia . . .
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February 10, 2009 11:29 AM EST --
Greetings,
The Afghanistan-Pakistan war increases in complexity with each passing year. Fighting will likely be more intense this year -- probably kicking off in earnest at around April or so . . .
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May 07, 2009 11:29 AM EDT --
The helicopter took us deep into the jungle, and from there we picked up the track. Since it was primary jungle, the undergrowth was scant. The enemy could have gone any direction. We moved . . .
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April 26, 2009 06:07 PM EDT --
26 April 2009
We just finished day seven of a twenty-one day tracking course. The instruction started with a little classroom work on surveillance and deception tracking. All of the instructors . . .
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March 12, 2009 12:05 PM EDT --
Colonel Bill Hix wishes to clarify some points about the progress and capabilities of the Afghan National Army . Most folks know that I have come to value and greatly respect the viewpoints of . . .
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May 14, 2009 01:36 PM EDT --
Greetings,
Am leaving Borneo today and heading back to the war in the next week or so. Please see the photos on Gurkha III.
Your Writer,
Michael
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13 May 2009
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July 14, 2009 11:22 PM EDT --
When I hit the ground in Afghanistan in 2006 , it was flatly obvious that we were losing the war. The prevailing thoughts in the media and Washington held that we were winning . . .
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September 16, 2009 01:32 PM EDT --
Greetings,
Every day, Air Force Pararescue swoop into danger to extract killed and wounded troops. They took me on several missions. P le ase see "Pedros." If you have a loved . . .
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May 11, 2009 05:55 PM EDT --
{More information regarding Corporal Kumar Pun and Gurkhas can be found here.}
Greetings from Borneo ,
Gurkhas in the British Army are preparing to return to Afghanistan . Others are serving . . .
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July 29, 2009 11:09 PM EDT --
Greetings,
Am in Sangin, Helmand Province with British forces. British officers say this place has more IEDs than anywhere in Afghanistan . It's truly littered with bombs. . . .
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August 24, 2009 03:35 PM EDT --
Important Update
Greetings,
The British Ministry of Defence canceled my embed after today's dispatch. Please Read "Bad Medicine".
Next Stop U.S. . . .
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September 06, 2009 04:23 PM EDT --
New Afghan war: Frontline correspondent says fight has morphed – but we still can't afford to lose
6 September 2009
This story was published in the New York Daily News . . .
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September 25, 2009 03:33 PM EDT --
If you've been following Michael Yon's posts lately, you'll know he had been abruptly ejected from his embed with the British troops and had to go it alone for a while in Afghanistan. He was fairly . . .
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April 05, 2009 11:31 AM EDT --
Greetings,
I am in Laos and the people are even more friendly than I remember. Please come see this place if you have a chance. The prices are very low and photo opportunities are bountiful. . . .
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