The state of Afghanistan
While the U.S. military delivers its assessment on the strategy on the war in Afghanistan on Thursday, CNN's Nic Robertson carried out an informal review of his own. Having covered Afghanistan since the 1990s, Robertson revisited some of the places he'd reported from over the years to see what had changed.
Here's a round-up of some of the reporting:
Afghans struggle on road to better future: For ordinary Afghans, insecurity, instability and lack of development have been the only real constants.
In Herat, Robertson found a governor frustrated with his government in trying to move projects forward and a new road project completed near a school that leaves the U.S. with an image Catch-22.
In the revisit to Herat, Robertson meets with three men, who until a few months ago were Taliban commanders. He found out why some Taliban members are putting down their weapons and now want peace.
In Kandahar, he went on patrols with U.S. troops and also explored the streets of the city to talk to the local population.
Also in Kandahar, Robertson reports on the surge of troops that have improved Kandahar security, but U.S. commanders face problems with Afghan politics.
Jason Lee...why don't get you're little chicken-clickin butt out on the front line if your such a bad ass? Real tuff behind that keyboard, ey? Dang, duck everyone, he's shooting with cap letters!!! I'm so impressed with your courage...and your evident knowledge about so very little.
some news on afghanistan
I hope Next Year will be better all the way around!!!
They were dieing long before We ever got to either Country!!! We are making it more safe for Them there...
IT'S SUCH A JOY AND HAPPINESS TO SEE NEW DEATHS OF gr....ngos in AFGHAN. HOW MANY – 50 MORE "SOLDEIRS" DIED QUITE RECENTLY IN RECENT DAYS. A NEW DAY BRINGS MORE HOPE THE ameris ARE ON A LOSING STREAK THERE AND IRAQ. THE TALIBS, KEEP ON FIGHTING,. KEEP ON KILLING THIS FILTH AND TRASH, THESE STUPID OCCUPIERS WHO HAVE ILLIGELLY ATTACKED YOUR COUNTRY. WE KNOW YOU ARE GONNA PREVAIL. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER (WHEN YOU SHOOT AND KILL ANOTHER MORON ameir) – a GOOD AMERI IS A DEAD ameri.
WHY ARE YOU YELLING??? I don't know where You are from!!! But the Americans are losing Their lives there so that the People there can live without Fear of dieing... It is to bad a Idiot like You can see it!!! We aren't the ones benefiting from it They are...
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE MORE WORRIED ABOUT HOW MANY STUPID ameirs ARE DYING, BUT YOU IGNORE THE FACT SCORE OF INNOCENT PEOPLE IN IRAQ AND AFGHAN ARE DYING EVERY DAY, THE WARS THAT YOU HAVE STARTED WITHOUT ANY REASON. MANY MORE PEOPLE (IRAQ, AFGHAN, ETC, AND NOT SAUDI ARABIA) THAN ameris.. SCOUNDRELS LIKE bushes and cheneys HAVE ILLEGALLY STARTED THESE TWO WARS, AND BECAUSE OF THIS, PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING. DEATH BE UPON ameris....
UN Watch Leads Opposition to U.N.'s 'Durban 3' Celebration in New York
"Any celebration of the U.N.’s notorious 2001 Durban conference, the iconic symbol of globalized anti-Western and anti-Israel hatred, is nothing but a political provocation designed by barbarous regimes to project their own atrocities onto the world’s democracies,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of Geneva-based UN Watch..." — U.S. opposes plan for UN to hold Durban III next year, Nov. 19, 2010.
UN Watch has launched a global campaign urging all 27 European Union states to join the U.S., Canada and others in opposing the resolution at the U.N. General Assembly vote this Monday. Click here to take action.
Israel Doesnât Need the West Bank To Be Secure
The Forward Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:59 PM PST
When everything is said and done, how important is the West Bank to Israelâs defense? To answer the question, our best starting point is the situation before the 1967 war. At that time, the Arab armed forces surrounding Israel outnumbered the Jewish stateâs army by a ratio of 3-to-1. Not only was the high ground in Judea and Samaria in Jordanian hands, but Israelâs capital in West Jerusalem was ..
Real American: He doesn't use Your name so Why should You care???
I suppose that sooner or later you'll start calling me Daniel-2 Phunnie boy,won't you?
Why-are-you?
What did You mean By that My Friend??? Speak English Please!!!
I wish that this Bledsoe(Phunnie boy,daveyboy or whoever)would just SHUT UP!!! He's such a horrific BORE!!!
Bledsoe+daveybaby=Phunnie boy!!!
Wrong Larry,it's daveyboy not daveybaby!!!
It wasn't Me!!!
I did not write this!!!
I wish You would quit using My Name!!!
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It is well known that factions in the Pakistani government are funneling funds to the Taliban. As we are sending funds to Pakistan, the net effect is we are funding both sides of the war.
Seems there is something wrong with this picture
What proof do You have They are doing that??? Where do You get Your information???
@DC, as if ur more knowledgeable than Army Commanders on ground, Secretary of state and even CIA. You do not even ahve leaked cables afirming ur claim.
Yes there is a pours border, more suited to gorilla warfare, Far more porous than US-Mexico, if this cant be sealed that one is a impossibility. See the logic !!! its veyr simple when facts are viewed.
The only way to change things is one village at a time!!! Pretty soon They will have know place to hide... Especially if Pakistan and the CIA works on Them on Their side!!! Where else would They be able to go???
I like it better when You write like This My Friend!!! Please keep it up...