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Afghanistan
You Can't Win Hearts, Minds Of Radical Islam
Exile Street 8 March 2010
By Ralph Peters
A good first step in waging war is to figure out why your enemy is fighting. For over eight years, we’ve refused to do that in Afghanistan. In the recent Marine offensive against the Taliban in 
Training camp raid sparks fears over terrorist resurgence
Sydney Morning Herald 25 February 2010
By TOM ALLARD
Indonesian police have launched a manhunt for up to 50 members of a suspected terrorist group in Aceh amid reports that an Afghan national is among those who fled a raid on a training camp on
Taliban happy to see Dutch leave
NRC International 25 February 2010
By Hanneke Chin-A-Fo
A spokesman for the Islamist movement has said the Dutch have made a "very good decision” to retreat from Uruzgan. It is "right and truthful the Dutch have now come to realise they should not sacrifice their
Afghan Taliban Military Chief Arrested
Examiner.com 17 February 2010
By A. B. Johnson
A top Afghan Taliban military commander has allegedly been captured in Pakistan, and is currently being questioned by U.S. intelligence officials. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is thought to be the
'We killed Swedish soldiers': Taliban
The Local 12 February 2010
The Taliban has claimed that it was behind the attack that killed two Swedish solders and their Afghan interpreter on Sunday.
Sexual abuse widespread among Muslims
HRS 5 February 2010
By Nicolai Sennels
Here we will dive into a dark and closed universe; a universe where women are forced to commit to lifelong sexual relationships with close family members, where abuse of women is seemingly extremely widespread, where girls and women are forced to hide their female beauty behind veils, long unflattering coats, burkas etc., where men are free to rape women, because women are often automatically seen as the ones at fault.
France to send 80 soldiers to Afghanistan for training missions
France24 5 February 2010
France has decided to send around 80 military trainers to Afghanistan to help build up the national security forces, French Defence Minister Herve Morin said Friday. The personnel will include
Kashmir militants vow jihad against Indian rule
Khaleej Times 4 February 2010
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani militant leaders vowed Thursday to press holy war to "liberate” the divided Himalayan state of Kashmir from Indian control and called for moral support from
Allen West: Define the Enemy: What it takes to win in Afghanistan
Center for Security Policy 27 January 2010
Thanks to StopShariaLawNow via Vlad
Another great speech from the Center for Security Policy:
Lt. Col. Allen West (US Army, Ret.) speaks to the Center for Security Policy's National Security Group on Capital Hill. Col. West was a senior advisor, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, U.S. Central Command. He is running for Congress in South Florida.
Moderate Turkish Islamists hit the big time
RIA Novosti 27 January 2010
By Dmitry Babich
On Monday the presidents of three influential Muslim states, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan, gathered for a summit in Istanbul. This top-level meeting is another testimony to Turkey's ambition to
Afghan president gains regional support at Istanbul summit
Hürriyet Daily News 27 January 2010
By FULYA ÖZERKAN
As the Afghan government drafts ‘Plan T,’ a full-fledged reintegration plan for moderate Taliban insurgents, regional leaders convene in Istanbul to grant their support to the efforts.
Germany to ‘Reorient’ Afghan Mission to Speed Security Handover
Bloomberg 25 January 2010
By Patrick Donahue
Germany is poised to overhaul its military commitment to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, with the emphasis on training Afghan forces to help President Hamid Karzai’s government assume more
Lahore: 12-year-old Christian domestic worker killed by Muslim employer
AsiaNews.it 25 January 2010
Lahore – A 12-year-old Christian girl died on Friday as a result of physical violence inflicted by her employer, a rich and powerful Muslim lawyer in Lahore. The case has led to
Yusuf al-Qaradawi on Sayyid Qutb: All Muslims Are Apostates
Takfiris.Com 13 January 2010
Yusuf al-Qardawi is one of the most prominent of the contemporary figureheads of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimeen and he has written many times on the movements of Takfir. We see a couple of trends amongst todays Ikhwanis.
U.S. missile strikes in Pakistan kill Taliban militants
Washington Post 7 January 2010
By Joby Warrick
Back-to-back missile strikes on a training camp in Pakistan's lawless tribal region killed at least 13 militants Wednesday, the latest in a string of apparent U.S. attacks on Taliban targets in the wake of last week's suicide bombing at a CIA base in Afghanistan, U.S. and Pakistani officials said.
MP hits out at plans for Wootton Bassett protest march
Droitwich Spa Advertiser 6 January 2010
MP for Droitwich Spa Peter Luff has condemned the proposed demonstration by Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary through Wootton Bassett. The Mid-Worcestershire MP is one of the main sponsors of a
Fighting the Taliban: The nature of combat in the Hindu Kush
Deutsche Welle 25 Dec 2009
It's been a terrible year for Afghanistan - both for the local population and the foreign troops fighting there. More troops and a crackdown on corruption are to do the trick in 2010, but no one is holding his breath.
Terry Glavin interview on CFRA: What we are really doing in Afghanistan
Nick Vandergragt feels this is the best interview he has ever been a part of. Terry Glavin, award winning Canadian journalist and co-founder of the Canada-Afghanistan solidarity committee gives a truly enlightening picture of the nature of the conflict in Afghanistan as well as Canada and NATO's role there.
Afghan asylum seeker held in Calais Jungle immigrant camp is 'freed by French court to try to get to Britain'
Daily Mail 22 December 2009
An Afghan migrant cannot be sent home from France because his claim for asylum must be considered, the country's highest court has ruled - despite him admitting his only aim is to reach
Crazy for jihad - One man's insanity is another man's holy war
The Washington Times 17 December 2009
Jihadists take note: The insanity defense may not work for you. On Tuesday, Naveed Haq, a self-styled soldier of Islam, was found guilty of aggravated first-degree murder and seven other counts
