CANinKandaharMarApr2008

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News

March-April 2008

30 Apr 08

CAN General: "There is nothing we do that is worth the life of an individual, but do I think it is important for me to be in Afghanistan and do I think my actions and the actions of other Canadians have made a difference here" - .pdf permalink

Mission in Zharei District Shows Where AFG Army's At

Opinion: "Canadians enlisted in new American-style Afghan war"

AUS DefMin Drops By - AUS'd Need 2500 Troops to Replace NLD in Oruzgan - Prince Billy Drops By AFG - Prince William a rendu visite aux troupes britanniques

New UN Uber-Envoy Worries About Weak Central Gov't - Seeks new AFG aid strategy

Bush "content" des progrès accomplis en AFG

U.N.: AFG in Baaaaaaaaad Shape When it Comes to Food - More (.pdf permalink) - Prix du blé n'est pas prêt de redescendre en AFG

29 Apr 08

UN Uber-Envoy Visiting CAN 30 Apr - 1 May; Meeting DefMin, ForMin - Uber-Envoy Gets Strong USA Support

USMC, Coalition Push into Helmand Taliban Country - More - more - Les "Marines" se Lancent - Plus - plus

New USA Troops in South=More Pressure on CAN, UK to Use USA Tactics? (.pdf permalink)

Mortar Attack Disrupts Toby Keith Concert @ K'Har Airfield

PAK Taliban Peace Talks Choke Over PAK Troop Deployments - More - more - more

Taliban Parade Attack Propaganda Win? - CAN Will Press On with Mission - More - Round Up the Usual Suspects? - Shows Holes in the Net?

Commenwealth Air Crew Preparing for AFG While Gunning for Some Prizes - Des équipes du Commonwealth mettent leur compétence à l'épreuve tout en contribuant à l'entraînement des troupes qui se rendront en AFG

UK PM: AFG Mission Short o' Troops - USA Short Of Diplomats For AFG Reconstruction - AUS PM Warns of More Cas to Come

Taliban Evolving into Network of Groups? - How AFG Heroin Fuels Taliban's Fight - War on drugs loses out to anti-Taliban fight for hearts, minds in Helmand

More on Food Crisis in AFG - More

28 Apr 08

CAN Ambassador in Area During Attack on AFG Parade - AP Reporter's Account - Envoy Says AFG Pres OK - CAN Condemns Attack on AFG Pres - More - UN SecGen Pissed, Too - CAN condamne l'attentat terroriste commis lors d'une cérémonie AFG - Enquête sur l'attaque très audacieuse des talibans à Kaboul - Communauté internationale condamne l'attentat de Kaboul

PAK Media: Possibility of Free Sat Links for CAN Troops? (.pdf permalink)- Freedom Calls Foundation page

Poochie Boosts Morale Among CF Troops

AUS SF Trooper Killed, Four Injured in Oruzgan - More - AUS News release - List of Recent AUS Incidents - News Conference Video - Collecting Candy in Honour of Oldest Brit Fallen - ITA to Keep Troops in AFG - More - New Water Bottling Plant at Helmand Base

Opinion: Brain, Not Brawn Required?

27 Apr 08

CF Troops "Walkin' the Beat" in K'Har City - What CIMIC is Doing These Days

Next ROTO Taking Business Courses to Help AFG Women Run Their Own

FC cherchent les blessures cachées chez les soldats

Don Cherry Backs Wounded Warriors

Attack on AFG President's Parade - More - more - more - more - Attaque contre un défilé militaire - Plus - Taliban Claims Responsibility

AFG President Says the Fight Should Be Taken to PAK - NY Times Article (.pdf permalink)

US Marines Patrolling in Helmand - From IRQ to AFG - Female EOD Officer Protects UK Troops in Helmand - Taliban Claim US Chopper Shoot Down - Taliban Lightens Up on Threats Against Cell Phone Towers (For the Summer)

Opinion: Why the Taliban Feel Confident

More About Food Price Worries in AFG

AFG Riders Saddle Up for Buzkashi Season

26 Apr 08

CF Looking at Screening for Minor Head Trauma

CF: Suicide Rates Dropping

Local Press Covers Troops Headed Over

Karzai Criticizes US-British Conduct of War - More - Wants Arrest of Taliban to be Suspended?

Taliban "Spring Offensive" Slow Coming Because of Recruiting/Retention Issues

Opinion: Bernier’s gaffe a damaging blow - Deals with tribal leaders mean trouble for Canadians

Bad Boy Nabbed in Panjwayi - Coalition Medics Offer Clinic in K'Har City

Brits to Hand Some Work Over to Afghans in Helmand - More - Meanwhile, Kajaki Dam Still Needs Work - UKR Doubles Military Commitment! - FRA Pres Says PAK Will Fall if FRA Leaves AFG - CZE Senate Sends Troops

Food Security Update: "Below-average wet season, high prices increase food insecurity" (.pdf)

25 Apr 08

Trainers of AFG Cops Hope New Cops Will Gain Public Trust - Une nouvelle promotion de policiers afghans - Nouveaux policiers AFG supervisés par la GRC

More Minor Brain Injuries Among Troops that First Thought? - More

USA Confirms (Possible) Sale of Six Chinooks to CAN (.pdf) - HTML version - Permalink (.pdf) - More

USAF Pressed to Get More UAVs to AFG

USA General: Taliban Afraid to Attack Coalition Military (So Could Attack Softer Tgts) - Losta Bad Guys Still Sneaking in from PAK

PAK Taliban Boss Calls Ceasefire - More - more - PAK Says Good for AFG - AFG Leery of Idea - CAN Envoy to AFG Worries, Too - USA A Bit Pissed, Too - Editorial: It Won't Last - Taliban Bitten by Snake in Grass?

PAK Pissed at (Alleged) Shelling from AFG - More - more

ISAF Medics Save AFG Kid's Life in Gereshk

Keeping the Warlords on NATO's Side (.pdf permalink)

Opinion: "Soldiers Canada's best ambassadors" - How Does CAN Get Out Now? - L'Afghanistan devient le point de mire - Mirage of a Good War?

Toronto Woman Supports the Taliban - Facebook Profile

Poppy Cultivation Expected to Fall This Year

How Good Governance Won Out (For Now) in Wardak

24 Apr 08

K'Har Guv Praises CAN Buddies

CAN Paid AFG Families for Friendly Fire Deaths (.pdf permalink) - More

Author: CAN Should Call it the War That it Is (.pdf permalink)

Anti-Malaria Bug Nets to Uruzgan - Still Workin' on the Kajaki Dam

Petraeus Next CENTCOM Boss - USA SecDef Re-Looking at US Command Structure in AFG

AUS Troops Name Patrol Bases After Fallen - DEU Troops Union Wants More Troops Quicker to Help Those Already in AFG

Opinion: "Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan providing peace and stability" - Senator Says Education Best Weapon to Arm AFGs With

PAK, AFG agree to strengthen bilateral ties - USA Worried About New Pact - USA Envoy Says Tribal Leaders on Both Sides Willing to Play Nice

UN Uber-Envoy: All Kids in AFG Need Education - Report: Kids Still at Risk - Report (.pdf)

Senlis Compares AFG to SOM - Report (.pdf) - Summary - Recommendations

AFG to Allow IND Wheat In, Shipped Thru PAK - Taking to the Streets Over Food Prices

23 Apr 08

Dans K'har, Soldats Canadiens Déconcertés par un Ennemi Invisible - Les Forces sondent les Québécois

CAN Minister Tries Patching Things Up with K'Har Guv - Ministre Oda termine sa visite en AFG - Even Says Nice Things About Him - Joins Him at Literacy Event, Too - More - Part of CAN "Cabinet Blitz" - Bernier aux Affaires étrangères: un mauvais calcul politique, selon Dion - Commentaires de Bernier Auraient Annulé le Départ du Gouverneur - Editorial: "Canada has every right to speak out about corruption and incompetence in Afghanistan. There's a good way to do it and a bad way, though. Maxime Bernier chose the bad way."

AFG Cops Nail Taliban in K'har After Losing Six to Bad Boys

DEU Refuses to Send Mo' Troops - DEU Troops "Union": Good Call, Considering War There Unwinnable - NOR Troops Fighting Without Enough Night Vision Goggles, Other Eqpt - More - KOR to Send Cop Trainers

DNK Evacuates AFG Embassy Over Cartoon Threats - Danemark évacue ses ambassades en Algérie et en Afghanistan

PAK Cops Shake Down AFG Refugees

22 Apr 08

CBC.ca Video: CF Doing More Patrols in K'Har City on Foot

Ammo, Wpns Seized in Zheri District of K"Har

ISAF, AFG & PAK Meet in K'Har to Discuss Better Comms, Liaison

AFG Politico: K'Har Guv WAS On His Way Out, Until CAN ForMin Spoke Up - Guv Accuses CF of Feeding Minister Bad Info - Gouverneur Khalid réplique

CAN Doctor: "Humanitarian aid and relief in Afghanistan are being held hostage to unclear and unfocused political objectives"

AFG Cops Killed in Border Post Raid - Bad Guys Nailed, Too - More

USA Press for 7-8K Mo' Troops Coming Up Short

Brit Killed in IED Blast in Helmand - More - Soldat Britannique Tué dans le Sud

USA Officer: No Way Outta AFG? - American Interest article (.pdf) - Counterpoint (.pdf) - Zbig: "I'd Do It Again"

USA SecDef Calls on USAF to do More in AFG

Opinion: "Forget Iraq, Afghanistan's turning into a disaster too" - "the United States has to strategically accustom itself to the reality that there are no easy exist from Afghanistan" - Security, Governance Biggest Problems

AFG Buying Loadsa Food to Offset Climbing Food Prices - More

PAK Starts to Force AFG Refugees Out

PAK Rice Smugglers Nabbed Before Heading Into AFG - Still Lotsa Drug Smuggling Routes in AFG

21 Apr 08

CAN Spending on AFG to Top $1-billion in 2008

K'Har Gov Pissed at CAN ForMin Talking About Ousting (.pdf permalink) - Column: Get Rid of Him If He's Bad - Gov Says Foreign Troops Undermining Anti-Opium Efforts (.pdf permalink)

Soo Reserve Officer Heading Back After Leave

Latest on Missing Care Packages

Four Taliban Nailed on K'har Province

More on CAN Troops Helping Train AFG Cops

CAN Int'l Aid Minister in Kabul (.pdf permalink) - CIDA Statement - Ministre Oda prononce un discours en Afghanistan dans le cadre d'une conférence de donateurs internationaux

USA General: AFGs Should Be Able to Secure Most of AFG by 2011

AFG Golf Course Struggling - Rugs as History

Lotsa Work for UK Harrier Pilots=Not Much Time for Carrier Landings - 2 Para Easing into Theatre Routine - Meanwhile, UK Scots Told to Focus on Hearts, Minds - FRA Sending 700 to East End o' Summer - FRA Renforts Partiront Cet Été - Taliban Say NLD Troops Killed Over Movie - USA Still Scrounging Up Mo' Troops - EU Foreign Policy Boss Visits AFG - Reinforces Long-term Commitment - Diplomate en chef de l'UE en AFG

IRN Denies Helping AFG Bad Guys

Opinion: "Lack of contracting oversight hurts Afghan mission" - "Talking to the Taliban"

More Kids Returning to School (But Proportion of Girls Stay the Same)

AFG Public Health Ministry Denies DU Contamination in Tora Bora - More - more

20 Apr 08

CAN Troops Training AFG SWAT Cops

How the Families Are Getting Help - Blatchford on How Hillier Helped

HMCS Iroquois Heads Out to Help in OEF - More - HMCS Iroquois Page

AFG Looking into DU Use in 2001 Invasion

Brit Fallen Now Get Police Escort Back in UK - Survey Says 1/2 NLD Respondents Oppose AFG Fight - ESP DefMin (Seven Months Pregnant) Visits AFG - More

USA Cdrs in AFG Pressing for More Attacks on PAK - Meanwhile, UK ForMin Meets with PAK's NW Frontier Province Boss - More

Taliban Who Nabbed PAK Envoy Wants Their Bosses Released from PAK, AFG Jails

Think Tank Speech: "When it comes to tackling the pervasive insecurity in Afghanistan, the Karzai government and the international community need to hold their nerve and focus on institution building rather than quick fixes" - .pdf permalink

Taliban Trying to Block AFG Executions

19 Apr 08

Two ISAF Troops Killed in South

Civvy Nurses Headed to K'Har

Manitoba Municipality Supports the Troops, Calls on Others to Do Same

CAN Def Min Blames Previous Liberal Gov't for AFG Spending Juggle - MacKay blâme les libéraux pour les problèmes budgétaires de la Défense

CF Land Boss: "The Army is now stretched almost to the breaking point and something is going to have to give if we are to be sustainable over the short and mid-term"

Spike in CF Suicides? - More - more - Suicide dans FC aurait atteint un sommet inégalé en 2007 - Plus

New Book: Supporting the Troops=Supporting the War

Opinion: No Quick Fix

PAK Envoy to AFG Being Held by Taliban - More

AQ Replacing Taliban? - Taliban Changing Tactics? - Taliban Bad Boy Nailed in PAK - More

AFG Cops in Helmand Doing (A Bit) Better

USA SF Tells "60 Minutes" About 2006 Taliban Ambush

Dostum, the "Embattled Warlord"

18 Apr 08

CAN Soldier Injured in Blast near Spin Boldak - CanWest - more - CBC.ca - Canadian Press - CTV.ca

Where'd All the Care Packages Go? - More

CAN Liberals Want ForMin to Resign Over K'Har Guv Comments - More - Réputation canadienne en jeu, selon Bob Rae - World Socialists' Take - Meanwhile, PRT Commander Defends K'Har's Guv

Canadian Press: CF Navy, Air Force Budgets Victims of AFG Mission - NDP Pissed

Time.com's Take on CAN's Debate on AFG

Results of Latest USMC Surge Could Lead to Mo' Marines Later?

Son of NLD CDS Killed in Oruzgan - More - Radio NLD (.pdf permalink 1 - .pdf permalink 2) - Two USA Marines Killed in K'Har - More

At Least 15 Killed in Nimroz Bazaar Homicide Bomb Attack - Maybe More, Near Mosque - Taliban Bad Boy Nabbed in Zabul - More

Not Many A-Q Among Taliban, But They're All Workin' Hard (.pdf permalink)

New UN Uber-Envoy: Training Cops Job 1 - Next AUS Reconstruction Team Heads to AFG - More - Photos - DEU Promises More Trainers - EU Rep Says FRA Sending Troops to Eastern AFG Improves Odds of Catching Bin Laden

Think Tank Report: More Help Needed in AFG - ..pdf version - Alternate .pdf site

US Watchdog Report: USA Lacks Plan to Destroy Terrs and Close PAK Tribal Areas - Summary - Full Report (1.3 MB .pdf) - Alternate Report Download (.pdf)

PAK Urged to Rethink Repat of AFG Refugees

UN Official: "Afghanistan would have great potential to ensure food security for its estimated 26.6 million people if donors invested in agricultural infrastructure and/or if the country's over 190,000 hectares of poppy were converted to wheat production"

17 Apr 08

Associated Press: One CAN Soldier Injured in Blast near Spin Boldak - CanWest - CBC.ca

Families of CF Fallen Visit AFG - More - more

Troops in K'Har Sad to See Hillier Go as CDS - More

Brit Media: CAN Facing Long Wait for Help in AFG - Column: CAN Twisting UKR Arms for Reinforcements?

London-area MP Joining Special CAN Commons Committee on AFG

No AFG Mission in New CF Ads (.pdf) - More (.pdf permalink) - Reports: Retention Tougher with AFG Mission

NATO Knew Mo' Troops Needed in 2006

OXFAM Pushing for More CAN Lead in Aid

NATO Explains Air Drop "Mistake"

NATO Backs New UN Co-ordination Position

Brits Take Reserve Employers to AFG - Brit Gov't Land Agent Busy in Helmand

16 Apr 08

CF Ramping Up Training for Chinook Pilots (Maybe Sending Some Griffons, Too)

CAN For Min Gaffe Ignites Diplomatic Fire - More - CAN PM Takes For Min To Task Over K'Har Guv Remarks - AFG Tribal Leaders Like CAN Not Meddling - More - Bernier Rabroué - Opinion: For Min Doing AFG No Favours (.pdf)

Two NATO Troops Killed in Explosion in South

Pluses, Minuses of CAN Teaming Up with USA on Ops (.pdf permalink) - Red Tape Slowing Deployment of US Marines to South

Eleven AFG Cops Nailed in Attack - More - more - ISAF Pissed

AFG Army Moving from AK-47s to M-16s

Breaking Ground on Panjwayi Road Project - Bad Boys Target Medical Help in Sangin - "Weapon Facilitators" Nabbed in Helmand

Opinion: CAN's Fight in AFG Against Poverty, Ignorance

RAF Regiment Members Killed in Blast Identified - RAF Reservist Oldest Brit to Die in AFG - NLD Provides Aid to Uruzgan Farmers - TUR: NATO Using Too Much Force in AFG

AFG Political Opposition Talking to Taliban - More

Attacks on NGO's Up in 2008 - Report (.pdf)

AFG Politico Says ISAF Supporting Taliban, USA Diplomat Says "WTF?"

UNHCR Suspends Return of Refugees from PAK - More - UN Providing Aid to Offset Rising Food Prices

15 Apr 08

Ooopsie (1): CAN For Min Under Fire for Comments on K'Har Governor - More (.pdf permalink)

Two AFG Cops Killed in Spin Boldak Bombing

What the Mounties are Up To in AFG

CF MP Complaints Body May Press Ahead with Public Hearings into Prisoner Handling - More - more - Opinion: Inquiry "Derailed"

NATO: No Spring Offensive Coming - USA Diplomat Says Taliban Now Squeezed Between PAK, AFG

IED Kills RAF Regiment Troops near Kandahar - more

Oopsie (2): Coalition Drops AFG Cop Weapons to Zabul Taliban

Red Cross to All Sides: Be Careful About the Civvies

14 Apr 08

CAN For Min Drops By PRT - Hey, hey, ho, ho, Kandahar's Governor's Gotta Go - Let's Set Some Benchmarks, Here (.pdf) - More - more - Still Figuring Out How To Tell AFG Army, Cop Training is Complete

CF Info Ops O Working on First AM Radio Station in Zabul

CAN Blocking Mil Police Probe into Detainees? Canadian Press - Toronto Star - CTV.ca

Opinion: Fmr CF Advisor says "The front lines of Kandahar are where Canadian blood is being shed, but we must also do more to support the fragile Afghan government" - Time for CAN Point Man to Communicate Successes in AFG

Brit Media Pissed at Lack o' Escorts for Fallen Returning Home

FRA Thanks CAN for Troops - DEU Mil Boss Seeks Mo' Troops for North

4 Apr 08

Terry John Street, R.I.P.: Clippings search results (.pdf) - CF Statement - FC Communiqué

(No updates between 24 Mar - 12 Apr 08)

23 Mar 08

CAN Liberal Def Critic: More FRA Troops in East=More USA Troops in South - Fmr CAN MP: Toughest Decision Ever was Sending Troops to K'Har

RCDs Receive Valour Awards

Donairs for the Troops

Two Coalition Troops Killed by Bomb in South - More - Deux soldats tués dans explosion dans le sud

AFG Cops, Backed by USA, Nails Taliban in Zabul - Nailin' 'Em in Uruzgan, Too - More - more - Former Talib Supporting Gov't Killed in Helmand - Plus de 40 talibans tués dans une opération dans le sud de l'AFG

Taliban Leader Thought to Be Dead Promises More Attacks

22 Mar 08

More on Lengthening (Maybe) ROTO Lengths -Extending tours won't be easy sell

CAN hésite à appuyer la construction d'écoles islamiques en AFG

Service national des enquêtes tarde toujours à déposer rapport sur l'accident qui a fait un mort et un blessé grave au sein de la population civile afghane dans Kandahar en octobre dernier - GoogEng: Still Waiting for CFNIS Report on Civilian Shooting in K'Har Last October

Returning Troops Feel They Made Some Difference

Lord Stanley's Cup Returning from K'Har

Opinion: Mission canadienne en Afghanistan est-elle justifiée? - World Socialists: CAN's "Liberals support war and social" reaction

Brit SF Operator Wins MC for Firefight During Snatch Patrol

Homicide Bomber Kills AFG Cop Near Shrine in Arghandab - More

NATO Working on "Vision Statement" in Hopes of Making Things Better Internally

Brits Planning 600 More Troops in Helmand - Brits Pushing for More UAV's Faster, Too - 2 Para Learning Pashtun Before Deploying - Bad Boys Nailed in Oruzgan - FRA Sending 1K More Troops (to Eastern AFG) - Will They Be Able to Help in South, Though? - Sarkozy va envoyer un millier de soldats supplémentaires - Plus - plus - USMC Herc Tours Countryside Moving Troops, Supplies - Feedin' the Troops in K'Har

Struggling for Opium Solutions in Oruzgan - Helmand heroin "taxes" still major source of Taliban income - Still, Brit SF Has Drug Lords in Sights - New Helmand Boss to Negotiate with "Second and Third Tier" Taliban

Gold, Flour & Fuel Prices Up in Kabul (.pdf permalink)

21 Mar 08

Jérémie Ouellet, R.I.P.: Artilleur porté en terre - Un dernier adieu

UN Extends, Beefs Up UNAMA Mandate, Role for Uber-Envoy (.pdf permalink) - More - more - Conseil de sécurité proroge le mandat de la Mission pour un an

CDS: Longer ROTO's On the Table (But Not Anytime Soon) - More - more - CBC Says Not in the Works - Militaires CAN pourraient faire face à de plus longs déploiements

CAN Officials Torn Over Helping Build Moderate Madrassas?

NHL Smokin' in K'Har Ball Hockey (Literally) - More - Équipe D'anciens De La LNH Joue En AFG

Helping Families of the Fallen, One Loonie @ a Time

USA VP Pushing for Mo' Troops for AFG - AFG For Min Wants More TUR Troops

Opinion: Soldier Believes in Mission

20 Mar 08

Michael Hayakaze, R.I.P.: Colleagues Not Told of Death Right Away

Opinion: All Fallen Deserve Respect

Longer ROTOs on the Way for CF Troops? - Minister: Longer ROTOs Up to CDS

Returning Troops Say Tanks Make a Difference - Meanwhile, CAN Seeking Companies to Upgrade the Ones We're Getting (.pdf permalink)

More on CAN Nixing Blackhawks (.pdf permalink)

CAN Def Min Drops By for a Few Days - More - more (.pdf permalink) - Says He Sees Progress - Peter MacKay complète une visite secrète

Hockey's Team Canada in K'Har - Stanley Cup, Too - More - more - Nilan, Probert et Napier en AFG

USA VP Drops By, Tells AFG Pres NATO'll Be Pressed for Mo' Troops - AFG

More on Injured Troops Wanting to Stay in the Fight (.pdf permalink)

ISAF Tps, AFG Cops Exchange Fire in Helmand, One AFG Cop Killed - Helmand Governor Wants to Talk to Taliban - RUS ouvre son territoire à l'acheminement de fret - GoogEng: RUS Open for Business on Logistics Deal? - TUR Considering Mo' Troops for AFG - More

Quand les écoliers de Helmand font l’école buissonnière pour travailler dans les champs de pavot

UK Parliamentary Committee Report: "Achieving a common understanding of ISAF's mission in Afghanistan should be a key priority for NATO at the Bucharest Summit. This is essential if there is to be greater strategic coherence to the Alliance's operations." - Full report (html) - full report (.pdf) - More

19 Mar 08

CAN Turns Down Blackhawks for K'Har?

AFG Politicians Claim Civvies Killed in Helmand Airstrike - More - ISAF Calls "Bullshit!" (.pdf permalink) - More - 50 morts dans le sud suite à un raid - GoogleFrancais: Talibans réclamations de victimes civiles mépris - Plus

What the Civvy Logistics Truck Drivers Face

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations: AFG Mission Needs "Sharpening"

Students play hooky to work in Helmand’s poppy fields

Opinion: Lettre "Parlez-leur des travailleurs humanitaires qui sont attaqués par des Talibans parce que, depuis que les soldats se mêlent d'actions humanitaires pour améliorer leur image, les vrais travaileurs sont assimilés à des soldats." - GoogleEnglish: "Talk to them humanitarian workers who are attacked by the Taliban because, since the soldiers mingle humanitarian actions to improve their image, the real workers, are treated as soldiers."

AUS PM: NATO Needs Long Term Plan for AFG - More - AUS n'enverra pas d'autres troupes en AFG jusqu'à des réformes de l'OTAN - Retour de soldats russes n'est pas envisagé, affirme l'OTAN - RUS to Announce Soon Whether NATO Logistics Deal Is a Go

18 Mar 08

Jason Boyes, R.I.P.: On His Way Home - More (.pdf permalink) - CF Confirms ID - Latest Fallen Described as Family Man, Warrior - More (.pdf permalink) - On Third Tour - More - m ore - more - AFG dangers something slain soldier didn't share at home - Photo - GG Statement - PM Statement - Def Min Statement - Un Canadien perd la vie - FC identifient le dernier militaire mort - Message de Son Excellence la très honorable Michaëlle Jean - Déclaration du Premier ministre du Canada - Déclaration du ministre de la Défense nationale

US, CAN Troops Cranking Up AFG Cop Training in K'Har

Searching for Available NATO Mil Helicopters

Happy to Have the Marines Helping Out! - More (.pdf permalink)

Retour à la maison pour 55 soldats

"Almost universal agreement" among CF troops that mission extension right decision

Opinion: "Afghan escape hatch opens in 2009" - Warlords Rule

"NCO Experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq," US Army Sergeants Major Academy, October 2007 (3 MB .pdf, ~200 pgs) - Alternate download site

NPR Video on How Changes in Coalition, Taliban Tactics Affect Civvies

More on Ontario Forester/Reservist Suggesting Trees as an Option for AFG

Civvies Pissed @ Taliban Over Attacks on Mobile Phone Towers - Still, The Systems Now Shut Down @ Night

AUS: No Mo' Troops Until Plan for AFG in Place - More on Fatal Homicide Bombing in Helmand - DNK Troops Killed - CZE Trooper, Too - MORE Poochie Stories from UK MoD - Protests Against (Alleged) RUS Troop Deployment - Meanwhile, TUR Says They're NOT Sending Troops

Roadside Bomb in PAK Hits Fuel Truck Bound for AFG Forces

UN Official: Lack of Security=Problems with Getting Aid Out

17 Mar 08

Michael Yuki Hayakaze, R.I.P.: A life lived 'to the fullest' as a soldier

Les derniers militaires rentrent enfin - Plus

New School Firebombed in K'Har

Injured CF Soldier Completes 5 km Fun Run (.pdf permalink)

New USMC Commander on the Ground: "Canadians have learned a lot of hard lessons here and have paid for it in blood .... They have done some awesome things and have been very gracious in teaching us what they have learned."

CAN: Hey, We Need More Troops Here - CAN Def Min Says USA Will "Backstop" Some Troops if Needed - Here's Where He Was Talkin' - Still No Consensus Yet, Though - OTAN a besoin de plus de troupes en AFG - FC Communiqué: Ministre de la Défense nationale discute de l’Afghanistan au Forum de Bruxelles 2008 - CAN et ses alliés de l'OTAN accentuent la pression sur la FRA - Plus

Il entrevoit la fin du règne des talibans

Opinion: Let's Not Dump Too Hastily on the French, Shall We? - "The war of words between Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives and the opposition parties has come to an end, but the real winner in this dispute may be obfuscation." - Afghanistan : l'Irak des Canadiens

Helmand Homicide Bomber Kills Four Troops - Trois soldats de l'OTAN, 3 civils ont été tués dans Helmand - Plus - Brit Marine Band Broken Up as Bandsmen Head to AFG as Medics, Stretcher Bearers

16 Mar 08

Jérémie Ouellet, R.I.P.: Mystery over death continues (.pdf permalink) - Dépouille arrive à Trenton - Photo

AFG General: Kandahar No Longer Worst Province, Thanks to CAN (.pdf permalink)

CAN Expecting NATO Offer of 1K Troops at April Summit

Lotsa Development Projects in K'Har Province

À l'hôpital de la base de l'OTAN à K'har

More Dead = More Emotional Issues to Deal With?

2,5 milliards pour prolonger la mission

Protesters Out Against CAN in AFG - More - more - Manifestants dénoncent la prolongation de la mission - Plus

Opinion: "Canada's Parliament sent the right signal to the world this week by voting 198-77 to extend our military mission in Afghanistan until December 2011." - "Nation’s worth not defined by body counts" - World Socialists say "US/NATO occupation intensifies Afghans' misery" - Supposed to be Six Month Mission (.pdf)

Brit Medics Treating Boy with Knife in Head Receive Awards - UK MoD Shows Off Tech Helping Heroes in AFG - Getting Closer to NATO-RUS Logistical Support Deal

New Uber-Envoy's Priority: Gettin' Things Co-ordinated

PAK Taliban: Get Ridda Musharraf, Let's Talk Truce

13 Mar 08

Jérémie Ouellet, R.I.P. : Coming Home Today - Retour de la dépouille du soldat Ouellet

CAN House of Commons vote extends AFG mission - More - more - more - Injured medic praises decision to stay - Not all favour extension - Cost of Mission Raising Some Concerns

12 Mar 08

Jérémie Ouellet, R.I.P. : CF Statement - FC Communiqué - Message from Governor General - Message de gouverneure générale - PM Statement – Declaration de PM - Statement by the Minister of National Defence - Déclaration du ministre de la Défense nationale - Radio-Canada - On His Way Home - More - Condolences

IED Hits CAN Convoy, Injures One CF Member - Attentat contre un convoi canadien - Photos

9 Mar 08

All Eyes on Big Vote in CAN Parliament Thursday (13 Mar 08) - How One Family of the Fallen is Coping

Padre: Ramp Ceremonies Don't Get Easier

Returning CAN Cops Impressed with Knowledge of AFG Legal Aid Types

Royal Navy Sea King Pilots Prepare in NOR for AFG

Les garçons perdus de Kandahâr

Milliers d'Afghans veulent le retrait des soldats DNK, NLD - Protesters Burn DNK, NLD Flags over Cartoons

More on UN Appointing Uber-Envoy

8 Mar 08

Globe & Mail: "In Afghanistan, Canadian fighters have been sustaining serious injury on a scale not seen since Korea. When they return, what prospects are there for soldiers who can't soldier any more?" - .pdf permalink

CAN leads huge humanitarian delivery to Afghans - Clearing canals: In AFG simple projects change many lives

Lotsa Women Took Part in Int'l Women's Day March in K'Har - UN: Time for More Investment on AFG Women, Girls - "Upholding a promise to Afghanistan's women" - A woman's eye on AFG

Anti-Taliban vote in PAK could be a gain for CAN troops

USA ForMin: NATO Obliged to Find Extra Troops for CAN - NATO's New Comprehensive Strategy For AFG Coming

CAN Liberal leader heckled by anti-war protesters

ANA Learning Psy-Ops

Brit Troops, Civvies in Helmand Make Honours List - More - USA DoD Insp-Gen (.pdf): "Unless training requirements are continually updated to reflect changes in the composition of ISAF and the evolution of operations in Afghanistan, DoD may not be able to provide up-to-date training support to coalition forces to prepare them for duty in ISAF" - Alternate report download site (.pdf)

AFG welcomes NOR's Eide as new UN uber-envoy

Worries (Continue) About Returning Refugees

7 Mar 08

Michael Yuki Hayakaze, R.I.P.: He's Home - More - more - more - more - "It Never Gets Easier"

Taking a While for Panjwaii to Recover, Even with CF Efforts

Caporal Alain Lacasse est de retour à la maison - Soldats de Valcartier : heureux et soulagés de rentrer - CF Hiring Lotsa Counsellors to Deal with PTSD

CAN For Min Optimistic as NATO Allies Agree (in Principle) to New AFG Plan

CAN "taking new action to reduce discrimination against women and children in Afghanistan and encourage their participation in Afghan society" - CAN "prendra des mesures pour réduire la discrimination contre les femmes et les enfants en Afghanistan et pour encourager leur participation à la société afghane"

RUS Offering Plan to Ship Non-military Goods to Help NATO in AFG - FRA "warms" to CAN Call for Help

AQ in AFG Looking for Foreign Volunteers

Opinion: AFG women "recovering stolen time" - Harper et la mission AFG - ~~Usual Suspects~~ Citizen Forum "Advocates Peace"

Subdury Police Support the Troops