News
September 2007
CAN in Kandahar News Archive (Apr-Dec 2006)
Preparing for Cpl. Hornburg's Final Farewell
Karzai Says Ready to Talk to Mullah Omar, Hekmatyar - More - more - Karzaï se dit prêt à rencontrer les dirigeants de l'opposition - plus - CF Def Min: Taliban Has to Give Some if They want to Talk - More - MacKay: les talibans doivent cesser la violence pour pouvoir coopérer - Opinion: Are They Bad Guys or Not? - Taliban: We'll Talk When All Foreign Troops Gone - More - more - more - more - more - Sounds Like the Debate is Over
Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan - News search Afghanistan (.pdf)
New CAN Dip in K'Har: 'It's the francophones' chance to show good service to Canada'
"Guts, paranoia, keen eye the best defence"
Moving the Beans 'n Bullets Isn't Always Easy, Either
CIMIC Officer Trevor Greene, Attacked with Ax, Continuing to Improve - MCpl Franklin Wins Award
CAN Liberal Def Critic Trying Freelance Trip to AFG - More - Denis Coderre entend se rendre en Afghanistan
Emergency Chopper Landing at KAF
Bad Guys Nailed, Nabbed in Sangin
Big Push by UK Paras - DEU SF Officers Drunk on Duty? - NLD PM Tells World Not to Abandon AFG
UN Bashes Homicide Bomber Attack on AFG Army Bus
Red Cross Staff Freed - Membres du CICR libérés - plus - Meanwhile, Nabbed AFG Officials Swapped for Taliban
Burqua Babes Hit the Cat Walk - Women's Soccer Team as Barometer of Progress
CF Using Blackwater to Train VIP Protection, Counter-Terr Evasive Special Driving
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
L'OTAN craint de perdre du terrain à nouveau
AFG Envoy to CAN: Be Patient, Canadians
Soldats québécois devront être prêts
Pte. Josh Klukie, fallen one year ago today
CSIS: Rioting in AFG Could Mean Trouble in CAN
CAN For Min: Big Need for Big UN Envoy in AFG
Bloc leaflet attacks government war stance - NDP: AFG GTFO Top Caucus Priority - Priorité de NPD: mettre fin à la mission de combat en Afghanistan
Le coeur serré devant les dernières images de Mario...
80 More NLD Troops Headed to Oruzgan - More - How the Ghurkas are Helping - Gee, Wonder Why Some Countries are Pissed?
Taliban's Criminal "Justice" System in Helmand
Homicide Bomber Blows Up AFG Army Bus Full o' Troops: AP - AFP - CNN - BBC - Reuters
Un attentat fait 31 morts à Kaboul: nouvelobs.com - Reuters - lefigaro.fr/AFP
ISAF Forces Accused of Shelling PAK - Or Maybe It Was More Like This?
Cpl. Hornburg Actually Returning Tonight - CF Media Advisory - Retard du vol de rapatriement
Two CAN Troops Injured Patrolling with AFG Cops - More - Deux soldats canadiens blessés - plus
CAN To Keep Building Links (Without Bribes?) - Canadiens ne comptent pas "acheter" la paix avec les Afghans - CAN Has to Defend Its "Rewarding Success" Policy? - Van Doos doing 'a lot of listening' following protests
NATO Boss in AFG: Gains Could Be Lost - More - Specifically, AFG Troops "Likely" to Lose What Brits Won
More on CAN Helping Beef Up AFG Cops
Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan - News search Afghanistan (.pdf)
Photo de groupe de l'escadron du 12e Régiment Blindé du Canada à Spin Boldak
ISAF Planning Boss: Don't Expect AFG Army to Be Able to Pick Up Slack Soon
NOR Says "No, Thanks" To Sending Troops to South - Watching What NLD is Doing
AUS Troops Bring Fight to Taliban in Oruzgan
Royal Marines Good to Get Into Fight in Helmand
Red Cross Confirms Kidnapping - Working on Getting Them Back
More on Chances of Taliban Talking - Opinion: Talking to Taliban Gives them More Time
Won't Be Cheap Fixing Kajaki Dam
US, UK Pushing for Harder Line Against Drugs - This Isn't EXACTLY What We Meant By "Alternative Crops"
27 Sept 07
Cpl. Hornburg Back in Canada Tonight - Caporal Hornburg arrivera jeudi à Trenton - MDN/FC Communiqué - Plus - Calgary Sun - Calgary Herald: Cpl. Saw War as Chance to Help Afghans - Slide Show
CAN DM of Foreign Affairs: GTFO=Unsafe for CAN Aid Workers to Stay
Villagers Appear Pissed over Deaths CAN Says They Didn't Cause - Des centaines d'Afghans manifestent - Globe & Mail More - CTV.ca - Gulf News Daily (Bahrain) - National Post - Canadian Press - Daily Times (PAK) - The Penninsula (Qatar)
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
NATO: No plans to spray poppies - AFG Will Need CAN Support to Head Off Spraying
New mine clearing vehicle being tested - More - more - Canadiens ont une nouvelle arme contre les mines - "Chubby" the World's Route Clearer of Choice
Getting Ready for Next ROTO in Wainwright - Already Getting Ready for a Potentially Next ROTO After That?
Opinion: Can Senlis and CF Work Together on Opium? - "This is not a war from which one can withdraw on a date of one's own choosing."
UN Sec Gen's Latest Report: Security "Urgent Priority" for AFG - Report (.pdf) - Alternate download site - Rapport du Secrétaire général: La situation en Afghanistan et ses conséquences pour la paix et la sécurité internationales (.pdf) - alternatif
More Kick Ass in South - More - Bush félicite Karzaï sur fond de violents combats dans le sud - AUS Troops in Big Fight in Oruzgan - Taliban Spokesperson Nabbed in Helmand - Taliban Says Different
DNK Troops Killed in Helmand - ISAF Statement - 2 soldats danois tués lors d'attaques des talibans en Afghanistan
NATO: Taliban, Not Rescuers, Shot ITA Troops Un-Nabbed This Week
AFG Cops Killed in Homicide Bomber Attack near Spin Boldak
Red Cross Workers Nabbed - Ironically Enough... - Employés manquants du CICR tentaient de libérer des otages
PAK pissed at UN report saying suicide bombers are coming from PAK
More on Taliban Shooting Up Radio Station
No Rule of Law "Hindering Human Development"
26 Sept 07
Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, King's Own Calgary Regiment, RIP: Message from Governor General - Message de gouverneure générale - Déclaration du Premier ministre - Statement by the Prime Minister - Statement by the Minister of National Defence - Déclaration du ministre de la Défense nationale - Calgary Military Museum Missing Cpl. Hornburg - CTV.ca - CF Photo - AFP: Bad Day Across the South - Slain soldier 'exemplifies courage, dedication' - Toronto Star - CanWest: Another Ramp Ceremony - "A cattle rancher's son from Nanton has become the latest Canadian to die" - Fallen soldier made world 'a better place' - Soldier's death hits Calgary regiment hard - Presse Canadienne
Recherche d'actualités Hornburg - News search Hornburg (.pdf)
Another CAN Solider Injured in Ambush: Canadian Press - CanWest - Soldat canadien grièvement blessé dans une embuscade au sud de l'Afghanistan
Locals Say Taliban Losing Ground - "What is the point of sending your army to Afghanistan if it isn't going to fight?"
AFG Mission "All About the Numbers" - Speaking of Which, Lotsa Taliban Nailed - More - Violents accrochages en Afghanistan: près de 130 talibans tués
Le soldat Bourassa se réadapte
NDP Whines About CAN Team Helping AFG President with Speech: Transcript of the Speech in Question - NDP Statement - NPD: La Défense nationale a rédigé le discours de Karzaï au Parlement - Released Document (.pdf) - Alternate download site - Canadian Press - Presse Canadienne - Plus - CanWest - Reuters - CBC.ca - Radio-Canada - TGS.ca - How's This for an Alternative Explanation? - More - Globe & Mail - National Post: AFG Gov't Asked for Messages & Themes, not Completed Speech - Associated Press - Edmonton Sun - Latest Reuters - AFP en francais
CAN Liberals Suggest NATO "Experiment" of CAN Just GTFO'ing in 2009 - Permalink to article (.pdf) - Blogger Counterpoint: ''I'd march up to Dion with three Afghan children in tow. I'd say, "Mr. Dion, with all due respect, can you please tell these children what you just told NATO?" ''
Opinion: More on Political Piss Match over Mission - "While there obviously is still much work to do, it is now all-important that NATO countries stay the course in Afghanistan" - Senlis Did Its Homework in Afghanistan
Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan - News search Afghanistan (.pdf)
AFG’s hope lies with army (if numbers grow)
NOR SF Helps Kick Taliban Butt - ESP Sends More (Teaching) Troops - More
Les talibans font taire une radio à coups de roquettes - Google English: Taliban Attack Radio Station to Shut it Up
25 Sept 07
Canadian Reservist Killed in AFG - CF Statement - MND/FC: Soldat canadien tué en Afghanistan - Soldat canadien tué lors d'un attentat en Afghanistan - More on I.D. - Toronto Star - ISAF Statement - Army.ca Updates - CanWest/National Post - Wikinews
CAN PRT Boss: Progress Slow, but Sure
CAN Def Min: We Have Until April 2008 to Say Whether We GTFO - More - Le Canada a jusqu'en avril pour dire s'il prolongera la mission, dit MacKay
More Medals for the Boys from GG - GG annonce l’octroi d’une Décoration de la vaillance militaire et de 24 Décorations pour service méritoire (division militaire)
Senlis Council: CAN Should Back Talks with Taliban - "Peace in Afghanistan – Made in Canada" (.pdf) - Alternate report download site - Le Canada devrait soutenir le président afghan, selon un groupe de réflexion - UK Def Min: We'll Have to Negotiate with the Taliban at Some Point - Karzai Trying to Bring Them Back Into the Fold - UN Media Briefing: Too Early to Talk About UN's Role in Such Talks (.pdf)
Opinion: CAN GTFO'ing Won't Make AFG Better - Worthington: Vandoos DO Go Outside the Wire
NS College Starts Scholarship in Honour of Fallen Reservist
More on Major Ruckpaul's Death - Un soldat canadien mort à Kaboul s'est suicidé, selon la police militaire
Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan - News search Afghanistan (.pdf)
US Army Shares Best Practices from PRT's - Manual (.pdf) - Alternate download site (.pdf)
NLD Considering Sending More Troops? - More
More on ITA Troops Being Rescued - UK SBS Helped Out - More - Were the Brits Leading? - More - more - ITA Media: Nabbed Soldiers Belonged to ITA Mil Int - SISMI Page (English) - Raid Carried Out by ITA Para Unit - Army.ca Discussion - Huit ravisseurs sont abattus - plus - plus - plus
Meanwhile, ITA Communists Say No Need to Change Caveats (Google English translation) - ITA Pres: Mission Isn't Changing (both Google English translations)
UN Presses AFG to Strenthen Regional Links
CAN Troops Say Chechens Tough Fighters in AFG
CAN UN Rep in AFG Says He Doubts IRN Moving Wpns to Taliban
Investigation into Fallen CF Member Found in Kabul Barracks Completed - Conclusion de l'enquête sur la mort d'un officier
Big UN Meeting on AFG: Private Meeting Between CAN, AFG Officials? - Need for More Co-ord on Security, other issues Taliban Slammed - More on Karzai Willing to Talk to Taliban - Agreement on peace, reconstruction goals - UN seeks backing for Afghan peace - Afghan Government Gets Renewed International Support - "Participants .... would like the United Nations to do more in Afghanistan and increase its role. But .... increased violence limits what the UN can do." - More - Diplomats do not expect specific results from meeting - High-level gathering urges sustained international support for Afghanistan
CAN program aims to bring positive change for AFG widows
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
Opinion: When did NATO Get Feet of Clay?
Big Warlord Says He Can Live with Muslim Soldiers Replacing ISAF/NATO
CAN Gen in AFG:: NATO not planning for a reduction in CAN forces in AFG
From Toronto Cabbie to Terp for CF
Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan - News search Afghanistan (.pdf)
NATO Sees Hope for Talking to Taliban?
«Rocky», l'ami afghan n'est plus - "Rocky" is Gone
ITA Troops Nabbed?: Reuters - Associated Press
Letters: RAF Vet Suggests Low, Slow Air Support
YouTube Video of Less Glamourous Part of CAN Ops
Opinion: CAN Must Stay the Course - Still seeking clarity on Afghanistan - L'intervention canadienne, un exemple à suivre - Google English: CAN's Example to be Followed - Folly to continue Afghan mission - Should we negotiate with the Taliban?
Ghurkas Helping Continue the Push
Four CF Troops Injured, One Seriously, from Roadside Bomb - Canadian Press Reporter's Account (She was in the Vehicle) - Le soldat canadien a sérieusement blessé
UN Boss in AFG: "While the hard-core Taliban (won't) negotiate with the Government, there (are) enough tribal leaders in all parts of the country to make promising the prospect of negotiating peace on the basis of the (Afghan) constitution ...." - More - UN Ready to Mediate Between AFG, Taliban? - L'ONU favorable à des pourparlers de paix entre le gouvernement afghan et les talibans
40 Taliban Nailed, Some Nabbed in Helmand, Ghazni - More - more - more - Two Bosses Nailed - Having to Dig Them Out - More Accusations of IRN Arming Taliban
NLD Soldier Killed in Oruzgan - NATO Boss: NLD's Gotta Stay - FRA Soldier Killed in Kabul
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
Polio Vaccination in South: Safe Passage by Elders? - Or Taliban Lets It Happen?
CAN Political Scientist: CAN Military "much more offensive and .... less community-based than it once was." - CAN Liberal Party Accuses Def Min of Spreading "false partisan propaganda"
Bloc set to reject throne speech - Duceppe met la table et se prépare à voter contre le discours du Trône - plus
Maxime Bernier: "Les défis afghans" - "Afghan challenges" (Google English)
Opinion: Time for New Tack on AFG for PM?
Returning CF Soldier Thanks Grade 3 Students for E-mails - CTV Photographer Returns Home to USA
More Than Just HUMAN Warriors Fighting with Brits in Helmand
ANA Short of Everything But Spirit
Les belges arrivent - CZE Cops Head to AFG
More of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tour of AFG: Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5
Where People are Running Away To From the Fighting (UNHCR Needs Better Spell Check)
People Rally for Peace Across AFG (.pdf)
Report: PAK Providing 80% of AFG's Wheat; AFG Needs to Cut Wheat Harvest Loss (.pdf)
Kandahar Governor Says Fight Still On, But Province is Safer
More CAN Calls for NATO Help in AFG - More - more - Rags on Europeans - MacKay affirme tous doivent partager le fardeau de l'Afghanistan - MacKay réclame de l'aide - plus
CAN Diplomats say GTFO'ing AFG "Moral Betrayal" - AFG Envoy to CAN: Fight is Making a Difference -Ambassadeur afghan estime que les Canadiens comprennent mieux la mission - CAN For Min: CAN Cred At Stake - More on Pressure to GTFO
UN Security Council Resolution 1776 (2007) (.pdf) - JPN Media: UN SC Res'n Praises OEF - RUS Abstains, But Opposes Talks with Taliban
CAN Opinion Polls: "Change the Question, Change the Numbers" (.pdf)
Dion Plays Politics with AFG Mission - More
Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan - plus - News search Afghanistan (.pdf)
Radio Free Europe Tours Kabul, S. AFG: Part 1 - Part 2
Le siège de Ghundy Ghar raconté - Google English: Siege (Not Head Office) of Ghundy Ghar Recalled
Accusations de favoritisme: Bernard Derome se défend - Radio Canada Defends Self Against Charges of PRO-MILITARY Bias????
More Senlis Council Ragging on CIDA
More on Doc Not Being Charged for Describing Cpl. Megeney's Death - Still Looking for Ethical Lapses, Though
Opinion: Afghanistan’s uneven load - CAN Needs NATO & NATO Needs CAN - "Russia’s skeptical and apathetic reaction to the deadlock over the U.S. and NATO mission in Afghanistan is easy to explain. We remember our country’s experience too vividly and see Americans make the same mistakes."
AFG General: Talks with Bad Guys Tough, Still Wouldn't Convince Hardliners - Still, Some Tribal Leaders Still Like the Idea (As Long as Taliban is Sincere?)
More on Taliban Using Kids as Human Shields
PAK Clamping Down on Fuel, POL Shipments to AFG, ISAF
UN Extends AFG Mission Mandate to Mid-October 2008 - ONU Conseil De Sécurité Proroge L’autorisation De La Force Internationale En Afghanistan - Why Russia Abstained (Google English translation of French UN news release): "Mr. VITALY CHURKIN (Federation of Russia) .... considered it regrettable that, during the discussions of the draft Resolution, no clearness was brought concerning the maritime component of interception. This one, has it says, must be used exclusively within the framework of the antiterrorist fight and not at other ends." - Reuters - Agence France Presse - More - Conseil de sécurité proroge mandat de l'ISAF
CAN, NLD Ask NATO Countries for More Troops: Reuters - Voice of America - Agence France Presse - DutchNews.nl - Expatica (NLD) - ANP (NLD): Send Troops South
DEU Cabinet Urges Parliament to Extend Mission One Year: Deutsche Welle - DPA (DEU) - More - Reuters - Associated Press - Xinhua - L'Allemagne pourrait maintenir ses troupes en Afghanistan encore un an - German Army Backgrounder on AFG Mission (Google English)
One Civilian Killed, Three Injured in CAN Convoy Traffic Accident - More - ISAF Statement
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
More on Karzai's Plea to CAN - PAK Media Spin - Fathers of Fallen Say Karzai is Bang On - Opinion: "Opposition must answer Karzai"
Quebecers heckle foreign minister over AFG mission - Le ministre Maxime Bernier est interrompu par des manifestants plus - Part of AFG Mission Conference in Montreal: francais - Google English
CAN Lending GBR Wounded Pajamas for Trip Home (Special thanks to daftandbarmy at Army.ca for this one) - More Ways Brits Treated Like Crap
Opinon: CAN Considering AFG "Quagmire"? - Mideast tension requires Canada to rethink plans - Time to Rethink NATO Strategy? - How Much Clout, Exactly, Does "Moderate" Taliban Have in Overall Taliban War Effort?
Patrice Roy: «C'était une scène d'apocalypse» - Google English: Injured Quebec Journalist says, "“It was like if a white and extremely noisy flash struck us .... there remained nothing any more but my caméraman and me in the vehicle. The others had been projected outside by the force of the explosion.”
TV Story on Pretty Damned Good CF Sniper, Part 1 - Part 2
Taliban Using Kids as Human Shields - Taliban Still Blocking Redevelopment of Kajaki Dam
AFG Pres Speaking to UN Next Week - UNAMA Denies Wanting to Become "Body Counting Agency"
Two DNK Troops Injured in Firefight in Helmand
More on How Tough Training AFG Cops Is - And How Tough Training AFG Army Is, Too
DEU Tornados Complete 500 Flights - NATO Report: "German Tornado reconnaissance planes (do) not provide intelligence in real time, in order to abide by a national caveat preventing their direct support of combat operations...."
Campagne contre la polio lancée sur fond d'appel à la cessation des violences - UN-backed immunization drive starts amid calls for end to violence - Taliban Says They'll Co-operate?
19 Sept 07
Karzai Tells CAN "Please Don't Go": Reuters - Agence France Presse - Globe & Mail - more - CanWest News - more - CBC.ca - Toronto Star - more - CTV.ca - Canadian Press (1) - Canadian Press (2) - Karzai stories (.pdf)
Karzai exhorte le Canada à rester en Afghanistan: Agence France Presse - Radio Canada - Presse Canadienne - plus - Actualités de Karzai (.pdf)
New NATO Push in Helmand - More - more - ISAF Statement on OP Palk Wahel
UN Secur Council Expected to Extend Mandate of AFG Mission One More Year - Meanwhile, UN Mission in AFG Calls for Peace (Damn it!) Starting Today
CAN, NLD to "Co-ordinate" Decisions on AFG Mission Extension
CAN Opposition: No to Combat (But What Next?)
Tourists Visit Kabul, Think They Can Come to Conclusions about AFG
Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan - News search Afghanistan (.pdf)
MILNEWS.ca Exclusive: Highlights of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Report on Visit to AFG
Bernard Derome se défend bec et ongles - plus - Patrice Roy: Ils ont frolé la mort en Afghanistan
Opinion: CAN Gov't Seeking Consensus on AFG
AFG govt rejects Taliban preconditions for talks - More - more - Former Taliban Boss: Talking's the Answer
Brit Death from Fratricide? - More - more - more
More on NATO Tension Over AFG Fight
Why (At Least) One USA State Dep't Official Says It's Important to Help AFG
How CF is Helping Train Cops - EU Names New Cop Training Mission Boss - Recent NATO Report: "21. The EU Policing (EUPOL) mission repeatedly came under criticism. While its concept had been appreciated, the small number of trainers deployed, and their strict Rules of Engagement (which some told the delegation amounted to national caveats) deprived EUPOL of the necessary flexibility to move around (especially out of Kabul) where they were needed .... The EU effort was notably dwarfed by the comparatively massive effort provided by the US in this area." - June 2007 Statement by PM: "Canada will contribute personnel to the EUPOL mission, and Canada’s police contingent at the Canadian Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar province will be part of the EUPOL mission." - EUPOL web page - Francais
U.S. Praises Afghan Poppy Progress, Urges More Effort
WFP Able to Buy AFG Wheat for Aid to Other Parts of AFG - More
18 Sept 07
Top CF Int O in AFG: NATO 'on top of our game'
YouTube Video of CF CLOSE Combat in Helmand
US Def Sec: AFG a Litmus Test for NATO - More
Moving Toward More Trg for AFG Cops - A Bit of What It's Like Training AFG Cops
Enfin de retour de Kandahar - "You never hear the good, you hear about the Canadians dying."
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
Opinion: De la manipulation ! - Google English: "The death of only one soldier is of nothing a reason to prevent a mission of crowned importance" - NLD Leaving=AUS with Heavier Load
Nine Suspected Bad Guys Nabbed in K'Har
AUS Troops Re-Build Hospital, Build Clinic in Tarin Kowt
Brit Sapper Killed in Helmand - More - Un soldat britannique tué dans le sud - Brit Coroner Calls Ambush, IED's "Murder"
Brits Accused of Not Enough Medics in Helmand - UK MoD Responds to Accusation
More Taliban Boss Behind KOR Kidnapping Getting Nailed - Cerveau présumé de l'enlèvement de 23 Sud-Coréens en juillet a été tué
Language Problems Not Making It Easier to Train AFG Army - Then Again, It May Be More Than That....
US SF Troops on Trial for Killing
17 Sept 07
Lettres d'Afghanistan: Nos amis afghans - Google translation: Our Afghan Friends
Canada demeurera à Zhari aussi longtemps qu'il le faudra
Former CIA Analyst: AFG Loss=Terr Win - Mullah: Taliban Will "Run Rampant" if CAN GTFOs
Will FRA Jets Heading to AFG Help CAN PM? - DEU Still Wrestling with AFG Mission - Karzai to Meet with Reporters to Boost CAN Presence
Reformed Taliban Who Met CAN PM Now in Taliban's Sights
Content d'y être allé, mais heureux d'y revenir
Un puits à sec... un hôpital aussi
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
Opinion: This Isn't First Time CF Under Fire, You Know - Quebec By-Election Results Could Shape Mission
Video: Mission en Afghanistan : couper les cheveux en bataille (Video of Volunteer Barber, with French Narration)
Homicide Bomber Kills Eight in Attack on Helmand Cop Shop - More - more - Au moins sept morts dans un attentat suicide
Significant Ass Kicking in the South - More - more - Affrontements en Afghanistan: une dizaine de talibans ont été tués
Need to be Paying AFG Cops More
AUS Troops Injured in IED in Oruzgan
Need to Rethink Rebuilding of AFG Agriculture
16 Sept 07
Vandoos Hanging Around Zhari Until AFG's Can Defend Area
More "Head's Up for Ramadan" Coverage
CF Training Up AFG Cops - Meanwhile, EU Police Training Mission in Trouble
CAN Red Cross Rep Suggests CAN Open Own Detention Ctr in AFG - Amnesty Int'l Pipes Up Too
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
Opinion: CAN Gaining Cred - Harper's mixed messages on troop withdrawal help no one
More on the "Disappearing Ribbons" Story
Retour à Sainte-Anne-des-Monts après l'Afghanistan
Brits Jealous of CAN Post-AFG Decompression in CYP - Army.ca Discussion
Not All Suicide Bombers Get Big Family Payoffs
More IRN Arms Being Intercepted in Helmand
Some Taliban Looking for End to Fight? - Kidnappers of KOR Missionaries Nailed
UK Telegraph: Not Enough Choppers, Medics in Helmand - GBR Cutting Anti-Drug Funds, Too
DEU Greens Can't Decide on AFG? - More - Les Verts allemands se divisent sur l'engagement en Afghanistan - Seem to Be Decided Here - DEU Appeasers Hit the Streets - More
15 Sept 07
NY Times: CAN Regains Ground from Taliban
CF Trust Fund for K'Har PRT Still Goin' Strong
Doc Won't Face Court Martial for Article Mentioning CF Death in K'Har
CAN Surgeon, Back from AFG, Says We Can't Go
More Edmonton Troops Return Home
Globe & Mail Visits Kandahar's Morgue
Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan - News search Afghanistan (.pdf)
Monument to Latest Two Fallen Vandoos in AFG
Opinion: The Taliban grow desperate - Afghanistan: nation or political prop? - Pacifistes ou moumounes? - Clunky English Translation - Des progrès en Afghanistan
L'Afghanistan, un enjeu surtout dans Outremont
NATO Delegation: Not Enough Troops to Do the Job - Reuters - Deutsche Welle
DEU Chancellor Wants Troops to Stay in AFG - Statement: "Until such time as the Afghan people can ensure their own safety, the Federal Armed Forces must not leave the country" - Meanwhile, DEU Troops Catch Rocket in North
Bad Guys Nailed in Helmand - Key Taleban man escapes raid on den - Des tués dans un raid contre les ravisseurs des Sud-Coréens
Un chef taliban, dont Kaboul avait annoncé la mort, est en vie
US Worries About IRN Sending CHN Wpns to Taliban
More on How Security Affects Aid Getting Through
New AFG Cdos Nab Taliban Bad Boy in Nangahar Province - More
POL to Compensate Civvy Cas During Hot Pursuit in Paktika - La Pologne va indemniser les pertes civiles en Afghanistan
14 Sept 07
CF in Head's Up Mode Going into Ramadan
AUS Vice Chief of Staff: AUS, CAN SF Working Together in AFG
Au coeur de l'embuscade - In the midst of the ambush (Google translation)
Public Opinion Polls Don't Speak for EVERYONE in Quebec
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
Opinion: Keep Your Eye On the Big Picture, Not Just the Casualties - New Anti-War Group Doesn't Speak for a LOT of People - Test Taliban `peace' bid - "Harper so lusts for a majority government that he seems willing to trim our mandate in Afghanistan in hopes of winning Quebec votes." - PM's Afghan mood swings - Prepare for a lot of hot air and a lack of clarity on Afghanistan
European Parliament Team Sees Progress
Taliban Courts in Helmand Pursue Rough Justice - So Much for "Kinder 'n Gentler" - Taliban Boss: I'm Not Dead Yet
Cracks Showing in NATO Alliance as ISAF Asks for Help in South
NATO Boss: What Pressure to Move DEU Troops South? - Speaking to PAK Media Earlier: ".... the fewer restrictions and exceptions the better. But I’m a realist. I’m familiar with the debate in the German parliament and I don’t think that things are going to change any time soon." - Bloomberg - Well, He Was (Allegedly) SUPPOSED to Ask - Meanwhile, USA Reminds DEU of Op Enduring Freedom Work - DEU For Min Says Mandate Not Changing - Keeping Troops in Stable Areas - Pas de changements au mandat du contingent allemand en Afghanistan - More on Prospects of AFG, Taliban Talking
CICR: La situation humanitaire s'est sérieusement détériorée en Afghanistan - Red Cross says Afghans suffering more as conflict widens - More - World Food Program: "Half the country is now considered a “High Abduction Risk Area” and thus subject to additional mitigating measures." - More Calls for Longer Term Aid
13 Sept 07
CF Troops Ready for Ramadan - Ramadan - Taliban Promising Push During Ramadan - Les talibans promettent une campagne de terreur pour le Ramadan
CAN For Min Didn't Mention Wpns in AFG to CHN?
45 talibans tués dans le sud de l'Afghanistan - More Taliban Nailed in Oruzgan - USA Statement
Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan - News search Afghanistan (.pdf)
Les Forces canadiennes répliquent - Dion accuse Harper de fausse représentation - Dion accuse Harper d'avoir induit le Parlement en erreur sur l'Afghanistan
I Guess It's the Thought That Counts, Right?
Ottawa city council endorses 'Support Our Troops' decals - La Ville appuie les militaires
US troops push Afghan elders to resist rebels
Now, Taliban Says No Talks with Foreign Troops in Country - Taliban offer for talks doubtful, early peace unlikely - Some See It as Good News - NATO Sec Gen: "NATO doesn’t negotiate. If one day there’s a reconciliation process in Afghanistan, the Afghan government will have to talk with their current adversaries." - USA Already Whispering to Taliban?
NATO Mil Boss in AFG: ISAF's Gotta Fight Drugs, but Not By Eradication - More - Need Another Year or So to Build Up AFG Army - Need to Perk Up the AFG Cops, Too - Top NATO Civvy in AFG: EU's Gotta Do More - If You Want to Hear/Watch the News Conference
FRA Def Min: Afghans Have to Step Up to the Plate - Six FRA Mirage Jets On the Way to K'Har - L'intervention française renforcée
DEU General in AFG: More Troops, Patience Needed - DEU Chancellor Supports AFG Mission Extension - Berlin réaffirme son engagement en Afghanistan
Opinion: Barons de l’héroïne par la grâce des États-Unis?
Scots of GBR 52 Inf Bde, Prepare to Move.... - General Says Brits Could Be There for a While - Headed to Helmand - MoD's "Who's There from UK?"
12 Sept 07
CF Troops Do 9-11 on Ops - Vandoos trop occupés pour souligner le 11 septembre
Les talibans gagnent du terrain en Afghanistan - Google English: "The goal of the war is the victory. This one is illusory in Afghanistan, according to one of the best specialists in this country."
CAN Hoping AUS Can Pick Up Some Slack? - NLD Asks NOR for Help in Oruzgan - DEU Mil Boss in AFG Says Mo' Troops Needed - More - DEU Pres: AFG Can Count on Us - Meanwhile, UNAMA Boss Disses DEU Military Not Supporting Drug Fight in AFG
News search Afghanistan - Recherche d'actualités Afghanistan (.pdf)
UN AFG Boss OK With Talks with Taliban - More - AFG Looking Into Taliban Offer to Talk - AFG invite les talibans à négocier - Sign of Taliban Getting Tired? - Asia Times Online: "The Taliban are aware ... that the tribals are not ideologically motivated to fight an indefinite battle. This is one of the factors in their willingness for talks with Kabul." - Globe & Mail: "The Taliban's demands include an immediate withdrawal of all foreign troops and a rewrite of the Afghan constitution." - More Globe Coverage (.pdf)
More CF Troops Returning from AFG
CAN PM: Let's Talk "How", Not "How Long" - Peter MacKay souligne l'importance de restaurer la paix
Un oasis pour les familles de militaires - L'armée se défend d'abandonner les épouses des militaires
Opinion: AFG Debate Needs More Input - Que voulez-vous vraiment savoir sur l'Afghanistan ?
Two AFG Convoy Drivers Killed by Homicide Bomber on K'Har-Helmand Hwy - More - Nouvelle attaque-suicide dans le sud de l'Afghanistan: cinq tués
AFG Troops Head Off Taliban Ambush in Zabul - Fast Air Helps Out in Zabul
l'ONU appelle à l'arrêt des violences pour mener une campagne humanitaire
UNAMA Boss: “Stop the killing; start the chilling” - Jude Law Tries to Help
The Push Continues - L'offensive a continué - Troops Back At 'Er Following Weekend Injuries
UN is Calling for Stop to All Hostilities for Peace Day on 22 September (.pdf) - Alternate News Release Site (.pdf) - News Conference Notes
The "9-11 Link" Message from CAN Def Min - PM praises Afghan role as `noble, necessary' - Canada défend sa présence - Selon MacKay, un échec en Afghanistan pourrait mener à un autre 11 septembre - More on PM Saying the Job Has to Get Done - UK CDS: CAN Would Be Missed in AFG - CAN PM's Speech in AUS - PM Harper s'adresse au parlement australien
NATO Generals Wrap Up CAN Conference - DEU to be Pushed to do More (Training) in South? - DEU Peaceniks Crank Up Before Big Parliamentary Vote on AFG Mission - Analysis: CAN, NLD Wd Would Hurt NATO BAD! - CAN Not Taking Over NLD's Job if NLD GTFO's
USA Envoy: AFG War Not Forgotten - Soldats américains en Afghanistan observent une minute de silence
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
Meanwhile, Next ROTO Practices in Faux-Kandahar - Returning Gunners Talk About Their Time Downrange
Afghanistan, grand perdant de la guerre en Irak - Dion exige l'annonce de la fin de la mission en Afghanistan
Canadiens et Kandaharis – les opinions divergent en matière de sécurité et de développement
Opinion: Why Canada has to finish the job in Afghanistan - "It’s not the military’s primary role to rebuild failed states — that’s a job for the Birkenstock-wearing hippies over at the Canadian International Development Agency...." - A bit more of the REST of the story - Harper Conservative minority government supports militarism over democracy - Propagande de guerre ou désinformation médiatique sur la guerre en Afghanistan? - Google English: "Propaganda of war or media misinformation on the war in Afghanistan?"
Again with the CF Drug Test Stories!
Motorcycle Homicide Bomber Kills Lots in K'Har - ISAF Statement - Au moins 27 morts, en majorité des civils, dans un attentat suicide - plus - plus - plus
Food Aid Convoys Suspended in SW AFG Because of Bad Guys
Taliban Bad Boy Nabbed in Ghazni
Still More on Taliban Ready to Talk
Analyst: Don't Expect PAK to Keep Thumping Taliban in Frontier Areas Forever
10 Sept 07
Troops Injured, CP Reporter Shaken by IED During OP Keeping Goodwill - More - more - Deux soldats canadiens sont blessés - OP Called Successful
Vandoos Pushing Through to Zhari - More - La guerre made in Québec
Worries About CF UAV's in Theatre
Nourrir la paix sous les roquettes
NATO: CAN Troops will be 'missed sorely' if they're withdrawn in 2009
More on no vote in Parliament unless CAN PM can find enough support to "finish the job" - Willingness to Wait for Consesus to Emerge - Harper ne tiendra pas de vote rapide - More - more - And the Protesters Just Keep Protesting...
CAN, K'Har Officials Differ on How Secure the Area Is
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
Opinion: "Resisting the Opposition's to Abandon the Afghan People" - "Cold Feet in a Hot Spot" - "We all seem to agree that Afghanistan is a critical issue for Canada .... Therefore we need a genuine informed debate."
Brits Holding Kajaki Dam Area - Brit NCO Killed Leading Platoon to Recover Body of Fallen Back - MoD Statement
More on Karzai Willing to Talk to the Taliban - Taliban Ready to Talk? - Les talibans acceptent la main tendue de Karzai plus
9 Sept 07
Latest on New Push into Zhari: CBC.ca - CTV.ca - CanWest - Regaining Lost Ground - Two CF Troops Injured in Op
CAN PM: No Vote on AFG Mission Extension Unless Another Party On Side - More - Only Wants Vote if the Job Can Be Finished Right
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
UN Study: More than Eight out of Ten Suicide Bombers Recruited, Trained in PAK - More - UN News Release (.pdf) - Alternate site (.pdf) - "Suicide Attacks in Afghanistan (2001-2007)" (.pdf) - Alternate Site (.pdf)
Henault: AFG is "Job One for NATO" - Still, Not a "Make or Break" for Alliance?
Peaceniks Promise Vigil at NATO General Meeting Site - More - more - more - more - "NATO as Puppet" Messaging - Peaceniks Accuse NATO of "War Crimes"
More on Op Medusa Second Guessing, One Year Later: Army.ca Discussion - The Torch blog entry with Gen Fraser's Take
Opinion: "We negotiate with terrorists all the time, and we should again" - Talking peace with the Taliban: In the shifting sands of Afghanistan, it can be hard to see the lay of the political land - «La majorité des membres du gouvernement et du Parlement ont violé les droits fondamentaux» - Préparer l'après-Afghanistan... et l'après-Bush - Afghan debate needs more input - Afghan mission hurt by misleading spin campaign - USA Should GTFO KOR Because of Hostage Deal
No Medals for Royal Marines in "Strapped to Apache" Rescue Mission - Letter on Page 26 of Sept 07 Royal Navy News - Letter & MoD Response - UK Army Rumour Service discussion
School STILL Out in South Because of Taliban
JPN Toying with Sending Hercs to AFG
Afghans losing hope: former FM and Massoud aide - Nuristan as Bad News Bellweather?
8 Sept 07
OP Keeping Good Will Under Way, with Vandoos Engaged
Eyes Wide Open on Patrol with Vandoos
Une rivalité Québec-Montréal à l’afghane - K'Har vs. Kabul = Montreal vs. Quebec City (Google English)
Le capitaine Jocelyn Lemay poursuit sa correspondance avec le Journal de Rosemont–Petite-Patrie - Captain Jocelyn Lemay continues his correspondence (Gogle English) - Life at the K'Har PRT
"Afghan police lose ground previously won by Canadians"
Start of the "We'll Do Something Else Instead" Story Line?
DEU Asking ("Begging") CAN to Stay Longer?!? - L'Allemagne supplie le Canada de ne pas quitter en février 2009 - Aussies Will Have Some Questions When CAN PM Visits AUS, Too
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
More on Peaceniks Protesters Picketing NATO Generals - More - NATO Boss: Need Int'l Co-ordinator in AFG; How About Loosening Up Those Caveats, Too?
More on the "Not Enough Int" Storyline
Opinion: What Christie Blatchford Says She's Gonna Miss - "In studying military history - Canada always gets to do the dirty work" - "Highway of Heroes dilutes the good name of heroism" - More rigorous controls needed for Canada's aid to Afghanistan
Rick Mercer Show in Edmonton to Help Out Amputee Program
FRA Sending More Troops - Camarades du soldat mort à Kaboul émus par l'hommage des Bleus - Comrades of the soldier died in Kabul moved by the homage by the Blue ones - JPN PM: GTFO AFG=Me Gone
USA: 230+ Taliban Nailed in K'Har since 27 Aug - More - more
Brits Fight Off Taliban at FOB Arnhem
UK's General Sir Mike: AFG Still Winnable
Le fragile espoir de Gulab et de Sued
7 Sept 07
CF General Says Things Are Better Since Last Year - More Optimistic than a Week Ago, It Might Seem
Some NATO Nations Letting CAN Down - NATO Generals Map AFG Approach in CAN - More - NATO Mil Chair: It's About What Needs Doing, Not How Long It'll Take - More - It Would Be Nice to Have Mo' Boots on the Ground - More - more - more - And Let's Not Forget Those Pesky Caveats - Général Henault veut que le Canada reste - plus - NATO Wants CAN to Stick Around - "But We Won't Meddle, Ya Know"- And It Wouldn't Be a Meeting of Officials from All Over Without a Protest, Would It?
Latest Fallen Funeral This Weekend - More
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
Ontario Signs "Highway of Heroes" - Des panneaux routiers affichant "autoroute des héros" sont dévoilés le long de l'autoroute 401
Two More Brits Fallen in Helmand
USA Spec Op Marines Back in AFG, in Helmand - With the Brits in the Upper Gareshk Valley - Taliban Attack (Unsuccessfully) During Shura
What the Taliban is Saying is Happening in Oruzgan
Still Lotsa Schools Closed in South
AFG Denies CHN is Supplying Wpns to Taliban - Part of Trying to Play Nice-Nice with CHN? - AFG dément la rumeur selon laquelle la Chine aurait fourni des armes aux talibans
GBR-USA Rift Brewing Over AFG?
6 Sept 07
NATO Boss "Disappointed" More Countries Aren't Helping in the South - DEU Cabinet Agrees to Stick Around (But Not in the South) - More
More on CAN Cops Headed to Kabul
CF Commanders Second Guessed On Year After OP Medusa
Report: CF Having Trouble Keeping Up with Int Needs for AFG? - More
Radio-Canada rejette les accusations de partialité et de propagande - Radio-Canada Defends Against Accusations of Supporting War, Broadcasting "Propaganda" - Libre-Opinion - Radio-Canada et l'Afghanistan - Radio-Canada Boss: "We cover the army because complete information must also be interested in this aspect of Canadian engagement. The presence of the journalists in Afghanistan and, more still, in the south, where are the Canadian troops, is essential."
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
More on AFG Cop Accusations that CAN Troops Left Them in Lurch
Opinion: "If there is cynicism around this complex mission, it can be found at the top, among politicians and their emissaries." - Dion's war policy is hare-brained - Ottawa must find out why Taliban is using CHN weapons - Afghanistan : nos délicieuses valeurs - Translation: "Our Delicious Values" - Ceci n'est pas une guerre... - Transl: This Isn't a War?!?!
Amnesty Int'l STILL Not Happy with CAN Tmt of Prisoners - More
Afghan 'gun culture' is fuelled by fear
Two Brits Killed North of Lashkar Gah
CICR renforce son soutien à l’hôpital Mirwais de Kandahar
NATO Promises to Press Harder on Drugs in AFG - UN Wants Even Harder Push
AFG Official: It's Those PMC's That Are Behind Kidnappings?!?
5 Sept 07
Two NATO Troops Killed in South
Hunting at Night - Opération risquée dans un village afghan - Coalition Forces Nailing Taliban - More
Christie Blatchford Smells Failure of Nerve - Permalink
Ottawa envoie 22 policiers de plus en Afghanistan
Bernard Derome traité aux petits oignons par l'armée canadienne - La guerre des mots
Technical Briefing on CAN Progress in AFG (.ppt) - Alternate Download Site - "Contribution du Canada à la mission internationale en Afghanistan" (.ppt) - Globe & Mail - Presse Canadienne - Canadian Press - Can West
More on Provost General Exonerated of Issues with AFG Prisoners
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
A-10 Friendly Fire, a Year Later
Opinion: Deaths Cause Media to Support War More??? - Ottawa fera le point régulièrement - Bienvenue au Confusghistan
Canadian Bases See "Mini Baby Booms" Before, After Deployments
The Wartime Sacrifice of the Arts Community in Edmonton
UK Says Taliban Getting CHN Weapons - More
Weapon Cache Nailed in Oruzgan
KOR Hostages Face Tough Questions @ Home - Meanwhile, Kidnap Ringleader Nailed - More
UN Report: Returning AFG Refugees Face Tough Time - Report Page
4 Sept 07
Stats, New Info on How CAN Mission is Proceeding: Canadian Press - Can West News
CF Investigation: No Problems with CF MPs Transferring Prisoners to AFG Custody - L'enquête sur les allégations contre le Grand Prévôt des Forces canadiennes est terminée
A-10 Friendly Fire, a Year Later - Legion Magazine Highlights OP Medusa (Part 1 of 3)
La mission en Afghanistan deviendra plus rude - CEFCOM Boss: It's Only Going to Get Tougher
NDP Calls for CAN to GTFO Right Now - Layton redemande le retrait des troupes canadiennes maintenant
AFG Asks NATO Troops to Clear Bad Guys Before Opium Crop Destroyed
Des pacifistes portent plainte contre la couverture de la SRC en Afghanistan - plus - English: Peaceniks Don't Like Radio Canada Coverage of AFG - Meanwhile, If the Media Can't SAY Someone Committed Suicide....
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
3 Sept 07
AFG Fight Leaves Gaps in CAN Command?
Opinion: How Can Embeds Be Objective when Reporting on their Guardians? - Original French - "Would the Quebec Block be afraid to make fall the government Stephen Harper by frankly representing the Quebec opinion?" - En français - Victory is ours ... soon ... maybe
L’Afghanistan, en quelques vidéos
Coalition Nails Taliban HQ near K'Har - More - more
DEU: GTFO AFG=Human Rights Defeat
AUS Prepares to Send Mortar Team to Oruzgan
Terrain Slows Construction in AFG
2 Sept 07
MAJ Ruckpaul Home - Retour de la dépouille du major Ruckpaul
CAN Def Min Wants Cdns to Understand Mission Better - Says CAN is Outta AFG By 2009? - Promesse de débat, mais confusion sur les intentions - Promises Debate, but Confusion on Intent? (translation)
De Saint-Jérôme à Kandahar - Tranche de vie d'un soldat en Afghanistan
AFG Cops Say 120 Taliban Near K'Har Now with Allah - USA Says Closer to 25 Killed - More - Taliban Claim NATO Chopper Shootdown; NATO Denies
CF CIMIC Op Covers Up While Meeting with AFGs
Opinion: All Eyes on K'Har - Lives Saved, Country Lost?
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
A Bit of CAN in AFG - Maple Leaf Inn
Taliban Promises to Kidnap More Foreigners - And In Case KOR Reneges.... - KOR Asks Hostages to Pay Up (Some) for Rescue - KOR Paid $20M Ransom?
More on Losing Ground to Taliban
Brit Cas Evac from Helmand, Photo by Photo - More
US Chair of Joint Chiefs Sees Progress
Former AFG Pres: Taliban's Gotta Be in the Show
One AFG Official Calls for Aerial Spraying of Poppies
2 Sept 07
CAN Fighting to Retake Ground for Forth Time - Taliban Adapt, AFG Forces Fall Behind in South? - One Year After OP Medusa - More on Losing Ground - NY Times Interactive Map Showing Rougher Parts of South AFG
CF IED Fighters Work in the Shadows - More
One Mom Remembers by Raising Funds to be Used on the Ground in AFG
Plus d'une vingtaine de Taliban tués dans le Sud - Kicking Ass, Taking Names
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
CAN Def Min: Gov't Needs to Explain Mission Better - «Ottawa doit mieux expliquer la mission en Afghanistan»
Another CAN Journalist Talks About Special Treatment for Some Reporters (.pdf)
The War, Via Pencil & Pad - Gallery of Sketches - Comments
Opinion: Talking to Taliban Not Out of Question?
Two Brits Reportedly Nominated for VC from AFG - More - more - LCPL Rueker's Story - CAPT Hicks' Story - And the Officer's Killer is Nabbed
1 Sept 07
Big Goodbye to Fallen - More - more - 'Bravo, papa, we love you' - Sa famille et ses frères d’armes lui rendent hommage - Un dernier hommage a été rendu
Injured CF Sapper Continuing to Do Better - Returned RCR Soldier Recounts a Bit of His Tale
"One Long Weekend": Hamilton Spectator Dissects Sept 2006 A-10 Fratricide
CAN Hires High-End Counsel to Defend AFG Prisoner Policy
One Reason CAN Aid Money Hard to Trace in AFG - Liberals Call for Investigation
Special Treatment for French Media? - la Français-langue TV obtient des avantages : journalistes
News search Afghanistan: français - English (both .pdf)
NATO Countries to Wrestle with Troop Numbers - NATO Pressing NLD to Extend AFG Mission - Meanwhile, FRA Jets Headed to AFG
UN Says Taliban Should be Ashamed of Kidnapping Civvies