5 May 09
CAN Troops Injured in pre-AFG Training Road Accident (Thanks, muzz47)
"Le célèbre haschisch afghan enivre certains militaires et civils canadiens déployés en Afghanistan au point que les trafiquants n'hésitent pas à le faire entrer par camion au coeur même de la base de Kandahar, comme le révèlent des documents de la Police militaire." - GoogEng: Drug Dealers Getting into CAN Base?
Blogger: What the Latest CAN Pullback from Panjwai Could Mean
CAN Names First Top CAN Cop in AFG - "Ministre Cannon et le commissaire de la GRC Elliott annoncent la nomination du premier commandant de police canadien en Afghanistan"
Tension Continues Between CAN Foreign Affairs and Defence over AFG Roles?
"Of all the occupational hazards facing Canadian fighter pilots, you'd think getting blown up by an improvised explosive device (IED) would rank pretty far down on the list."
CAN Embed Visits the Tougher Part of Kandahar City - Another CAN Embed Ponders Walls
"Afghan, Coalition Troops Successfully Target Senior Insurgent in Helmand" - Beware the Helmandi with a Shovel in His Hand...
Taliban Propaganda Watch (links to non-terrorist web page): Attacks Claimed in K'Har, Zabul - Also in K'Har, Nimruz and Helmand
Karzai Brings In Former Warlord as Running Mate - Mohammed Qasim Fahim Bio
AFG Reportedly Soon to be Self-Sufficient in Wheat
USA Chair of Joint Chiefs: PAK Nukes OK, but Taliban's Latest Worrying - Says "U.S. military strategic focus is shifting from Iraq to Afghanistan"
4 May 09
Karine Blais, R.I.P.: Which Flag Should Have Been on Coffin?
"Les Forces canadiennes ont démantelé un fort de l'armée afghane" - "Forces dismantle police substation in Afghanistan ‘drawback’" - More - more
"En plein coeur de la ville de Kandahar, la présence d'enfants est un bon signe pour les militaires canadiens."
More on New Rules for CAN Media
Bad Guys Nailed in Helmand - Zabul IED Kills 12 Civvies
Worries About Fraud with Ballots (Which Are Supposed to be) Cast by Women - More - Karzai Signs Up - Potentially Nobody Running Against Karxai? - UN Asking Everyone Who Can to Vote
Taliban Propaganda Watch (links to non-terrorist web page): Attacks Claimed in Kandahar, Zabul - Al Jazz Claims Americans Trying to Convert Afghans to Christianity - USA Military Says "We're NOT Proselytizing"
"U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan 'backfiring,' Congress told" - USA May Give Joint Control over Drone Missions Over PAK?
3 May 09
Smiling Kids=Less Danger
Narrated Videos of CAN Troops at Work
Reporter/blogger: "There are lessons both NATO and American forces can learn, from their own unique experiences. As Canadian Forces move into the last years of this mission, it is an opportunity that should not be lost."
How CAN's Helping Get Water Where it's Needed - USAID Working in Zabul - USA Chair of Joint Chiefs Finds Challenges in Zabul Visit
CAN's RoCK: "Our exit strategy from Afghanistan lies primarily in the establishment of a sustainable economic and political system"
USA Leery About Pushing Even More Troops into AFG?
Bike Bomber Kills Civvies in Helmand Market - More - more
Taliban Aching to Down Brit Chinook? (.pdf permalink) - OSINT Bibliography on Taliban/MANPADS
Black Watch Into the Breach - Brit Officer Nabbed in "Medal Fiddle" - More - more - Curry Night for UK Troops
Talkin' to the Taliban: AFG Seeks IRN's Involvement with Taliban
Taliban Propaganda Watch (links to non-terrorist web page): Claims of USA Troops Causing Civvy Cas in Uruzgan
"Clinton Sees 'Intense' Afghanistan-Pakistan Talks"
"Pak General Wants Drones Grounded in Taliban Cease-Fire Deal"
2 May 09
Michelle Mendes, R.I.P.: Laid to Rest - More - more - video - "Garde d'honneur rend un dernier hommage"
Darryl James Caswell, 1981-2007, R.I.P.: "Motorcyclists on a mission for mom"
"Dernier contingent de Valcartier quitte pour l'Afghanistan" - Plus - plus
"Canadians playing a role in new security unit at Kandahar Airfield" - "Une nouvelle force de protection voit le jour"
"Fighting season is fast approaching, but for the time being, Kandahar is preoccupied with water, food and crops"
CAN DefMin: PAK Most Dangerous Place on Earth These Days
"L'OTAN prévoit un été «sanglant» en Afghanistan"
Taliban Propaganda Watch (links to non-terrorist web page): April 2009 Summary of Taliban Claims of Canadian Casualties - Attacks Claimed in Panjwai, Arghandab and Garmsir
1 May 09
Michelle Mendes, R.I.P.: Funeral Today, Memorial Service Tomorrow - More
"Le dernier contingent de soldats canadiens s'envole pour l'Afghanistan"
"De ville fantôme qu’elle était il y a à peine trois ans, Panjwai est en train de renaître."
CAN to Make it Easier for AFGs Helping the Troops Get into CAN - "Canada s'apprête à accueillir des Afghans qui ont travaillé pour le pays"
"Père et fils sont affectés en Afghanistan et volent ensemble" - CAN Father-Son Working Hercs
CAN's First RoCK Loved Her Title
CAN Historian on Patrol in K'Har
Deputy Cdr of RC-South Expects "Bloody Summer"
Some Commenters Underwhelmed with Globe's Latest Blog Post from AFG
AFG Cops Need More Human Rights Training - "Kandahar est une bonne école pour les policiers canadiens en mission"
US Navy F-18 Pilot's View of AFG - "Been There, Done That" Advice Blog
IED Factory Dealt With in South
UK Troops Waiting for USA Surge to Help Out in South - More on UK Troops Wanting Even More UK Troops
Taliban Propaganda Watch (links to non-terrorist web pages): Attack Claimed in Zabul
Red Cross: Using Clinics as Polling Stations Not a Great Idea
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