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News

Updated ~12:30UTC and ~01:30UTC

Background Information & Research Information


7 Oct 10

"Canadian military may pull forces from base in UAE" - More

 

Blog Watch:  "Continuing the good fight abroad, at home, even a little bit? Hah! Rather cutters and runners when the going gets tough and the kitchen gets hot."

 

"Women’s rights were once the poster issue for Western intervention in Afghanistan"

 

Detainee Fracas: "No evidence of Afghan abuse, general insists"

 

Cookbook Sales to Help Wounded Warriors - Operation Cooking For Soldier On

 

"The British general who has commanded NATO troops in southeastern Afghanistan for nearly a year is offering an upbeat assessment of the military situation"

 

Talkin' to the Taliban:  Peace Council Launched - "Afghanistan denies secret negotiations with Taliban" - More - Brit General on Talks:  "There needs to be a dialogue. On the other hand, one needs to recognize that sometimes some people are irreconcilable, and that means you have to apply different tactics." - "Peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban aren't likely to advance until the United States and NATO forces gain an advantage on the battlefield, several experts on the region say."

 

Taliban Propaganda Watch (Links Only to Non-Terrorist Sites):  More Attacks, Assassinations Claimed in Kandahar, Uruzgan and Zabul as Taliban Ramps Up Violence

 

ISAF on Strike into PAK:  “This tragic event could have been avoided with better coalition force coordination with the Pakistan military.” - More - more - more

 

NATO on PAK Route Convoy Sabotage:  "We have plenty of stocks and supplies within Afghanistan, just in case things like this happen. Secondly over the last couple of years we managed to diversify supply routes"

 

6 Oct 10

CAN Officer Guilty of Shooting Wounded Insurgent Demoted, Released from Army (with No Jail Time):  CF Statement - Canadian Press - Reuters - AFP - BBC - Globe & Mail - Toronto Star - Ottawa Citizen - Toronto Sun/QMI - CTV.ca - CBC.ca - "Semrau’s sentence criticized for ‘ambiguous’ message" - More - "Semrau gets raw deal"

 

"Canada’s withdrawal will harm Afghan war effort: U.S. commander" - Said Almost Exactly the Same Thing in May to Same Reporter (Google Cache) - "Bellon says the United States will have to stretch its forces further to make up for Canada's more than 1,000 combat soldiers"

 

Detainee Fracas:  "The military man who used to be in charge of Canada's overseas operations says responsibility for the fate of Afghan prisoners rested largely with task force commanders in Kandahar." - Former CEFCOM Commander:  First-hand reports of abuse =/= FACTUAL reports - More

 

Lane Watkins, 1987-2007, R.I.P.:  "The Manitoba government is naming five lakes after soldiers from the province who were killed in Afghanistan. But one of their mothers says the move comes too late to make up for the fact she’s waited more than three years to see her son honoured."

 

Nichola Goddard, 1980-2006, R.I.P.:  "The Canadian military has investigated just five reports of sexual assault in Afghanistan since 2004, with only one investigation leading to a guilty verdict — a number that contrasts sharply with the picture painted in a new book about a female soldier."

 

Nine Killed (Mostly Kids) in Multiple Kandahar City Bombings - More - President Reportedly Condemns Attacks - ISAF Condemns Taliban Assasination Campaign

 

Talkin' to the Taliban:  Washington Post Says Talks Underway Between Taliban, AFG Gov't

 

"Dispute Reveals Weakness In Afghan Supply Route" - "Supply route may decide outcome of Afghan war"


 

5 Oct 10

Canadian Families of Fallen Call for PM to Extend AFG Mission - More - more

 

Editorial:  "Afghanistan has been a graveyard of hopes before. Still, this is shaping up to be a pivotal moment. The Prime Minister should tell us how the government sees things playing out and what it is prepared to contribute going forward." - "Afghan women doomed if NATO leaves"

 

warpoet.ca: Sniper Lesson (8)

 

Canadian Detainee Fracas:  "Roughly 21 per cent of Afghan prisoners interviewed by Canadian diplomats over a nine-month period reported some form of abuse by Afghan authorities, say new figures released Monday." - "The man who stopped and then restarted detainee transfers in Afghanistan says there was no pattern of abuse in the country's prison system."

 

Nichola Goddard, 1980-2006, R.I.P.:  Fallen Soldier Wrote Home About Sexual Assaults at Camps

 

Semrau Trial:  Sentencing Today - More - more

 

Blog Watch: "Malalai Joya’s Message Is Anti-Peace"

 

"Three explosions just minutes apart rocked Kandahar .... killing up to four Afghan police officers in the nation's largest city in the south." - More

 

Talkin' to the Taliban: "Q&A-Karzai's peace council: will it work?"

 

"US struggling to counter Taliban propaganda"

 

Taliban Propaganda Watch (Links Only to Non-Terrorist Sites):  Attacks Alleged in Kandahar, Zabul

 

4 Oct 10

"First of Canada’s new Hercules aircraft to land in Afghanistan before year’s end"

 

"Ahmed Wali Karzai has a letter to prove that he is not a drug trafficker with a private army who runs Kandahar in the manner of a Mafia don."

 

AUS PM:  Military Not Asking for Mo' Troops, Equipment - PM Speech Text

 

Taliban Propaganda Watch (Links Only to Non-Terrorist Sites):  Attacks claimed in Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul; Int'view w/alleged K'Har Taliban Cdr

 

"Afghanistan opium crop blight sends drug prices soaring" - More

 

More Strikes on Convoys in PAK - More - more - more - PAK Official: "No timeframe for reopening Afghan supply route" - PAK Taliban Claim to Set Up New Group to Carry Out These Attacks - NATO S-G On Hot Pursuit Attacks on PAK:  "Obviously, it was unintended. Obviously, we have to make sure we improve coordination between our militaries and our Pakistani partners." - More

 

3 Oct 10

CF Confirms August Chinook Downing from Enemy Action - More - Initial ISAF Statement - Taliban Verison (Scribd.com) - Taliban Anti-Air OSINT Page

 

1 October MILNEWS.ca Military News Highlights

 

Opinion:  "Canada shafts soldiers: Wounded vets forced to fight bureaucracy for financial support"

 

Blog Watch:  Afghans Will be the Losers When NATO Leaves - "The Canadian military command in Afghanistan has certainly learned some lessons from the former controversy surrounding the capturing and holding of detainees." - "What if the Hazaras win in Uruzgan?"

"Sunnybrook surgeon treats trauma on two battlefields"

 

"Coalition Force Finds Large Cache of IED-making Material" - "An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban senior leader and improvised explosive device expert Saturday who was active throughout the city of Kandahar as well as Panjwa'i and Dand Districts." - Afghan forces kill 5 militants, detain 2 in Uruzgan

AUS PM Drops By - More - more

 

Taliban Propaganda Watch (Links Only to Non-Terrorist Sites):  Taliban Claims Killing "Ebony skinned" U.S. General in Kandahar

 

"Afghan MOI Starts Disarmament of Private Security Firms" - "Karzai Prepares Afghan Forces for Foreign Withdrawal"


Archives 

CAN in Kandahar April 2010

CAN in Kandahar March 2010

CAN in Kandahar February 2010

CAN in Kandahar January 2010

 

CAN in Kandahar December 2009

CAN in Kandahar November 2009

CAN in Kandahar October 2009

CAN in Kandahar September 2009

CAN in Kandahar August 2009

CAN in Kandahar July 2009

CAN in Kandahar July 2007


 

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