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Press Release - Hagel to join Obama on trip to Iraq and Afghanistan
2008-07-14 13:54:00 Yesterday Senator Hagel's office released this statement:Hagel and Reed Announce Plans to Join Obama for Bipartisan CODEL to Iraq and Afghanistan Later This SummerJuly 13th, 2008 - WASHINGTON, DC ? U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE) today announced plans to join U.S. Senator Barack Obama in traveling to Iraq and Afghanistan later this summer to get a firsthand look at the security and political situation in these two important countries for American national security. The bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL) plans to meet with top U.S. military commanders and civilians, and senior Iraqi and Afghan leaders. They will also thank our troops, civilians, and coalition partners for their heroic work in extremely difficult circumstances.In Iraq, the senators will examine whether the tactical buildup of U.S. troops has resulted in the progress necessary to resolve Iraq?s political differences, provide basic services to the Iraqi people, and create long-term stabil...
At least 40 killed in Kabul blast
2008-07-07 18:00:00 KABUL, Afghanistan - A car bomb ripped through the front wall of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 40 people in what appeared to be the deadliest attack in Afghanistan?s capital since the fall of the Taliban, officials said. The massive explosion detonated by a suicide bomber damaged two embassy vehicles entering the ...
By: TexasFred's
CNN Finds NEW Way to Count Body Bags, Now in Afghanistan
2008-07-01 18:36:00 -By Warner Todd Huston We’ve taken notice that Iraq is suddenly out of the news now that things are consistently going so well for U.S. forces there. Well, since CNN can’t find much bad to talk about in Iraq they’ve finally found some “bad” news they can use as a needle to stick in the Bush ...
By: Publius Forum
Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill
2008-06-30 19:51:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Monday signed legislation to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and beyond, hailing the $162 billion plan as a rare product of bipartisan cooperation. “This bill shows the American people that even in an election year, Republicans and Democrats can come ...
By: TexasFred's
Pentagon: Taliban a resilient force in Afghanistan
2008-06-27 16:05:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Taliban has regrouped after its initial fall from power in Afghanistan and the pace of its attacks is likely to increase this year, according to a Pentagon report that offers a dim view of progress in the nearly seven-year-old war. Noting that insurgent violence has climbed, the report said that despite U.S. ...
By: TexasFred's
Wednesday Hero
2008-06-25 07:00:00 This Weeks Hero Was Suggested by Mary Ann Staff Sgt. Jude Voss 1st Battalion, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Taliban militants destroy bridges in Afghanistan
2008-06-17 12:56:00 ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants destroyed bridges and planted mines in several villages they control outside southern Afghanistan’s largest city in apparent preparation for battle, residents and officials said Tuesday. More than 700 families - meaning perhaps 4,000 people or more - had fled the Arghandab district 10 miles northwest of Kandahar city, said Sardar ...
By: TexasFred's
BREAKING - Militants attack Afghan prison and free inmates
2008-06-13 14:23:00 BREAKING - BREAKING - BREAKING UPDATE - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Militants attacked the city’s main prison with a suicide car bombing and rockets late Friday, killing police and setting prisoners free, Afghan officials said. Justice Minister Sarwar Danish said a suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle at the prison’s gates in the southern Afghan city. Danish ...
By: TexasFred's
U.S. Sues Maker of Body-Armor Material
2008-06-09 20:58:00 From DefenseNews.com, by Antonie Boessenkool (via Blackwater Newswletter) Honeywell International is facing a lawsuit by the United States claiming that the company knew Zylon Shield, which Honeywell made and sold as the as the key ballistic material in bullet-proof vests, degraded in hot and humid conditions but didn’t tell the maker of the vests, Armor Holdings, ...
The UAV Revolution
2008-06-07 23:02:00 The hundreds of drones cruising over Iraq and Afghanistan have changed war forever. The UAV is the “smart bomb” of the Iraq War, the latest turn in the unending offense-defense spiral that characterizes the history of warfare. Army units searching and fighting house-to-house are using hundreds of drones, some of them as small as a model ...
By: 1913 Intel
Prostitution in Afghanistan
2008-06-06 03:49:00 Determined to support her mother, two sisters and young brother, she turned to a profession that has long been practiced the world over but remains deeply suppressed in conservative Afghanistan — prostitution. “I had no other way but prostitution,” says the pretty teenager, dressed in tight blue jeans with a black veil pulled loosely over her ...
US general takes over NATO command in Afghanistan
2008-06-03 18:55:00 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. general who led American troops into Iraq took command Tuesday of the 40-nation NATO-led campaign in Afghanistan. Army Gen. David D. McKiernan took charge of the 51,000-member International Security Assistance Force from Gen. Dan McNeill, who will retire from the U.S. Army after 40 years. Addressing a change of command ceremony ...
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Afghan insurgents ?on brink of defeat?
2008-06-03 02:21:00 More great news coming out of Afghanistan. Afghan insurgents ‘on brink of defeat’ Missions by special forces and air strikes by unmanned drones have “decapitated” the Taliban and brought the war in Afghanistan to a “tipping point”, the commander of British forces has said. And this: Reuters Taliban flee U.S. Marines onslaught in Afghanistan Taliban insurgents are fleeing south towards the ...
Why The War in Afghanistan Cannot be Won
2008-06-02 17:43:00 Under current conditions, the NATO-led war against the Taliban in Afghanistan cannot be won. The most graphic reason is described in New York Times article on the reality of the Taliban control in Tribal Territories. While the Pakistani army goes for show, flying journalists in for a brief visit to demonstrate how the Taliban is in retreat, the Taliban goes for a far different tactic. Baitullah Mehsud, the head of Pakistani Taliban, called a news conference in the same area, drove up in a new Toyota...(read more)
Nota bene
2008-06-02 12:31:00 Got hot links if you want ‘em. In a New York Times article on Memorial Day, “The Wars We Choose to Ignore,” David Carr writes: “Even as we celebrate generations of American soldiers past, the women and men who are making that sacrifice today in Iraq and Afghanistan receive less attention every day. . . . Given public indifference to a war that refuses to end, perhaps a third statue should be added: America at peace with being at war.” Yes, we’ve grown accustomed to the face of war. In a Telegraph article, “John Bolton escapes citizen’s arrest at Hay Festival,” Steven Adams reports on world-class environmental columnist George Monbiot’s attempt to arrest Bolton in England: “‘This was a serious attempt to bring one of the perpetrators of the Iraq war to justice, for. . . an international crime,’ he said. During Mr Bolton’s talk. . . Mr Monbiot had asked Mr Bolton what difference there was between him a...
Afghanistan's cricketers closer to World Cup qualification after ... -
2008-06-01 23:36:00 Afghanistan's cricketers closer to World Cup qualification after ...The Canadian Press, LONDON - 9 minutes agoThe World Cricket League Division 5 won't have registered with fans of the powerhouse Test-playing nations, but to Afghanis the trophy captured on Saturday ...
Salute to Veterans, by US Rep. Ron Paul
2008-05-27 07:00:00 Most of my efforts on Capitol Hill are focused on reducing the federal government?s size and scope, but I make an exception for a very important group of people. Our nation?s men and women in uniform commit a selfless act of patriotism when they take up arms in defense of our country. As a veteran myself, I salute all those currently serving, or who have served in our armed forces. Our nation owes them a debt of gratitude for their sacrifices, their courage, their time away from friends and family, and the dangers they undertake. This Memorial Day we honor our soldiers and vets, we remember those who never came home, or who have since passed on. Above all, we acknowledge our respect for all who have served in the military. Congress has considered several bills this past week that would affect veterans. Many of the measures are very positive. I applaud efforts to shore up health care for veterans, and make sure that veterans know about the services available to them. I stron...
A Thank You and Tribute to Our Troops on Memorial Day
2008-05-27 00:54:00 First, I would like to take this opportunity on Memorial Day to thank our troops who are currently serving overseas, whether that be in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Australia, Germany, South Korea, or wherever, and those who are serving here at home. Second, I would like to thank those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, their lives, ...
Mehsud denies slaying of Benazir, abduction of Pak envoy
2008-05-25 14:47:00 CNews PESHAWAR: Chief of Tehreek Taliban-e-Pakistan Baitullah Mehsud has denied his involvement in assassination of Benazir Bhutto.?We have not martyred Benazir Bhutto. If we have killed her, who had slain her father and brothers?? Mehsud asked in conversation with local and international media from an unspecified place in South Waziristan.The government if got any evidence about the incident it should produce those facts, he said. He however was of the view that the government have no proofs and it was extracting statements from the arrested persons by exerting pressure. He also denied kidnapping Pakistani ambassador in Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin adding that another group of Taliban had abducted the envoy and his group secured release of the ambassador.Powered by: Awaz apni Baat apni
Memorial Day - For Freedom's Warriors
2008-05-25 04:28:00 Cross-posted by Maggie at Maggie's NotebookAll of us denounce war -- all of us consider it man's greatest stupidity. And yet wars happen and they involve the most passionate lovers of peace because there are still barbarians in the world who set the price for peace at death or enslavement and the price is too high.President Ronald Wilson ReaganSeptember 15, 1972For those who are in the fight for freedom now, and for those who fought before, God bless you and yours. I am grateful.Video courtesy of YouTube.com and mdmurdry49Music: Casting Crowns - Vocalist: Mark HallLyrics to Praise You in this Storm with thanks to SongLyrics.comI was sure by now / That You would have reached down / And wiped our tears away / stepped in and saved the day / but once again, I say "Amen," and its still rainingAs the thunder rolls / I barely hear You whisper through the rain / "I'm with you" / And as Your mercy falls / I raise my hands and praise the God who gives / And takes awayI'll Praise You in th...
By: Faultline USA
Why Democrats Won't Stop the War" by David Sirota / Theres' money in it
2008-05-24 19:37:00 War is how we rule the world "Why Democrats Won't Stop the [Iraq] War" by David Sirota [note: i despise hearing the words The Iraq War; the US Attack on Iraq is the War ON Iraq] Sirota's piece will be online May 26th: http://www.inthesetimes.com He begins by talking about the groundswell of... Click on the headlines to read the full story!
Despite Worldwide Credit Crisis Telephone Market in Afghanistan Experience
2008-05-22 12:10:00 While news of falling sales of mobile phones in the U.S has been reported due to the deteriorating credit crisis, the Afghanistan telephone market is growing at around 70%. A new report shows that as the political and social rebuilding of the country proceeds following years of war and civil unrest, Afghanistan has been busy putting ...
Outdoing the Soviets in Afghanistan
2008-05-22 10:38:00 Sudhan @10:37 CET By ERIC WALBERG | Counterpunch, May 21, 2008 Twenty years ago this week the Soviet Union began its withdrawal from Afghanistan, eight and a half years after it was invited by the desperate People?s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), which had degenerated into intra-party ...
By: Suzie-Q
US-Afghanistan Charge Pakistan Appeasement
2008-05-22 09:23:00 The Afghanistan and American governments have sharply condemned efforts by the new govrnment of Pakistan to reach agreements with Taliban forces in the northwest regions. Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta said bluntly: “Anyone thinking that they are able to reach peace in the region through what we call an appeasement policy–we consider it is ...
NEFA TerrorWatch: The Spillover Impact of the Iraqi Jihad in Afghanistan
2008-05-22 07:16:00 This week's episode of NEFA's TerrorWatch broadcast takes a closer look at Mohammed al-Thibaiti (a.k.a. Abu Sulaiman al-Otaibi), a Saudi Arabian national and a senior Al-Qaida lieutenant who was confirmed killed during recent clashes with the "crusaders and apostates" in the Paktia province of Afghanistan--and the larger spillover impact of the Iraqi jihad on the conflict in Afghanistan. On May 11, Al-Qaida leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid published a letter confirming that al-Thibaiti "was martyred in...(read more)
Soldiers In Afghanistan Free To Get Their Freak on
2008-05-22 06:27:00 For many moons, soldiers in Afghanistan weren't allowed to have sex, but now a new order says they are allowed, so we can win the war. However, this may lead to increased pregnancies, because apparently the same military that trains its soldiers to dismantle a gun in 30 seconds cannot train its soldiers how to put on a condom the right way. "I think it's a bad idea," said Pfc. Shane Inman, 30, of Fort Dodge, Iowa. "I think there's going to be a lot more pregnancies going around. Not that there already isn't. But at least they won't get in trouble for it." You see, the basic difference between the old rules and the new rules is that now the military will be very sad and disappointed if its soldiers are fucking each other, whereas before such soldiers could be punished. Thanks to Wonkette Military Sexual Relations Operative "Michael" for the tip. Ban on Sex for Soldiers in Afghanistan Lifted ... Sort Of [Stars and Stripes]
By: PhreQuency Ent.
Vikings Cheerleaders visit Bagram Air Base
2008-05-21 21:46:00 The Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders visited the troops at Bagram Air Base H/T to Blogs of War Sarah and Bailey, two of five Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders who toured and performed at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, May 19, 2008, display their Army...
By: Stix Blog
Jude Law?s Peace Film To Be Screened In Afghanistan
2008-05-21 15:04:00 Finally, some movie news that doesn’t involve an end-of-the-world scenario. Back in July, Jude Law accompanied filmmaker Jeremy Gilley to Afghanistan as part of a documentary called The Day After Peace. Law’s deep involvement with the film came about almost on a whim after shooting a promotional segment for the idea. After the take, Gilley said ...
By: Ecorazzi
The ACLU Defends Youthful Terrorists
2008-05-20 06:44:00 True to form the ACLU (once again) show which side their sympathies lie. You can bet your bottom dollar it is not the side of America. Cross posted from Stop The ACLU ACLU Defends Youthful Terrorists Sorry I?m a few days late on this news. The United States has detained approximately 2,500 people younger than 18 as illegal enemy ...
ICC World Cricket League : Dawn of a new era for Afghanistan sport - Daily
2008-05-20 01:30:00 ICC World Cricket League : Dawn of a new era for Afghanistan sportDaily Times, Pakistan - 1 hour agoLAHORE: A few years ago, any talk of Afghanistan playing in the ICC Cricket World Cup would have been laughable. But not any more. ...
US warns China over weapon links in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
2008-05-16 22:05:00 The United States has warned Beijing over reported use of Chinese weapons by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Asian giant's continued sale of arms to Iran, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said. He said he conveyed the concerns personally to Chinese officials during his visit to Beijing this week."Just the other day, Monday, when I was in Beijing, this was one of theissues I raised -- concern about Chinese weapons or Chinese-designedweapons showing up in some of these battle areas, be it Iraq or Afghanistan," he told a congressional hearing on US-China ties.The US military in Iraq had said its troops had found Chinese-mademissiles which they believe were smuggled in by groups in Iran aimingto arm militants fighting US-led forces.The US military has repeatedly accused Iranian-linked groups oftraining Iraqi extremists in the use of armor-piercing weapons known asexplosively-formed penetra...
US warns China over weapon links in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
2008-05-16 14:41:00 The US military in Iraq had said its troops had found Chinese-made missiles which they believe were smuggled in by groups in Iran aiming to arm militants fighting US-led forces. The US military has repeatedly accused Iranian-linked groups of training Iraqi extremists in the use of armor-piercing weapons known as explosively-formed penetrators (EFPs). Afghan authorities had also ...
By: 1913 Intel
Afghanistan to get $20 mln grant to improve health services ... - Forbes
2008-05-16 11:47:00 Turkish PressAfghanistan to get $20 mln grant to improve health services ...Forbes, NY - 1 hour agoMUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - The World Bank said its concessionary lending arm, the International Development Association, will provide a $20 million grant ...World Bank grants Burundi 50 million dollars for electricity, water AFPall 7 news articles
McCain Tries Outdated Scare Tactics
2008-05-16 06:47:00 On Thursday, John McCain bought into the standard Republican national security scare tactic. This signals a new low for McCain which lowers the bar further in what was supposed to be a ?respectful campaign? from the ?straight talk express?. ?All I can say is: If Senator Obama wants to sit down across the table from the leader of a country that calls Israel a stinking corpse, and comes to New York and says they're gonna, quote, ?wipe Israel off the map,? what is it that he wants to talk about? What is it that he wants to talk about with him?? If it was John McCain he would likely tell them to cut out the ?B.S.? According to the Huffington Post, McCain said in 2006, "One of the things I would do if I were President would be to sit the Shiites and the Sunnis down and say, 'Stop the b*&ls*i^.'" We all know that this is not the type of foreign policy that McCain would pursue towards Iran. While on the campaign trail McCain was so enthused about the idea of bombing ...
Afghan Teacher Killed After Speech Condemning Homicide Bombings
2008-05-14 17:56:00 KABUL, Afghanistan ? A teacher was shot to death in northern Afghanistan after he gave a speech condemning homicide bombings, officials said Wednesday. Abdul Hadi criticized such attacks as un-Islamic and un-Afghan during a speech Tuesday in the Archi district of Kunduz province, said Khair Mohammad Subat, the provincial education department director. Hadi spoke at a gathering ...
By: TexasFred's
Al-Qaeda is Dwindling in Afghanistan and Iraq
2008-05-14 17:20:00 The most interesting discovery during a visit to Jalalabad, where Osama bin Laden planted his flag in 1996, is that Al-Qaeda seems to have all but disappeared. The group is on the run, too, in Iraq, and that raises some interesting questions about how to pursue this terrorist enemy in the future."Al-Qaeda is not a topic of conversation here," says Colonel Mark Johnstone, the deputy commander of Task Force Bayonet, which oversees four provinces surrounding Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Pete Benchoff agrees: "We're not seeing a lot of Al-Qaeda fighters. They've shifted here to facilitation and support." More...
Afghanistan : 150 militants tués dans le sud
2008-05-14 03:14:00 Environ 150 militants ont été tués par les troupes afghanes et étrangères au cours des sept à huit derniers jours dans le district de Garmser de la province sud de Helmand en Afghanistan, a indiqué mardi le gouverneur provincial. Les opérations ont été menées au cours des sept à huit derniers jours dans le district de la province de Helmand, un bastion connu de la milice des talibans, a précisé par téléphone à Xinhua le gouverneur provincial de Helmand Gulab Mangal.
Taliban Night Letters Of Death
2008-05-13 09:31:00 Afghans call them “night letters,” notes scattered or pushed under doorways by Taliban militants in the dead of night which threaten vilalgers if they cooperate with foreign forces or those of the government. As American troops intensify their efforts in southeastern regions of the country, the mailmen of the night increase their delivery of deadly ...
Nota bene
2008-05-12 14:20:00 Got hot links if you want ‘em! In “Mr. Cool’s Intensity” in the Washington Post, David Ignatius writes of Obama’s reluctance to write off Rev. Wright. There’s “an instinctive American fondness for people who don’t rat out their friends, even when their friends are creeps. That’s why a Wright-based strategy may backfire for the Republicans, just as it did for Hillary Clinton.” The New York Times’s pro-globalization and once pro-Iraq war columnist Tom Friedman seems to have mellowed during the sabbatical from which he recently returned. In “Who Will Tell the People?” he writes: “Much nonsense has been written about how Hillary Clinton is ‘toughening up’ Barack Obama so he’ll be tough enough to withstand Republican attacks. Sorry, we don’t need a president who is tough enough to withstand the lies of his opponents. We need a president who is tough enough to tell the truth to the ...
From Iraq Desert To Afghan Mountains, The Marines?
2008-05-12 09:27:00 Even if peace is achieved in Iraq, the United States Marines will remain on active duty, but this time it will be in the mountains and valleys of Afghanistan. Senior Pentagon officials say the prpoposed shift of large numbers of Marines out of Iraq and into Afghanistan is back on the drawing board. According to ...
AFGHANISTAN: ONE OF THE WORLD?S MOST DIFFICULT PLACES TO BECOME A ... - Eur
2008-05-10 17:02:00 AFGHANISTAN: ONE OF THE WORLD?S MOST DIFFICULT PLACES TO BECOME A ...EurasiaNet, NY - 7 hours agoIt is a chilling statistic that contributes to making Afghanistan one of the most difficult places in the world to be a mother. In fact, Save The Children?s ...
MP in Afghanistan Accidentally Dials Home During Firefight
2008-05-09 16:49:00 There is an MP in Afghanistan that, while he was in the middle of a firefight, had his cell phone re-dial the last number he called. The last number he dialed was his parent's house, and their answering machine recorded the firefight.
A Secret Afghanistan Mission Prepares for War with Iran
2008-05-09 10:25:00 Sudhan @10:25 CET William M. Arkin | The Washington Post, May 8, 2008 Those predicting war with Iran or some Bush-Cheney October surprise attack on Tehran are constantly looking for signs of military preparations: a B-52 bomber that mistakenly takes off from North Dakota with nuclear-armed cruise missiles; a second or third aircraft carrier entering the Persian Gulf; a B-1 crashing in Qatar. Since the most likely path to war with Iran is not Marines storming the beach but a strike on nuclear facilities and “regime†targets, signs such as these can often just be mirages. The true strike is not necessarily going to come with any warning, and the U.S. military has developed an entire system called “global strike†to implement such a preemptive strike. A secret mission conducted last August over Afghanistan caught my eye because it tells us everything we need to know about the ability of the U.S. military to conduct a bolt-out-of-the-blue attack in Iran. It also tells us how use...
By: Suzie-Q
Afghanistan Unplugs Bollywood's Siren Song
2008-05-09 08:33:00 "These serials are against Afghan culture. They are anti-Islamic and bad for the Afghan people," says Abdul Qadir, a 20 year-old student, on the government decision to ban the wildly popular Indian soap operas that have come to dominate Afghan TV during prime time. "People aren't working, they aren't studying, because of these serials." Yes, but Qadir freely admits he that for the past year, he has watched every nightly episode of Tulsi, the tale of an Indian housewife and mother more properly known as The Mother-in-Law Was Once a Daughter-in-Law Too. And now he supports the government closing down his show because he thinks he could be using his time better. Couldn't he just turn off the television? Qadir shrugs. "If there is TV, we will watch it. We do have self control, but..." He can't finish the thought. Nasrullah Mohammadi, a 23-year-old police officer, is more succinct. "It's like an addiction," he says. "It's the government...
SOCOM Says Forces Spread Thin
2008-05-08 13:15:00 From Military.com WASHINGTON - The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are making such heavy use of the nation’s Green Berets and other elite warriors that they cannot fulfill their roles in other parts of the world, the military’s top commando told The Associated Press. Full Story
Marines Ignore Afghan Poppy Fields
2008-05-08 09:03:00 The Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Platoon, sleep beside a field of poppies as Afghan workers quietly gather up the opium bulbs. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has moved into southern Helmand province which is the world’s largest largest opium poppy-growing region. But, unlike the foolish policies of the Bush administration, the Marines are not ...
Bolton: Bomb Iran
2008-05-08 03:55:00 John Bolton gets it right as usual. This is not a preemptive attack on Iran, but in response to their meddling in affairs in Iraq and Afghanistan. See Video…
By: 1913 Intel
War Footage Of The Day: Afghanistan
2008-05-07 19:32:00 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehotjoints.-com%2F2008%2F05%2F07%2Fwar-foot-age-of-the-day-afghanistan%2F';- addthis_title = 'War+Footage+Of+The+Day%3A+Afgh-anistan'; addthis_pub = ''; Related PostsVideo: President Bush Gets Fired Up At Press ConferenceBritain Caught Negotiating With The TalibanVideo: Volkswagen Outwits The TerroristsPakistan Releases Taliban LeaderIslamic Militant Found Guilty of ‘Inciting Terrorism’ In Britain
By: The Hot Joints
Tariq Azizuddin : Forgotten Ambassador
2008-05-05 09:00:00 Tariq Azizuddin, his driver and his bodyguard had disappeared on February 11 while they were going toward the Afghan border from Peshawar. Then a video was released which showed the abducted ambassador pleading for his release from the authorities and his friends amidst the masked men with weapons pointing at the ambassador. The anguish of the ... |
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