Posts tagged: Taliban

Media blitz aimed at preventing troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

The cover of the August 9 edition of Time magazine was designed with shock and awe in mind. It shows a picture of Bibi Aisha, a young woman from Afghanistan whose nose and ears had been cut off. The photo was accompanied by the headline: “What happens if we leave Afghanistan”. I’m sure it’s just […]

Monday August 16th, 2010 in , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Seattle anti-war protest planned as opposition to Afghanistan surge continues

Across the United States, there have been more than 100 demonstrations against sending more troops to Afghanistan since president Obama announced his “surge” plans. The demonstrations are in response to a national day of action called by Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, The ANSWER Coalition, National Assembly, National […]

Friday December 4th, 2009 in , , , , , | No Comments »

Disappeared Pakistani woman to go on trial in New York

On Monday, Nov. 2, Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman who studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brandeis University, is scheduled to go on trial in New York for allegedly trying to kill FBI agents in Afghanistan. Siddiqui, according to the official U.S. version of events, was arrested in Afghanistan on July 17, 2008, […]

Thursday October 22nd, 2009 in , , , , | 3 Comments »

U.S. can’t win hearts and minds of Afghans while killing civilians

As President Obama studies his next move in Afghanistan, he would do well to consider a United Nations report released Saturday that described 2009 as the worst year for civilian deaths since the war started in 2001. The report, the Mid-Year Bulletin on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Afghanistan, said 1,500 civilians […]

Friday October 2nd, 2009 in , , , , | 2 Comments »