In Logar Province, Azra District, major battles leave at least 211 people dead! The Afghan National Army says they’ve been fighting militants who are not Afghans. 20 of those insurgents have been captured.
In Kabul Province, Kabul city, three Chinese citizens have been killed, two kidnapped, after an Israeli style home invasion of their apartment. There are no apparent motives.
In Nangarhar Province, Ghani Khel District, an explosion killed 14 civilians and wounded four others. It happened in a cemetery. Someone planted a bomb and when a family came to pay their respects it blew up. Most of the victims are from the same family.
Mujahideen claim they’ve launched rocket artillery attacks against Bagram, Jalalabad and Kandahar airbases. No other details given.
Not so neutral Kingdom of Sweden is promising Afghanistan $130 million USD every year until 2019!!! Up ’till now Sweden has been giving away $92.3 million! Sweden also stated it will keep 200 troops in Afghanistan after the 2014 NATO pullout.
The United States Department of Defense admitted the war on drugs in Afghanistan is a failure: “Due to bad weather [not U.S. actions], the 2012 poppy yield was lower than previous years…….The 2013 poppy harvest is expected to expand considerably over 2012 due to improved weather conditions, increased prices and the drawdown of ISAF security forces…”-Defense Department report to Congress
U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, James Dobbins, stated that Pakistan’s concerns over the growing presence of India in Afghanistan “…aren’t groundless. They are simply, in our judgement, somewhat exaggerated.”
The U.S. based World Bank has given Afghanistan yet more free money, this time $50 million: “This particular grant will help the government maintain growth momentum during the transition and beyond.“-Paul Edwin Sisk
Perhaps the key to getting free money is become a puppet/failed state?
Click here to see pics of a prosperous Afghanistan from the 1960s-70s, before the Soviet and U.S. occupations.