Ghazni Province: In Giru District, two vehicles packed with people returning from a wedding ran over landmines. The resulting explosions killed 12 of them. Only two people survived.
Herat Province: In Injil District, a convoy of unnamed U.S. diplomats was attacked. Mujahideen riding motorcycles blasted the convoy with RPGs. Two U.S. security contractors wounded.
Kabul Province: President Hamid Karzai blames a Pakistani Mujahideen group for the recent attack on the Indian consulate in Herat Province. They denied the accusation. Russia has delivered three more Mil Mi-17B-5 helicopters to Afghanistan. They were paid for by the U.S. Obama regime. The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan is now accusing government officials of rigging the elections that Obama, NATO and the United Nations called “successful”! Integrity Watch Afghanistan claims that in the past 12 months $2-billion USD in bribes have been paid out! The number one recipient of bribes are courts. Number two are cops, proof police are evil! The Afghan Interior Ministry reports that hundreds of Mujahideen, government personnel and civilians have been killed in the past four days of battles.
Kandahar Province: In Maruf District, a U.S. Army Private 1st Class from Colorado was killed when the Chinook he was in crashed. 18 U.S./NATO personnel were wounded. So far the U.S. won’t say why the ‘copter crashed, but are calling it an accident. In Kandahar City, and explosion killed one cop and wounded three others. They were trying to defuse a bomb. Hospital officials say five people were wounded.
Kunar Province: More claims of Pakistani artillery attacks. This time 900 rounds impacted over four days, killing one person and wounding 27. 20 homes destroyed. Afghan officials also say Pakistan is building huge military bases along the border with Kunar Province. So far no comment from Pakistani officials. Another report says Pakistani ‘copter gunships crossed into Kunar, killing four civilians and wounding 11. There are reports that the Pakistani army is chasing hundreds of Pakistani Mujahideen out of Pakistan into Afghanistan.
Jawzjan Province: In Aqcha District, two national government domestic homeland security spies were assassinated by Mujahideen when they blew up their vehicle. Five other Afghan homeland security operatives were wounded.
Maidan Wardak Province: The man in charge of security for the local Education Minister was kidnapped and executed.
Paktika Province: In Yahya Khel District, a U.S.-NATO airstrike killed at least eight people.
There are at least 550 high level drug smugglers in Afghan prisons. One smuggler from Dubai, who was already wealthy, admitted the temptation to make even more easy money selling opium under the U.S. occupation was too much for him: “Five type of drug trade is common in Helmand; heroin, raw and processed opium, crystal and morphine but my favorite trade was Heroin. At first, I had opium trade but it didn’t have much profit. When I started heroin trade, I earned five times more. It was easy and without problem. I just called and received the order. I was coming from Dubai that police suddenly arrested me in Kandahar airport. They had recorded my mobile voice [cell phone]. It has been about four years that I am in the prison. I have paid more than 70 thousand as bribe to different officials but it was useless. My family is really poor now.”-Haji Asad, who said his goal as a drug smuggler was to become just like the world politicians he admired
More proof you’re better off fighting the occupation of your country than living as a refugee: In Turkey, Afghan refugees are protesting their abandonment by the UN High Commission for Refugees, by sewing their own lips shut! There are growing reports that refugees from many countries, suffering under western occupation or devastation, are being denied housing, medical help and even food by so called UN sponsored refugee organizations.
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania reports that since the illegal U.S. occupation of Afghanistan in 2001, the Bush and Obama regimes have forced 18-thousand state militiamen to take part in the occupation!!! So much for active duty A-holes claiming the National Guard isn’t up to the job! Being a 14 year vet of National Guard (California/Idaho & a couple years active duty) myself I say Fuck You U.S. Department of Defense!!!
South Dakota reports they’ve sent more than 1300 Militiamen and MilitiaAirmen to Afghanistan since 2001.
After revealing that the militia of the U.S. state of Oregon will be deployed to Afghanistan until 2015, under the Obama regime’s new occupation plan, it’s just been revealed that the number of Oregon National Guard personnel (41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team) being deployed is actually 1100, not the earlier reported 950!
Militiamen of the National Guard’s 65th Field Artillery Brigade (Utah) returned from Afghanistan.
Militiamen of the National Guard’s 1230th Transportation Unit (Georgia) returned from Afghanistan.
25 Militiamen of the National Guard’s 37th Finance Detachment (New York) deploying to Afghanistan.
More than 120 Militiamen of the National Guard’s 1438th Engineer Company (Missouri) returned from Afghanistan.
More than 119 Militiamen of the National Guard’s 1191st Engineer Company (Ohio) deploying to Afghanistan.
60 Militiamen of the National Guard’s 147th Aviation (Iowa) deploying to Afghanistan.
Despite the Obama regime’s claim that they do not negotiate, Obama negotiated the release of a U.S. Army Sergeant from Idaho. Obama gave five known Mujahideen held in Gitmo for the release of one U.S. occupier. And in typical Republican hypocrisy, GOP politicians who’ve been calling for Obama to do “everything” possible to free the Army Sergeant, now condemn Obama for doing “everything” possible to free the Army Sergeant!