Tag Archives: afghanistan

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 22-23 August 2013: Mujahideen swear they are not behind attacks on civilians! India says it will stay forever! $10.8 billion in iron ore going to Iran & China!

Ghazni Province, Haft Asiab, a U.S. Army Specialist from California, and a U.S. Army Private from Missouri, were killed by explosion “during combat”.   They were assigned to the 40th Mobility Augmentation Company (MAC), 2nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade.

Kunar Province, Marawara District, a U.S./NATO drone killed five people.

Daikondi Province, Maramor District, Mujahideen say they captured a NATO supply truck full of food and electronics/computers.

Kandahar Province, Maiwand District, local government officials say an Israeli style home invasion resulted in one person being kidnapped.

Nangarhar Province, Mohmand Darah District, reports of an Israeli style home invasion that kidnapped at least one person.

Logar Province, Mujahideen say they were tipped off about a government Israeli style home invasion.  They set an ambush.  A one hour battle ensued, six home invaders were killed, four Mujahideen were killed.  Dozens of people wounded.

Zabul Province, Shahjoi District, Ja’faro village, reports that evil cops dragged a student out of school and set their police dogs on him, killing him.

Farah Province, someone tried to assassinate the local National Directorate of Security (NDS, aka Afghan Homeland Security Department) boss.  A motorcycle bomb exploded near the NDS convoy, one person killed, 15 people wounded.  The NDS boss was one of those wounded.

Helmand Province, the Afghan National Army (ANA) and local cops claim they killed 15 Mujahideen in seek & destroy operations in Nad-e-Ali, Nawa and Marjah districts.

Kabul Province, a police chief from Nimroz Province was arrested for drug smuggling.  Kabul cops said they were tipped off, and they arrested the cop boss while he was waiting for a flight out of Kabul airport.

In a meeting with President Hamid Karzai, leaders of Mujahideen/Taliban swore they were not conducting attacks targeted against civilians.  The implication is that someone else is behind attacks on civilians (like what’s been happening in Iraq, where latest reports accuse U.S. ally Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

According to Afghan TV news reports, India has agreed to provide recon helicopters and training for Afghan crews.  Indian vice-president Hamid Ansari said India is not planning on leaving Afghanistan, ever: “India does not have an exit strategy. With the conviction that we shared a common past and that we are destined to share a common future, India will continue to contribute, within its capabilities, in the re-building of Afghanistan.”

More stupidity on the part of the U.S.  Afghanistan announced a $10.8 billion USD iron ore deal.  A consortium of companies led by India’s SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) will mine iron ore at Hajigak in Bamyan Province.  The ore is destine to be sold to Iran and China.   (so why has trillions of U.S. tax dollars been spent in Afghanistan?)

Also in Bamyan, the kidnapped workers for Aga Khan Development Network have been freed by a military operation.  It was first reported the workers were U.S., but they are Canadian and Pakistani.

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 20-21 August 2013: Idiotic new job for contractors; self monitor their taxpayer funding! U.S. conducting mass Israeli style home invasions!

Herat Province, Gulistan District, Kandahar-Heart HWY, a major battle leaves 83 people dead, both Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel and Mujahideen.   

Maidan Wardak Province, a U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant from Virginia was killed when Mujahideen attacked his unit.  It was his 5th tour of duty.  He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne).  Mujahideen say the U.S. special ops forces were conducting Israeli style home invasions in Syed Abad District, that left one civilian dead another wounded.  Mujahideen attacked the U.S. special ops unit killing one and wounding another.  In a separate operation, Mujahideen claim they killed four U.S. Special Ops personnel, but some reports say they were Afghan National Police (ANP) that were killed.

In Zabul Province, reports that U.S. forces are conducting Israeli style home invasions in Shahjoi District. One person killed, one wounded.  In Qalat District,  someone started a fire inside a building on the U.S. Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul (PRT-Zabul) base in Qalat city.  Witnesses say the fire lasted several hours, and destroyed sensitive equipment.  The fire on PRT-Zabul is claimed to be in retaliation for U.S. Israeli style home invasions conducted in Qalat city.  Witnesses say U.S. forces beat and tortured civilians.

Baghlan Province, thousands of Afghans protested continued U.S. led Israeli style home invasions, which has resulted in dozens of people kidnapped and personal property stolen.

Kandahar Province, Maiwand District, Kala Shamir region, an Israeli style home invasion resulted in five elders (aka White Beards) being beaten and kidnapped.

Logar Province, Pul-e-Alam District, a suicide bomber attacked local cops.  Two cops killed, three wounded.  Three civilians also killed and five wounded.   Mujahideen say they shot down a NATO/ISAF recon drone.  It burned after crashing.

Nangarhar Province, Khiwa District, a suicide bomber attacked local police.  Two cops killed, two wounded.

Helmand Province, a suicide bomber attacked the governor’s compound.  One person killed (besides the bomber), four wounded.

Bamyan Province, two U.S. employees of the Aga Khan Development Network were kidnapped.  Local police say they don’t know who did it, but have launched a rescue operation anyway.

Parwan Province, Syah Gird District, a fire destroyed 50 businesses.  Fire fighting officials blame it on a lack of electrical standards and the use of gas cylinders.  

The Afghan interior affairs ministry claims that 35 Mujahideen were killed, 11 wounded, nine captured in operations conducted by the National Directorate of Security (NDS, Afghanistan’s version of Homeland Security) in the provinces of Kunar, Laghman, Baghlan, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Logar and Ghazni.

Mujahideen say more than 100 ANA and ANP forces switched sides and joined the resistance in the provinces of Paktika, Daikondi, Badghis, Nangarhar, Kandahar and Farah.

According to a report by The Guardian, as U.S./NATO pulls out of Afghanistan, those state department officials, who’re supposed to be monitoring how taxpayer funding is used by contractors, will also leave.  U.S. officials have decided the only way they can continue monitoring how contractors are spending tax dollars, wait for it, is to contract out the monitoring.  That’s right, soon the contractors will be monitoring how they spend their own taxpayer funding!

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 18-19 August 2013: China halts & abandons oil production! PTSD guarantees re-deployment?

Zabul Province, Seyuri District, people of the Patla Khelo village report that U.S. led Afghan government forces assassinated their religious leader, with a shovel!

Helmand Province, Marja District, reports that a U.S./NATO airstrike killed at least 20 people.  It’s claimed all killed were Mujahideen.

Maidan Wardak Province, Mujahideen say they used a remote controlled bomb to destroy a Polish/NATO armored vehicle.

Ghazni Province, Jaghato District, a Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle ran over a landmine.  Two cops killed, three wounded.  In Zankhan District, two cops and three Mujahideen reported killed.

Kandahar Province, Zherai District, the Afghan Ministry of Defense reported two Afghan National Army (ANA) troops killed by roadside bomb.

Logar Province, Mohammad Agha District, the Afghan Ministry of Defense reported three ANA soldiers killed.

Paktiya Province, Zurmat District, the Afghan Ministry of Defense reported two ANA personnel killed.

Nangarhar Province, Chaparhar District, the education administrator was assassinated.  Police do not know who did it.

Baghlan Province, Tala Wa Barfak District, several employees of the Ministry of Mines were kidnapped while driving to Bamiyan Province.  The kidnapping of government employees might be in retaliation for the kidnapping of 15 villagers by U.S. led forces in Poli Khomri District.

Amu Darya Basin, reports that China National Petroleum Corporation workers stopped oil production and abandoned the oil fields.  An interview with the Afghan Ministry of Mines said the halt is temporary and involves funding, as well as negotiations with Uzbekistan regarding the refining of the oil.

Despite U.S. claims to make Afghanistan a better place, 1.5 million grade school aged children are estimated to be forced to work in brick factories, coal mines and dozens of other places.  At least 60% of Afghans are in poverty, despite the billions of taxpayer dollars from other countries, and the booming U.S. supported drug trade.

Hypocritically, the Afghan government celebrated what it calls the 94th year of independence from the United Kingdom empire, despite the fact that the Red Coats currently occupy Afghanistan.  Even dip schtick U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated Afghanistan for its independence.

Seven U.S. Marines, two sailors, one soldier, and one airman were were punished for gay and straight sex adds on Craigslist.  Punishment could include loss of rank, extra duty, fines and restriction of privileges.  Six civilian employees were also punished.  The U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) forbids even heterosexual sex in combat zones!

The Washington Post revealed that the U.S. military is re-deploying personnel to combat zones who’ve been clinically diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 16-17 August 2013: U.S. General says U.S. is a big fail! More corruption on the occupier’s side!

A retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General criticized how the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan has been handled: “By my count right now, we’ve had 11 overall U.S. commanders in Afghanistan during 12 years of war.  No university and no business could survive that kind of turnover and remain successful.  We’re doing this in the middle of a war where the enemy is actively trying to make you fail.”-David Barno

 In Kandahar Province, Kandahar airbase, a suicide bomber attacked a U.S./NATO military convoy.  22 NATO and Afghan military personnel wounded, three civilians wounded.  The suicide bomber was wearing a bomb vest.

In Herat Province, Karkh District, local police say nine construction workers, who were working on a nearby bridge project, were killed while staying at a police checkpoint.  One cop was killed, another wounded during the Mujahideen attack.  Mujahideen say everyone at the checkpoint was armed and shooting, including those the police say were construction workers.  One Mujahid was killed.  Mujahideen say they also captured weapons.

Mujahideen reported many attacks on police checkpoints across Afghanistan.

In Kabul Province, Kabul city, a magnetic ‘sticky’ bomb was placed on a parked vehicle.  The explosion did not kill or wound anybody, according to local police.

In Helmand Province, Marjah District, a family of eight drove over a landmine.  Five killed, three wounded.  The Stars and Stripes reports another waste of taxpayer money in the contractor operated Helmand Regional Distribution Center.  It is literally a privately run FOB (Forward Operating Base).  It was built and is operated by controversial Swiss based Supreme Group.  That contractor has come under fire before, accused of ripping off taxpayers.  The U.S. Congress supposedly is investigating the $4.2 billion USD mega-FOB over billing disputes.

According to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) military contractors now outnumber actual military personnel by two to one.

In Balkh Province, Mazar-e-Sharif city, a fire destroyed at least 200 businesses.  No official reason for the fire, but some witnesses say there was an explosion before the fire.

In Farah Province, Farah Rod District, a NATO supply convoy was ambushed on the Herat HWY.  Ten fueler trucks were torched, eight security guards killed, five wounded.  Three Mujahideen wounded, two killed.    Also, in the same district, a religious leader in Takht Manzar area was kidnapped by U.S./Afghan National Army personnel during a helicopter raid.  And a local government military commander was assassinated, along with his bodyguards.  It was done by a suicide bomber wearing a bomb vest.  Locals say it was about time the A-hole commander died: “Auz Khan was notorious in the area for his brutally and utter loyalty to foreign invaders and was the one that also martyred a 60 year old…”

NATO member Poland announced they are pulling out, or are they?  Polish officials said in October about 600 troops will return home, but that still leaves 1-thousand Polish troops incountry.

Documentary filmmakers in New Zealand have revealed the truth about Kiwi military operations in Afghanistan.  Officially New Zealand Defence Forces were supposed to be involved in reconstruction projects, but the journalists found they spent most of their time on military patrols.  Also, the New Zealand Special Air Service was supposed to be conducting training of Afghan troops, instead there is evidence they were actually conducting Israeli style home invasions.

A U.S. Marine from Florida admitted to local news media that he loved killing people in Afghanistan: “I like the way people look up to us as Marines. That enforces the way we carry ourselves. I like being a warrior. Very few people can do it and I’m proud to be one who can.”-Charles Legido

Legido bragged about the 70 firefights he was in.  To give a clue where the U.S. might be attacking next, Legido’s next deployment is to Yemen.

International, U.S.

World War 3, East Asian Front: TriLateral Imperialism as the U.S. mulls allowing Japan to invade Korea!!!

28 August 2013 (12:06 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Shawwal 1434/06 Shahrivar 1391/22 Geng-Shen (7th month) 4711

The TriLateral imperialist member leaders of Europe, North America and East Asian will allow Japan to draw up invasion plans of Korea!

In the country of Brunei a meeting of defense (war pigs) officials is taking place, and it’s led by trilateral leader United States (the 2013 Association of Southeast Asian Nations defense ministers meeting).  According to Japanese news media the Japanese Defense Minister, Itsunori Onodera, asked U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for permission to draw up attack plans against Korea, specifically the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka North Korea).

Officially both the U.S. and Japanese leaders claim it’s necessary to counter any missile strike threat from Korea.  This would mark the first time since the Second World War that Japan would openly plan to invade another country!

The current right wing neo-imperialist government of Japan says they do not want to play second fiddle to the United States when it comes to Korea, they want the option of unilateral military action.

Koreans should be upset, whether they live in the north or in the U.S. puppet south, because Japan has a history of invading and occupying Korea: 1st invasion Gregorian year 1592, 2nd invasion 1597.  It was those first invasions that created in the minds of Japanese that Korea belonged to Japan.

The Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876 was an imperialist move by Japan, using the rule of law at that time (proof that the ‘rule of law’ can be pure evil) to subjugate Korea to their rule.   That process involved destabilizing Korea, much like what the U.S.-British empire is doing in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt and Syria.  (destabilizing an area prior to imperial take over is an age old British empire tactic.  in military terms it’s the same concept as softening up the target area before invasion.)

Japan occupied Korea from 1905 to 1945, and has yet to pay for all the atrocities it committed against the Koreans.

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 14-15 August 2013: More proof the U.S. ain’t leavin’! Afghanistan is a test for the new British-U.S. Empire!

In Kunar Province, Asadabad city, local government officials say a NATO/ISAF rocket artillery attack killed two civilians.  U.S./NATO officials denied the attack, but local officials say the rockets were launched from a NATO/ISAF base.

In Takhar Province, Khwajah Bahauddin District, a remote controlled bomb went off as a Afghan National Police convoy passed by.  Reports say at least 16 people killed or wounded.

In Herat Province, Injeel District, a translator for NATO/ISAF troops was assassinated.  His computer was taken.

In Baghlan Province, Kabul-Baghlan highway, a remote controlled bomb exploded killing two bodyguards and wounding two people.  It was an assassination attempt on a politician from Balkh Province.  The politician survived.

Despite a female politician’s family swearing she and her children were not kidnapped, Mujahideen released the very same children today.   Mujahideen also say they have the female member of parliament and will exchange her for prisoners.  Of course now the family admits she was kidnapped.

At least 75 Afghan National Army and National Police personnel have switched sides and bacame Mujahideen, in the provinces of Nangarhar, Helmand, Zabul and Badghis.

Reports that President Hamid Karzai nominated a ‘jihadi’ to run for president in 2014.

An election fraud watchdog has already cried foul!  The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan is reporting at least 1-thousand cases of voter registration fraud.  The frauds include children being registered to vote, voter IDs being given out to the wrong person and more than one voter IDs issued per person.

Japan gives Afghanistan $8.2 million USD for a new computer sciences building at Kabul University.  Japan also gave Kabul University ten buses.

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace stated that Iran is well positioned to be a major influence in Central Asia, and that the United States should improve relations with Iran, in order to facilitate long term U.S. policies in the area.

USMC General Joseph Dunford insisted that a significant number of U.S. troops should remain after the supposed 2014 U.S./NATO pullout: “The post-2014 presence is a lot more complicated than the numbers and the numbers have become a distraction, to be honest with you.”

Recently retired U.S. Navy Admiral, James Stavridis, gave this clue to what the U.S. has planned after 2014: “Why 15,000 troops? The post-2014 mission needs to be spread across Afghanistan, with centers in each of the regional commands; north (Mazar-e-Sharif), west (Herat), south (Kandahar), and east (Bagram). There will have to be smaller centers in some of those regions as well, and a reliable ability to protect our own people and potentially provide some in-extremis support to the Afghan National Security Forces. All told, that will require 15,000 troops, still quite low compared with the 130,000 we had on the ground as recently as two years ago. This level would also provide critical mentoring and training in the areas in which the ANSF are still developing, logistics, intelligence, medical support, close air support, and so forth.”

In a report out of the British empire country of Canada, it was revealed that the War on Terror is nothing more than an exercise of the new British-U.S. empire: “…the institutions of the Canadian state were remade in a decade after 9/11 to reflect new imperial realities……Canadians were urged to see their armed forces not as their armed forces, but as part of a North American and North Atlantic security system.….the creation of a network of soldier-journalists, specialized and secretive groups of civil servants supposedly devoted to ‘democratic governance’ and an unending attempt to control the images and messages broadcast….”-Afghanistan and the politics of memory, Ottawa Citizen

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 12-13 August 2013: Cholera outbreak! $1 trillion worth of Rare Earth Minerals!

The Afghan Interior Ministry says at least 14 people killed in military operations in Balkh, Ghazni, Kandahar and Kunduz provinces.  Three Mujahideen wounded, two captured.

In Ghazni Province, reports that men dressed in Afghan National Army (ANA) uniforms stopped a bus, then dragged eight people off and killed them (sounds like what’s happening in Mexico).

In Kandahar Province, another cemetery bomb killed two people and wounded three.

In Uruzgan Province, Char Chino District, seven people killed, four wounded after at least three explosions, according to local police.

In Farah Province, Bala Baluk District, reports that one woman killed, and four women and five children wounded after U.S. trained government forces fired indiscriminately into a village.

In Bakhshan Province, Derayam District, 1400 people sickened with cholera.  25 people are critical, a 19 years old woman died.  Health officials blame lack of clean water.  NGOs and the United Nations have sent health teams to treat the sick.

In Parwan Province, Parsa Valley, villagers rebelled against U.S. trained government troops.  Reports say the villagers have succeeded in kicking out government forces.

43 members of the Afghan National Army, and various police agencies, joined the Mujahideen.  At least five are ANA officers.  The defections took place in the provinces of Laghman, Paktiya, Balkh, Uruzgan, Helmand and Juzjan.

The family of a female member of parliament who was reported kidnapped, along with her children, claims she is safe in Turkey.  However, police swear she was kidnapped as she drove to Kabul.

More reasons why the U.S. is really in Afghanistan for the natural resources: An estimated $1-trillion USD worth of rare earth minerals to build your new tablets and cell phones!  That’s according to a U.S. Department of Defense report which calls Afghanistan the “Saudi Arabia of lithium”.

Idaho, International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 10-11 August 2013: More corruption with taxpayer money! Prostitutes kill Chinese?

The Afghan Ministry of Education says at least 100 teachers/education officials have been killed since the beginning of the Afghan year!

In Paktiya Province, three U.S. personnel were killed as the outpost they were based at came under artillery attack.  Several U.S. soldiers were wounded.  The three killed were from Arkansas, Idaho and Texas.  They were members of the U.S. Army’s 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment.  Also, a senior Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, and his two bodyguards, were wounded by a roadside bomb.

In Kabul Province, another 22 people were killed by flash floods.  In Kabul city, cops say the recent deaths and disappearance of several Chinese could be connected to human trafficking.  One of the missing men was found dead.  There are reports that the Chinese were pimps!

In Farah Province, at least five family members were killed when their Toyota Corolla ran over a landmine.

In Faryab Province, Dawlat Abad District, four cops were killed when they drove over a landmine.

In Ghazni Province, the female representative of Kandahar Province, in the lower house of parliament, was kidnapped as she drove through Ghazni.  Her four children were also kidnapped.

In Uruzgan Province, Mujahideen liberated 22 prisoners from Tarinkot prison.

In Nangarhar Province, Brigadier Raz Muhammad, who claims to be a trainer for Afghan National Army special forces, joined the Mujahideen.

The Australian Department of Defence is crying about Afghanistan’s exit tax!  Afghanistan is charging the Diggers $3545 per container, that leaves Afghanistan by road.  Australia says it might be cheaper to fly the military equipment out.

The Afghan government has agreed to hold peace talks with Mujahideen in Turkey or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reports that an Afghan trucking contractor working for the U.S. military has stolen $77 million USD!  It took three years of investigating to find where the money went.

According to German news media reports, the Afghan Ministry of Defense says U.S. taxpayers are paying for 24 brand new C-130 transport aircraft for the Afghan National Air Force, on top of the 20 Super Tucano COIN birds!

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 08-09 August 2013: World Bank & Sweden giving away more money! U.S. admits drug war a failure! U.S. using Afghanistan to push India & Pakistan into war?

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.

Obama side steps War

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 06-07 August 2013: Mullah Mohammad Omar still alive! More comedy of errors! Germany will not join NATO 2014 pullout!

In Nuristan Province, Kamdesh District, two days of heavy fighting reported.  Eight personnel from Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) killed, 20 wounded.  Mujahideen shot down a medivac helicopter that was called in.

In Badakhshan Province, Shuhahda District, Mujahideen liberated the areas of Miyanda, Mahmoodan, Lub Dara and Kalan Taran.

In Nangarhar Province, Jalalabad city, for the third day in a row an explosion.  This time no official comment from local government officials.  Officials at a hospital say one person was killed, at least three wounded.  Witnesses say the explosion went off as police vehicles were passing through an intersection.  Amazingly, India has promised to pay the victims of the recent attack on the Indian consulate $10-thousand USD per family.   India is also paying the Afghan forces guarding the consulate a $20-thousand reward, as well as paying the Afghan who finally stopped the attack by machine gunning the attackers $2-thousand.   Another $20-thousand will be given to treat those wounded in the attack.   This despite the supposed fact that India had nothing to do with the attack.  The Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) has concluded that a recent major battle in Shirzad District, that left at least 100 people dead, was the result of a comedy of errors.  Mujahideen and ANP were locked in battle when apparently ANA forces were returning from another operation.   The MoI says there was an extreme lack of “professionalism” on the part of the ANP, which could have caused the high number of government casualties.  The MoI has ordered all police in Nangarhar Province to undergo new training.  In Chaparhar District, Dawlatzi area, an Israeli style home invasion resulted in four people being kidnapped and another person being shot and wounded. Valuables in the home were also stolen.

In Ghazni Province, Moqor District, a female Afghan senator and her husband were wounded in an assassination attempt.  Their daughter and a bodyguard were killed.  In Ghazni city an explosion wounded 13 people.  No word on the cause.

In Maidan Wardak Province, Nirkh District, two explosions killed three people and wounded nine others.  Witnesses say when people gathered after the first explosion that’s when the second bomb went off.

In Helmand Province, a suicide bomber rammed his car into the convoy of the provincial ANP commander.  The car exploded, but only wounded the commander and four cops.  Two civilians were also wounded.

In Baghlan Province, Burka District, Tangi Murkh area three people were kidnapped after an Israeli style home invasion.

In Kunduz Province, Chahr Dara District, Qasab area, Mujahideen claim they blew up a German/NATO armored vehicle killing four crew and wounding another.  Mujahideen say they then attacked other Germans coming to the aid of those blown up, killing one more and wounding two others.  Mujahideen say they captured a small amount of German personal weapons, ammo and cameras.

Colonel Ulrich Kirsch, head of the German Armed Forces Association (Bundeswehrverband), has stated that Germany will not pullout of Afghanistan!

Mullah Mohammad Omar, the one eyed Mujahid the United States has repeatedly claimed to have killed, has denounced the 2014 elections in Afghanistan: “Our pious and Mujahid people know that selection, de facto, takes place in Washington. These nominal rulers are not elected through the ballots of the people. Rather they are selected as per the discretion of Washington! Participation in such elections is only a waste of time, nothing more.”

India has accused Pakistan of using Afghan Mujahideen in Kashmir and Jammu (a newly created Indian state).  Afghan Mujahideen deny the accusation: “We are engaged in a major and vast war in out own country…..It’s been 12 years that our country is occupied and we do not have time to deploy our fighters to other places, specifically in regional countries and India.”-Zabiullah Mujahid