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Afghan 'Dirty War' Escalates
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig11/valentine3.html

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16 "Taliban" killed in drone attacks in Afghanistan

At least 16 "Taliban militants" were killed in US-led airstrikes carried out by pilotless aircraft in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led Occupation Force said Tuesday.

http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/587694/cs/1/



NATO-led occupation forces' kill 13 civilians in S Afghanistan: locals

NATO-led troops opened fire in Germsir district of Helmand province in south Afghanistan on Tuesday, leaving 13 civilians dead and two dozen others injured, locals said.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/12/content_12797758.htm



Afghans say Western occupation troops fired on demonstration

Afghan villagers with bullet wounds were taken to a hospital in the volatile south of the country on Tuesday, and relatives said Western troops had fired on demonstrators protesting against a raid.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100112/twl-uk-afghanistan-demonstration-bd5ae06.html



Afghan officials say 6 killed in Quran protest

Protesters claiming that international troops destroyed copies of the Quran clashed with Afghan and foreign security forces on Tuesday, leaving six people dead, Afghan officials said.

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2010/01/12/afghan_officials_say_6_killed_in_quran_protest



Exporting Corruption: 3/4 of Afghan Corruption Cases Involve Westerners

McClatchy Newspapers reports that it's not just the corrupt Afghan government that's feeding at the trough. The Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says about three-quarters of its active corruption investigations involved Westerners.

http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=1266



We can't defeat Taliban: Army chief

The Afghan people must be persuaded to reject the insurgency and take responsibility for their own security, said Lieutenant Colonel Nick Kitson, Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion The Rifles Battlegroup.

http://snipurl.com/u41tw



UN: Afghans forced to pay billions in bribes

Corruption in Afghanistan is so entrenched that Afghans had to pay bribes worth nearly a quarter of the country's GDP last year, according to a United Nations report.

http://snipurl.com/u4oxh



US occupation forces kills 4 civilians in Afghanistan

On Thursday, about 500 angry demonstrators chanted slogans against the United States and the Afghan government after four people were killed in a raid the night before in a village southwest of Kabul. NATO said the four killed were insurgents but villagers insisted they were civilians.

http://snipurl.com/u5a4e



Afghans protest occupation force killing of civilians for second day

"These people, these foreigners who attacked this house, showed how wild and cruel they are," said Hashim Nasiri, another protester.

http://snipurl.com/u63zw



NGOs slam "militarised aid" in Afghanistan

In a joint report eight NGOs, including Oxfam and Care, claim militarised aid usually takes only a short-term approach. They argue that the military should concentrate on improving security, leaving reconstruction to local authorities and aid organisations.

http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/ngos-slam-%E2%80%9Cmilitarised-aid%E2%80%9D-afghanistan


From Information Clearing House

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Some truth about Afghanistan
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/784.html

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Civilian-death incidents in Afghanistan generate little or no media follow-up
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9327/



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