Helmand Province: In Greshk District, a suicide car bomber killed two civilians and two cops, four cops wounded.
Maidan Wardak Province: Three villages in Syed Abad District were hit by U.S.-NATO Israeli style home invasions. Reports say explosives were used to access some residential compounds. Eight people kidnapped, six motorcycles and three cars/trucks destroyed.
Nangarhar Province: In Shirzad District, a major battle resulted in at least 20 Afghan National Army killed, 27 wounded. A woman and two kids were wounded, and one Mujahid killed. In Khogiyani District, a ANA soldier was killed by Mujahid sniper. In Achin District, villagers report that U.S. forces raided a home, killing a husband and wife and their son, and kidnapping their nephew. In Khogiyani District, reports that 150 villagers have gone missing! The reports also say whoever took them also took all their personal possessions.
Uruzgan Province: In Chinartu District, reports that for the past 15 days villages have been hit by Israeli style home invasions by U.S. led government forces. Mosques and schools have been targeted as well. Dozens of people beaten and kidnapped.
Zabul Province: In Qalat City, people reported that a security guard working for U.S. forces at Qalat airbase started shooting at U.S. forces in a guard tower. People don’t know what happened to the guard but think many U.S. personnel were shot. The airbase was locked down and no Afghan employees were allowed in or out.
Presidential candidate and war criminal, Abdul Rashid Dostum, admitted his role in murdering fellow Afghans by apologizing for it: “It is the time that we should apologize for the Afghan people who were sacrificed due to our policies. I am taking the first step, and apologize for the people who suffered from the violence and civil war in the country.”
President Hamid Karzai called a grand meeting (Loya Jirga) to decide the fate of the Obama regime’s demands for a new military pact. Some Afghan senators are refusing to take part. Karzai also blamed U.S. led NATO for making Afghanistan insecure: “On the security front the entire NATO exercise was one that caused Afghanistan a lot of suffering, a lot of loss of life, and no gains because the country is not secure.”-BBC interview
Despite dealing with natural and man made disasters, the Japanese government gave $13-million USD of their taxpayers’ money to Afghanistan. Actually it was given to United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), which will then give it to the Afghan Independent Directorate of Local Governance. This is already on top of $21-million Japan gave directly to the Independent Directorate of Local Governance.
The United States Air Force has given the Afghan Air Force two brand new C-130 transport aircraft. They’re part of a planned total delivery of 24 C-130s. The U.S. taxpayer is forking over hundreds of million of dollars to pay for the aircraft. Originally the USAF was going to give Italian C27s to Afghanistan, but after already spending $600-million on the deal it was decided to go with C-130s. U.S. taxpayers are also giving Afghanistan recon drones and 20 Super Tucano training aircraft.
While the U.S. government continues to spend taxpayer’s money on weapons for other countries, the Pentagon halted death gratuity payments for families who had sons or daughters killed in Afghanistan. The excuse was the supposed government shutdown, which actually affected only 18% of government spending.
The Afghan Ministry of Mines announced $12-billion worth of oil contracts. The lucky winners are Turkish Petroleum International Company (TPIC) and Dragon Oil from United Arab Emirates.
“There is a bloody war happening, and no one is talking about it!”-Ahmad Majidyar, American Enterprise Institute and adviser to the U.S. Army
“Bush stopped talking about Afghanistan almost immediately after he shifted focus to Iraq. Afghanistan was truly a forgotten war when Obama took over and it became it again after the surge was over. The result is the public really has no idea what’s going on there.”-A. Trevor Thrall, George Mason University
“….a lot of Afghanistan’s future depends on whether Western nations feel guilty enough about the mess they made to stay involved.”-Graeme Smith, International Crisis Group
“…we’re tired of it…”:-U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Mike Toole, in Kabul
07 October was the 12th year of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. I found it amazing that the pro-occupiers interviewed on main streamer U.S. TV continue to say the U.S. has to stay in order to get the “remnants” of al Qaeda. Really, after 12 years of massive repression by the U.S. there’s still “remnants” of al Qaeda? Most people would considered that a big Fail!
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) blamed the United States for turning Afghanistan into a narco-state. The UNODC said the U.S. has done nothing to create an economy that is not reliant on illegal drugs or corruption. Under international law, if you invade and occupy a country you are legally responsible for everything that takes place during your occupation.
17-18 July 2013: MORE PROOF THE UNITED STATES COMMITS WAR CRIMES! PROOF THAT WOMEN ARE WORTH MORE THAN MEN IN AFGHANISTAN!