Daykundi Province: Afghan government forces and U.S.-ISAF forces launched an offensive to take back a base in the Kajran and Baghran area. They admitted Mujahideen kicked their asses five days ago and captured the ISAF base. ISAF claims they killed 26 Mujahideen and wounded 34 during the retaking of the base.
Farah Province: In Bala Baluk District, people in Kerani region took to throwing rocks at U.S. military convoys that pass through their village. The villagers say they are tired of U.S. led Israeli style night time home invasions. In Bakwa District, U.S. led forces conducted an Israeli style home invasion. Four teenaged males and five white beard elders were kidnapped.
Helmand Province: In Nawzad District, reports that Georgian-ISAF personnel abandoned their FOB in Garma Karez area.
Kandahar Province: In Zhari District, villagers in the Anarak area of Sanzari region report a U.S. led Israeli style home invasion that killed a father and his two sons. Stars and Stripes sheds some light on how Mujahideen kicked the asses of a U.S. Army Ranger unit several days ago. A female suicide bomber blew herself up as Rangers were about to conduct an Israeli style home invasion, also in Zhari District. The unit was then hit with multiple explosions. 75th Ranger Regiment spokeswoman, Tracy Bailey, said casualties are much higher than first reported: “I can’t get into the details. I can tell you we had 30 wounded.”
Khost Province: In Mandozai district, a suicide bomber rammed a U.S.-NATO convoy. Local police say the only person killed was the bomber. Four civilians wounded. Mujahideen say U.S.-NATO forces suffered dozens of casualties. Mujahideen say the bomber used a surf, which is Afghan lingo for skateboard.
Logar Province: In Poli Alam City, a recon drone crashed. Mujahideen say they captured the wreckage.
Nangarhar Province: In Jalalabad City, a suicide bike bomber blew himself up while trying to crash a police compound. Two cops killed, one civilian killed. Eight cops wounded.
Zabul Province: In Shahjoi District, people say they witnessed a U.S.-NATO drone catch fire in mid-air and crash. In the same district, locals say U.S.-NATO forces turned over a base to Afghan government forces, who then abandoned the base, as well as several check points, days later.
The U.S. media touted the U.S. capture of a top Pakistani Mujahideen leader, Latif Mehsud. However, it was actually the Afghan government that captured him. Afghan officials say U.S. forces stopped their convoy, which held the prisoner from Pakistan, and then U.S. forces took Meshud from them by force.
Sending winter clothing to Afghanistan will get you arrested in New York City. Two men were arrested and accused of being terrorists: “These defendants, as a result, were not merely conspiring to supply clothing items to people in Afghanistan, they were conspiring to make the enemy more effective….”-Richard. A. Brown, Queens District Attorney
The World Bank is backing off years of optimistic economic forecasts for Afghanistan: “Economic growth is expected to reach 3.1 percent this year and 3.5 percent in 2014, down sharply from 14.4 percent in 2012……mainly driven by increased uncertainty stemming from the political and security transition.”