4 hrs ago | The Sun Online
Army officer tells how a rocket-propelled grenade hit him - then Bounced Off
“I saw it coming at me head-on. "I was knocked back hard, then there was a bang and a heat wave. My body armour saved me.”
AN Army officer has told of his miracle escape when a rocket-propelled grenade bounced OFF him. via The Sun Online
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Smuggling to Iran rife in dangerous Gulf waters
Smugglers pile boxes high on their speedboats, covering them with tarpaulin before zipping off into the sunset on the short but dangerous journey across the strategic Strait of Hormuz from Oman to Iran. via Reuters
13 hrs ago | The Canadian Press | Posted by The Canadian Press
Canadian engineers hope to rebuild Afghan army barracks, family apartments
- Canadian military engineers have taken the first step in plans to rebuild dilapidated apartments that serve as barracks for Afghan National Army soldiers and their families in the Kandahar area.
On Sunday, the engineers inspected the barracks, mostly bombed out shells of 1960s-style apartments originally built by American involved in airport construction.
Despite that, more than 1,000 people live in the apartments, officially known as Camp Shirzai but which the Americans have tried to rename Camp Hero. Read more
18 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune
More than 200 jailed Taliban suspects end hunger strike in southern Afghanistan
“New judges will review their cases”
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan : More than 200 Taliban suspects ended a weeklong hunger strike at a prison in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar after a parliamentary delegation promised their cases would be reviewed, ... via International Herald Tribune
22 hrs ago | Guardian Unlimited
Afghan security chiefs suspended after Karzai attack
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Monday May 12 2008. It was last updated at 15:04 on May 12 2008. via Guardian Unlimited
Yesterday | International Herald Tribune
2 armored Humvees missing from American base in Afghanistan, US military says
“We have a witness from our own teams here that says he saw them last being operated by U.S. personnel”
KABUL, Afghanistan : Two armored Humvees were missing from a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, a military spokesman said Monday. via International Herald Tribune
Yesterday | Hattiesburg American
President wages war on journalists
“Hate breeds hate. The United States said they were doing this to rout out terrorism. Who is engaged in terrorism now?”
Sami al-Haj is a free man today, after having been imprisoned by the U.S. military for more than six years. via Hattiesburg American
Yesterday | The West Australian
Afghan baby died in digger combat
“Private Worsley's actions in identifying a significant threat, informing his team mates and engaging the threat are assessed as playing a major role in preventing further Australian casualties during the incident”
Grenade concussion may have killed a baby found dead after a battle between Australian soldiers and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, says a defence department inquiry. via The West Australian
Yesterday | The Peninsula
Spiralling food prices take joy out of Afghans' life
“The prices have gone up and we can't always afford our three meals a day”
KABUL * Shamsuddin, his wife and their three children sit cross-legged on the floor around the cloth that Afghans traditionally eat off and use bread to pick from a single dish of cooked wax beans and onion. via The Peninsula
Sunday | PoliPundit.com
Ex-Detainee Becomes Homicide Bomber
This story sure opens up a whole bunch of pandora box items regarding the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. via PoliPundit.com
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