Afghan cop shoots two AP journalists, one a Canadian
Kathy Gannon, 60, an Associated Press correspondent who had covered Afghanistan and Pakistan for about three decades, and AP photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus, 48, were out covering a routine story on...
View ArticleU.S. drone strike targets Afghan Taliban leader
U.S. drone strikes may have killed the leader of the Afghan Taliban Saturday just inside Pakistan, but the Taliban deny it. From Reuters via the Globe and Mail (“Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in...
View ArticleDrone strike kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Hafiz Saeed Khan, leader of Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan, died July 26 when a U.S. drone blasted him and some associates in Afghanistan’s Nangharhar province, which lies east of...
View ArticleGigantic bomb dropped on ISIS in Afghanistan
The United States military used the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in its arsenal Thursday against its Islamic State foes in Afghanistan. The bomb is formally called GBU 43/B Massive Ordnance Air...
View ArticleGains of Operation Medusa on verge of being overturned by Taliban
Operation Medusa was a two-week land battle in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province that began in early September 2006. Canada’s troops did the job and drove the Taliban out of village districts such as...
View ArticleHorrific day for journalists in Afghanistan
Nine journalists killed in a suicide bombing. Another shot to death in Khost province. April 30, 2018 will go down as one of the most deadly days for journalists in Afghanistan’s troubled history. From...
View ArticleWorld Press Freedom Day – The Globe’s view
The newest twist in the never-ending battle for press freedom is the mainstream assault on journalists, writes the Globe and Mail in a World Press Freedom Day editorial. From the Globe and Mail...
View ArticleStuck inside of Virginia with the Afghan blues again
Seven Afghan journalists were resettled in Charlottesville, Va. — something that may have saved their lives. But they aren’t journalists any more, just wage slaves, and it’s got to hurt. From Columbia...
View ArticleBritain may double number of troops in Afghanistan
Following a request from U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain is reportedly considering doubling its small troop contingent in Afghanistan. From the Guardian (“UK may double troops in Afghanistan after...
View ArticlePlease help support wounded Afghan journalists
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help the survivors of a horrific April 30 suicide bombing in Afghanistan that targeted journalists, plus the families of those nine killed. The goal is $50,000....
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