· September, 2009

Stories about Afghanistan from September, 2009

Afghanistan: Terror suspect arrested

Afghan PenLog rounds up most of the reporting on the arrest of Najibullah Zazi, indicted in New York on terrorism charges. Zazi supposedly trained in explosives in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

29 September 2009

Afghanistan: Threat to Germany

Nick Fielding writes about several videos in German language, threatening an al-Qaeda attack on the country unless it withdraws its 4,000 soldiers from Afghanistan.

26 September 2009

Afghanistan: Captain Semrau Goes to Trial

Joshua Foust reports that Captain Robert Semrau, a Canadian military man facing murder charges for the alleged shooting death of an injured, unarmed insurgent outside Lashkar Gah, is now facing...

21 September 2009

Afghanistan: Mullah Omar's New Statement

Nick Fielding analyzes the political statement of Mullah Mohammad Omar, leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, for the Afghans, particularly those who are loyal towards the Karzai regime.

21 September 2009

Afghanistan: Rethinking “Af-Pak”

Nick Fielding analyzes the shifts in understanding of the Afghanistan politics by the West, as more politicians are rejecting the idea of linking policy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

16 September 2009

Afghanistan: Riots in Ghazni

Free Range International reports that there is a fresh round of rioting in Ghazni, Afghanistan. There are rumors the rioters were protesting the abduction and murder of Shams al-Din, a...

11 September 2009

Afghanistan: Conversation with soldier

Captain's Cat, an aid worker in Gardez City, posts a conversation with a young American soldier, where he expresses exasperation at the way Afghan culture works, and admits he only...

8 September 2009

Afghanistan: Animal House in Kabul

Tim Lynch, an American security contractor in Afghanistan, used to work with the now-fired security guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. He says: “The problem with the current guard...

8 September 2009

Afghanistan: Contractors and warfare

Nick Fielding analyzes the Congressional Research Service report on contractors in Afghanistan and notes that there are some fascinating material on the economic shape of modern warfare.

8 September 2009

Afghanistan: Journalist murdered

Nick Fielding reports that journalist Janullah Hashimzada, 37, was shot dead by four masked gunmen in Afghanistan in result of a targetted assassination.

1 September 2009

Afghanistan: New Strategy Needed

Joshua Foust reflects on the statement made by the U.S. military official that there needs to be some fundamentally new thinking in Afghanistan, rather than new troops.

1 September 2009