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In Afghanistan’s North Helmand Province, where Michael Yon is embedded with the Brits, the elections didn’t turn out very well. This dispatch has been dictated by satellite phone due to communications difficulties. My satellite gear has failed on election day. I do not know how well the ...
Afghanistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Military, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Election
As Afghanistan holds presidential elections, a new poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose the war — and there’s a stark difference on party lines. A majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting, and just a quarter say more U.S. troops should ...
Afghanistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Military, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda
A 26-year old American man who converted to Islam at a Long Island mosque has been charged with joining Al Qaeda and taking part in a rocket attack on a US base in Afghanistan. A 26-year-old American-born Long Island man who traveled to Pakistan and trained in a Qaeda ...
Afghanistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Terrorism, Long Island
This is a welcome development, but I’m sure Putin has his own reasons for agreeing to it: Russia Opens Route for U.S. to Fly Arms to Afghanistan. MOSCOW — The Russian government has agreed to allow American troops and weapons bound for Afghanistan to fly over Russian territory, providing ...
Afghanistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Military, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Russia
A massive military offensive is under way in Afghanistan against the Taliban. NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and ...
Afghanistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Military, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda
The New York Times has an article on the extensive ties between top members of the Saudi ruling family and terrorist groups, as new evidence is revealed by the families of 9/11 victims — evidence that is being ignored and suppressed by the US government: Documents Back Saudi Link to ...
Saudi Arabia, Islam, Wahhabism, Jihad, Militant Islam, Terrorism, Taliban, Al Qaeda, Law, 9/11
In case you had any doubt: Al Qaeda says would use Pakistani nuclear weapons. DUBAI (Reuters) - If it were in a position to do so, Al Qaeda would use Pakistan’s nuclear weapons in its fight against the United States, a top leader of the group said in remarks ...
Pakistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Terrorism, Nuclear Weapons, Al Qaeda
A five-star hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan, that caters to Westerners has been the target of an apparent jihad attack: Pakistani officials: Huge bomb at Peshawar hotel. PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials says a huge bomb has exploded at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at ...
Pakistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Al Qaeda, Terrorism, Peshawar
This man deserves a medal. And some pants. Army Spc. Zachary Boyd of Fort Worth battles the Taliban on Monday in Afghanistan as he wears his “I love NY” boxer shorts. Boyd rushed from his sleeping quarters to join his fellow platoon members. (Hat tip: Killgore.) ...
Afghanistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Military, Pants, Underwear
Here’s our warm, fuzzy news of the day: Pakistan’s Nukes Within Terrorists’ Reach? (CBS) While calling the rising tide of Taliban violence in Pakistan cause for grave concern, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs played down the nightmare scenario of terrorists taking control of that country’s nuclear weapons. “I ...
Pakistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Terrorism, Nuclear Weapons
Long War Journal is keeping close tabs on the disturbing advance of the Taliban into Afghan and Pakistani territory: Pakistani military, Taliban maneuver for position in northwest. The Taliban blocked a military convoy from moving into the main town in Swat as rumors swirl that the military will launch ...
The militant Islamic throwbacks calling themselves the Taliban are on the brink of taking over one of Pakistan’s main cities: Taliban advance eastward, threaten Islamabad. Amazingly, they don’t seem to have responded to Barack Obama’s plea for them to unclench their fists. The Taliban are pushing past the districts ...
Michael Yon has interesting photos of Pakistani “jingle trucks” turned into vehicles for weapons smugglers—exposed by man’s best friend: Jingle Bombs, Jingle Bombs. Soldiers call these colorful beasts “jingo trucks” because of all the chains and bells that make them sound like road chimes. Jingle trucks ply the ...
Pakistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Terrorism, Smuggling, Dogs
Here we see the people that Hillary Clinton thinks should be offered an “honorable form of reconciliation,” the Taliban, brutally whipping a teenaged girl because she left her house in the company of her father-in-law. Warning: it’s a disturbing video. [Video] A video showing a teenage girl being flogged ...
Afghanistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Hillary Clinton, Unclench, Misogyny, Women's Rights
We reach out, and beg, and offer deals to get them to unclench, and this is our thanks. KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents reject a U.S. offer of “honorable reconciliation,” a top spokesman said on Wednesday, calling it a “lunatic idea” and saying the only way to end the ...
Afghanistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Hillary Clinton, Unclench
We may not like what President Obama is doing domestically, but this is exactly the right thing to do when the Taliban threaten to attack America: Drone Attack Kills 12 After Taliban Threatens DC. An American drone once again struck a suspected militant camp in Pakistan. 12 people are ...
Yesterday the Islamic supremacists calling themselves the Taliban staged a mass murder attack on a Pakistani police academy—and today the “commander” of this brutish gang of thugs is promising an attack on Washington DC. DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday ...
Here’s a highly entertaining segment of Bill Maher’s show, with Salman Rushdie and Christopher Hitchens squaring off against ... rapper Mos Def, who gives new meaning to the word “incoherent.” [Video]
Bill Maher, Christopher Hitchens, Salman Rushdie, Bill Maher, Al Qaeda, Taliban, Osama bin Laden
The woman who used to run the anti-American, pro-jihad website “Jihad Unspun,” Beverly Giesbrecht (aka Khadija Abdul Qahar), has apparently been taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan, where she went to film a documentary on the “Islamic resistance.” It could be a scam, of course; but if not, Giesbrecht ...
Back in November, New York Times journalist David Rohde was kidnapped in Afghanistan. Michael Yon notes that he is still missing, but the story appears to have been hushed up.
Terrorism, Kidnapping, David Rohde, New York Times, Military, Taliban, Afghanistan
Max Boot on the situation in Afghanistan: Better Than You Think. I have just returned from Afghanistan shocked by the depth of the disconnect between reality and reporting. The coalition officers that I spoke with expressed confidence that with the U.S. reinforcements now flowing into the country, they will ...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in an interview that allied forces will never defeat the Afghan insurgency. Remember way back in the early days of the Obama administration when the president went to Canada on his first foreign trip and as soon as Afghanistan came up in the ...
This is really, really bad news, as Pakistan capitulates to Taliban terrorists. PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistan agreed Monday to suspend military offensives and impose Islamic law in part of the restive northwest, making a gesture it hopes will help calm the Taliban insurgency while rejecting Washington’s call for tougher ...
Q: When do US airstrikes in Pakistan actually kill Al Qaeda and Taliban “fighters,” and not “innocent women and children?” A: When they’re ordered by Barack Obama. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two missiles fired from American drone aircraft killed more than 30 people, including Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters, near ...
Pakistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Media Bias
A question from Michael Yon: How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?