Failures in Iraq should not impact or be tied to sending more troops into Afghanistan. Bush's inability to keep his eye on the ball and complete tasks of utmost importance should not impact our men and women on the forefront of the *real* WOT and we should be doing everything we can to ensure our commitments to the people (especially women) in Afghanistan are upheld.
Posted by kerry at February 16, 2007 07:51 AM
(via ABC)
A new video claims to show an attack on a U.S. checkpoint in Afghanistan that 150 militants participated in and which allegedly led to U.S. and Afghan forces abandoning their bases in the area.The 24-minute video was produced by al Sahab -- al Qaeda's notorious "media production" company -- and posted on militant Islamist Web sites Thursday night. It claims the attack took place in Arghandab, in the province of Zabul, some time after Jan. 20.
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The influence of the Taliban is clearer in this video than in previous ones issued by al Sahab and another entity that produces tapes about the fighting in Afghanistan called Labayk. Instead of the usual Arabic jihadi song, the video is accompanied by what seems to be a Pashto song. The Taliban is mentioned and praised throughout the video, especially by people from the area who were interviewed towards the end.