A French aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan this month was probably not the intended target of the captors, his colleagues in Paris said on Thursday.

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A French aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this month has appeared in a video with two rifles pressed to either side of his head and chains around his legs

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Afghanistan’s president sharply critiqued the seven-year Afghan war Wednesday, complaining that U.S. and NATO troops haven’t made life better.

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The failed defense secretary pens a historical cover-up on Iraq and reveals more wild stupidity with his advice on Afghanistan.

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On Tuesday at Fort Campbell, President Bush gave encouragement to thousands of soldiers getting ready to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Dani Sevilla writes in a guest op-ed for IC:

Within the United States there are over one and a half million service members that have served in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over thirty thousand have been physically wounded, but many more have experienced less visible, psychological wounds. Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder have emerged as signature injuries of these conflicts, with recent reports suggesting an increase in rates of suicide, alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness, and domestic violence among returning service members and veterans.

These traumatic affects of conflict, left unaddressed, could have far-reaching negative consequences for the individuals affected, their families, and our country. Survivor Corps

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The US is helping put wind turbines into the Panjshir Valley to help Afghanistan with alternative energy.

Aljazeera English asks if it is really working, and who would benefit:

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Obama’s got to make some really bold decisions: Talking to Iran and Russia would be a start.

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Taliban militants rejected an offer of peace talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, saying Monday there would be no negotiations until foreign troops leave Afghanistan.

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Commuters nationwide found out during Wednesday’s morning rush hour that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had ended in fake publication of the New York Times.

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Will the new president play into their hands?

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The US military has admitted to having killed 37 civilians during an air raid on militants at Shah Wali Kot in Afghanistan last week.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on Barack Obama to reverse George W. Bush’s decision to depend heavily on air strikes in pursuing the struggle against the neo-Taliban.

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The Pentagon on Tuesday announced the abrupt resignation of the commander overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who was seen as an internal critic of the Bush administration’s troop decisions in Iraq.
The resignation of Navy Adm. William J. Fallon, head of U.S. Central Command, comes at a crucial time — a month before highly [...]

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