Posted By SCOT TAYLOR
Posted 2 days ago
Over the course of the summer, the war in Afghanistan has taken an ominous turn for the worse. The violence has escalate, coalition casualties mount steadily and an emboldened Taliban are flexing their muscles well outside their traditional strongholds in southern Afghanistan.
The Aug. 22 U. S. air strike that killed 90 Afghan civilians -- including 60 children -- was intended for Afghan insurgents operating in the heretofore relatively stable western province of Herat. The Aug. 20 ambush that left 10 French soldiers dead and 21 wounded occurred just an hour outside of Kabul and international press reports confirm that the Taliban now control Wardak, the province that borders the Afghan capital.
Even inside the heavily patrolled streets of Kabul, the Taliban have mounted major terror strikes -- slaughtering Afghan civilians outside the Indian embassy on July 7, and forcing President Hamid Karzai to flee for his life from a parade square on April 28.
After gunning down three foreign aid workers -- including two Canadians in the province of Logan on Aug. 13 -- Taliban officials released an open letter to Canada. The gist of this Taliban message was that if Canada did not end the occupation and withdraw our troops, the insurgents would "be obliged to kill Canadian nationals, in revenge for their brothers, sisters and their children." The Harper government immediately denounced the threat as Taliban propaganda and a "disgusting attempt to justify the deliberate killing of innocent civilians."
Posted 2 days ago
Over the course of the summer, the war in Afghanistan has taken an ominous turn for the worse. The violence has escalate, coalition casualties mount steadily and an emboldened Taliban are flexing their muscles well outside their traditional strongholds in southern Afghanistan.
The Aug. 22 U. S. air strike that killed 90 Afghan civilians -- including 60 children -- was intended for Afghan insurgents operating in the heretofore relatively stable western province of Herat. The Aug. 20 ambush that left 10 French soldiers dead and 21 wounded occurred just an hour outside of Kabul and international press reports confirm that the Taliban now control Wardak, the province that borders the Afghan capital.
Even inside the heavily patrolled streets of Kabul, the Taliban have mounted major terror strikes -- slaughtering Afghan civilians outside the Indian embassy on July 7, and forcing President Hamid Karzai to flee for his life from a parade square on April 28.
After gunning down three foreign aid workers -- including two Canadians in the province of Logan on Aug. 13 -- Taliban officials released an open letter to Canada. The gist of this Taliban message was that if Canada did not end the occupation and withdraw our troops, the insurgents would "be obliged to kill Canadian nationals, in revenge for their brothers, sisters and their children." The Harper government immediately denounced the threat as Taliban propaganda and a "disgusting attempt to justify the deliberate killing of innocent civilians."
