Friday News o' Afghanistan II

OK - so Arthur tells me "we can all be Chrenkoffs". Not really, but kind words nonetheless. So here is my attempt at spreading the Good, Bad and In-Between News of Afghanistan:

When leaders go to India - economics get discussed. India punches in the heavyweight economic class, and Karzai knows this.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai waves to reporters on arrival in New Delhi. (AFP)

Folks, trust me on this one - the cell phone has seized Afghanistan and it won't let go...


What do you do with disarmed militiamen? I was involved in the work on solving this problem - and you can see it is still a concern.

Problems in the areas that the Central Afghan Government is weakest - there are always people ready to fill the void.


The Canadian Army in Afghanistan hosts an artiste.


What are we finding out in the countryside?


Springtime is Offensive time.
Go get 'em boys.

And never forget what the enemy is in Afghanistan. Scum. No matter how weakly it is reported.


This weeks featured Afghan news source is Afghan Online Press.



P.S. Could you spare a prayer for the safety of at least one soldier?