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Getty Images photographer John Moore was embedded with British forces in Southern Afghanistan in 2007.
ITN's Bill Neely reports during a firefight in Afghanistan. (March 27)
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Enemy combatants for U.S. troops are on the rise in Afghanistan. Lara Logan reports from a forward operating base near Pakistan.
Shows that war in Afghanistan goes on...It doesnt have a deadline for ending.They talk about Iraq a lot , but they´ve(the press)forgotten about Afghanistan.People are still dieing.Specially the soldiers.
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Music video of Russian soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. All picures are used from http://www.militaryphotos.net The movie is 9 rota, 9th company
(thefullmonte.com) After months working in Kabul Afghanistan we-- two young American filmmakers-- traveled into the hills for a Vacation. In the dramatic beauty of the landscape, we found an open, generous and humerous people. Our short video captures a simple story never told in the news headlines. Filmmakers: Aaron Rockett and John Monte
June 2008 Internationally acclaimed Photographer Stephen Dupont narrowly escaped a suicide blast in Afghanistan. After 20 years of recording the plight of others, he was now turning the lens on himself. Just after the explosion, Dupont pulled out his camera and began capturing the chaos. He filmed himself, blood running down his face, as he searched for his lost colleague, not knowing if he was dead or alive. With such media-targeted attacks increasing, what will happen if journalists stop covering conflict-zones? "We wont be able to bring back the message or tell both sides of the story...there'll be no story to cover".
As part of its series on veterans from some of the world's most brutal and forgotten conflicts Al Jazeera travelled to Russia. Despite being the Soviet Union's largest military operation since the second world war, the decade-long war in Afghanistan is regarded by many as a humiliation and the Soviet 'Vietnam'. However many veterans are still physically and psychologically damaged by their time in Afghanistan and say they do not receive adequate support upon their return.
Video clip from 9/11: Press For Truth. This features Seymour Hersh discussing in mainstream television news appearances how (Bush and heads of) the U.S. Military purposely let Osama Bin Laden escape at Tora Bora, Afghanistan, and flee across the border into Pakistan. And how they purposely let thousands of other Al 'Qaeda fighters, and possibly some of Osama Bin Laden's immediate family members be airlifted through a secure air corridor from Konduz, Afghanistan to Pakistan. Since YouTube has now made it impossible to include web addresses in Comments as well as Descriptions, to watch the ful version of 9/11: Press For Truth, go to Google; type Google Video in the search bar; when in the Google Video site, in the Google Video search bar type 9/11 Press For Truth and choose one of the videos that has the image of a red Rose beside the title. You'll see what I mean. It's easy.
June 2003 Hamid Karzai's early attempts to restore security in Afghanistan are being hampered by the Taliban, who are using Pakistan as a base to launch further attacks. In post-Taliban Afghanistan, politics remains a deadly business. The vice president and a cabinet minister have been murdered and Karzai himself narrowly escaped assassination. The most serious threat comes from a re-invigorated Taliban. They are distancing themselves from Al Qaeda and allying themselves with disgruntled warlords. Ahmed Rashid, one of the world's leading analysts of the Taliban, believes they are being covertly assisted by Pakistan: "The intelligence agencies have given freedom of movement and freedom of access across the border to the Taliban." In the madrasses of North West Pakistan, new Taliban graduates are still preparing to fight the Americans. The Taliban are remarkably well equipped with surface-to-air missiles, body armour and night-vision equipment. Another problem is that US officers simply don't trust the Afghan army or pro-Karzai militia. "A lot of the times you don't know who your friend is and who your foe is," complains Captain Mike Gonzales. Ordinary Afghans have seen little evidence of the $5 billion aid promised and are unlikely to see much reconstruction while the country remains so unstable. If the issue of security is not addressed soon, experts like Rashid predict that the situation will only get worse.
Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing their homeland and escaping into Afghanistan. Fighting between Taliban and Pakistani forces began in August. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports on the people caught in the crossfire.
According to a British military officer the war in Afghanistan can not be won unless political negotiations with the Taliban take place.
Troops from Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, "Red Devils" from Edmonton, Canada engage in a fierce firefight with Taliban insurgents on July 8, 2006 in Panjawi, Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan. Copyright: Scott Kesterson http://www.beloblog.com/KGW_Blogs/afghanistan/
Al Jazeera's David Foster learns first-hand about the Afghan obsession with kite fighting when he is taken to a Kabul graveyard to participate in the game.
Artiets: Najib Amhali | Titel: Radio in Afghanistan | MuziekTV 2007© |
The president of Afghanistan demands that the U.S. military curtail its use of air strikes against insurgents in his country because they are killing too many civilians. Scott Pelley reports.
The US administration is planning to send between 20,000 and 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan by next summer.
Watch the trailer for the exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul, on view at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco from Oct 24, 2008 through Jan 25, 2009. The exhibition was organized by the National Geographic Society and the National Gallery of Art in association with the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Trailer produced by Blue Bear Films for National Geographic Society.
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The MATCHA season culminates in a grand finale with food, music, and dance of Afghanistan, in celebration of the highly anticipated, critically acclaimed special exhibition, Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. See what the press is saying about this "at once revelatory and heart-rending" show (New York Times). The Bay Area's own Ballet Afsaneh, a dynamic ensemble whose repertory focuses on Silk Road regions in Central Asia, will perform colorful, kinetic traditional dance. See Afghanistan, go on a guided tour, make jewelry inspired by the ancient Bactrian gold on view, nibble on tasty bites, mingle with friends over cocktails from the cash bar, and much more. This is 2008's last MATCHA. Let's end it with a bang!
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is appealing for more international support for Afghan refugees who are returning home. The acclaimed American actress visited UNHCR operations in Kabul and the eastern province of Nangarhar, where she heard from Afghans who are struggling to rebuild their lives after years in exile. Many face continued insecurity and rising food prices.
As part of its series on veterans from some of the world's most brutal and forgotten conflicts Al Jazeera travelled to Russia. Despite being the Soviet Union's largest military operation since the second world war, the decade-long war in Afghanistan is regarded by many as a humiliation and the Soviet 'Vietnam'. However many veterans are still physically and psychologically damaged by their time in Afghanistan and say they do not receive adequate support upon their return.
