Are things really getting better in Afghanistan?

[Prometheus Bound]

Jan 12: Poll shows more optimism in Afghanistan
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6984257.ece

Recent news stories
Jan 11: Six US, UK and French soldiers die in Afghanistan attacks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8451784.stm

Jan 10: British reporter, 2 others killed in explosion in southern Afghanistan; 5 injured
http://wire.antiwar.com/2010/01/10/uk-reporter-us-marine-killed-in-afghan-blast-4/
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1524414.php/Blast-kills-British-journalist-Afghan-US-soldiers-Roundup

Jan 10: Afghanistan: Roadside bomb kills 3 charity workers
http://wire.antiwar.com/2010/01/10/afghanistan-roadside-bomb-kills-3-charity-workers/

Jan 9: NATO says 2 service members dead in Afghanistan
http://wire.antiwar.com/2010/01/08/nato-says-2-service-members-dead-in-afghanistan/

Jan 8: 1 US, 8 Afghan troops killed by roadside bombs
http://wire.antiwar.com/2010/01/08/1-us-8-afghan-troops-killed-by-roadside-bombs-4/

Jan 8: Rockets fired at U.S. consulate site in Afghan city
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100108/wl_nm/us_afghanistan_herat

Jan 8: NATO: bomb kills US service member in Afghanistan
http://wire.antiwar.com/2010/01/08/nato-bomb-kills-us-service-member-in-afghanistan/

Jan 8: Suicide bomber kills eight civilians in Afghanistan
http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=26564

Jan 8: Canada report highlights Afghan rape, immolation
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100108/wl_nm/us_afghanistan_canada

Jan 7: Civilian deaths unleash emotions in Afghanistan
http://wire.antiwar.com/2010/01/07/civilian-deaths-unleash-emotions-in-afghanistan/

Jan 7: Roadside bomb explosion wounds six Danish soldiers near their operating base in the Helmand Province
http://www.military-world.net/Afghanistan/2994.html

Jan 7: Attack Leaves 10 Dead in Southeast Afghanistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/world/asia/08afghan.html?ref=world

Jan 7: Suicide blast kills 7 in market in east Afghanistan; bomb slightly wounds provincial governor
http://wire.antiwar.com/2010/01/07/suicide-bomber-kills-7-in-east-afghanistan-market/

Jan 6: Deadly Explosion Arouses New Afghan Anger at U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/world/asia/07afghan.html

Jan 6: US forces in Afghanistan ‘should expect up to 500 casualties a month’
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6978441.ece

Jan 6: Afghan Blast Kills 4 Children, Policeman; Wounds 3 US Soldiers
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=9488135

Jan 4: Surge in casualties predicted in Afghanistan
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/01/army_casualties_010410w/

Jan 4: Hundreds of Afghans rally against NATO forces
http://pakobserver.net/201001/04/news/topstories17.asp

Jan 4: 4 Americans and Briton Killed in Afghanistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/world/asia/05kabul.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34684756/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Jan 4: Indiana Army Medic Killed by IED in Afghanistan
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100104/LOCAL/1040376/Southmont-grad-killed-in-Afghanistan

Jan 3: Sitting Ducks of Helmand: British Supply Convoys
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6974077.ece

Jan 2: Roadside bomb kills five Afghan civilians
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2051437&Language=en

Jan 1: UK soldier dies after being caught in Afghanistan blast
The UK death toll from operations in Afghanistan since 2001 is now 245 - with 108 killed in 2009 alone.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8437024.stm

Jan 1: Afghan troops kill three Pakistani shepherds near border
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1522716.php/Afghan-troops-kill-three-Pakistani-civilians-near-border#ixzz0cM4zO6Qe

Dec 31: Civilians again killed in NATO airstrike in Afghanistan
At least eight villagers were killed and two injured in an airstrike by NATO forces in Helmand province
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1522523.php/Civilians-again-killed-in-NATO-airstrike-in-Afghanistan

Dec 31: France Televisions journalists 'kidnapped in Afghanistan'
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/france-televisions-journalists-kidnapped-in-afghanistan/story-e6frf7k6-1225815167385

Dec 31: US troop deaths soared in Afghanistan in 2009
http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/12/31/us-troop-deaths-soared-in-afghanistan-in-2009-4/

Dec 31: CIA Director: 7 CIA workers killed in Afghanistan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091231/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan

Dec 30: Western troops accused of executing 10 Afghan civilians, including children
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6971638.ece

Dec 30: 8 US CIA Agents, 5 Canadians Killed in Afghan Bombings
http://news.antiwar.com/2009/12/30/14-killed-in-afghan-bombings/

And finally: AP, Jan 9:Afghans losing hope after 8 years of war
http://wire.antiwar.com/2010/01/09/afghans-losing-hope-after-8-years-of-war/

[StarfarerBill]

1. You'd have to ask the war supporters; they seem to know more than the Afghan people do.

[KG]

6. well, they have FACTS on thier side.

:rofl:

[StarfarerBill]

7. lol. And that's the FACT of the MATTER!

:rofl:

[debbierlus]

2. The American people as a collective whole do not pay attention to such things

Lemmings.

[Prometheus Bound]

5. Man is that ever true!

I guess nothing has changed in thousands of years. Whether it was the Romans, or Mongols or Brits, the empire sends their youth off to fight some foreign war that no one back home really knows or gives a damn about.

[happy_liberal]

3. K&R

nt

[UTUSN]

4. Uh, who has ever CARED?!1 n/t

[Prometheus Bound]

8. Okay, to be honest, the only people I've met who care are people here on DU.