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...While the U.K. foreign office disputes the veracity of the briefing, the sentiments are echoed in diplomatic circles across Kabul and have even found traction in the U.S., which has long persisted in regarding Afghanistan as the "good war." Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, told reporters last week that "the trends across the board are not going in the right direction," and in a year in which violence has reached its worst levels since the U.S. invasion of the country in 2001, he voiced concerns that next year in Afghanistan could be even worse...
Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan have a fearsome reputation for capturing and killing high-value Taliban targets in Oruzgan, a lawless province southwest of Kabul. The aggressive approach of the Special Air Service regiment and Army commandos complements the regular forces' efforts to win hearts and minds by providing security and building roads, bridges and hospitals...
...Khosal's brother Dawood says local tribes want Australian troops to quit the area, but he does not believe President Karzai has the power to order them out. In a meeting in Kabul, he says, Karzai offered to continue paying his father's salary every month. The Australian government says it is negotiating to pay compensation to Khan's family. ADF head Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said, "We deeply regret [Khan's] death. We are working very closely with [Khan's] tribe to ensure that this has no far-reaching negative effects on our operations in the province...
...logistics company than a tourist outfit; tourism comprises only about 10% of its business. "But we hope to increase our tourism to between 60% and 70%," says Muqim Jamshady, the company's 28-year-old director who steers security intelligence to his team of driver/guides from his desk in Kabul, littered with over a dozen walkie-talkies and satellite phones. That increase will happen, Jamshady adds, "once Afghanistan gets more peaceful." He doesn't speculate exactly when that moment will arrive...
...Watch a video about Kabul's emerging skateboard culture...