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...Panshir, a historic mujahedin holdout during the time of the Soviet invasion, he extolled the virtues of the valley's martyrs but warned that the lives of thousands will have been sacrificed in vain if the current government is allowed to continue. "We came out of 30 years of war to build a new nation based on justice and equality for all people," he thundered before a crowd of some 4,000 gathered on the banks of one of Afghanistan's largest rivers. "No corruption was our hope. But today those hopes are broken, and that...
...tomb on a hilltop in Panshir. But Massoud, who is seen as a hero in large swaths of northern and eastern Afghanistan, is widely despised by the southern Pashtuns and the central Hazara ethnic groups, who suffered terrible depredations at the hands of Massoud's army during the civil war that followed the withdrawal of the Soviets. What's more, Abdullah is not the only former Massoud aide who can claim a connection to the hero's legacy - Marshal Mohammad Fahim, Karzai's running mate, was Massoud's deputy throughout his biggest military victories...
Most Australians know very little about Somalia and even less about the al-Shabaab group that has been fighting for control of the war-torn African nation since 2006. But on Tuesday, Aug. 4, they quickly began to learn the pronunciation of the Somali terrorist group's name. Just before dawn, approximately 400 police from state and federal departments fanned out across Melbourne and its southwest, raiding 19 properties and arresting four men and questioning others. The police claim they had foiled a suicide plot by Al-Shabaab supporters to storm a Sydney military base and kill as many soldiers...
...been tracking the suspects, gathering information on them by way of phone taps and other forms of surveillance. Those arrested appear to be Australian citizens of Somali or Lebanese descent. An estimated 16,000 Somalis have found refuge in Australia since the beginning of their country's civil war 17 years ago. "Potentially this would have been, if it had been able to be carried out, the most serious terrorist attack on Australian soil," Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Tony Negus said. The alleged plan was to attack Holsworthy Army Barracks in Sydney's southwest...
...plan apparently included sending Australian citizens to Somalia to participate in the civil war. There al-Shabaab, which means "the youth," has been fighting to impose Shari'a (religious) law on the country. The group controls most of the southern part of Somalia and has been making growing inroads into the capital, Mogadishu. (See pictures of the pirates of Somalia...