There is, of course news of the other sort. But the bad news is easy to find and usually much more widely discussed. Here instead is a round up of the positive news stories from 22 January to 5 February 2009 from Afghanistan. I focus on this, not only to attempt to balance the scales in the tone dep...

There is, of course news of the other sort. But the bad news is easy to find and usually much more widely discussed. Here instead is a round up of the positive news stories from 7 to 21 January 2009 from Afghanistan. I focus on this, not only to attempt to balance the scales in the tone department, ...

There is, of course news of the other sort. But the bad news is easy to find and usually much more widely discussed. Here instead is a round up of the positive news stories from 22 December 2008 to 6 January 2009 from Afghanistan. I focus on this, not only to attempt to balance the scales in the ton...

PILLAR I: POLITICAL AFFAIRS NATO- CJTF-101 - US/Coalition Forces Gates: US reviewing its Afghanistan war strategy Source: AP 18 September 2008, LONDON -- The Bush administration is considering changing its war strategy in Afghanistan in light of rising levels of violence and an increasingly complex ...

PILLAR I: POLITICAL AFFAIRS NATO- CJTF-82 - US/Coalition Forces More US troops may go to Afghanistan this year Source: AP 16 July 2008, WASHINGTON -- Pentagon leaders on 16 July signaled a surge in U.S. forces in Afghanistan "sooner rather than later," a shift that could send some units there within...

PILLAR I: POLITICAL AFFAIRSNATO- CJTF-82 - US/Coalition Forces US 'to boost Afghanistan force' Source: BBC WASHINGTON, June 24, 2008-- US President George W Bush has said more US troops will be deployed in Afghanistan by next year. There are currently about 60,000 foreign soldiers in Afghanistan - m...

PILLAR I: POLITICAL AFFAIRSNATO- CJTF-82 - US/Coalition Forces US 'to send 7,000 extra troops to Afghanistan' Source: Times Online 5 May 2008: The US is drawing up plans to send 7,000 additional American troops to Afghanistan to combat a resurgent Taleban and al-Qaeda, at a time when Nato countries ...