‘There was a good reason for killing those people, but I go through it in my head over and over and over’: US drone pilots reveal how they target insurgents in Afghanistan from a base 7,000 miles away in New York

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181222/Drone-pilots-say-intimate-view-Afghan-insurgents-firing-7-000-miles-away.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:41 EST, 30 July 2012 | UPDATED: 15:42 EST, 30 July 2012 Colonel D Scott Brenton kills insurgents in Afghanistan from an office 7,000 miles away in suburban Syracuse, New York. Contrary to popular belief, though, the US Air Force officer says piloting a remote-controlled drone gives him a […]

Shocking figures show one U.S. soldier commits suicide EVERY DAY

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156250/Suicides-U-S-troops-hit-DAY.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:44 EST, 7 June 2012 | UPDATED: 21:35 EST, 7 June 2012 Suicides are surging among America’s troops, averaging nearly one a day this year – the fastest pace in the nation’s decade of war. The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year […]

Terror warning as Obama says war in Afghanistan is over raising fears insurgents could strike back

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147842/Terror-warning-Obama-says-war-Afghanistan-raising-fears-insurgents-strike-back.html ‘The Afghan war as we know it is over,’ declares President Obama PM concurs, saying plans for withdrawal are ‘on track and on target’ But senior British official admits it is unrealistic to say country is secure By Tim Shipman PUBLISHED: 17:52 EST, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 17:52 EST, 21 May 2012 Afghanistan […]

Revealed: U.S. secretly releasing top Taliban insurgents in exchange for ‘peace pledges’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140671/Revealed-U-S-secretly-releasing-Taliban-insurgents-exchange-peace-pledges.html By Suzannah Hills PUBLISHED: 03:25 EST, 7 May 2012 | UPDATED: 03:25 EST, 7 May 2012 Senior detainees are being secretly released by the United States from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negotiations with insurgents to curb ongoing violence in the country. American officials have been using prisoners as bargaining chips […]

U.S. prepares for ‘violent backlash’ in Afghanistan after photos of American soldiers posing with bodies of suicide bombers sparks outrage

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2131516/US-troops-posing-corpses-Afghanistan-photos-2010-cause-outrage.html Soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division released pictures Fears backlash could endanger the lives of troops The Obama administration says it is disappointed with the LA Times for publishing the images U.S. officials say full investigation is underway Defence secretary Leon Panetta says soldiers at war do ‘foolish things’ By Tom Leonard and Rachel […]

150 Afghan schoolgirls seriously ill after being poisoned in anti-education attack by Muslim extremists

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2131526/Afghan-schoolgirls-poisoned-contaminated-water–Radicals-blamed.html Pupils suffered nausea and vomiting By Gareth Dorrian PUBLISHED: 08:14 EST, 18 April 2012 | UPDATED: 10:10 EST, 18 April 2012 Ultra-conservative extremists have been blamed for poisoning the drinking water at a high school in north Afghanistan – making more than 150 girls seriously ill. Students in the northern province of Kunduz suffered […]

US pays $50,000 to each victim of Afghan massacre soldier Robert Bales

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2120093/US-pays-50-000-Afghan-massacre-victim-Robert-Bales-charged-17-murders.html By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 09:20 EST, 25 March 2012 | UPDATED: 11:35 EST, 25 March 2012 The United States has paid $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan killed in the shooting spree attributed to a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official and a community elder said Sunday. The families of the dead […]

U.S. Starts to Close Bases in Afghanistan

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/base-close-afghanistan/ By Spencer Ackerman Email Author March 15, 2012 | 6:30 am | Categories: Af/Pak U.S. troops from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division build a base in Parwan Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Photo: U.S. Army Here’s how you know the Afghan surge really is coming to an end: The U.S. Army is starting to […]

‘How many more must die supporting a mission that is failing?’ Senior U.S. officer breaks ranks to expose ‘truth and lies about Afghanistan’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2097603/Army-Colonel-exposes-truth-lies-Afghanistan-claiming-military-leaders-let-down.html By Jill Reilly Last updated at 1:49 PM on 7th February 2012 Colonel Davis says he ‘witnessed the absence of success on virtually every level’  ‘How many more men must die in support of a mission that is not succeeding?’ asked Colonel Davis  The Pentagon says it disagrees Colonel Davis’ account A US army […]