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Inside Afghanistan with Ben Anderson: Part 1
Inside Afghanistan with Ben Anderson: Part 1
WATCH THE WHOLE SERIES AT: http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1834405271 This series is about 24 hours in Helmand, Afghanistan's most violent province. I was with the Queen's Company- British soldiers who normally guard Buckingham Palace. Their job was to train the Afghan National Army, whilst fighting the Taliban, an almost impossible combination. On this day we were ambushed late in the morning, then surrounded in a small house belonging to a terrified Afghan family. The battle to get out of the house lasted eight hours. The two most senior soldiers there, both veterans of Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo and Northern Ireland, agreed that it was the most intense day they had ever experienced. One of them has since been awarded a Military Cross. I spent two months in Afghanistan, and I'm sure that what I saw in Helmand is going on in many other parts of the country. We could be there for decades. - Ben Anderson [ More Detail ]
Pakistani refugees flee to Afghanistan - 06 Oct 08
Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing their homeland and escaping into Afghanistan. Fighting between Taliban and Pakistani forces began in August. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports on the people caught in the crossfire. [ More Detail ]
by AlJazeeraEnglish 2min28sec, Views:1663, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:6, Comments:20, Added at:08/10/06 [ DownLoad ]
Afghanistan debate: Sarah Palin's stupid attacks on Obama/Biden
Recently Sarah Palin's been attacking Barack Obama for a careless formulation in which he implied that all America is doing in Afghanistan is bombing villages and killing civilians. It's an incredibly cynical line of attack, particularly when Palin (hilariously) claims this "disqualifies" Obama from being commander in chief. (Of course what Obama meant was that an overreliance on air strikes--due in part to a shortage of ground troops--is causing a tragic and strategically counterproductive level of civilian casualties.)Here's the question someone should ask Palin: Does she have any idea why Obama brought this up in the first place? I doubt it. Maybe someone should send her this:Like clockwork, each of these friendly fire incidents brings about angry demonstrations in the streets, with crowds chanting, Death to the government — down with the foreign troops! The latest tinder in the fire was the killing of some 90 civilians, mostly women and children, on Aug. 22 in Azizabad in Herat Province. (While the Pentagon has taken issue with the reported death count, the Afghan government and United Nations stand by the villagers claims.)...The growing disillusionment caused by civilian casualties is also driving old friends away from NATO and American forces. In an interview some months ago, a man who worked alongside American forces in 2001 in Urozgan Province to protect Hamid Karzai, now the Afghan president, posed a staggering question: You speak English, and interact with foreigners, so can you swear by the Almighty and tell me if the foreigners are on the side of the Taliban, or of the Afghan people? He was hardly the exception: many average Afghans find it hard to believe that America, with its tremendous military power, is having so much trouble defeating tattered bands of Taliban warriors and dont understand why it cant avoid continuous civilian casualties. http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/10/05/palin-s-stupid-attack-on-obama.aspxOne of the interesting points of contention in last night's vice presidential debate between Delaware Senator Joe Biden and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was on the topic of whether an Iraq-style surge would work in Afghanistan. Earlier in the day, Army General David McKiernan (or, as he's sometimes known in Alaska, "McClellan"), commander of NATO's International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) had both called for an infusion of additional troops and equipment "as quickly as possible" and said that "no Iraq-style 'surge' of forces will end the conflict."Palin saw this as a call for a surge-esque activity: "The surge principles, not the exact strategy, but the surge principles that have worked in Iraq need to be implemented in Afghanistan, also. And that, perhaps, would be a difference with the Bush administration."Biden pounced: "The fact is that...our commanding general in Afghanistan said the surge principle in Iraq will not work in Afghanistan, not Joe Biden, our commanding general in Afghanistan. He said we need more troops. We need government-building. We need to spend more money on the infrastructure in Afghanistan...Barack and I and Chuck Hagel and Dick Lugar have been calling for more money to help in Afghanistan, more troops in Afghanistan, John McCain was saying two years ago quote, 'The reason we don't read about Afghanistan anymore in the paper, it's succeeded.'"As Ann Scott Tyson reported in yesterday's WaPo, McKiernan said "Afghanistan is not Iraq" but "a far more complex environment than I ever found in Iraq." Additionally, he very much wants to avoid a particular tactic that was crucial to -- although many would say incidental to or even separate from -- the surge in Iraq:"I don't want the military to be engaging the tribes," he said. Given Afghanistan's complicated system of rival tribes and ethnic groups and the recent history of civil war, allying with the wrong tribe risks rekindling internecine conflict, he said. "It wouldn't take much to go back to a civil war."Julian Barnes, writing for LAT, adds that McKiernan is desperate more more troops and materiel. He's called for an additional three combat brigades and additional helicopters but isn't likely to get more than one brigade any time soon. "We are in a tough counterinsurgency fight, we are in a higher level of violence this year than we were this time last year," McKiernan declared. http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/surging-afghanistan [ More Detail ]
by AntiConformist911 6min44sec, Views:8219, Ratings:4.70pt, Votes:26, Comments:46, Added at:08/10/06 [ DownLoad ]
Rape case in Afghanistan sparks controversy - 29 Sept 2008
An Afghan women has accussed her government of pardoning three men convicted of gang-raping her.Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Afghanistan where several cases have sparked controversy in a country that views rape as a taboo subject. [ More Detail ]
by AlJazeeraEnglish 2min8sec, Views:16789, Ratings:4.90pt, Votes:38, Comments:176, Added at:08/09/29 [ DownLoad ]
Russia reconsiders co-operation with Nato in Afghanistan - 28 Sept 08
Nato operations in Afghanistan could be jeopardised if Russia follows through on a threat to cut co-operation.Moscow accuses the West of having "hostile policies" towards Russia, and says it might ban Nato from entering Russian airspace.From Kabul, Zeina Khodr reports on what effect Russia's resistance might have. [ More Detail ]
by AlJazeeraEnglish 2min46sec, Views:5697, Ratings:4.90pt, Votes:17, Comments:30, Added at:08/09/28 [ DownLoad ]
Afghanistan Taliban
September 2008 [ More Detail ]
by journeymanpictures 8min43sec, Views:14913, Ratings:4.80pt, Votes:64, Comments:102, Added at:08/09/23 [ DownLoad ]
The Ugly Of War - Afghanistan
September 2008 [ More Detail ]
by journeymanpictures 7min52sec, Views:37790, Ratings:4.80pt, Votes:312, Comments:545, Added at:08/09/08 [ DownLoad ]
Embedded with French troops in Afghanistan
EXCLUSIVE: Just days before their unit suffered heavy losses in Afghanistan, FRANCE 24’s Matthieu Mabin accompanied troops from France’s 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment as they faced off with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Watch the 1st part of the show. [ More Detail ]
by france24english 8min47sec, Views:11149, Ratings:4.30pt, Votes:22, Comments:33, Added at:08/08/27 [ DownLoad ]
Beating The Taliban By The Book - Afghanistan
August 2008Can America really beat the Taliban using a textbook? We take a look at the practice behind the theory, as Charlie Company attempt to follow the instructions laid out in the Counterinsurgency Field Manual.Seen as "a modern military textbook for winning hearts and minds and outwitting the enemy" the book also known as the COIN Manual, was written by some of America's finest military minds. So can the Americans really win by the book? The Manual states: "Counterinsurgents often achieve the most meaningful success in garnering public support...with activities that do not include killing insurgents". Yet for all the activities that exclude killing, this is a war. The American troops are at their best when under attack and the other side of war is reveling in the death of your enemies. "It's like the Superbowl; or like Manchester United and Chelsea, we're cheering for our team," claims one soldier laughing and celebrating with his comrades as Taliban are killed. The Manual also states: "Executing COIN operations is complex, demanding and tedious. There are no quick solutions." Few know this better than the soldiers who have been here for over a year and those forced to chop down trees with axes after their chainsaws fail to work. "It's almost like all of this stuff that we're doing is worthless." America expects its soldiers to be nation builders as well as warriors but are they simply asking too much? [ More Detail ]
by journeymanpictures 10min18sec, Views:43228, Ratings:4.40pt, Votes:137, Comments:330, Added at:08/08/27 [ DownLoad ]
Barack Obama Afghanistan Kuwait Basketball Troops
Meeting Afghan leaders, talking and playing basketball with the troops. [ More Detail ]
The New Great Game - Afghanistan
July 2008The war for Afghanistan is increasingly being staged from across the Pakistani border. Although Pakistan's government claims to support the US, it is reluctant to take on the Taliban in tribal areas. [ More Detail ]
by journeymanpictures 5min46sec, Views:58832, Ratings:4.50pt, Votes:168, Comments:436, Added at:08/07/07 [ DownLoad ]
Survivor's Tale - Afghanistan
June 2008Internationally acclaimed Photographer Stephen Dupont narrowly escaped a suicide blast in Afghanistan. After 20 years of recording the plight of others, he was now turning the lens on himself.Just after the explosion, Dupont pulled out his camera and began capturing the chaos. He filmed himself, blood running down his face, as he searched for his lost colleague, not knowing if he was dead or alive. With such media-targeted attacks increasing, what will happen if journalists stop covering conflict-zones? "We wont be able to bring back the message or tell both sides of the story...there'll be no story to cover". [ More Detail ]
by journeymanpictures 23min56sec, Views:24739, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:79, Comments:123, Added at:08/06/09 [ DownLoad ]
The child workers of Afghanistan - 02 Jun 08
Thousands of children as young as four are being forced to work in brick factories in Afghanistan.Some of them work up to 12 hours a day, to help pay off debts owed by their families.Al Jazeera' s Teresa Bo went to the town of Sokhrod to meet some of the children, who are losing their childhood to pay off their families' debts. [ More Detail ]
by AlJazeeraEnglish 3min5sec, Views:7918, Ratings:4.90pt, Votes:29, Comments:74, Added at:08/06/02 [ DownLoad ]
Khost - Afghanistan
Afghanistan May 2008 [ More Detail ]
by journeymanpictures 11min25sec, Views:18549, Ratings:4.40pt, Votes:48, Comments:53, Added at:08/05/02 [ DownLoad ]
Ground reality for Canadian troops in Afghanistan -3 Apr 08
France has committed more troops to Afghanistan, although it disagrees with George Bush about NATO expansion. The additional French soldiers partially meet demands by Canada, which had threatened to withdraw forces if NATO allies did not send reinforcements.Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall spent some time with Canadians soldiers in Kandahar to get an idea of the challenges on the ground. [ More Detail ]
by AlJazeeraEnglish 2min22sec, Views:15073, Ratings:4.70pt, Votes:31, Comments:140, Added at:08/04/03 [ DownLoad ]
Veterans - Soviets in Afghanistan - March 31 - Pt 2
As part of its series on veterans from some of the world's most brutal and forgotten conflicts Al Jazeera travelled to Russia.Despite being the Soviet Union's largest military operation since the second world war, the decade-long war in Afghanistan is regarded by many as a humiliation and the Soviet 'Vietnam'.However many veterans are still physically and psychologically damaged by their time in Afghanistan and say they do not receive adequate support upon their return. [ More Detail ]
by AlJazeeraEnglish 11min20sec, Views:8827, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:58, Comments:58, Added at:08/03/31 [ DownLoad ]
Veterans - Soviets in Afghanistan - March 31 - Pt 1
As part of its series on veterans from some of the world's most brutal and forgotten conflicts Al Jazeera travelled to Russia.Despite being the Soviet Union's largest military operation since the second world war, the decade-long war in Afghanistan is regarded by many as a humiliation and the Soviet 'Vietnam'.However many veterans are still physically and psychologically damaged by their time in Afghanistan and say they do not receive adequate support upon their return. [ More Detail ]
by AlJazeeraEnglish 12min29sec, Views:18924, Ratings:4.80pt, Votes:93, Comments:162, Added at:08/03/31 [ DownLoad ]
Prince Harry shooting Taliban in Afghanistan
Footage has been released of Prince Harry fighting on the front line in Afghanistan. . [ More Detail ]
Afghanistan: Battle in Helmand Province
Getty Images photographer John Moore was embedded with British forces in Southern Afghanistan in 2007. [ More Detail ]
by gettyimages 2min42sec, Views:206608, Ratings:4.60pt, Votes:303, Comments:470, Added at:08/02/28 [ DownLoad ]
Going Nowhere - Afghanistan
January 2008While the world has focused on Iraq, the situation in Afghanistan has slowly deteriorated. As this embed report reveals, soldiers constantly come under attack. "We take direct fire every day but our story always gets put on the backburner to Iraq", states Sgt Collins. "I know most of the soldiers feel forgotten". Charlie Company is tasked with stopping the flow of insurgents into Afghanistan. But without the support of locals, it's a virtually impossible task. [ More Detail ]
by journeymanpictures 6min21sec, Views:40075, Ratings:4.70pt, Votes:45, Comments:103, Added at:08/01/29 [ DownLoad ]
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan 1 1/5
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan 1 1/5http://www.skyone.co.uk/rosskemp/http://www.supportoursoldiers.co.uk/SOSAmazonAffiliation.html [ More Detail ]
Kabul Dog Fighting - Afghanistan
Dec 2007The tradition of dog fighting thrives in Afghanistan's capital.Having been banned under the Taliban, it is currently undergoing resurgence in popularity for the thousands of men looking for some form of entertainment and escapism from the constant war."For us dog fighting is a celebration," exclaims one of the fight organisers. [ More Detail ]
by journeymanpictures 5min8sec, Views:305516, Ratings:3.50pt, Votes:570, Comments:1783, Added at:07/12/11 [ DownLoad ]