via NATOCOMMUNITY A recent spate of suicide attacks has tested the capabilities and commitment of Kandahar City’s police and government officials. But local people say security in the provincial capital is improving.
via rferl.org WATCH: About 3,000 Iraqis protested in the southern Iraqi city of Al-Basrah against corruption and a lack of basic services on the planned “Day Of Rage.” The protesters pulled down barriers around the governorate building, then clashed with riot police and soldiers. (Video by Reuters)
via jp.reuters The fight remains tough in Afghanistan as U.S. Marines employ force and favor as part of a counterinsurgency plan. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Reuters video Orphans join protests in Iraq to call for a better standard of living. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Reuters U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton discusses three pronged approch to Afghanistan ahead of planned troop withdrawal. Julie Noce reports.
via jp.reuters.com Violence in Afghanistan is expected to rise this year from the record levels seen in 2010, according to the top U.S. military officer. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
VIDEO: Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan via heraldsun.com.au THE family of slain South Australian sapper Jamie Ronald Larcombe say he was loved by all who knew him.
via Al Jazeera About 500 Chinese people are said to live in Sulaimaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan’s second city. Many work in the new Kawa Mall where Chinese flags, lucky cats and paper lanterns present an incongruous scene on the Kurdish landscape. Such immigration and foreign investment is becomming more prominent in…
NATOCOMMUNITY Afghan and US troops are involved in a major operation to drive the Taliban out of districts surrounding Kandahar. Some of the fighting has been taking place in Zahri, an area north of the city. This video shows Afghan and US troops on patrol in Operation Dragon Strike and…
via Euronews At least three people are reported to have been killed and dozens wounded in clashes between police and demonstrators in southern Iraq. The violence in the city of Kut comes after protesters took to the streets demanding better public services and living conditions. Echoing the unrest in other…