VIDEO: Cables show Aust scared of Afghan war
During a recent surprise pre-Christmas visit to British troops in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, Prime Minister Cameron pledged to end all British combat operations in the country by 2015 and said it was now possible that troops will begin returning before the end of next year.
CBS News: As the Pentagon plans to begin a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan next July, Katie Couric reports on the current state of the war in Afghanistan and whether or not it can be won.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on a trip to the war zone says he is convinced the war in Afghanistan is on the right track. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
AP: A new video released by the Taliban shows Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, the only known U.S. serviceman held captive in Afghanistan, with bags under his eyes and what appears to be an abrasion on his left cheek.
From PBSNewsHour: President Obama talked up military progress against the Taliban Friday during a surprise visit with troops in Afghanistan. Amid strains in the relationship between their two governments, he phoned Afghan leader Hamid Karzai after weather canceled a face-to-face meeting. Judy Woodruff has the story.
AP: Gay troops can serve openly in the armed forces without harming the military’s ability to fight, the Pentagon declared Tuesday, calling for ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ ban to be scrapped and pointing to a new survey to show most troops won’t mind. (Nov. 30)
A Vietnam veteran, Marine, with 40 years of chronic, severe PTSD gets some relief by turning to integrative medicine, the so-called “best of East and West.” From http://www.healingcombattrauma.com/ by Lily Casura.