Coming Tough winter

------

It is only a few days after heavy rains in Kabul. Kabul city is surrounded of mountains these mountains covered of snow now. The weather is going freezing day by day to reach the sub-zero.

Last year it was 18,20 minus zero. More than 15 people died and frozen in passages and roads. The year before more than 200 people died but for the government it was only news to say we are sorry for people who die.

There was a story in news; a beggar who came early morning on the street to attract the runner’s attention to compassionately receive helps but frozen.
People from the vehicles were throwing money to him but he was not moving, while in the midday his son came to him to take him for launch. Calling his father “papa lets go to eat launch” but papa is not alive anymore.

This winter coming to freeze the poor people. Fuel, woods and gas are getting higher and higher price day by day. One kilogram gas costing 0.90 cents, 7kilo woods costs 0.90 cents and diesel costs 0.65 cents per liter.

Terrorist uses Graveyard

-------

Based on press release from Kabul police authorities a number of explosives things and some IDs found in an old graveyard in the central capital of Kabul.

The explosives and evidences were placed in a special pocket hidden in the cemetery. The documents were containing instructions on bomb-making and suicide attacks against internationals.

There were also some passports which were representing the identity of foreign citizens. Kabul police says most of the passports were belong to Pakistan citizens including some Arabic countries.

Nearly it is two months since the explosion in front of Interior ministry and a number of other explosions in the south. For the last two month people where living in a peaceful condition in Kabul and now this indicates the terrorists are active to their foreboding decisions.

Women Born Into 'Bad Luck' in Afghanistan...

--------
Here are two exclusive stories by Okke Ornstein an internationally acclaimed journalist working on assignment for NewsMax.com in Afghanistan. He reports from Kabul:

Women Born Into 'Bad Luck' in Afghanistan
Five-year-old Fawzia was lying in the sand and didn't move. She was bleeding heavily from what was left of her private parts. Mohammad could only stare at her, frozen in awe. Five minutes earlier, he had been at the back of his house chopping wood when a child came running up to him. "They've kidnapped her!" the child yelled. "The man with the white scarf has taken her!" That man with a white scarf had come to the playground where Fawzia frolicked, punched her in the face and taken her to a garden.
There, he raped her.

"These crimes are common in Afghanistan," says Sajeda of RAWA, an organization that fights
for women's rights. Read this story here

Also here another story by this pen in NewsMAX

Click on Taliban Threatens 'Grow Poppy or Die!'

Policemen in Afghanistan are not happy with their lives. The highest-ranking officer makes about $80 per month, and "the Taliban pay better," one policeman tells me.
Would he go fight with them? "They haven't asked me. But I have to survive. If they asked me I would," he replies. Read the whole story here

Poppy legalization banned in Afghanistan

--------
The committee of counter narcotics which was made by a group of parliament member rejected a part of the law on drugs that was legalizing poppy cultivation for research and medicines purposes.

Both officials of the narcotics ministry and committee rejected the legalization of growing poppy cultivation for healthy purposes in a meeting on Sunday. Mullah Taj Mohammad Mujahid, head of the parliamentary committee on narcotics, said to media, allowing growing of poppies for whatever purposes was against the country's constitution.

A few weeks ago, the Senlis Council also stopped to run there policy on narcotics. The Senlis council was working for licensing opium in Afghanistan but interior minister asked them to stop and close their office.

Abdul Khalil Shirzai, head of the law enforcement section of the ministry of counter narcotics, told, they were supporting decision of the lower house committee.

Earlier, he said they wanted to have some poppies in the country to be used in painkiller medicines and research purposes. Shirazi said: "Now we are agreed to ban poppy cultivation as it is against constitution and the law enforcement agencies are too weak to control its growing for the specific purpose."

The draft banning poppy cultivation has been prepared by ministries of counter narcotics, justice and interior as well as the Supreme Court and Office of the Attorney General. Mujahid said he was discussing the draft law with representatives of the counter narcotics to have a well-prepared version of the law presented to the parliament soon.

One ISAF soldier killed and 2 injured

----
On Tuesday one ISAF soldier killed and two others injured when their vehicle hit a roadside explosive device in Panjwayee district of the southern Kandahar province.

A press release issued on Tuesday said the soldiers were conducting patrol as part of the countrywide joint ANA- ISAF Eagle Operation.

The wounded troops were evacuated to the ISAF hospital at Kandahar for treatment. The release did not mention health condition of the injured soldiers.

Accordance to NATO policy, ISAF does not release nationalities of casualties prior to the relevant national authority.

Tired small shepherd in central Afghanistan

----------

Afghan Leader Warns of Another 9/11

Okke Ornstein is an internationally acclaimed journalist working on assignment for NewsMax.com in Afghanistan. He reports from Kabul.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- One of Afghanistan's leading members of parliament, Mrs. Malalai Joya, warns that the current U.S. policy in Afghanistan is virtually certain to lead to another 9/11. Read this exclusive story here...

Two U.S soldier killed and 3 injured

---------
According to the news, Two US soldiers were killed and three more wounded following a clash with militants in the remote district of the eastern Kunar province Yesterday evening. One soldier of the Afghan National Army (ANA) was also killed in the clash.

The US military stationed at Bagram, announced the soldiers were operating as part of a combat patrol that made contact with enemy extremists. The unit engaged the insurgents with small arms and artillery fire.

Based on the news from U.S military station at Bagram, All the wounded US and Afghan soldiers were medically took to a US treatment facility in Asadabad, capital of Kunar, where their condition is stated to be stable.

Over 7,000 Afghan and US troops are operating in eastern Afghanistan as part of the Operation Mountain Fury. Kunar is the mountainous province situated in east of the country. The province is abutting Pakistan's Bajaur tribal agency, which was once considered the safe haven for al-Qaeda and fugitive Taliban leaders.

Pope under pressure to apologize

---------

Following to massive reaction from Muslim around the world against Pope Benedict XVI about Islam being as a violent religion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said comments of Pope Benedict regarding Islam are regrettable and affront to our Holy Prophet Mohammad and Islam.

A press statement issued in Kabul said the remarks showed an inadequate understanding of Islam and warrants for an apology to Muslims, the followers of a religion of peace and reconciliation.

In these circumstances, where there is a demanding need for measures towards reconciliation of different beliefs, such expressions increase tension among the followers of different religions.

a link to Vatican website "The Holy see"

Afghanistan & five years after September 11

--------
Five years ago at the same day the world witnessed an event which didn’t happen in the history. At this day more than three thousand lost their live. At this day lots of others became sad and wept but here in Afghanistan this was a day that after, each Afghan was dreaming to his freedom for his country and his life. A alike releasing from jail indeed. A day which came up to give live to Afghans.

After September 11th one of the most urgent action and indication from U.S was attacking against Taliban regime which also received help from northern alliance and people of Afghanistan. It was expecting that the U.S will stand beside Afghanistan to the end for removal of terror from this land.
The president of the United States George W. Bush has promised for developing and building Afghanistan as a model in the region and among Muslim countries but regretfully contrary to Afghan expectations from the United States there is no news from making Afghanistan as a model or development.

When U.S started war against Sadam hosein regime, the world and U.S attention diverted from Afghanistan to Iraq, in some point they left their serious tasks uncompleted in order to get success in Iraq.

In the five years not only the terrorism eradicated but increased not only in Afghanistan but other Muslim countries. Unfortunately the security situation in both country Afghanistan and Iraq is getting worse. Suicide attacks increased in the capital, the continuing of this situation people think that they lost their dreams for peace and prosperity of their country.

The world and U.S made a mistake which thought Taliban after their fall has finished. Whereas they returned back to their religious schools. The United States underestimated the Taliban which recently the Coalition Forces accepted that they made a mistake. The United States and the world community never tried to talk and put pressure the Pakistan government that supporting the Taliban.

Small Shepherd in northern Afghanistan

------

6 Canadian soldiers wounded

------
On Wednesday 16th of august, rocket attacks on a base of Canadian troops in the Jalai district of Kandahar province left six Canadian soldiers wounding.

The wounded soldiers had been taken to military hospital at Kandahar airport. There were also another two attacks on Canadian troops in Kandahar which left four Canadian soldiers dead and wounded three others nearly two weeks ago.

NATO and Important mission in Afghanistan

----------
Recently Insecurity and suicide attacks against coalition forces and Afghan forces are not stopped but increasing in southern Afghanistan. Last week on 31st of July U.S forces handed over the peace keeping responsibility in southern Afghanistan to NATO forces.
NATO authorities have mentioned that this mission would be the most difficult one in 57 years of this organization.

The most important thing which nowadays people expecting from NATO forces is to avoid killing civilian as U.S forces had killed and destroyed many villages by air strike.
They say; how long this land should burn in fire and how long we should hear war and war. More than two decades of war, everything demolished.

Although I believe that no differ between U.S and forces and NATO being in Afghanistan but the most important things are to not experience the mistakes from previous. For the last years of American troops in southern Afghanistan nothing has changed rather than strengthening the Taliban and terrorists.

- NATO should pay attention in the following facts which are mostly sensitive for Afghanistan and its people.

- Training the Afghan National Army and Police which are mostly involved in smuggling and Mafia.

- Involving in helping and reconstruction and helping the repatriated refugees from neighboring countries.

Respecting the people’s religious believes and traditions which are very sensitive.

I believe if they pay attention in the above sentences and receive the experiences from American forces they will succeed if not, their destiny would be the same as coalition forces has experience in the past years.

No title

------

Receiving threats again

-----
Recently i am receiving threats again in my Farsi blog, i do not know how much i take it serious but i am realy worry about it. I don't know why some people like to play with others life.

I may write and update here a bit late not very soon cause i do not have electricity anymore. It is around four days 96 hours which city power has left us. And also accessing to Internet is a bit difficult.

peace

Two Canadian killed & seven woundling

---------
It was nearly a month which was quiet a bit not hearing about suicide bombing in southern region But on Saturday two suicide attack killed two Canadian soldier and wounding seven others. In this attack seven civilian killed and 31 others left wounding.
The incident happened at 6:00PM on the road Qandahar to Herat, the attack just happened while a convoy of Canadian soldiers was passing the road.

The second attack just happened after 20 minutes in a crowded place while the Canadian soldier and Afghan security police blocked the road for crossing the coalition forces.
The suicide attacks intensifying just after air strike by coalition forces in Helman province which left more dead.

Taliban has already warned that they are going increase their suicide attack against Afghan National Army and coalition forces.

Burning Afghanistan Flag

------
Recently two district of Helmand became under control of Taliban But Afghanistan interior ministry has accused the Pakistani religious group Lashkar-e-Tayeba of involvement in recent clashes with Afghan Army and coalition forces.

A press release by interior ministry issued yesterday has said: “as we have received reliable information, the militants of Lashkar-e-Tayeba and internal rebels captured part of Garmsir district and hoisted the flag of Jamiat-e-Ulema (a Pakistani fundamentalist group) after burning Afghanistan flag.

In part of the press release the interior ministry has strongly condemning the violation of Afghanistan border by the militant group and added that Afghan security forces will respond to it.

Meanwhile Hamed Karzai has called the Pakistan ambassador and questioned him about the recent incident.
On the other hand president Musharaf last night had a speech told Afghanistan to stop accusing his country.
Afghanistan officials have said nothing about the recent Parwiz Musharaf’s speech.

Civilian kills and launching a research team

-------
On Saturday coalition force and Afghan National Army attacked by two attackers in Urozogan Khas district of Urozogan province. The attackers were both killed. In this incident two afghan army injured and two Taliban killed. As the media says after exchanging fires on both side the Taliban militants escaped from the area.

Lately the security situation in Urozgan province has deteriorated after air strikes of coalition forces just 12 kilo meters away from Trinkot (central of province). Coalition air strike killed dozens of civilian which made more anger among people of the district

Hamed Karzai president of Afghanistan has launched a research team to research about killing dozens of other civilians in Nawzad district of Helmand province the most dangerous place which content mostly Taliban in its.

The British force has accepted that in this strike one school which was used as a base for Taliban and attacking against coalition forces has destroyed. The air strike was launched while the British military was in fighting with Taliban and asked from coalition forces for help.

The fighting is continues still in this province.

Explosion in Spin Boldak

-------
An explosion in Spin Boldak districk of Kandahar province killed two people, wounding two others. The bomb was planted in a handcart by the road. As the media says the news is confirmed by Abdul Wasi a security official in Kandahar.

The bomb exploded in a crowded bazaar which called Wesh a small city close to Pakistan border. Yet no group has claimed responsibility for the accident. Security situation in south Afghanistan getting worse day by day and the continuation of instability has reduced the government’s dominance on the country.

Three days explosion in Kabul

-------
On 3th of July, a time bomb killed one student girl and wounding six other girls. On Monday morning in Herat University in western Afghanistan. This is the first attack targeting the college students in western country. Lately extremists have attacked primary school in southern Afghanistan occasionally to prevent students, especially girl students.


On 4th of July, six persons were injured while a mine exploded near the ministry of justice just 200 meter away from the presidential place. According to police investigation, the bomb was planted inside a handcart on the edge of the road.

A private car was also damaged in the explosion but police didn’t say how many people killed.
Simultaneously another bomb exploded in another part of the city. This explosion injured one of the interior ministry staff.

On 5th of July, a suicide attack targeted a guest house in Kandahar province left one person dead and wounded six others.
It is the fourth suicide attacks in Kandahar over the past one month.

Simultaneously on July fifth the government employees particularly the national army and police were targeted left one killed and 39 others wounding.
According to Defense Ministry press release the bomb was planted inside a handcart on side of the road under the Asmayee Mountain, the bomb was controlling be remote when the bus reach the point, the bomb blast and lead the bus to deviate on gas capsule in front a shop. The gas capsules exploded by heating and increased fire.

The same time another bomb exploded from a handcart on edge of the road in the northern of the city “khair khana” left one person dead and four others wounding.

On the same day and time the third attacked targeted the army but left no casualties.

Recently one of the Taliban commanders warned to further intensify their attacks on Iraqi militants tactics.
Taliban spokesman has already claimed the responsibility for latest attacks. He added that they are going to continue their attacks specially targeting government’s loyalists.

More check points launched in the Kabul city, vehicles are checking strictly by police. People’s concerns increasing in insecurity situation which get worst.