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Bombing Kills 15 in Kabul, 6 Americans: Is this What Winning Looks Like? (+ VICE video)

A sad and realistic view of the Afghan war now.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Gulbuddin Hikmatyar’s Hizb-i Islami [the Islamic Party] guerrilla group bombed a military convoy in Kabul this morning, killing 15, including 6 Americans.

The Reagan administration gave Hikmatyar billions in the 1980s because he was effective in fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan, but in 2001 the old guerrilla switched sides and allied with the Taliban in an effort to get the US back out of his country.

2 Afghan Suicide Attacks Kill 8, Wound 41 in Single Day

Militancy and violent incidents have been on rise since April 28 when the Taliban launched its so-called spring offensive in Afghanistan.

(KABUL Xinhua) - The war-weary Afghans experienced two deadly suicide bombings Thursday.

The explosions killed at least eight people, including two attackers, and more than three dozen others were injured, officials confirmed.

US Accepts Durand Line as Formal Pak-Afghan Border

The remarks by US officials were widely criticized by the government of Afghanistan.

(KABUL Khaama Press ) - The U.S. has once again emphasized the legal status of the Durand Line as the border line between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

This, despite Afghan president Hamid Karzai's insistence that the government of Afghanistan will never accept the legal status of Durand Line.

PTSD/TBI: Invisible Wounds and the Trillion Dollar Medical Blunder

PTSD has been known for centuries.

(PORTLAND, OR) - CBS Sixty Minutes on May 5 2013, offered absolutely the best portrayal of the devastation caused by PTSD and TBI.

I don't know if anyone can really separate these two entities because they both scramble the brain.

Hypocrisy of US War on Terrorism

For throwing stones at Israeli armoured vehicles, boys are put in solitary confinement, given electric shock, have their heads beaten against a wall and kicked until they passed out.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - "I don't have a single American friend," said Tamarlan Tsarnaev "I don't understand them."

Boston terrorism has been squelched: Tamarlan, dead in a police shoot-out left his younger brother Dzhokar wounded in the hospital.

What you Need to Know About Bradley Manning

Bradley Manning believed he was the worst foreign policy disaster since Vietnam.

(BROOKLYN) - In June, Bradley Manning, who caused the greatest security breach in US history by giving classified war documents to Wikileaks, will go on trial at Fort Meade, MD.

Two nights ago, Chase Madar, author of the stirring book, The Passion of Bradley Manning, had a dialogue about the case with Sarah Leonard, an editor at The New Inquiry.

The Cluster Bombs of Boston and Drone Strikes of Yemen

Terrorism is committed with our tax dollars, in our name.

(ONTARIO Rabble.ca) - One day last week, I was in a Shawarma shop as the wall-to-wall TV coverage of the Boston manhunt provided the soundscape for lunch.

The gentleman behind the counter and I exchanged words of sadness about the sickness infecting those who would commit the kind of violence we saw at the end of the world-famous marathon.

Killing of Civilians by U.S.-Led NATO Forces Could Jeopardize Signing of Security Pact

Civilian casualties by the ISAF has served as a source of tension between Kabul and Washington.

(KABUL Xinhua) - In the coalition air strikes on April 6 in the eastern province of Kunar, 11 Afghan children were reported to have been killed and six women injured.

Recent attacks by U.S.-led coalition forces have generated anti- American sentiments among Afghans and could jeopardize the signing of the proposed bilateral security agreement.

Afghanistan`s Ghazni To Be Declared Islamic Capital Of Culture

Afghan Cultural Minister Saied Makhdom Raheen invited the Taliban to also join the event.

(KABUL Radio Free Afghanistan) - Security in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Ghazni was tight as the provincial capital is set to be declared an Islamic capital of culture in 2013.

Thousands of additional security forces were reportedly deployed in the city of Ghazni as Afghan officials and foreign dignitaries attended an official ceremony on April 13.

Wounded U.S. Army Captain Goes to War Zone in Afghanistan

“Our injuries don’t define us. We control our own destinies and set the example on how to live our lives positively and be inspirational to our fellow Americans as well as an asset to our country.” - Salem-News.com writer James Van Thach

(NEW YORK) - Why would an already wounded soldier return to the War Zone?

Captain James Van Thach, a Vietnamese American law graduate of Touro Law Center, retired from the United States Army in March 2009, decided it was time to return to a war zone on Operation Proper Exit, a program sponsored by the Troops First Foundation.