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In Kabul, Widows and Orphans Move Up

The women I visited today are moving on up; single desperate mothers with children moving up the slope into a cold vacuum, fleeing the streets and daily business of a city that can't feed or use them.

(KABUL) - Yesterday, four young Afghan Peace Volunteer members, Zainab, Umalbanin, Abdulhai, and Ali, guided Martha and me along narrow, primitive roads and crumbling stairs, ascending a mountain slope on the outskirts of Kabul.

Above us, women in bright clothing were navigating the treacherous roads with heavy water containers on their heads or shoulders. I marveled at their strength and tenacity. “Yes, they make this trip every morning,” Umalbanin said, as she helped me regain my balance after I had slipped on the ice.

2012: A Breakthrough Year for the 911 Truth Movement

So what really happened? Few 9/11 researchers have any doubt that the use of subpoena powers on certain individuals in the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon and air traffic control would get the answer pretty fast.

(LONDON) - 2012 was the year that doubts over the official story of the 9/11 attacks finally became firmly established in the corporate media in the US. Skeptics in the Muslim world gained a new voice at governmental level with the call by President Morsi of Egypt for a new independent 9/11 investigation.

In Italy Supreme Court President Francesco Imposimato said he would be petitioning the International Criminal Court to pursue an investigation into the possible involvement of rogue elements in Washington in the attacks.

Afghan Soldier Killings Highest Ever

MORE than 1000 Afghan soldiers died this year.

(KABUL ) - "In the past nine months, 906 Afghan army soldiers were killed. A total of 1056 soldiers were killed in 2012," defence ministry spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi told reporters in Kabul on Sunday.

"The toll has increased compared to the previous years."

300 Baloch Insurgents Being Trained in Afghanistan: Report

US officials have rejected Pakistan's report.

(ISLAMABAD) - At least 300 Baloch insurgents are reportedly being training across the border to spread unrest in Pakistan.

Pakistani intelligence officials handed over a secret list to the CIA.

Seals: Killers of Osama Dying or Being Killed?

US Navy Seal Commander, Who Killed Osama Bin Laden, Commits ‘Apparent Suicide’ In Afghanistan
UNBELIEVABLE: ‘More Than 20 Navy SEALS From The Unit That Killed Osama Bin Laden’ Die In Helicopter Crash

(HYDERABAD, Pakistan) - SEAL Team 4 Commanding Officer Job W. Price committed suicide. He was best known for finding and then killing Osama bin Laden.

Cmdr. Job W. Price, 42, died Saturday, Dec. 22, of a non-combat-related injury while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

`Did we just kill a kid?`

The moment drone operator who assassinated Afghans with the push of a button on a computer in the U.S. realized he had vaporized a child... and could not go on.

(LONDON Daily Mail) - A former U.S. drone operator has opened up about the toll of killing scores of innocent people by pressing a button from a control room in New Mexico.

Brandon Bryant, 27, from Missoula, Montana, spent six years in the Air Force operating Predator drones from inside a dark container.

Ten Little Girls and One Unexploded Landmine

I was told in Kabul that Afghanistan has more unexploded landmines than any other country in the world.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - A landmine explosion in eastern Afghanistan killed ten little girls in mid-December. Such a number is unthinkable, yet we should all consider it for this is the price of war and no family on the face of this earth should ever have to bury ten little children at once.

The girls were gathering firewood according to reports, when one unknowingly struck the mine with an ax.

Marine to Receive Silver Star for Fending off Ambush

Suddenly, the firefight exploded with a crescendo of medium machine gun and small-arms fire...

(WASHINGTON DC) - One extremely brave and selfless Marine is up for a prestigeous award this week: the coveted Silver Star.

According to USMilitaryMedals.com it is "Awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States...[who] distinguishes him or herself by extraordinary heroism."

Surprise Returns of Deployed Military: The Sweetest Moments of All

Deployed Military Veterans surprising their loved ones; these videos will zap your heart.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - There are few things that affect a person more than the return of a deployed member of the military.

Being in war is a risk at all times, never let anyone tell you it isn't true....

New Figures Released in US AfPak War Casualties

The Pentagon and media fail to list deaths in hospitals outside of the war theatres.

(PORTLAND, OR) - The Pentagon updated its AfPak war casualty figures.

US foreign fighters in Afghanistan suffered 86 casualties in the 14 days ending Nov. 28. The official casualty total is now 115,882.