In a few days, the most powerful man on earth is stepping down for good. For almost a decade, he maneuvered America toward tough, record-breaking economic challenges,  post-9/11 recovery, and of course two historic wars. For most Americans, George W. Bush leaves with a legacy that is highly questionable mainly because the superpower country is less prosperous and more problematic now than Bill Clinton’s or any ... Read More

Pakistan officials said that their military posts in the border with Afghanistan were attacked Saturday night and Sunday morning  by hundreds of militants. The attackers are believed to be foreign fighters.   Six Pakistani soldiers and forty militants were reported dead in the encounters according to the military spokesman. Athar Abbas also added that the series of attacks that the militants launched is one of the biggest attacks they have seen. The military camps and posts in the ... Read More

Above: Troops playing against the perils in war-torn Afghanistan (Photo: www.hqusareur.army.mil) The number of US and NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in May and June has surpassed that of Iraq. Taliban offensives have considerably risen and have become more dangerous. Experts say that the insurgents in Afghanistan are getting stronger thus it could be an alarming sign on the part of the US/NATO soldiers in the war-torn country. United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates has reported that Afghanistan attacks in May have killed ... Read More

Above: Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain (Photo: Charles Dharapak/AP) Presumptive Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, like his President in Washington, does not want to softly deal with suspected Bin Laden-embracing or nuke-developing countries. For him, talking to possible terrorists is a big waste of time. He even criticizes presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama for planning a friendly stance toward those hostile countries. Above: Democratic Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama (Photo: nativenotes.wordpress.com) Once again, McCain is certain with what he is saying as if Bush’s war ... Read More

Above: Taliban in Kandahar The Taliban is on the offensive once more. After a swift assault of the villages of Arghandab District, they have now setup bases in and around the area. They started by destroying bridges and restricting access of tanks and other army vehicles into the region. Then they planted mines to further prevent land assault. Arghandab is in the southern part of Afghanistan, found in the Kandahar Province. The Arghandab region is found just 10 miles to the northwest ... Read More

Above: US raid on the Iraqi capital Baghdad (Photo: www.thewe.cc) Okay, so it’s a no-brainer that one of the most powerful nations at present is America and George W. Bush, being its president, inevitably makes him one of the most powerful persons on earth. At present, the world is having two major wars – in Afghanistan and Iraq. But is this really an inevitable war between or among countries or is it a war that America wanted and started? What exactly is the role ... Read More

Above: Afghan police, face serious danger Taliban militants pulled off a sneak attack on Monday, killing 11 policemen sleeping on a mud floor in southern Afghanistan. They crept through groves of grape vines and pomegranate trees and struck at midnight. The small police outpost is found 15 miles north of Kandahar – a former Taliban stronghold. The first casualty was an officer on the roof of the compound who was supposed to keep watch of the premises and the surrounding area. Afterwards, the Taliban ... Read More

File Photo: car bomb in Baghdad Another suicide bomber set off an explosion on Monday as he drove his car near a Canadian troop convoy. The attack happened on a crowded border town street and killed 36 civilians. The explosion wounded three Canadian soldiers that are part of the NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Much more of the wounded however were innocent bystanders. The day before, another suicide bomber blew himself up at a dogfighting event. The death toll from that incident ... Read More

Above: The bombing scene The bombing (pictured above) killed the police chief, Abdul Hakim Jan (a prominent anti-Taliban commander), some guards and most of the villagers (including six children according to reports) attending a dog fighting event in the Argandab district, just outside the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. He wounded 90 more in the attack “Thousands of people were watching the dogs fighting, including young children and old people. People had come from different parts of Kandahar Province.” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ... Read More

Above: Opium in Pakistan Map Two Diplomats from Europe Michael Semple the E.U.'s deputy head of the EU mission in Afghanistan and Mervyn Patterson the U.N.'s representative in Afghanistan were expelled from the country whilst visiting the Helmand province of Musa Qala only recently taken from Taliban control by a coalition of UK, EU and Afghanistan forces. Brief history of Michael Semple: Has been involved in campaigning for aid for Afghanistan to avoid famine, poverty, corruption and tirany in his time travelling with the Afghan ... Read More