Canucks in Afghanistan: June 19th

Giving up prom for war and
SGT. RUSSELL STORRING:
Duty first; family, life, and pleasures second.

Family of Canadian soldier in Afghanistan not getting death ...
This, is not fair.

British troops kill 6 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and
British commanders declare success in Southern Afghanistan
While the Canadian sectors have become quieter, the British get it into it.

Afghanistan torches 1.5 tons of drugs, 15,000 liquor bottles
The eradication of drugs begins; but do the locals have something to replace drug crops with.

US Operation Targets Taliban Transport Routes in Southern ...
American troops cut’em off at the pass.

Corruption and coalition failures spur Taliban resurgence in ... and
Afghanistan on the edge: Riots in Kabul underscore the fragile ...
Just hand wringing; or logical fact based critique?

Thailand offers to rebuild Bamiyan Buddha statues in Afghanistan
Thailand has offered to reconstruct the ancient world-heritage Buddha statues destroyed by Afghanistan's former Taliban regime in 2001.

Offensive kills about 90 Afghan militants and
British forces' Afghanistan push exceeds expectations and
340 US Air Strikes in Afghanistan in 3 Months
The quagmire deepens for the Taliban as their losses mount.