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09-20-2010, 09:33 PM
September 20th, 2010
10:32 AM ET
Comments (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/british-troops-hand-over-sangin-to-americans/#comments) (44 comments (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/british-troops-hand-over-sangin-to-americans/#comments))
British troops hand over Sangin to Americans (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/british-troops-hand-over-sangin-to-americans/)
British forces in southern Afghanistan have handed responsibility for security in Sangin district to American troops, the British and American militaries said Monday.
British forces have been in Sangin since 2006. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/british-troops-hand-over-sangin-to-americans/)
Post by: CNN Wire Staff (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/tag/cnn-wire-staff/)
Filed under: Troops (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/troops/)
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September 20th, 2010
10:26 AM ET
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Afghans voted in the fourth post-Taliban-era national election Saturday, though it was not without the violence promised by militants or myriad procedural challenges. With the polls officially closed, the vote count will begin Sunday, though it is not expected to be completed until the end of October. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/18/under-a-cloud-of-violence-and-fraud-afghans-vote/)
Post by: CNN's Ivan Watson (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/tag/cnns-ivan-watson/)
Filed under: Afghanistan elections (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/afghanistan-elections/)
September 17th, 2010
10:50 AM ET
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18 election workers kidnapped ahead of vote (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/18-election-workers-kidnapped-ahead-of-vote/)
The Taliban kidnapped 18 people working on Saturday's parliamentary election in northwestern Afghanistan, a local government spokesman said Friday. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/18-election-workers-kidnapped-ahead-of-vote/)
Post by: CNN's Ivan Watson (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/tag/cnns-ivan-watson/)
Filed under: Afghanistan elections (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/afghanistan-elections/)
[URL="javascript:cnnHideOverlay('cnnShare8262')"]http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/icons/btn_close.gif (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/signs-of-optimism/) Signs of optimism? (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/signs-of-optimism/)
With parliamentary elections ahead on Saturday, many in Afghanistan are living in fear of Taliban threats. But there are some parts of the country where people — particularly young people — are showing signs of optimism.
Post by: CNN correspondent Atia Abawi (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/tag/cnn-correspondent-atia-abawi/)
Filed under: Afghanistan elections (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/afghanistan-elections/) • Life and Culture (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/life-and-culture/)
http://cnnafghanistan.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/top-afgh-security-gi.jpg?w=640 (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/opinion-wild-wild-west-in-afghanistan/)
Opinion: Wild Wild West in Afghanistan (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/opinion-wild-wild-west-in-afghanistan/)
Editor’s Note: Farah is an Afghan-American businesswoman in Kabul. The opinions expressed in this guest blog are solely those of Farah.
Afghanistan has been the graveyard and battlefield of empires for centuries. Now I see the slow tortuous death of my ancestral nation and people. Sacrifice of the lambs - that is what I feel our people have become.
In September 2002, I remember my grandmother and I boarded the old Ariana Airlines plane for Afghanistan. Afghanistan: the myth for me and Afghanistan the motherland for my grandmother. We landed and were both so overcome with emotion – with tears for different reasons. For me it was the fact that I had landed somewhere I had never known and for my grandmother it was the return to a home destroyed. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/opinion-wild-wild-west-in-afghanistan/)
White House mulls: Just how much Afghan corruption is too much? (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/16/white-house-mulls-just-how-much-afghan-corruption-is-too-much/)
Obama Administration sources say the U.S. is undergoing a gut-check about how to approach the Afghan corruption issue. While everyone acknowledges corruption is an important problem that must be addressed, there is concern in the administration that the near-myopic focus on corruption over the last several months is detracting from the bigger picture.
Recent discussions, including a White House meeting on Afghanistan this week, have centered around the most productive way to approach the corruption issue, according to the source. Central to the conversation was how corruption plays into U.S. goals in Afghanistan and what can the U.S. realistically expect in terms of combating corruption. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/16/white-house-mulls-just-how-much-afghan-corruption-is-too-much/)
10:32 AM ET
Comments (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/british-troops-hand-over-sangin-to-americans/#comments) (44 comments (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/british-troops-hand-over-sangin-to-americans/#comments))
British troops hand over Sangin to Americans (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/british-troops-hand-over-sangin-to-americans/)
British forces in southern Afghanistan have handed responsibility for security in Sangin district to American troops, the British and American militaries said Monday.
British forces have been in Sangin since 2006. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/british-troops-hand-over-sangin-to-americans/)
Post by: CNN Wire Staff (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/tag/cnn-wire-staff/)
Filed under: Troops (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/troops/)
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September 20th, 2010
10:26 AM ET
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/icons/btn_close.gif (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/watchdog-group-many-afghans-denied-right-to-vote/) Comments (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/18/under-a-cloud-of-violence-and-fraud-afghans-vote/#comments) (53 comments (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/18/under-a-cloud-of-violence-and-fraud-afghans-vote/#comments))
Afghans voted in the fourth post-Taliban-era national election Saturday, though it was not without the violence promised by militants or myriad procedural challenges. With the polls officially closed, the vote count will begin Sunday, though it is not expected to be completed until the end of October. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/18/under-a-cloud-of-violence-and-fraud-afghans-vote/)
Post by: CNN's Ivan Watson (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/tag/cnns-ivan-watson/)
Filed under: Afghanistan elections (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/afghanistan-elections/)
September 17th, 2010
10:50 AM ET
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/icons/btn_close.gif (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/18-election-workers-kidnapped-ahead-of-vote/) Comments (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/18-election-workers-kidnapped-ahead-of-vote/#comments) (30 comments (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/18-election-workers-kidnapped-ahead-of-vote/#comments))
18 election workers kidnapped ahead of vote (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/18-election-workers-kidnapped-ahead-of-vote/)
The Taliban kidnapped 18 people working on Saturday's parliamentary election in northwestern Afghanistan, a local government spokesman said Friday. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/18-election-workers-kidnapped-ahead-of-vote/)
Post by: CNN's Ivan Watson (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/tag/cnns-ivan-watson/)
Filed under: Afghanistan elections (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/afghanistan-elections/)
[URL="javascript:cnnHideOverlay('cnnShare8262')"]http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/icons/btn_close.gif (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/signs-of-optimism/) Signs of optimism? (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/signs-of-optimism/)
With parliamentary elections ahead on Saturday, many in Afghanistan are living in fear of Taliban threats. But there are some parts of the country where people — particularly young people — are showing signs of optimism.
Post by: CNN correspondent Atia Abawi (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/tag/cnn-correspondent-atia-abawi/)
Filed under: Afghanistan elections (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/afghanistan-elections/) • Life and Culture (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/category/life-and-culture/)
http://cnnafghanistan.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/top-afgh-security-gi.jpg?w=640 (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/opinion-wild-wild-west-in-afghanistan/)
Opinion: Wild Wild West in Afghanistan (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/opinion-wild-wild-west-in-afghanistan/)
Editor’s Note: Farah is an Afghan-American businesswoman in Kabul. The opinions expressed in this guest blog are solely those of Farah.
Afghanistan has been the graveyard and battlefield of empires for centuries. Now I see the slow tortuous death of my ancestral nation and people. Sacrifice of the lambs - that is what I feel our people have become.
In September 2002, I remember my grandmother and I boarded the old Ariana Airlines plane for Afghanistan. Afghanistan: the myth for me and Afghanistan the motherland for my grandmother. We landed and were both so overcome with emotion – with tears for different reasons. For me it was the fact that I had landed somewhere I had never known and for my grandmother it was the return to a home destroyed. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/17/opinion-wild-wild-west-in-afghanistan/)
White House mulls: Just how much Afghan corruption is too much? (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/16/white-house-mulls-just-how-much-afghan-corruption-is-too-much/)
Obama Administration sources say the U.S. is undergoing a gut-check about how to approach the Afghan corruption issue. While everyone acknowledges corruption is an important problem that must be addressed, there is concern in the administration that the near-myopic focus on corruption over the last several months is detracting from the bigger picture.
Recent discussions, including a White House meeting on Afghanistan this week, have centered around the most productive way to approach the corruption issue, according to the source. Central to the conversation was how corruption plays into U.S. goals in Afghanistan and what can the U.S. realistically expect in terms of combating corruption. FULL POST (http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/16/white-house-mulls-just-how-much-afghan-corruption-is-too-much/)