A gathering goes wrong at Cafe Milano. The Afghan commercial attaché claims in an email that the finance minister threatened to chop him up and “kill his family,” too, according to a leaked email chain. Read More ›
Fleeting moments of calm in the chaos of war. Thank you for your service, gentlemen. Read More ›
Afghanistan is a catastrophe. At the NATO Summit in Chicago, the president will keep covering up the biggest foreign policy mistake of his political career. Read More ›
The Arizona Diamondbacks set up this lovely surprise for two kids whose father had been serving in the Army in Afghanistan. Read More ›
Don't front like you wouldn't be muggin the cameras if you were the president of the U.S.A. Read More ›
Two schools of thought: Obama is at risk of being seen as politicizing national security. Or, any day spent talking about Osama Bin Laden, and not the economy, is a good one. Read More ›
In prepared remarks, Obama looks to restoring America at home. Read More ›
How the White House played whack-a-mole, and why I deleted my tweet. Drudge wouldn't budge. Read More ›
Powerful but horrific. This searing photo was taken by AFP's Massoud Hossaini, who just won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography. WARNING: Graphic images. Read More ›
Sgt. Robert Bales's wife gave her first TV interview today, in which she questions the US government's version of events. Read More ›
When she released a statement about her husband Robert Bales' alleged shooting rampage in Afghanistan, Karilyn became part of an unenviable club — wives who have to speak out about their husbands' crimes. Read More ›
Tell us how you really feel. On her syndicated radio show Friday, Tea Party activist and CNN contributor Dana Loesch defended four U.S. Marines shown in a video urinating on dead Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, saying she'd have done the same. But perhaps more notable than Loesch's comments is CNN's response to them. Read More ›
Take that, camera trap! A Persian Leopard proves it's tougher than the poachers hunting it into extinction in Afghanistan. Click Here for the rest of the story. (via news.nationalgeographic.com) View Image ›
You don't have to speak French to get all misty. Qui épluche un oignon dans cette chambre? Read More ›
Ouch. The Muslim world this past week observed Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. The 10th day of Muharram is Ashura, when Shi'ite Muslims mourn the death of the grandson of the Prophent Mohammed. Very devout Shi'ites cut and whip themselves into a bloody froth in observance. Here are photos of Ashura from Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. WARNING: Graphic images. Read More ›
Taken in Afghanistan yesterday. Read More ›
Man, this war has been full of surprises. Read More ›
This is hilarious. From the soldier who anonymously posted this photo on Tumblr: “Some jerk sent us two boxes of this awful book (SPOILER ALERT: George Washington - Patriot; George Soros - Pinhead) instead of anything soldiers at a remote outpost in Afghanistan might need, like, say, food or soap. Just burned the whole lot of them on my Commander’s orders.” View Image ›
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul used to publish a libertarian newsletter in the '80s and '90s. They were not, shall we say, sane. From those newsletters, here are some racist/homophobic/anti-semitic musings on everything from AIDS to Hate Whitey Day (aka Martin Luther King Jr. Day). Paul says he didn't write any of the following quotes, but they all appeared under his name. Yiiiiiikes. Read More ›
Check out the trailer for the new Afghan show called The Ministry, an Afghan version of the American comedy show The Office which is American version of a British series called The Office (via washingtonpost.com) Watch Video ›
Corporal Liam Tasker and his search dog Theo were inseparable. The pair had routed out an Army record of 14 caches of bombs and weapons saving countless numbers of lives. Earlier this month, Liam was tragically shot dead in an accident with Theo by his side. Hours after the incident, Theo had a heat attack and died.*Crying forever* View List ›
Taliban is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Taliban. View Topic ›
I'm sorry, did you say BILLION? Next time someone in your house complains about the electric bill, just show them this funding report. And then quietly weep together. View List ›
Keep on rockin' in the free world, man. (via tumblr.com) View Image ›
In a speech before the nation, President Obama outlined his plans to reduce U.S. forces in Afghanistan ahead of schedule, removing more than 30,000 troops by the end of next year. 10,000 troops will be home by the end of this year, and another 23,000 will return by September of 2012. View List ›
Barack Obama refuses to “spike the football,” so we'll do it for him. This list is in no particular order and by no means comprehensive. Achievement unlocked: Reelection. View List ›
This is great news. But what was “confrimed” with this Usama Bin Landen person, anyway? View Image ›
Don't ask, don't tell? SCREW THAT! Watch Video ›
This is the video that sparked the ongoing riots in Afghanistan which have left at least twenty dead, including two Americans. Pastor Terry Jones, of Florida's Dove World Outreach Center, is an asshole. Watch Video ›
