Posts Tagged ‘Associated Press’

Kathryn Bigelow Beats Ex-Husband to Break ‘Best Director’ Glass Ceiling

In Film, History, News, TV, fame on 7 March 2010 tagged 82nd Academy Awards, Academy Awards, AP, Associated Press, Avatar, Best Director, James Cameron, Jane Campion, Kathryn Bigelow, Lina Wertmüller, Lost in Translation, Oscars, Seven Beauties, Sofia Coppola, The Hurt Locker, The Piano with Comments

Avatar director, James Cameron was rooting for ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow (who had a better seat than him at the ceremony) to beat him out for Best Director for her direction of The Hurt Locker and tonight Ms. Bigelow made history becoming the first ever female winner in the Best Director category.
Bigelow is the first woman [...]

Marjah Residents to Karzai : Corrupt Afghan Government Makes It Difficult To Side With

In Afghanistan, Crime, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War, citizenship on 7 March 2010 tagged AP, Associated Press, Helmand, Helmand Province, Marja, Marjah, Mohammad Naeem Khan, Operation Moshtarak, taliban, Yahoo! News with Comments

Earlier today it was reported that Afghan President Hamid Karzai, paid an un-annouced visit to the city of Marjah (a month into Operation Moshtarak), one day before he is scheduled to meet with Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Kabul.
Apparently, Karzai sat down with the people of Marjah to ask them for their feelings about life [...]

If A Tree Falls in Afghanistan…

In Afghanistan, Crime, News, Opinion, Politics, War, citizenship on 26 February 2010 tagged 1st Lt. Daniel Hickok, Associated Press, Habibullah, Hamid Karzai, Helmand, Kabul, Lt. Col. Burton Shields, Marja, Marjah, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Moshtarak, Opium, poppy, poppy fields, Sgt. Christopher Wooton, taliban with Comments

A story in the Associated Press details the process of U.S. and NATO commanders negotiating monetary recompense with the Afghan people.
In the article we see that Lt. Col. Burton Shields must negotiate with an Afghan farmer whose trees were damaged during Operation Moshtarak. The details of the negotiations may seem absurd or tedious to onlookers [...]

Could Dutch Withdrawal From Afghanistan Collapse Orūzgān Province?

In Afghanistan, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 21 February 2010 tagged Asadullah Hamdam, Associated Press, Barack Hussein Obama, Canada, Dihrawud district, Dutch, International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, Marja, Marjah, Mullah Omar, NATO, Netherlands, Oruzgan, Perth, Stephen Smith, taliban, Task Force Uruzgan with Comments

The consequences of the Netherlands’ impending troop withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of 2010 will have a wide ripple effect throughout the embattled nation. According to Canadian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, the Canadian government is not willing to takeover much of the duties of the Task Force Uruzgan from the Dutch.
In fact, with [...]

Senior Afghan Commander, Taliban ‘Trying to Get us to Kill Civilians’

In Afghanistan, Crime, News, Politics, War on 17 February 2010 tagged AP, Associated Press, BBC, Civilian Casualties, Gen Mohiudin Ghori, Helmand, Marja, Marjah, NATO, Operation Moshtarak, taliban with Comments

As the United States and NATO forces have repeatedly stated that they will make protecting and engaging with the civilians of Marjah a key priority in Operation Moshtarak, the Taliban have been accused of placing civilians near them so that international forces face the risk of shooting the civilians while in pursuit of the Taliban:
Gen [...]