CORKSPHERE is devoted to news accounts about AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, SYRIA and current events. EDITOR: BILL CORCORAN
Friday, April 23, 2010
U.S. SOLDIERS LIVE IN CAVES IN AFGHANISTAN
Life in Afghanistan can be very tough if you are a member of the United States Armed Forces.
In this video you see GIs talking about living in caves as they go about to trying to make life better for the Afghan people. This video is worth your time to view.
TURN UP YOUR SOUND
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/daE6-SogjLY&hl=en_US&fs=1
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AFGHANISTAN: THE FATE OF THE WAR RESTS ON WHAT HAPPENS IN KANDAHAR
Time Magazine has posted a story on what lies ahead for U.S. and NATO forces as they push into the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The U.S. has been successful in building schools, but there aren't any teachers to teach in the schools
The Afghan Army is still a work in progress and spend the better part of their time protecting Afghan citizens than fighting the Taliban.
The mission and the fate of Afghanistan could very well rest on what happens over the next few weeks or months as U.S. and NATO forces launch an all out effort to capture Kandahar.
READ MORE HERE:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1983717,00.html?xid=rss-topstories
VIOLENT AND BLOODY FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN
Video shows troops battling the Taliban in a violent and bloody firefight.
TURN UP YOUR SOUND
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http://www.youtube.com/v/QaYj2X_feYI&hl=en_US&fs=1
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STRONG LANGUAGE AS U.S. SOLDIERS ARE AMBUSHED
In this video you hear U.S. soldiers using some raw language as they find themselves ambushed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
TURN UP YOUR SOUND
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http://www.youtube.com/v/NYodlp9p4BE&hl=en_US&fs=1
CLICK ON LINK THEN DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO