AsiaNews: The nine Afghans killed yesterday in the northern province of Balkh worked for a Czech humanitarian organization. The assault, believed to have been led by the Taliban – but there are still no claims – is a confirmation of the … Continue reading
AsiaNews: “We have lifted the Afghan people out of the darkness of despair and given them hope for the future,” said yesterday General John Campbell, current commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), as he announced the end of … Continue reading
Wall Street Journal: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R., Calif.) had a simple question Wednesday for three of the Obama administration’s top Afghanistan specialists: How many American troops have been killed in Afghanistan this year? None of the witnesses at the House Foreign Affairs … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli: Last year, we brought you the compelling story of Fr. David Smith, a priest chaplain of the Royal Army, who is also one of the 26 priests of the Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society. We reported at the time that he … Continue reading
Over 1800 United States soldiers have died in action in Afghanistan since our invasion in 2001 and about 15,000 have been seriously wounded.What price Afghanistan? CatholicOnline News Consortium: According to a classified report, these killings have become the most visible … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli: The photo above usually would be very newsworthy: a priest, one of the 15 that say a weekly or monthly Traditional Latin Mass for the souls of our Purgatorial Society, saying a Requiem Mass for the souls enrolled … Continue reading
CatholicOnline: A grisly video released to international media by two separate Afghan sources depicts four Afghan militants beheading a man believed to be a Christian in Herat Province. The video is intended to warn Afghanistan’s tiny Christian population of the … Continue reading
That’s the law. And to uphold the regime that promotes and enforces such laws over 1000 American soldiers have died. Matthew Archbold has the story of Said Musa. It is heart wrenching and infuriating. An Afghanistan Christian and father of … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the head of NATO are calling upon the Afghan government to release Musa Sayed, an ex-Muslim Red Cross worker who faces the death penalty for converting to Christianity. Sayed says … Continue reading
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