Afghanistan Embed – 2006
The Afghanistan Embed was sponsored by the Counterterrorism Foundation and the generous readers of the Counterterrorism Blog and the The Fourth Rail.
Haji, our Afghan driver
and guide. Click to view photo
album of Qalat.
Bill Roggio’s Embed in Afghanistan, May – June 2006
In May of 2006, Bill embedded as a journalist with the Canadian Army in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Bill spent four weeks in Afghanistan, and arrived one day after the Kabul riot, in which 14 Afghans were killed and over a hundred wounded, and provided firsthand reporting of the aftermath, and rode along with the Canadian troops of the 1st Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during an operation in Kandahar’s restive Zari and Panjwai districts.
Photogalleries from Afghanistan:
“Images of Kabul”, “A girl’s orphanage”, “LAV convoy”, “Forward Operating Base Martello”, “Operations in Kandahar”, “Taliban defector press conference”, and “a drive to Qalat”. Click the photo below to view.
The garden of a girl’s orphanage
in Kabul. Click to view
photo album.
Article appear in order of published date, from earliest to latest
Combat in Southeastern Afghanistan; Mullah Dadullah not captured
Taliban commander thought captured in mid-May remains on the loose
The media reports the Taliban was responsible for the Kabul riots, when in fact it was the result of political opposition to the Karzai regime
A day in Kabul; Police remain a target in Southeast
Driving through the city; Taliban target police station in Zabul
Quiet Friday in Kabul; Mullah Dadullah threatens Canada, Britian
Friday sermons do not result in further violence days after Kabul riot; Taliban commander tries to intimidate NATO forces
Chora Police Station Retaken; Kabul Police Chief Sacked
Afghan forces retake a police station overrun by the Taliban as the Karzai government cleans house after the Kabul riot
Kabul accident changes ISAF driving rules; Suicide attacks in Kandahar
Fallout from the accident and subsequent riots in Kabul; Suicide bombing in Kandahar City
Media Death Watch in action on purported kidnapped Canadian soldier
Canadian media bites on a false report soldiers were kidnapped, jumps into “death watch” mode
On the road with
Canadian troops to Forward
Operating Base Martello.
Click to view
photo album.
Coalition forces open a Forward Operating Base on a vital road
Press Conference with Colonel Chris Vernon on Mountain Thrust
The Chief of Staff of Task Force Aegis speaks about the ongoing operation to root out Taliban enclaves in southeastern Afghanistan
Three Days of Operation Mountain Thrust in Kandahar
An offensive operation in the districts of Zari and Panjwai in Kandahar province
A suicide bombing in Kandahar; a Taliban commander surrenders
Observations from Southeastern Afghanistan
Thoughts on the state of the Taliban, the impact of the drug wars and poppy eradication in southeastern Afghanistan
A ride on the road to the provincial capitol of Zabul, plus video of a possible encounter with the Taliban
Taliban losses in Afghanistan, gains in Pakistan
The Taliban continues to suffer military losses in Afghanistan, while growing in strength in Western Pakistan
Media Links:
“Military blogger gets news first-hand”
May 18 article in the Courier Post on upcoming embed in Afghanistan
ANP or Taliban?
Click to view the full 2:55
video in Quicktime format.
Additional Multimedia:
Video of possible Taliban dressed as police on the road from Qalat to Kabul.
Transcript of appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Show.
Recording of press conference with Major Quentin Innis on suicide bombing in Kandahar. (File size is 5 Megabytes, in .wav format)
Recording of press conference with Mullah Ibrahim, a former Taliban Commader. (Includes translation to Pashtu. File size is 37 Megabytes, in MP3 format)
Recording of press conference with Lieutenant Colonel Ian Hope on Operation Mountain Thrust. (includes translation to Pashtu. file size is 22 Megabytes, in MP3 format)
Recording of press conference with Colonel Chris Vernon on Operation Mountain Thrust.