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Bagram Air Base Attack Leaves Four Dead

Bagram Air Base Attack Leaves Four Dead

By Sean Patterson 9 hours ago | 3 Comments

Four U.S. troops died in an attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Tuesday. According to an Associated Press report, the soldiers were killed by “indirect fire,” such as a mortar or rocket. The report cites anonymous officials who …

Journalist Risks Life To Tweet About Taliban Attack Journalist Risks Life To Tweet About Taliban Attack
By · June 22, 2012

The life of a foreign journalist can be a little tough sometimes. Not every country has the freedom of press rights that we have here in the United States. It can be even tougher to be a journalist in a …

Social Media
Wife Witnesses Deployed Husband Die Over Skype Wife Witnesses Deployed Husband Die Over Skype
By · May 4, 2012

An Army wife talking to her deployed husband over Skype is not that strange of an occurrence. Watching her deployed husband die while talking to him over Skype is. This is exactly what happened to the wife of Captain Bruce …

Life
Taliban Website Defaced By Hackers Taliban Website Defaced By Hackers
By · April 27, 2012 · 1 Comment

For once, we have a hacking attack and defacement that might not have anything to do with Anonymous. What seems like the work of somebody within Afghanistan, the Taliban Web site has been attacked and defaced by those who wish …

Technology
Fake Hamid Karzai Twitter Account Causes Confusion Fake Hamid Karzai Twitter Account Causes Confusion
By · March 13, 2012

One of the biggest stories of the weekend and definitely the biggest story to come out of Afghanistan involves the tragic loss of life that allegedly came at the hands of an American solider. According to multiple reports, an unidentified …

Social Media
NATO, Taliban Have Twitter Dust-up Following Kabul Attacks NATO, Taliban Have Twitter Dust-up Following Kabul Attacks
By · September 15, 2011

On Tuesday, Taliban forces launched an attack on the U.S. embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack started at about 1 pm local time, with the attackers launching RPGs from a 9-story building that stands within striking distance …

Social Media
The Taliban on Twitter The Taliban on Twitter
By · May 13, 2011 · 4 Comments

It might surprise you to learn that the Taliban, the Islamic fundamentalist group most notable for their harboring Osama bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda network, is on Twitter. The account, @alemarahweb, is linked to the official website of the Islamic …

Social Media
Noteworthy Videos
US Military Now On Twitter, Facebook
By · June 2, 2009

The U.S. military in Afghanistan is embracing social networking and has launched pages on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

The military says that the goal of its social networking strategy is to engage non-traditional audiences directly with news, videos, pictures and other information.

Business
Social Network Launches For Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans
By · November 11, 2008 · 2 Comments

The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) has partnered with the Ad Council to launch a national multimedia public service advertising campaign (PSA) along with a new social networking Web site geared exclusively toward Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

The new Web site CommunityofVeterans.org, provides information that can help veterans with transitional and readjustment issues, including a searchable database of national and local resources on topics such as jobs, education and health.

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In The Newsletter
Canadian Soldiers Told To Use Caution On Facebook
By · February 26, 2008 · 1

The Canadian Defense Department is warning its soldiers not to post personal photos on social networking sites like Facebook, because of security concerns.

A memo told soldiers not to wear their uniforms in online photos and not to reveal their military ties. The CBC reported the memo said," Al Qaeda operatives are monitoring Facebook and other social networking sites."

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