Afghan Victory Day Celebrated in Kabul

Afghan Victory Day Celebrated in Kabul








NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan

By Lt. Joseph R. Holstead

Today is a celebration, but is also a remembrance of the people who fought the Russian forces, those who lost their lives, families, and property,” said Minister Wardak. “Their many sacrifices resulted in freedom.”

“We also remember the attack on September 11 [2001] … and appreciate the sacrifice of the international forces that are in Afghanistan to help bring peace and stability,” Wardak said, although critical of the initial international response after the fall of the Taliban.

Afghanistan First Vice President Fahim then addressed the crowd. “Today the Afghan people should look to their future remembering the political situation of the recent past,” Fahim said. “Our geographical location had us under foreign domination in the past, but today we are moving to solidify our freedom.”
Capturing the morning’s spirit of security and independence, and noting there was much work to do to fight corruption and narcotics, Vice President Fahim said, “Next year, the Afghan National Security Forces will be ready to take over security responsibility
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Photos:Afghan Victory Day Celebrations 

Not sure if the quake was felt near Camp Spann -

Northern Afghanistan quake

 The Associated Press

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | 12:22 a.m.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in mountains north of Afghanistan's capital early Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring 30, officials said.
The temblor hit just before 1 a.m. (2030 GMT Sunday) in Samangan province, about halfway between Kabul and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the province's deputy governor, Kulam Sakhi Baghlani.
Roads and communications are sparse in the area, and casualty reports take time to reach authorities. The quake was felt in Kabul as well as the neighboring countries of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Baghlani said three districts of scattered mud-walled villages were affected, with more than 300 homes damaged and dozens of head of livestock killed. Landslides sparked by the quake had blocked roads, making even more arduous what was already an eight-hour drive along winding mountain trails from the provincial capital of Aybak.
"The quake would have been felt much more intensely up in the mountains," Baghlani said. He said three civil defense units had been dispatched to check on the damage and casualties.
The Hindu Kush region is capable of producing large earthquakes along faultlines where India slammed against the Asian continent millions of years ago.
In 1998, a pair of quakes measuring 5.9 and 6.6 struck along Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan, killing more than 6,000 people. A 5.3 quake that hit Baghlan province next to Samangan in 2002 killed about 1,000 people.

Climb to Glory 10th Mtn Division 1/10

Hope all is well at Camp Spann, Marmal and Konduz

Thankful for NATO effort - "We will remember them, Give thanks and honour them, For our tomorrow, They gave their today"

German Troops in Northern Afghanistan- Giving the ultimate service.

Afghan insurgents have killed four German soldiers and wounded five others in an ambush in the northern province of Baghlan.

Germany's Defense Ministry says militants attacked the German soldiers' patrol Thursday with rockets. The deaths raise the number of German troops killed in Afghanistan to at least 43 since 2002.

German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, 3rd right, commemorates German soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan, 14 Apr 2010

With around 4,500 troops deployed to the northern region, Germany has the third largest NATO contingent in war-torn Afghanistan. In February, Berlin decided to send up to 850 more troops to the northern region as part of a troop surge.
On April 2, three German soldiers on a mine-clearing mission were killed in a Taliban ambush





British Troops- "We will Remember Them"

Video
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"Happy Resurrection- Easter Day- Alive again ..."

2009

Alive Again Matt Maher Lyrics


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6w5szlpedY


I woke up in darkness

surrounded by silence

oh where, where have I gone?
I woke to reality

losing its grip on me

oh where, where have I gone?

Cause I can see the light

before I see the sunrise


You called and you shouted

broke through my deafness

now Im breathing in

and breathing out

Im alive again

You shattered my darkness

washed away my blindness

now Im breathing in

and breathing out

Im alive again
Late have I loved you,

you waited for me,

I searched for you

what took me so long?

I was looking outside

as if love would ever want to hide

Im finding I was wrong
Cause I can feel the wind

before it hits my skin

You called and you shouted

broke through my deafness

now Im breathing in

and breathing out

Im alive again


You shattered my darkness

washed away my blindness

now Im breathing in

and breathing out

Im alive again

Im alive again


Cause I want you

Yes, I want you,

I need you

And Ill do whatever I have to

Just to get through

cause I love you

and I love you


You called and you shouted

broke through my deafness

now Im breathing in

and breathing out

Im alive again


You shattered my darkness

washed away my blindness

now Im breathing in

and breathing out

Im alive again