I’ve turned on the registration requirement to post comments again and I’ve also set the requirement that new commenters must have their first comment approved before it will appear. This should deal with the troll problem here at the blahg.

British troops in secret truce with the Taliban

BRITISH troops battling the Taliban are to withdraw from one of the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan after agreeing a secret deal with the local people.

U.S. eyes Latin America’s help in Iraq, Afghanistan

The United States is pressing some Latin American countries to send troops to Afghanistan and Iraq for non-combat missions as the Pentagon struggles to transition those operations from war to reconstruction.

War in Afghanistan Rejected in Britain

Many Britons are against their country’s participation in the war on terrorism, according to a poll by ICM research released by the BBC. 53 per cent of respondents oppose the British military operation in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Over 300 schools closed in south

Schools in southern Afghanistan are closing in large numbers due to pressure and intimidation from the resurgent Taliban movement, leading to an education crisis in the volatile region, officials say.

Taliban attacks kill 14 in southern Afghanistan

At least 14 people, including five civilians, have been killed in a string of recent attacks and bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan, officials say.

The most annoying Canadian poll at Autonomous Source. How was I left off the list? C’mon, I’m just as annoying as those people.