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Irish American soldier among three NY military personnel killed in ambush in Afghanistan - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:08:57 PDT

By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

Three American trainers were shot by a man wearing an Afghan National Army uniform during an attack in Afghanistan last Saturday, June 8.

Iran, Afghanistan, Ireland - fundamentalist theocracies? Irish abortion laws highlighted by Al Jazeera as evidence of Ireland’s fundamentalism - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:46:04 PST

A graph showing high numbers of Irish citizens who sought abortions in the UKAl Jazeera, the TV network and channel headquartered in Qatar in the Middle East, broadcast a hard hitting special report on Ireland's anti-abortion laws just a week before the country was embroiled in our latest abortion controversy'Many countries are condemned in the West for organized religion and its effect on peoples lives,' the reporter noted 'Societies throw their arms up in horror if countries like Iran or Afghanistan deny women basic rights They tend, however, not to mention Ireland READ MORE

Irish American army nurse died in Afghanistan while Skyping his wife (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 May 2012 05:01:58 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Army investigators have said Captain Bruce Kevin Clark, a US Army nurse, had no bullet wound in his body when he died on 1st May. However, his wife insists that she saw the bullet hole in the cupboard behind her husband after she watched him fall during a Skype call.

Irish troops in Afghanistan postpone St. Patrick's Day (IrishCentral)

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:42 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Visit our special St. Patrick's Day section here

US won a world war in 4 years, yet after 10 years we are still getting killed in Afghanistan (IrishCentral)

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:45:14 PST

US Marines walking through opium fields US guards at a prison holding dangerous combatants in Afghanistan, discovered defaced Korans had been used to pass information amongst the prisoners Evidently our soldiers hadn't gotten the latest Fatwah regarding proper disposal of defaced Korans and had ended up burning them in a small bonfireThe innocent burnings of these books has sparked religious outrage and caused the murder and injury of US troops throughout this country For days all hell has broken loose in this land, as if a floodgate had been thrown open,But is this just symptomatic of something far greater than the burnings of a few books? How many Korans have been destroyed and burned by Taliban terror strikes on the people of Afghanistan? READ MORE

Documentary goes 'beyond' 9/11 to connect widows in America with Afghanistan (IrishCentral)

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:33:47 PDT

By: Brendan Patrick Keane

Listen to Niall O'Dowd speak about "Threats of attacks on 9/11 anniversary" on RTE's "Morning Ireland"

Obamas "Progressive Withdrawal" From Afghanistan (IrishCentral)

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:35:08 PDT

When you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one As election season arrives, President Obama is trying to shore up support with his Progressive base One way, is to withdraw troops from AfghanistanThis decision is being criticized from all sides READ MORE

Inquest into Irish Guard soldier killed in Afghanistan (IrishCentral)

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:30:10 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

An Irish soldier who was killed while investigating a suspicious device was heard laughing moments before his death, an inquest has heard.

Stop Using Shannon (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:20:13 PDT

By: THE use of Shannon Airport by U.S. troops on their way to and from the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan has gained a good deal of coverage recently primarily thanks to the WikiLeaks stories in the Irish Independent.

An Irish scholar and soldier serves in Afghanistan (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:29:07 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Tribute paid to Northern Irish soldier killed in Afghanistan (IrishCentral)

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:28:25 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

A Co.Derry soldier, The 22-year-old, who was a member of the Royal Irish Regiment, was caught in a blast while on patrol in the Nad'e Ali area of Helmand province last Sunday morning.

Irish politicians too fat for Afghanistan trip says army (IrishCentral)

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:55:42 PDT

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Two Northern Irish politicians have had to abandon a trip to Afghanistan because the Ministry of Defense does not have body armor large enough to fit them.

Royal Irish Regiment face top Taliban fighters in Afghanistan (IrishCentral)

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:37:07 PDT

By: PATRICK COOPER

The Royal Irish regiment has commenced a very dangerous tour of duty in Helmand Province, a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan.

Pulling up Barack Obama's roots, Newt Gingrich endorses British colonialism (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:40:15 PDT

Academics are often compared to masterbators--especially the ones on TV The porn that gets social science academics 'off,' is race If there were a moratorium on race-talk in America for a month, academics and TV pundits would just stare at the camera like sex-starved prostitutes Newt Gingrich is both academic and politician READ MORE

Documentary goes "beyond" 9/11 to connect widows in America with Afghanistan (IrishCentral)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:55:11 PDT

"I have tried to turn this into something other than hatred" - Patricia QuigleyTwo soccer moms teach us how to respond to 9/11 without hatred, in a documentary by film-maker Beth Murphy, called Beyond Belief that tells the story of their engagement with other widows half-way around the world It was released two years ago, and has haunted talk of escalating the Afghan war ever since President Obama, however, has remained committed to the war's shifty and body-piling objectives READ MORE

Murdered doctor in Afghanistan was to marry Irish man (IrishCentral)

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:48:13 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

A doctor who was murdered by the Taliban in Afghanistan last week was due to marry a former soldier from Northern Ireland in just two weeks time.

Hillary Clinton says her experience in Northern Ireland will help Afghanistan (IrishCentral)

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:37:45 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

While in Islamabad, United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has pledged that she will use her experiences in Northern Ireland, and elsewhere, in aiding women’s rights in Afghanistan.

Ryan Grady, an Irish American hero, died in Afghanistan on eve of July 4 (IrishCentral)

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:05:13 PDT

I don't know who Private First Class Ryan Grady was except he was another Irish American hero who died serving this country this Independence DayRyan Grady's body was brought back from Afghanistan on July 4th where he had served with the Vermont National GuardOn the day he died the 25-year-old ate breakfast with his brother Kevin, another National Guard member Hours later an improved explosive device killed him READ MORE

President Obama sacks Afghanistan Commander over Rolling Stone comments (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:58:31 PDT

By: DANIEL O'CARROLL

President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of the US Army’s Afghanistan Commander after comments the decorated General made to Rolling Stone magazine criticizing the President.

Father of Irish jihad warrior in Afghanistan speaks out (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:35:23 PST

An Irishman who died fighting in Afghanistan while waging Jihad has finally had his story come to light as his family battle to have his remains brought back to IrelandJohn Burke from Clonmel, County Tipperary changed his name to Muhammad Omar and died fighting there in 1989 The Irish Times has turned up his recordsBurke became a Muslim radical after he left Tipperary at nineteen and moved to London where he joined a local mosque He then went to Pakistan and later Afghanistan READ MORE