what canada could be in for

from the asian press, this is what it has been like and could be like for canadians in afganistan:

Taliban's Iraq-style spring is sprung
Syed Saleem Shahzad, Mar 15, 2006

KARACHI - As another spring approaches in Afghanistan, another Taliban-led offensive is planned. But this year, the Taliban believe, unlike in the previous offensives in the five years since they were booted out of power in Kabul, they are better organized than ever before.

A key to the Taliban's revival has been the links it has forged with the resistance in Iraq, which has provided hundreds of Taliban with hands-on training in that country, as well as logistical and tactical support.

One such support device is a compact disc released by the Jaishul Islam al-Iraq (Islamic Army of Iraq) that shows how urban guerrilla warfare is being conducted in Iraq and how this can be adapted to the resistance in Afghanistan. The CD, a copy of which has been obtained by Asia Times Online, is widely circulated among the rank and file of the Taliban. ...

read the full article here at the Asia Times , not a long new article, but well worth the read.

and maybe this one:

Taleban guerrillas behead two in Afghan south
12.03.06

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Taleban insurgents have beheaded two former Afghan government officials in the southern province of Helmand, officials said today. Local officials...