British tabloid: Shocking revelation on the 10th anniversary of the war on Afghanistan : Indybay

London Evening Standard, 7 October 2011

Time, 9 August 2010

Daily Mirror, 16 April 2008

The Independent, 31 January 2008

The Independent, 26 September 2006

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British tabloid: Shocking revelation on the 10th anniversary of the war on Afghanistan

[propaganda alert]

compiled by Cem Ertür

8 October 2011

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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23995269-girl-eight-sold-as-bride-to-police-officer.do

excerpt from: Girl, eight, sold to Afghan police officer as his bride

by Robert Fox, London Evening Standard, 6 October 2011

Ten years after British forces entered the war-ravaged country, the [London Evening] Standard has uncovered shocking evidence of an eight-year-old girl who was married off to a policeman for cash. She was sold to the officer, in his twenties, in clear breach of laws introduced two years ago to protect women.

She was then the subject of a remarkable battle that symbolises the plight of girls in Afghanistan. Her story vividly highlights the failure to bring about social reforms in the stricken nation, despite the long presence of British forces.

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related documents:

Presidential Address to the Nation

[US President George Bush’s address to the nation, White House, Washington DC, 7 October 2001. Mr Bush delivered this speech on the day the war on Afghanistan was launched.]

The White House website, 7 October 2001

http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/10/20011007-8.html

Full text: Tony Blair's speech

[UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s speech at the Labour Party Annual Conference, Brighton, 2 October 2001. Mr Blair delivered this speech five days prior to the launch of the war on Afghanistan.]

The Guardian, 2 October 2001

part 1:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2001/oct/02/labourconference.labour6

part 2:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2001/oct/02/labourconference.labour7

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related articles:

October 7, 2001: America and NATO's decision to invade Afghanistan. The pretext to wage a "just war"

[Note: This article was originally published under a different title in December 21, 2009]

by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, 7 October 2011

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=26888

Permanent US Iraq and Afghanistan occupations planned