Answers in response to questions about AfPax's history, mission, and actions
By AfPax co-founders and owners Eason Jordan and Robert Young Pelton
Our AfPax information service was launched in mid-2008 in response to appeals from officials of several governments, regional experts, and journalists calling for more and better open-source information on and from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl Appears in 28-Minute Video Released by Taliban Kidnappers
This is the full 28-minute video released Saturday, July 18, 2009 by the Taliban kidnappers of the U.S. Army Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, who was taken hostage June 30 in Afghanistan's Paktika province.
US Soldier Went Missing June 30 in SE Afghanistan, Believed in Taliban Hands
An English translation of this Pashto-language leaflet: "One of our American guests is missing. Return the guest to his home. Call us at 070 769 4351."
U.S. forces in Afghanistan's Ghazni and Paktia provinces are distributing leaflets calling for tips that would lead to the freedom of a U.S. soldier who went missing and who was believed kidnapped by the...