European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page general 15month Tours wont be extended by Joseph Giordono stars and stripes no army units currently deployed to Iraq will have their already extended 15 month Tours prolonged even further to 18 a top military official said in an Early morning videotex Leconyer ence with family members at fort Bliss and fort Vincent Brooks the Deputy commander of 1st cavalry division and multinational Divi Sion Baghdad also defended the Deci Sion to extend what were yearlong combat we Are still in an army that has to be responsive to whatever our nation Calls us to Brooks said in a news release about the the nature of a deployment beyond 12 months Means that everybody will miss two of something Spe Cial and i know for Many of this is yet another in a lengthening series of missing something special this stage in a Long deployment can be very and the uncertainty associated with extended deployments adds to the press release quoted Brooks As say ing no units who Are currently deployed will be extended beyond 15 Peri military officials said Brooks and Divi Sion officials were responding to a Media provoked Rumor of an Many of the More than family members who participated in the meeting had the same question will the 1st Cav troops be Home in time for Christmas that would All Brooks on when flights were scheduled to take the troops throughout the War in several units varying in size from battalions through whole divisions have been extended for differing lengths of but on april the Pentagon announced that All Active duty army units in the Central command area of responsibility would be extended to 15month the rationale behind that move was to allow All units a 12month dwell time period Back at their Home All soldiers serving the new 15month Tours will receive a Extension Bonus for serving More than a year in according to Pentagon the extensions affected troops in the Horn of of and a number of other african and Middle East according to army the Extension Bonus kicks in on the first Day of the so soldiers who spend even one Day past the 12month requirement will receive the email Joseph Giordono at  female journalists targeted in Afghanistan by Alisa Tang the associated press Afghanistan Farida Bekzad began receiving menacing Calls on her Mobile phone a half hour after arriving at the funeral of a fellow female journalist assassinated by daughter of America we will kill just like we killed she quoted the Man on the phone As saying even As Bekzad was mourning Zakia the owner of a radio station North of Zakis maimed body Lay near part of her face blown away by three attackers who entered her Home and shot her seven times with pistol and automatic Rifle fire in front of her 8yearold son earlier this at least people can recognize her from one Side of her we will shoot your and nobody will recognize the caller warned the 29yearold Bekzad before she Hung the lives of afghan women and girls have improved vastly since the fall in 2001 of the which stripped women of most rights and made them virtual prisoners in their own in Cit ies and some Rural they can now go to school and work outside the but this month has seen a Ris ing number of attempts to quash these advances with threats and who works for the news Agency pay Hook afghan forwarded an email to an associated press journalist that warned we will kill you As soon As possible Minsha Allah if or wills Bekzad has be come sick with changing her work schedule each Day so potential attackers cannot track her she sleeps in a different room of her House every she goes without sleep for maybe they will kill me after six after six after six she said in a quiet room at the pay Hook we know that one Day we will leave this but if you Are in formed that you will be it is very every second kills Farzana Sahar records a program monday at the voice of afghan women radio studio in planning to celebrate use a designated Driver a designated Driver is someone who agrees to drink nonalcoholic beverages Only takes care of other members in his or her group ensures All group members get a Safe ride Home plans ahead Europe Region