Afghanistan news |
![]() Washington Post | 2010 to be Afghanistan's deadliest year ABC Online Foreign forces in Afghanistan are facing their deadliest year yet, with the death toll already passing 500, ... NATO eyes 2000 extra troops for Afghanistan: official NATO asks for more troops for Afghanistan NATO asks for more troops for Afghanistan |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Soldiers killed in Afghanistan named by MoD The Guardian A British soldier who died on Sunday after an explosion in southern Afghanistan was the son of the colonel of his regiment, the Ministry of Defence said ... British soldier killed by RPG in Afghanistan named British soldiers who died on the same day are named Scottish News: Scottish soldier killed by grenade in Afghanistan |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Afghan Bank 'Out of Danger' Voice of America Photo: AP Top finance officials in Afghanistan are trying to reassure depositors that their money is safe. This comes after reports that the nation's ... Afghanistan 'ready' to bail out troubled Kabul Bank Afghan government tries to freeze shareholders' assets after run on bank Kabul Bank gets Afghan bail-out |
![]() Globe and Mail | Reports: US Drone Strike Kills Five Militants In Northwestern Pakistan RTT News US forces in Afghanistan often use unmanned drone aircraft to target militants in Pakistan's tribal belt along the Afghan border. ... US drone kills five in NW Pakistan: officials |
![]() Washington Post | Japanese journalist freed in Afghanistan UPI.com ... Kosuke Tsuneoka, 41, said his abductors were "a group of corrupt armed factions" in northeastern Afghanistan, Kyodo News reported Monday. ... Journalist says Afghan kidnappers were not Taliban Afghan captors release Japanese reporter Japanese journalist freed after five months in northern Afghanistan |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | NATO reports two soldiers killed in Afghanistan AFP KABUL — NATO on Sunday announced the death of two foreign soldiers, one of them American, in southern Afghanistan's insurgent heartland. ... explosion rocks Kunduz in north Afghanistan Car bomb in Afghanistan kills five people NATO says coalition troop killed in southern Afghanistan; 6th service member ... |
![]() GulfNews | Ex-Army chief attacks MoD again BBC News Victory in Iraq and Afghanistan was prioritised only after a Ministry of Defence "awayday" years into the wars, a former head of the Army has said. ... Gen Sir Richard Dannatt autobiography: 'the man on the ground has been short ... Gen Sir Richard Dannatt: Blair lacked 'moral courage' and Brown was 'malign' Gordon Brown was malign and Tony Blair lacked moral courage, says General Dannatt |
![]() msnbc.com | Kandahar boardwalk is a world away from war The State KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — It was a broiling fall evening in this southern Afghan battlezone, and US Army Sgt. Charles Reed wanted ... Kandahar boardwalk is a world away from war |
![]() Earthtimes | Women running for Afghanistan parliament now have tougher time Los Angeles Times Five years ago, when Afghanistan was last preparing to hold parliamentary elections, Rahela Alamshahi would sometimes hop ... Growing complexity of Afghan riddle Taliban vow to disrupt elections in Afghanistan Respected Afghan journalist stabbed to death |
Twenty years after Soviet humiliation, Russia seeks a return to Afghanistan Independent By Mary Dejevsky in Moscow Russia is positioning itself for active reinvolvement in Afghanistan, the country's Foreign Minister indicated yesterday. ... Russia wants to rebuild Afghan facilities |