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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:17:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term. Since being re-elected in a controversial poll in which a fraud
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:17:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism (Reuters)
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term.Since being re-elected in a controversial poll in which a fraud
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:17:00 GMT
Nato airstrike kills Afghan troops
A Nato airstrike in the western province of Badghis has mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three policemen, Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:16:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term. Since being re-elected in a controversial poll in which a fraud
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:14:00 GMT
Ex-defence chiefs blast UK's Afghanistan policy
THREE former defence chiefs have launched a scathing attack on Gordon Brown's Afghanistan policy. Ex-chiefs of the defence, General Lord Guthrie, Admiral Lord Boyce and Field Marshal Lord Inge's comments add further pressure after another bloody week for
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:14:00 GMT
Security Council tells Karzai he must fight corruption
THE UN Security Council today joined calls on Afghan president Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with secretary-general Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate". In a tepid statement, the Council "acknowledged" rather than
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:13:00 GMT
Wife's tribute to 'very brave man' killed in Afghanistan
THE WIFE of a soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan has paid tribute to her husband who she described as a "very brave man". Serjeant Phillip Scott of 3rd Battalion The Rifles died following an improvised explosive device blast in
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:13:00 GMT
Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban
Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with her shoulders _ and tattoos _ exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts. As
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:13:00 GMT
Nato airstrike kills Afghan soldiers
A Nato airstrike in the western province of Badghis mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three policemen, Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said today. A Nato airstrike in the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:13:00 GMT
Five US soldiers hurt in search operation
FIVE US soldiers were wounded during a search operation for two American troops who went missing in Afghanistan, a spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. The five are believed to have been among more than 25 ISAF and
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:12:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism
Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term. Since being re-elected in a controversial poll in which a fraud investigation rejected more
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:11:00 GMT
Does China care what happens in Afghanistan?
One more recent summit that passed under the radar of most people without Olympian boredom thresholds was last month’s Beijing meeting of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Come again? Well, it’s a strategic
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:10:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism
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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:07:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism
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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:06:00 GMT
Seven killed in 'Nato air strike'
At least seven members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in a Nato air strike, the Afghan defence ministry says. It said Nato and the Afghan authorities are investigating the incident which took place in western Badghis province on Friday.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:05:00 GMT
Obama's three Afghan mistakes
The Obama administration did not inherit a good situation in Afghanistan. But decisions it has taken have made the situation there worse. First, during the transition it flirted with the idea of withdrawing US support from Hamid Karzai but did not follow
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:03:00 GMT
Brown faces flak on Afghanistan from top military brass
The commitment of the British government to the troops in Afghanistan has come under fire from three former chiefs of the defence staff. The criticism from a trio of Britain’s most senior military figures came just hours after Gordon Brown said Britain
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:03:00 GMT
US: More foreign troops certain in new Afghan plan
BRUSSELS --A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops. 'I think we're very close to a decision in the United States. It will be a matter of a couple or
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:02:00 GMT
Seven kiiled in 'Nato air strike'
At least seven members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in a Nato air strike, the Afghan defence ministry says. It said Nato and the Afghan authorities are investigating the incident which took place in western Badghis province on Friday.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT
Search continues for missing US troops in Afghanistan
(AFP) - A search operation continued Saturday for two US paratroopers missing in remote northwest Afghanistan as NATO said 25 soldiers were wounded during the hunt following a clash with militants. Local police said a party looking for the two troops
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:58:00 GMT
US National Security Adviser James Jones Skeptical about Troop Request
'Afghanistan Will Swallow Them Up' US military personnel attached to the ISAF are seen at Orgun-E Camp, Afghanistan in this Nov. 5, 2009 photo. In a SPIEGEL interview, the national security adviser to the White House, General James Jones, has expressed
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:56:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term. Since being re-elected in a controversial poll in which a fraud
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:56:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term. Since being re-elected in a controversial poll in which a fraud
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:55:00 GMT
NATO strike kills 7 Afghan security forces: Kabul
Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry said on Saturday. "Due to a NATO forces air strike on November 6 in Badghis province seven Afghan security personnel (both
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:54:00 GMT
7 Afghan security forces killed in NATO airstrike
Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry said on Saturday. ‘Due to a NATO forces air strike on November 6 in Badghis province seven Afghan security personnel (both
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:54:00 GMT
NATO strike kills 7 Afghan security forces: Kabul
Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry said on Saturday. "Due to a NATO forces air strike on November 6 in Badghis province seven Afghan security personnel (both
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:54:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism
Since being re-elected in a controversial poll in which a fraud investigation rejected more than a million of his votes, Karzai has been under intense pressure from his Western backers to introduce swift anti-corruption reforms. The Foreign Ministry said
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:54:00 GMT
Afghan A/H1N1 flu patient dies in Pakistan
(Beijing Time) Xinhua English ISLAMABAD, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan female who was infected with A/H1N1 influenza died at a hospital in northwest Pakistan's city of Peshawar on Saturday, hospital authorities confirmed. Hospital authorities informed
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:51:00 GMT
UN urges Karzai to fight corruption
The UN Security Council today joined calls on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country’s political situation “delicate”.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:51:00 GMT
Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism (Reuters)
KABUL (Reuters) Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term. Since being re-elected in a controversial poll in which a fraud investigation
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:51:00 GMT
