Afghanistan News

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:00 GMT

Pentagon: US to Look at Own Role in Afghan Graft

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan, along with the efforts the U.S. is demanding from the Afghan government. He says the U.S. will examine its own contracts and projects in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:00 GMT

Afghan Lawmaker Escapes Assassination Attempt

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:00 GMT

Republicans urge Obama decision on Afghan strategy

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Top Republican lawmakers wrote to President Barack Obama on Friday, expressing "deep concern" over his Afghanistan policy, saying it has left the country and allies "uncertain about (his) commitment to the war." In a letter obtained by
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:00 GMT

House GOP ups pressure on W.H. on war

House Republican leaders are increasing pressure on the White House to fulfill the troop request by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the nation's top general in Afghanistan, and end an administration war review they say is drifting. "For over two months you have
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:00 GMT

Editor's Cut: An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan

President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving. Before doing so, he would be wise to consider an alternative which has, until now, been excluded from the systematic review of the gravest decision a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:00 GMT

Marines Reflect On Duty, Death In Afghanistan

Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment, return to Patrol Base Barcha after a foot mobile patrol in the Helmand river Valley in Oct. 2009. David Gilkey/NPR Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment, return to Patrol
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:00 GMT

Kazak Foreign Minister to pay official visit to Afghanistan

Kazakhstan, Astana, Nov. 20 / Trend News K. Konyrova / Kazak Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabaev will pay an official visit to Afghanistan Nov. 22. 'I will pay an official visit to Afghanistan Nov. 22. We will sign a cooperation agreement in the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT

More than 20 killed in separate Afghan blasts

A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people today, and an Afghan lawmaker escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his bodyguards were killed, officials said. The provincial governor of southwestern Farah province,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMT

Hillary Clinton's cosy crackdown on Kabul corruption

Barack Obama’s special envoys have hardly blazed a trail on the international stage have they? George Mitchell has had as much success in the Middle East as Ireland had in qualifying for the World Cup. Richard Holbrooke, the AfPak envoy, is no Akhund
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMT

Decisions Will Pave Path to End War

American Forces Press Service|by SFC Michael J. Carden A range of decisions still remain for President Barack Obama and his administration to finalize the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, the president said in Beijing. In separate interviews with traveling
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT

House GOP ups pressure on W.H. on war

Tags: White House , Republicans , Eric Cantor , John Boehner , House , Afghanistan , Buck McKeon , Text Size - + reset California Rep. Buck McKeon and other House Republicans sent a letter to the White House saying its review is now having Photo: AP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT

Russian deputy foreign minister, Afghan upper house speaker discuss cooperation

PRESS RELEASE Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aleksandr Saltanov Meets with Afghan Upper House Speaker Sebghatollah Mojaddedi 1718-13-11-2009 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Saltanov on November 13 met with
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

Afghan policemen keep watch at the site of a roadside bomb blast ...

(Reuters) - Afghan policemen keep watch at the site of a roadside bomb blast in Paghman district on the outskirts of Kabul, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:19:00 GMT

Politics live chat: Afghan detainees, HST and H1N1

Accusations are making the rounds that detainees handed over by Canadians to Afghan authorities are subsequently tortured. Didn't the ? Is H1N1 really that much of a threat? Should people have to pay for the vaccine to get them to the front of a queue?
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT

Gates cites corruption as Afghan obstacle

Tackling lingering issues over corruption in the Afghan government will not happen overnight, said U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for his second term Thursday in Kabul. His inauguration comes as world
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:00 GMT

US missile strike kills 8 in Pakistan

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:00 GMT

Go with the savvy investors

As President Obama ponders his next moves in Afghanistan, he ought to heed what the experts have to say about a seemingly unrelated field: investor psychology. Think of Afghanistan Inc. as a distressed company in which the U.S. pension fund has already
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12:00 GMT

'US Must Address Pak's Concern Over Troop Surge in Afghan'

The US must address Pakistan's concerns about a possible troop surge in Afghanistan and ensure that its new Afghan policy does not disturb the regional balance in South Asia, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today. Gilani made the remarks during a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMT

Republicans urge Obama decision on Afghan strategy (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) Top Republican lawmakers wrote to on Friday, expressing "deep concern" over his Afghanistan policy, saying it has left the country and allies "uncertain about (his) commitment to the war." In a letter obtained by AFP, 14 lawmakers
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

Hamid Karzai sworn in as Afghan president

Karzai, who was named president after a fraud-tainted election on August 20, took the oath of office at the presidential palace in central Kabul in front of 800 guests, including 300 foreign dignitaries. Guests, including US Secretary of States Hillary
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT

US strike 'kills eight militants'

A suspected US missile strike has killed at least eight militants in north-western Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this week in an area believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT

Peshawar: Suspected US strike on al-Qaeda kills eight

A SUSPECTED US missile attack targeting al-Qaeda-linked militants has killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad. The attack, the presumed work of CIA drones, was the second in two
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:00 GMT

Kabul: Five killed in attack on former warlord

A CONTROVERSIAL former Afghan warlord who is now a lawmaker in parliament has escaped unhurt after a roadside bomb ripped through his convoy, killing five of his bodyguards. It was not clear who was behind the attack on Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf, a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:00 GMT

Karzai sworn in for second term

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:52:00 GMT

Suspected US drone strike kills 8 in Pakistan

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad on Friday. The attack, the presumed work of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:52:00 GMT

No Sales Days in the Afghan War

It seems inconceivable that the gorge known as the Khyber Pass which was such a danger to British supply lines in the 19th century days of the Raj is once again just as dangerous in the 21st century. The trucking companies complain they are forced
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:00 GMT

Yorkshire Regiment in Afghanistan set for a special Christmas Surprise

November 2009 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, currently serving in Afghanistan, are set to receive an extra special Christmas message from their family and friends this year thanks to a kind donation from Hallmark Cards. Helping
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 GMT

Clinton, Dostum are honored guests at Karzai fete

President Hamid Karzai began his second term Thursday under international pressure to select a Cabinet that can regain the trust of disillusioned Afghans, quash widespread
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT

Turnip Taliban: A brilliant way to turn off Tory voters

The Conservative Party positively encourages the persecution of such types as Sir Jeremy Bagge, old Etonian and leader of Norfolk's "Turnip Taliban", says Simon Heffer. of Images Etonians are seen as fair game for mockery Photo: Getty Etonians are seen
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT

Bombers kill 23 in Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - Bomb attacks on Friday killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war. The attacks brought to 35 the number of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT