The Boston Globe
| 6 months ago
Afghanistan (AP) Italy's prime minister has pledged not to abandon Afghanistan in 2014, saying his country will transform'' its support but not leave altogether as foreign troops draw down. Mario Monti met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and...
Mail Online UK
| 7 months ago
3 November 2012 A dozen former Taliban militants laid down their arms today as they surrendered to an amnesty programme in Afghanistan. Reports state the 12 fighters renounced their Taliban ties as the handed weapons over to the government during a...
The Guardian
| 7 months ago
Kabul The new mosque in Kabul will be similar to the Faisal mosque (above) in Islamabad that was also built by Saudi Arabia in 1980s. Photograph: Mian Khursheed/Reuters Saudi Arabia is funding a $100m mosque and Islamic education centre in Kabul that...
Asia Times Online
| 7 months ago
Nov 2, 2012 Taliban talk prospects dim, not dead Grand hopes for a comprehensive peace settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan have not died, but they have dimmed considerably. The goal today, according to experts, is much narrower in scope - keep...
Pak Tribune
| 7 months ago
President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Attorney General Office to summon Abdul Qadir Fitrat, former governor of Da Afghanistan Bank, alleged involved in the embezzlement of Kabul Bank and later fled to the...
Pak Tribune
| 7 months ago
Reiterating belief in elections, the Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan political committee chairman Dr Ghairat Bahir said Wednesday) transparent and credible elections are impossible in the presence of foreign forces. Talking to the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP)...
International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
Dog fights, ram fights, partridge fights if two combatants square off here, there is sure to be a crowd cheering them on. Anja Niedringhaus/Associated Press Afghan police officers cheered on the fight...So when a German promoter this week brought the...
