News Source: Voice of America
| 24 days ago
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg arrived in Kabul Thursday on a previously unannounced visit, during which he will also meet his Afghan counterpart Abdul Rahim Wardak. Germany has contributed more than 4,000 troops to Afghanistan, with most serving in the
News Source: Fox News
| 26 days ago
At the corner of two unpaved muddy roads in downtown Kabul, Abdul Rahim bakes traditional Afghan bread and complains that life in Afghanistan is becoming more difficult. "The government is no help...Most Afghans view the government, led by President
News Source: Washington Post
| about 1 month ago
Five British soldiers were shot and killed in southern Afghanistan Tuesday afternoon in an attack apparently carried out by an Afghan police officer, British officials said. The shooting occurred in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province. The
News Source: dailymail
| about 1 month ago
The Taliban vowed Thursday to intensify their attacks in the build-up to Afghanistan's presidential election next week as authorities tried to play down fears that the Islamists could wreck the poll. As the international community said a deadly
News Source: The Age
| about 1 month ago
But none bothered – at least, not in public – to canvas the part played by the international community in bringing Afghanistan to the brink. That is what makes the 60-page assessment of the conflict by US General Stanley McChrystal a damning
News Source: CNN
| about 1 month ago
Bratislava, Slovakia, comes as the United States wraps up a review of its own military strategy in Afghanistan. "As has been said in Washington, I think the analytical phase is coming to an end and probably over the next two or three weeks we're
News Source: Reuters
| about 1 month ago
Afghan politicians on Tuesday expressed frustration over delays to the outcome of the August presidential election, held up by elaborate efforts to wipe clean the widespread fraud that marred the vote. Nearly two months after polling day,
News Source: The Frontier Post
| about 1 month ago
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said that gunmen had been airdropped by unknown helicopters to the relatively peaceful northern provinces, a local newspaper reported Monday. “President Karzai alleged that some unidentified helicopters