News Source: The Age
| 2 minutes ago
Afghan children at an ADF reconstruction site in Oruzgan...Instead, the study warns the aid may be making things worse by creating resentment that fuels the Taliban-led insurgency. The findings challenge a key element of the international effort in
News Source: Toronto Star
| about 2 hours ago
A Canadian medic closes the eyes of a civilian killed during an Afghan army firefight with the Taliban this summer in the Zhari district of Kandahar province. The image is taken from war photographer Louie Palu's exclusive frontline work for the Star
News Source: Macleans
| about 4 hours ago
Fewer Taliban are joining reconciliation programs in Afghanistan as the insurgency grows in strength. Figures show that in Kandahar the appeal of amnesty in exchange for quitting the Taliban has dropped dramatically. Local leaders claim amnesty
News Source: India Abroad
| about 6 hours ago
He recounted, "On his first visit to Pakistan after he was appointed special representative to President Obama [ Images ] on Afghanistan and Pakistan (in January 2009), a lunch was hosted...He took out a notebook and a pen and asked, 'Who should be
News Source: The Globe & Mail
| about 11 hours ago
Last updated on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 9:04PM EST T he Afghan-Canadian governor of volatile Kandahar province dismissed a bomber's assassination attempt against him as “nothing” yesterday as he celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha with
News Source: Asian Wall Street Journal
| about 13 hours ago
The U.S.-led coalition and the Afghan government are launching an initiative to persuade Taliban insurgents to lay down their weapons, offering jobs and protection to the militants who choose to abandon their fight. While President Hamid Karzai's
News Source: Jang.com.pk
| about 14 hours ago
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday marked the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Azha with a call on the Taliban to join peace talks. His latest call came despite a statement from Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar that the militia would never join in
News Source: Macleans
| about 14 hours ago
An Afghan-Canadian academic who returned to Afghanistan to serve as governor of the volatile Kandahar province narrowly escaped an assassination attempt Friday. Tooryalai Wesa, who lived in Coquitlam, B.C., before he was appointed to the post late