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70 insurgents killed in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
Khost (Afghanistan), July 28 (ANI): At least 70 insurgents were killed near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan, when helicopter gunships and ground-fighting..., an Islamic militant group leading an insurgency against the Afghanistan Government, which

UK to send more troops to Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug.8 (ANI): More troops may be sent to Afghanistan to help fight... been in discussion to almost double troop numbers in Afghanistan, the Telegraph... was on a visit to Afghanistan's Helmand Province on Thursday, said: "I have, twice or three

35 militants killed in Afghanistan - 15 May 2013
Kabul, May 15 (IANS) A total of 35 Taliban militants have been killed and 30 wounded during security operations launched across Afghanistan since Tuesday, the Afghan interior ministry said Wednesday."Afghan police supported by the army

No troops for Afghanistan, says Army Chief - 01 Jan 2008
sending troops to Afghanistan to take part in the operations led by the US-led... operations and the UN has not mandated this action in Afghanistan so... on Afghan situation, he said: "Afghanistan is emerging as key on War on Terror

US on 'edge of historical defeat' in Afghanistan: Taliban - 01 Jan 2008
Kabul, Sep 12 (ANI): Afghanistan's insurgent Taliban movement said that the United States was on the "edge of an historical defeat" in Afghanistan, seven years... their rhetoric that the West was leading a "crusade" in Afghanistan.  The US had

Political vacuum in Pakistan escalating war in Afghanistan: NYT - 01 Jan 2008
Bamiyan (Afghanistan), Aug.20 (ANI): The resignation of President Pervez... attacks in six years of fighting in Afghanistan over the last two days, including... and carry out attacks into Afghanistan.  The push by the insurgents has taken

Moderate quake hits India, Afghanistan and Pakistan - 01 Jan 2008
New Delhi, Sept.7 (ANI) A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Saturday. The quake struck Afghanistan's Hindukush region near the border with Pakistan, the United States Geological Survey (USGS

Six Taliban rebels killed in Afghanistan - 15 May 2013
Afghanistan, military officials said Wednesday."The Afghan National Security... devices (IEDs) during the operations in eastern Afghanistan" in the last 24 hours

Bush unhappy with Taliban's movement from Pak to Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
unhappiness over the movement of some extremists from Pakistan to Afghanistan.  ... extremists are coming out of parts of Pakistan into Afghanistan. And that's troubling to us, it's troubling to Afghanistan, and it should be troubling to Pakistan

India will stand by people of Afghanistan, says president - 21 May 2013
of Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, development and nation-building, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.Mukherjee, who met Afghanistan... in Afghanistan, said an official release.Karzai said India was amongst the closest

NATO troops begin withdrawal of equipment from Afghanistan - 22 May 2013
of their equipment from Afghanistan after more than ten years of war.The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan to oust Taliban government in the aftermath of tragic... for the NATO mission in landlocked Afghanistan, from where it is driven to the border from

Six killed, two injured in Afghanistan road blast - 01 Jan 2008
Kandahar, Sept 8 (ANI): At least six people were killed and two injured on Monday in a roadside bomb blast in Zabul province of Afghanistan. The roadside bomb struck a minibus in troubled southern Afghanistan killing five Afghan men

Jude Law joins Karzai to bring peace to Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
London, Sept 6 (ANI): Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has praised British..., is in Afghanistan with Gilley to promote a global ceasefire and a campaign... in a statement.  "Afghanistan, too, hopes and makes lots of efforts

Afghanistan figured prominently in Bush-Manmohan talks - 01 Jan 2008
on Afghanistan and reviewing developments in South Asia. According to Foreign... in the discussions --terror, stabilization of Afghanistan etc. discussed because in his... whether there was a discussion on India's involvement in Afghanistan? Menon said

Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans - 18 May 2013
proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian... there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general... from Afghanistan in 2014, the same year when a presidential election is due

US sending more air power to Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
to send more air power to Afghanistan from Iraq. The decision to send more... activities and cross border attacks on Afghanistan from FATA. On Tuesday, US... operations in Afghanistan, reported the Dawn. The officials said that since

Taliban has turned much of Afghanistan into 'No Go' zone - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, Sep 20 (ANI): A resurgent Taliban "has turned much of Afghanistan... that the security situation in Afghanistan is assessed by most analysts as having... in Afghanistan.  Over 2007, the Taliban leadership in the south has been weakened

Taliban has turned much of Afghanistan into 'No Go' zone - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, Sep 20 (ANI): A resurgent Taliban "has turned much of Afghanistan... that the security situation in Afghanistan is assessed by most analysts as having... in Afghanistan.  Over 2007, the Taliban leadership in the south has been weakened

Taliban threaten more attacks on Canadian troops in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
of Afghanistan. Several Canadian aid workers were gunned down near Kabul last week..., the Taliban warned that if its troops continued to stay in Afghanistan, they would kill them. "Afghanistan has to try to have good relations with you, but if your

Brit Muslims helping Taliban in fighting UK troops in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug 2 (ANI): A former commander of Britain's forces in Afghanistan has... against UK soldiers in southern Afghanistan. Brig. Ed Butler, who spent six months commanding British forces in Afghanistan, also revealed fears that militant

Afghanistan to get 12 Mi-17 helicopters from Russia - 17 May 2013
transport helicopters to the Afghanistan Armed Forces by the end of 2013, Russian... Mi-17 helicopters for Afghanistan despite opposition from some US lawmakers, Kozlov... helicopters for Afghanistan's armed forces, paid for by the US, has attracted

Archaeologists unearth Buddha statue's head in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
Islamabad, August 30 (ANI): French and Afghan archaeologists have unearthed the head of a Buddha statue and a precious coin in the province of Bamiyan in Afghanistan. The statue's head belongs to the period when Buddhism thrived

Pentagon report anticipates rising violence in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
of escalating violence in Afghanistan after the escape of about 900 inmates..., Pentagon officials said incremental progress in Afghanistan contrasts with significant... developments, Afghanistan continues to face challenges. The Taliban regrouped after its

UN envoy to Afghanistan in Kabul, to revamp international aid modalities - 01 Jan 2008
Kabul, July 6 (ANI): The UN's envoy to Afghanistan is set to outline a new plan on spending foreign aid in Afghanistan, amid concerns that millions of dollars... a further 22 billion dollars for Afghanistan, and now donors and the Afghan government

India assures full support to Afghanistan in critical period of transition of nation building - 22 May 2013
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): India has assured its full support to Afghanistan... Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai called on President Pranab Mukherjee... would stand by the Government and the people of Afghanistan in the critical period

ISAF plane makes hard landing in Afghanistan - 19 May 2013
Kabul, May 19 (IANS) A C-130 plane with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) made a hard landing Sunday in Afghanistan, but there were no casualties, a statement said.The plane landed in Logar province, 60 km south

Taliban is making a telling comeback in Afghanistan, say charities - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug.1 (ANI): Over a hundred aid agencies have claimed that Afghanistan... NATO-led troops spread across Afghanistan, trying to boost security while, "paving... contributed to the rising civilian death toll." Afghanistan's President, Hamid

UK to woo Brit Muslims to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
London, June 30 (ANI): In a new army recruitment drive, the British Ministry of Defence has decided to woo British Muslims and convince them to join the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan.  General Sir David Richards, Commander

Google Earth reveals Afghanistan's unknown historic sites - 01 Jan 2008
uncovered historic sites in a remote part of war-torn Afghanistan - all with the help... in southern Afghanistan.  The scholar said that the decision to use Google..., Afghanistan has been increasingly difficult for archaeologists to visit, he said

Prince Harry wants to return to the Afghanistan frontline - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug.29 (ANI): Britain's Prince Harry, who did a tour of military duty in Afghanistan last year, wants to silence his critics by taking another shot at the Taliban.  His last mission was a success, despite being cruelly cut

Pentagon concerned over rise in number of foreign terrorists in Afghanistan from Pak - 01 Jan 2008
, including Uzbeks, Chechans and those from Arab, arriving into Afghanistan from across... inability to send more forces into Afghanistan as the Bush administration presently... in Afghanistan have requested three more combat brigades, or about 10,000 troops, to deal

US blames Pakistan's peace deal with militants for rising violence in Afghanistan - 27 Jun 2008
blamed Pakistan for increase in violence in east Afghanistan, and said... border with Afghanistan after a peace deal. "It actually was not bad until a few... Afghanistan. "The pressure was taken off these people as a result of such deals

Pak-trained militants rushing to join Afghanistan's "pristine jihad" - 01 Jan 2008
that Afghanistan was fast turning into a safe haven for foreign militants, after... to Afghanistan to take part in a "more pristine" jihad over there. "Iraq is seen as a defeat. The image of Afghanistan is seen as a more pristine jihad

Afghanistan more dangerous for British soldiers than Iraq has ever been - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug 27 (ANI): Afghanistan is now more dangerous for British troops than... that for the first time, coalition soldiers are suffering more deaths in Afghanistan... to the flashpoint Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, where deaths have

Spanish diplomat says Afghanistan is far worse now than in 2001 - 01 Jan 2008
in Afghanistan has claimed that conditions there are far worse now than they were in 2001... was precarious among the Pashtun tribes who live mainly in southern Afghanistan... and India in the search for solutions "Afghanistan could be facing "a very cold

Karzai sets up team of experts to investigate if Pak dumped N-waste in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
Kabul, July 17 (ANI): The Afghanistan government has reportedly constituted... in southern Afghanistan. In April, an Afghan minister had told the BBC... in northeastern Afghanistan, NATO-led security force said three days after

U.S. Congress favours long-term military presence in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, July 14 (ANI): The United States Congress is apparently in favour of maintaining a long-term military presence in Afghanistan.  According... stay in Afghanistan. It includes approval for the construction of a 62

Taliban is winning the propaganda war of words in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
and was carrying out an effective propaganda, and that the Afghanistan government.... The Afghan and other governments engaged in Afghanistan have failed to communicate

UK forces to rent helicopters to meet combat needs in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
helicopters from other countries to meet their security needs in war-torn Afghanistan... caused by roadside bombs. So far, 114 British soldiers have died in Afghanistan... in Afghanistan's Helmand Province is supported by eight Chinooks, which can accommodate up

Taliban to extend its influence in new Afghanistan areas: US - 01 Jan 2008
to extend its influence in new areas of Afghanistan while it continues fight in its... on security in Afghanistan on Friday, the Pentagon said that the Taliban would... in Afghanistan by a US-led coalition in 2001, has regrouped since then and "coalesced

US set to deploy 15,000 troops marking biggest military reinforcement in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
soon be deployed in Afghanistan, signaling the biggest military reinforcement... including about 3,500 soldiers, could be sent to Afghanistan by mid-2009.  ... the United States ought to have in Afghanistan. Washington might be better off

Canada taking lessons from Soviet debacle in Afghanistan to counter Taliban - 01 Jan 2008
debacle in Afghanistan in the 1980s for clues on how to prevent similar mistakes... Afghanistan in 1979, and pulled their combat forces out in 1989 after a costly decade... Afghanistan and its predecessor states. Few have succeeded. (ANI) 

War in Afghanistan will continue for 30 years if insurgency supply line is not broken: Report - 01 Jan 2008
is young men, is not broken, the war in Afghanistan will continue for the coming... is an international think tank that has operated for several years in Afghanistan... report noted that three arenas of the Western war on terrorism - Afghanistan, Iraq

Pak still habours colonial designs over neighbouring Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
over neighboring Afghanistan is showing no signs of diminishing, believes..., important circles in Pakistan have never given up the aspiration to run Afghanistan... administration sent cruise missiles into Afghanistan in reprisal for the attacks on US

Oz PM Rudd fears for his troops in Afghanistan post Musharraf - 01 Jan 2008
for NATO operations in neighbouring Afghanistan. Speaking in Auckland today ahead... campaign in Afghanistan.  ''There are problems in terms of al-Qa'ida, we have... was concerned about what implications for Australia's troops in Afghanistan.  "What we

Washington must solve Pak's border disputes with India, Afghanistan: US expert - 01 Jan 2008
efforts to settle disputes on its borders with India and Afghanistan. "The U.S.... regional approach' to problems of Pakistan and Afghanistan.  Pakistan, he said, is in an unusual situation in terms of its borders with Afghanistan and India

India-Afghanistan to combat terrorism unitedly - 05 Aug 2008
of Afghanistan issued separate statements after detailed discussion here on Monday, where... and continue the developmental work on the part of India in Afghanistan. Although... criminals and terrorists on each other’s demand. Afghanistan vehemently

Taliban say Bush's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan will "fuel the fighting" - 01 Jan 2008
announcement of sending more troops to Afghanistan, the Taliban have said... additional troops to Afghanistan is not a solution to the problem but will further... the enemy. The more US troops are sent to Afghanistan, the more loss of lives the US

US worried over lack of larger plan in Afghanistan: CSM - 01 Jan 2008
to improve the deteriorating security scenario in Afghanistan as senior defence... that as political pressure mounts to do more to stop the violence in Afghanistan... a convenient way to send more to Afghanistan, without a plan for how they would be used

West worried over Taliban resilience, new ferocity in Afghanistan: NYT - 01 Jan 2008
Kabul, Aug.4 (ANI): Afghanistan of late has turned into a deadlier battlefield... leadership since being driven from power in Afghanistan in 2001. Their ability... commanders who ran Afghanistan as a theocracy and harbored Osama bin Laden until

US officials worried at rising number of Pak-based terrorists in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
Indian forces in Kashmir, were now intruding into Afghanistan to join... in Afghanistan, they're primarily Pakistanis. The chief concern for US officials... of fighters for Afghanistan. Another US official said: "If he doesn't have

Kabul bombing will not deter India from helping Afghanistan: Manmohan - 01 Jan 2008
for Afghanistan, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said that the Indian... of serious threat posed by terrorism to the security and stability of Afghanistan... on the friendship between India and Afghanistan," the Prime Minister said, and pointed

Diesel exports to NATO forces in Afghanistan costing Pak exchequer millions of rupees - 01 Jan 2008
in Afghanistan and the fuel smuggling across the Pak-Afghan border were causing... to Afghanistan, where it costs a whopping Rs 95 per litre. According to him, around 15 percent of the diesel consumed in Pakistan was being smuggled to Afghanistan

US needs Pak help to tackle terrorism in Afghanistan, says Boucher - 01 Jan 2008
Lahore, July 30 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher has reportedly said that the US could not tackle extremism and terrorism in Afghanistan without the help of Pakistan. He also

To curb Taliban attacks, US needs to focus on Afghanistan: Qureshi - 01 Jan 2008
said that the US needs to focus on Afghanistan to curb a spurt in attacks... on, in my opinion, is Afghanistan," Qureshi said.  "Afghanistan should...;Noting that there had been an increase in militant attacks across Afghanistan

Afghanistan denies Pak claim that kidnapped envoy was "careless" over his security - 01 Jan 2008
Peshawar, Sept 26 (ANI): The Afghanistan Government has refuted Pakistan's claims that the kidnapped Afghan Ambassador-designate Abdul Khaliq Farahi didn't..., the spokesman for Interior Ministry of Afghanistan, said that Farahi

Afghanistan denies Pak claim that kidnapped envoy was "careless" over his security - 01 Jan 2008
Peshawar, Sept 26 (ANI): The Afghanistan Government has refuted Pakistan's claims that the kidnapped Afghan Ambassador-designate Abdul Khaliq Farahi didn't..., the spokesman for Interior Ministry of Afghanistan, said that Farahi

Afghanistan summons Pak diplomat over beheading of two Afghans - 01 Jan 2008
ministry has summoned Pakistan's Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan Asif Durrani... in Afghanistan, or supported the Pakistan Army, would meet the same fate.  Wali

Pak-American woman neuro-scientist alive, in US custody in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
in Afghanistan, five years after she was reported missing. "It has been..., and that she is in Afghanistan." Siddiqi, who lived in Roxbury and studied

"Daring attack on US base could be harbinger of deadly phase of war in Afghanistan" - 01 Jan 2008
Sydney, July 18 (ANI): Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has said that last weekend's raid by about 200 militants on a US base in eastern Afghanistan... the message that Afghanistan remained a "dangerous place and our work there is far from

US troops arrest 'Pakistani female suicide bomber' in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
a provincial governor in central Afghanistan. Her 13-year-old son was also arrested along... either of Afghanistan's main languages, Dari and Pashtu, but spoke Urdu

Foreign terrorists infiltrating into Bajaur from Afghanistan to beat back Pak offensive - 01 Jan 2008
Afghanistan to join their colleagues in the crucial battle for survival in the face... among foreign militants who mostly engage the Americans inside Afghanistan," said

'India will do everything to promote security, stability in Afghanistan' - 22 May 2013
our means to promote stability and security in Afghanistan," he said.He said India's role in Afghanistan "is not transitional or transitory and we... forces on the Durand Line -- the colonial-era border between Afghanistan

Afghanistan exports 93 per cent opiates via Pakistan - 27 Jun 2008
Force (ANF) chief Brigadier Parvez Khalid Babar has said that Afghanistan exports... Afghanistan as the ANF still lacks resources to counter drug mafia at Pak-Afghan... militants in both Afghanistan and Pakistan's FATA.  He said that terrorism

Teenagers trained into terrorists near Peshawar for fighting NATO troops in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
for the war against NATO troops in neighbouring Afghanistan, said a report... alongside the Taliban against the US-led troops in Afghanistan before returning home... was waiting to join the war in Afghanistan. "There is a long queue, but I hope my turn

Karzai seeks more Indian investment in Afghanistan - 21 May 2013
, Karzai spoke about emerging business opportunities in Afghanistan and asked... Afghanistan in 2014. In November, New Delhi signed mining and development deals... Rassoul, Indian ambassador to Afghanistan Gautam Mukhopadhaya and Afghan ambassador

"Terror suspect" Dr Aafia' sister claims she was detained in Afghanistan for 5 years - 01 Jan 2008
was reportedly arrested in Afghanistan on terror charges and extradited to the US... for five years in Afghanistan, thereby contradicting the US claims that she... in detention in Afghanistan. "We have submitted a petition to the prime minister

Top US army official calls for major strategy shift to win war-on-terror in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
was not winning its war-on-terror in Afghanistan, and called for an overhaul in US... that we're winning it in Afghanistan. I'm convinced we can. Frankly, we are running out of time. Not sending US reinforcements to Afghanistan is too great a risk

After Sept 3 raid, Pak retaliated and blocked supplies to US, NATO forces in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
Angor Adda, Pakistan blocked supplies to US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, said... from Karachi to the Khyber Pass to supply its troops in Afghanistan, and in lieu

Pakistan-Afghanistan agree on keeping mutual contacts - 01 Jan 2008
Colombo, Aug 3 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a meeting held on the sidelines of the SAARC summit here, agreed on keeping continued contacts between the two countries.

"Obama will appeal to EU heads of states to get more troops for Afghanistan" - 01 Jan 2008
on terrorism, focusing on al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan, rather than... to Afghanistan is clarity of where the serious issue is. It is along that Afghani... in Afghanistan and Iraq, Reed said: "The British have done extraordinarily well both

Father of nation of Afghanistan Zahir Shah dies after illness - 23 Jul 2007
. Zahir Shah, born in a Pashtun Barakzai dynasty of Afghanistan, commanded

President Karzai invites CII to set up healthcare and skill building centers in Afghanistan - 21 May 2013
investors on emerging business opportunities in Afghanistan and take advantage... that Agriculture is a priority sector in Afghanistan and provides basic means of livelihood in Afghanistan, generating 36% of the country's GDP and supporting 85

Twin blasts kill 9, wounds 55 in Afghanistan's Kandahar - 18 May 2013
Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial government spokesman said.

5 killed in Afghan suicide bombing - 22 May 2013
Ghazni (Afghanistan), May 22 (IANS) Five people were killed and 20 others wounded Wednesday evening by a suicide bomber in Muqur district in eastern Afghanistan's province of Ghazni, Xinhua said, quoting a provincial police source

200 Taliban breached NATO base near Afghan-Pak border - 01 Jan 2008
Kabul (Afghanistan), July 15 (ANI): Nearly 200 Taliban insurgents attacked the remote American-run outpost near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on Sunday. According to the New York Times, which quoted Western officials

Six killed in missile attack Pak tribal area - 01 Jan 2008
in a missile strike in a village in South Waziristan bordering Afghanistan. According to official sources, the missile, said to be fired from Afghanistan, hit... of jets coming from Afghanistan just before the strike. It was unclear

US commander alleges ISI's complicity with Afghan militants - 01 Jan 2008
Washington, Aug 8 (ANI): A top US commander in Afghanistan has reportedly...) of "complicity" over time with militant groups fomenting violence in Afghanistan... the insurgent violence in Afghanistan, reported The News. "Do I believe

Four policemen killed in Kandahar roadside bomb blast - 01 Jan 2008
Kabul, July 19 (ANI): At least four policemen were killed on Saturday in a roadside blast in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. Police officials in Kandahar province said the blast struck a patrol in Maywand District. Another

Indian Army will impart military training to Afghan troops - 27 Apr 2007
in the country, Indian Army is ready to send its troops to Afghanistan to assist them... to Afghanistan next month. â??After proper permission from the quarters, we are certainly looking forward to assist armed forces within Afghanistan, which might

Afghan envoy abducted in Peshawar - 01 Jan 2008
Peshawar, Sept.22 (ANI): Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was abducted and his driver killed in an ambush on the diplomat's car Monday, in Peshawar. Afghan consulate sources said: "The driver was killed in the firing

NWFP Governor's 'talk to Mullah Omar' ultimatum bound to ruffle US feathers - 01 Jan 2008
talk to Mullah Omar in order to negotiate peace in Afghanistan. Further... Qaeda was regrouping from Iraq to Afghanistan". Urging the US to 'talk' to militant commanders in Afghanistan to establish peace, Ghani said: "They have

UK Special Forces plan new strategy to counter Taliban - 01 Jan 2008
in a newly planned "surge" against Taliban forces in Afghanistan. According..., allowing Islamist groups to use the frontier area to step up attacks into Afghanistan... the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan is now highly dangerous, with a rise in roadside

Afghan minister meets Shivraj Patil - 01 Jan 2008
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): Afghanistan's Local Governance Minister Jelani Popal today met Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil.  The two leaders... the bilateral relations between India and Afghanistan. Jelani is leading a seven

Karzai leaves for state visit to India - 20 May 2013
Kabul, May 20 (IANS) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Monday left on a two-day visit to India, the president's office said in a statement."President Hamid... civil and military institutions as well as the situation in Afghanistan

Afghan militants kill 9 US troops in 'deadliest attack' near Pak border - 01 Jan 2008
' on US forces deployed in Afghanistan in recent years, nine American troops were killed in an insurgent attack on a remote US military base near the Afghanistan... in a statement. "The ensuing fighting led Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF

Afghan President Karzai to hold talks with Manmohan Singh today - 21 May 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who is in India on a three-day visit, will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here... in Afghanistan are likely to figure prominently during their talks.This is Karzai's

Taliban ban dealing with Afghan trade center - 01 Jan 2008
not to deal with the trade centre at Poti Mandi in Afghanistan. A pamphlet said to be issued by the extremist group 'Mujahideen Islami Emarat-i-Afghanistan... into the Shorawak trade centre both from inside and outside Afghanistan." The pamphlet

Pak tribal areas turning into centre of power for militants: US - 01 Jan 2008
that Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are turning into a centre of power...;Mullen said the infiltration of militants from FATA into Afghanistan was a large challenge for the coalition forces in Afghanistan.  He said the organisation

Taliban capture remote Afghan district - 01 Jan 2008
Kabul, July 21 (ANI): Taliban militants have reportedly captured the remote Central Afghanistan district of Ajiristan. The News quoted Afghan interior ministry sources as saying that one police officer was killed and two others were

Disney robos to spy for British troops in war against terror! - 01 Jan 2008
London, Sep 1 (ANI): British soldiers are to get spies in the form of Disney Robots WALL.E., as they battle terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The Saturn robot spy is a dead ringer for the children's movie favourite as it navigates

Afghan Govt to free Pak "terror suspect" Dr Aafia's son 'soon' - 01 Jan 2008
Kabul, Aug 31 (ANI): After repeated requests from Islamabad, the Afghanistan... was arrested in Afghanistan earlier this month and presently being tried in the US... Siddiqui will be returned to his family "soon" by Afghanistan. He added said

Oz Army Chief says Afghan war "hasn't been won by a long shot" - 01 Jan 2008
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Sept 15 (ANI): Australian Army Chief Lt-Gen Ken Gillespie has reportedly said that the US-led war-on-terror in Afghanistan will go... it. He said that the Oruzgan province in Afghanistan, where around 750-strong

Taliban kill female 'spy' near Miranshah - 01 Jan 2008
after she was accused of spying for US forces across the border in Afghanistan... was spying for the US-led coalition in Afghanistan, a Pakistani security official told... attacks on international troops in Afghanistan. (ANI) 

UK commanders demand more troops to stave off Taliban - 01 Jan 2008
for thousands of more troops in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban from winning back... troops in Iraq so that more can go to Afghanistan.  American and British commanders in Afghanistan want an Iraq-style surge "within months" to fend off

Brit Army commander says it is difficult to beat Taliban without reinforcements - 01 Jan 2008
Afghanistan has said that it is difficult to beat the Taliban without adequate... Brown's visit to Afghanistan's Helmand Province, Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith... soldiers in Afghanistan from 8,000 to 12,000 - a dramatic difference from the 3,300

US concerned over Pak border security controls - 01 Jan 2008
with Afghanistan are a "real concern" for the US, following an attack two days ago... about cross-border infiltration into Afghanistan and then back (across) the border.... The soldiers were killed in Kunar province in north-eastern Afghanistan

Due to Pak's "violence-seeking policies" Kabul pulls out of talks with it - 01 Jan 2008
, the Afghanistan Government has decided to boycott a series of upcoming meetings...;In a cabinet decision taken last evening, the Afghanistan government blamed the attacks on Pakistan's intelligence and military. "The people of Afghanistan, the world

Obama arrives in Kabul - 01 Jan 2008
Obama has arrived in Afghanistan, at the start of a high-profile international... this week, Obama said that the US military should focus on Afghanistan rather than... in Afghanistan and Iraq to find out about their concerns. (ANI) 

Taliban says that it will target more Canadian civilians - 01 Jan 2008
not pulled out of Afghanistan. In an interview with The Globe and Mail conducted... the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and ended with the names of Mr. Mujahid... in Afghanistan would comment on the letter. (ANI)