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UN to expand mission in Afghanistan - 17 Dec 2008
, the UN will expand its mission in Afghanistan, UN Secretary General's special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide said Wednesday. 'You will see next year robust UN mission in Afghanistan,' Eide told a press conference here.   'We

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

Three soldiers killed in Afghanistan - 09 Jan 2009
Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed Friday in southern Afghanistan, an official... of the soldiers who died while working to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan,' said... deployed in southern Afghanistan for fighting militants and helping

26 killed in Afghanistan fighting - 18 Nov 2008
Kabul, Nov 18 (Xinhua) At least 26 people have been killed in fighting in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. Air raids on a suspected Taliban hideout in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan killed 20 people, provincial governor

24 killed in Afghanistan violence - 23 Mar 2009
in fighting in Afghanistan Monday, officials said. The eight policemen were... killed 10 militants including a commander in southern Afghanistan, the region which... statement said.    Afghanistan's southern provinces were a Taliban

India hands over Zaranj-Delaram highway to Afghanistan - 22 Jan 2009
Delaram (South Afghanistan), Jan.22 (ANI): India on Thursday handed over the strategically located Zaranj-Delaram Highway to Afghanistan. The 215-km-long... reflects the determination of both India and Afghanistan that nothing can prevent

17 insurgents killed in Afghanistan - 31 Dec 2008
coalition troops in Afghanistan, the US military said Wednesday. Eleven... militants in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday morning, the alliance said in a statement...;The US government has announced doubling its troops presence in Afghanistan

US nominates Afghanistan, Iraq ambassadors - 12 Mar 2009
and former commander of international forces in Afghanistan, was nominated to be the US' next ambassador to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama Wednesday... as the commander of the Combined Forces Command in Afghanistan for 18 months before moving

10 rebels killed in Afghanistan - 16 Nov 2008
in eastern and southern Afghanistan, a coalition release stated Sunday. The combined... in Khost province of eastern Afghanistan.   In another incident... killed five militants in Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan, the statement

Woman UN employee killed in Afghanistan - 30 Nov 2008
Kabul, Nov 30 (Xinhua) An Afghan woman employee of the UN has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, the UN said Sunday. Belqis Mazloomyar was shot dead...; 'The UN family, as well as human rights partners and NGOs in Afghanistan

British soldier killed in Afghanistan - 15 Mar 2009
Kabul, Mar. 15 (ANI): A British soldier was killed while on foot patrol in Afghanistan on Saturday, bringing the total number of British service personnel killed in the country to 150.  The soldier from the 2nd Battalion, Royal

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

US seeking new supply routes into Afghanistan - 19 Nov 2008
Torkham (Afghanistan), Nov. 19 (ANI): The United States is reportedly seeking new supply routes into Afghanistan to counter the Taliban's attacks on NATO..., about 75 percent of NATO and U.S. supplies bound for Afghanistan -- including

10 militants killed in Afghanistan - 23 Mar 2009
Kabul, March 23 (Xinhua) Ten militants, including senior rebel commander Maulawi Hassan, were killed in Afghanistan by the NATO-led International Security... activity from outside Afghanistan. Mullah Rahmatullah replaced Abdhul Wali Akhund

India to build Afghanistan's parliament complex - 06 Nov 2008
of Afghanistan's parliament building and the Indian chancery complex in Kabul. ... and rebuilding democracy in Afghanistan,' Prithviraj Chavan, minister of state... has placed $1.2 billion for reconstruction activities in Afghanistan. 

Nine killed in combat in Afghanistan - 15 Mar 2009
in southern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. A roadside bomb...) was killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, an ISAF... Afghanistan.    US-led coalition forces said they killed five suspected

Fourteen militants killed in Afghanistan - 06 Apr 2009
Kabul, April 6 (Xinhua) Fourteen militants have been killed by the Afghan army and US-led coalition forces in Qalat district in southern Afghanistan, the army said in a statement here. 'The Afghan National Army (ANA) led force

India, Afghanistan implicitly flay Pakistan - 12 Jan 2009
and Afghanistan Monday said that countries needed to prevent acts of terrorism emanating... Afghanistan's solidarity with the government and people of India in the wake... to carry on with the reconstruction of Afghanistan.  Manmohan Singh told

US committed to Afghanistan: Bush - 15 Dec 2008
in Afghanistan early Monday on a surprise farewell visit, committing the United States... in a prosperous and peaceful democratic Afghanistan, and no matter how long it takes, we will help the people of Afghanistan succeed,' said Bush, who ordered the US-led

Three coalition soldiers killed in Afghanistan - 06 Oct 2008
bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the military said in a statement Tuesday... Afghanistan, when the vehicle in which they were travelling was hit by an IED... Afghanistan to maintain law and order as well as to assist in the reconstruction work

Three coalition soldiers killed in Afghanistan - 01 Jan 2008
bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the military said in a statement Tuesday... Afghanistan, when the vehicle in which they were travelling was hit by an IED... Afghanistan to maintain law and order as well as to assist in the reconstruction work

McCain pleased with Obama's Afghanistan plan - 30 Mar 2009
and Afghanistan. "I think the outlines of this proposal are good. The best way to get out of Afghanistan fast is people to think we're staying," Politico

'Pak more sensitive than Afghanistan' - 24 Mar 2009
about the happenings in Pakistan and consider it more sensitive than Afghanistan.... It's a zone that's even more sensitive than Afghanistan," the diplomat added... Union officials on a new US strategy for Afghanistan. The EU Commission

Brown hints at more troops for Afghanistan - 13 Dec 2008
to Afghanistan, hinted Saturday that additional troops would be stationed... Hamid Karzai, Brown said Britain would continue to increase troops in Afghanistan..., who arrived in Afghanistan earlier Saturday and toured the troubled Helmand

20 militants killed in Afghanistan - 04 Apr 2009
Kabul, April 4 (Xinhua) Twenty militants have been killed in an operation carried out by the Afghan and US-led security forces in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, officials said Saturday. The security forces were on a patrol

44 Taliban killed in Afghanistan - 29 Nov 2008
Kabul, Nov 29 (DPA) Afghan soldiers and US-led coalition forces killed 44 Taliban militants, including a commander, in three firefights in southern Afghanistan... to continue their insurgency throughout the winter.   Afghanistan's harsh

12 militants killed in Afghanistan - 28 Oct 2008
Kabul, Oct 28 (DPA) US forces killed 12 militants after suspected Taliban insurgents shot down an American helicopter in central Afghanistan, the US military said Tuesday. The incident happened Monday in the Sayed Abad district

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

Iran ready for talks on Afghanistan crisis - 12 Mar 2009
to a conference on Afghanistan and was ready for talks to help resolve the crisis in the war-torn country, Press TV reported. 'Afghanistan and Iran share... summits on Afghanistan that were previously held in Tokyo and Bonn,' Qashqavi

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

Taliban kills eight policemen in Afghanistan - 23 Mar 2009
Kabul, March 23 (Xinhua) Eight policemen were killed Monday in an attack by Taliban rebels in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, a police officer said. 'The Taliban insurgents attacked a police patrol in Spin Boldak town, killing eight

Britain names Gurkha killed in Afghanistan - 07 Nov 2008
London, Nov 7 (IANS) The first Gurkha British Army soldier killed in Afghanistan has been named as Yubraj Rai. Rifleman Rai from the 2nd battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles was shot by enemy fire near Musa Qala in Helmand province

Four British soldiers killed in Afghanistan - 13 Dec 2008
London, Dec 13 (Xinhua) Four British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in two separate attacks Friday, the defence ministry said. One soldier... number of British troops killed in Afghanistan has increased to 132. 

International conference on Afghanistan opens in The Hague - 31 Mar 2009
The Hague, March 31 (DPA) An international conference on Afghanistan began here... in Afghanistan.    'We know that the stabilization of Afghanistan cannot... Solana, said Afghanistan's neighbours also had 'a big responsibility

Pentagon activates troops `Surge' for Afghanistan - 11 Dec 2008
Afghanistan to bolster the 8,000-strong British contingent which has been struggling... like to almost double the number of American troops in Afghanistan, an increase... of 3,500 marines will be deployed through southern Afghanistan, followed early next

Strong earthquake jolts central Afghanistan - 06 Oct 2008
Kabul, Oct 6 (DPA) A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted central Afghanistan early Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports... said in its website.   Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountainous region, where

Envoys of Afghanistan and its neighbors to meet in Paris - 14 Dec 2008
Paris, Dec. 14 (ANI): Envoys from Afghanistan, its neighbours and the world's great powers are meeting here today to discuss ways to ease Afghanistan's socio-economic crisis. States around Afghanistan, especially Pakistan and Iran

Miandad to train Afghanistan's cricket team - 21 Feb 2009
), but the veteran cricketer is in great demand in Afghanistan. Miandad has said that he has received an invitation from Afghanistan to give tips to their cricketers. "I received a telephone call from Afghanistan's Sports Minister who wanted me

Afghanistan, India initiate moves to strengthen bilateral ties - 22 Jan 2009
Kabul, Jan 22 (ANI): Afghanistan has assured India of improving levels... Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a two-day visit of Afghanistan met his Afghanistan counterpart Rangin Dadfar Spanta here on Wednesday and discussed

Is Obama set to surrender in Afghanistan? (Article) - 27 Mar 2009
for a much battered Afghanistan. It seems President Barak Obama is giving up his... sure that Afghanistan and Pakistan are no longer launching pads of terror...-and justified it as a step to red Afghanistan of Soviet forces. . Such inhuman

28 Taliban killed in Afghanistan - 22 Jan 2009
in Afghanistan in a clash near the border with Pakistan, while the US-led international... in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing six insurgents.   The militants... to 30,000 more US troops are expected to arrive in Afghanistan this year

NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan - 17 Mar 2009
Kabul, March 17 (DPA) A foreign soldier was killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Tuesday, raising the number of NATO troops killed in the past three days

EU seeks to boost its engagement in Afghanistan - 16 Mar 2009
to address the challenges facing Afghanistan in the context of a wider regional approach, EuAsiaNews reported. 'Fostering stability in Afghanistan... by all these countries so as to ensure sustainable development in Afghanistan

Two Americans killed in southern Afghanistan - 08 Feb 2009
Kabul, Feb.8 (ANI): Two Americans were among four persons killed on Sunday by a bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. Police officials were quoted as saying that the Taliban was behind the attack. The other two

Two Bangladeshi workers abducted in Afghanistan - 25 Oct 2008
Dhaka, Oct 25 (DPA) Two Bangladeshi development workers based in Afghanistan... and Mohammad Shahjahan Ali, BRAC area managers in Afghanistan's central Ghazni... Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the Afghan ministry of rural rehabilitation

Who wants to be (almost) a crorepati in Afghanistan - 20 Oct 2008
in Afghanistan - the world's fifth poorest country. However, the top prize....   Afghanistan is the 107th country to be lured by the quiz show's... to 'Millionaire', said $21,000 was a "life changing" amount of money in Afghanistan.  

US will remain on offence in Afghanistan: Obama - 25 Mar 2009
terrorist strongholds in Afghanistan and elsewhere, President Barack Obama said Tuesday... has already ordered 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan, where US... Afghanistan from becoming a 'safe haven' for terrorists but he would not commit

10 militants killed in Afghanistan fighting - 15 Nov 2008
-linked militant network in east-central Afghanistan. The militants...;Their group is also associated with the Taliban, Afghanistan's Islamic fundamentalist... network is primarily active in eastern Afghanistan along its border with Pakistan

Brit death toll 101 in Afghanistan - 28 Nov 2008
Kabul, Nov.28 (ANI): The number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan has crossed the 100-figure mark, with the death of two Royal Marines in Helmand... killed in Afghanistan this month, five of them from 3 Commando Brigade Royal

For Obama, it's back to basics in Afghanistan: Expert - 11 Feb 2009
himself to winning the war in Afghanistan, and now that he is the 44th President... on to say in an article that Obama's Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan... in Afghanistan."  "We cannot afford to revert to pre-Sept. 11, 2001, Afghanistan

Cricket flourishes in war-ravaged Afghanistan - 31 Mar 2009
Afghanistan, and the national team is now on the last leg to seal a place in the 2011 World Cup. To qualify for the 2011 quadrennial event, Afghanistan must... qualifying tournament, which begins in South Africa Wednesday. Afghanistan play

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

Canadian appointed governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province - 19 Dec 2008
of the volatile province of Kandahar in Afghanistan. Tooryalai Wesa, who... of the most challenging jobs in Afghanistan, Canada has a huge stake in securing... troops, diplomats and aid workers in Afghanistan.  Fluent in Pashto

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

Army is fighting Brit jihadists in Afghanistan - 25 Feb 2009
" - are active in Helmand and other parts of southern Afghanistan. According... who have travelled to Afghanistan to support the Taliban. The men involved... of the Taliban, to Afghanistan for military training.  The main concern until now

Holbrooke criticizes shallow US intelligence on Taliban in Afghanistan - 08 Apr 2009
and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has expressed dissatisfaction over... of the Taliban in Afghanistan. "I am deeply, deeply dissatisfied with the degree... of preference to Afghanistan due to intense US intelligence focus on Iraq over

Holbrooke criticizes shallow US intelligence on Taliban in Afghanistan - 08 Apr 2009
and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has expressed dissatisfaction over the shallow... in Afghanistan. "I am deeply, deeply dissatisfied with the degree of knowledge... to Afghanistan due to intense US intelligence focus on Iraq over the past six

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

Election commission official kidnapped in Afghanistan - 15 Dec 2008
Afghanistan, his family and officials said Monday. 'Armed men sneaked... provinces of Afghanistan in preparation of the presidential election next year

Nine killed in roadside blast in Afghanistan - 25 Mar 2009
Kabul, March 25 (DPA) Nine civilians were killed and seven others wounded Wednesday when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan... of Afghanistan', a term often used to describe the Taliban-led insurgents, for the attack

Holbrooke named envoy for Afghanistan, Pakistan - 23 Jan 2009
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) New Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday named former UN ambassador Richard Holbrooke as US' special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He will be charged with soothing relations between Afghanistan

Nine Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan - 30 Dec 2008
Kabul, Dec 30 (DPA) Afghan police backed by Nato troops killed nine Taliban militants in a fight in southern Afghanistan, police said Tuesday. The militants were killed in Nawa district of the Hemland province after they attacked

New US envoys to Mideast, Afghanistan and Pakistan announced - 23 Jan 2009
Washington, Jan 23 (Xinhua) New US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday announced the country's new envoys to Middle East, and Afghanistan and Pakistan... envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan while former Senator George Mitchell

Russia has no plans to send troops to Afghanistan: Lavrov - 16 Mar 2009
contingent to Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. ... military contingent to Afghanistan, nor is any such action being planned,' Lavrov said here during a one-day visit to Afghanistan.    He said Russia

Britain to send 300 more troops to Afghanistan - 16 Dec 2008
London, Dec 16 (Xinhua) Britain will send 300 more troops to Afghanistan... to Afghanistan last weekend.   He said more troops were needed to help.... Currently, there are 8,000 British troops in Afghanistan.  'Our role

Canadians mourn soldiers killed in Afghanistan - 15 Dec 2008
in Afghanistan has turned the Christmas season sombre with the country mourning its... in Afghanistan.   Saluting the fallen soldiers, the prime minister said...-led mission were making a difference in Afghanistan.   'While

Obama plans 20,000-troop surge in Afghanistan - 27 Nov 2008
at least 20,000 more US soldiers into Afghanistan in a "surge" similar... 32,000 American troops already serving in Afghanistan, and the fresh deployment... in Afghanistan in September 2009. "The most important objective for us for 2009

Afghanistan conference in Paris ends on positive note - 15 Dec 2008
and security in Afghanistan, which ended Sunday evening in Paris, described the outcome as positive. While no resolutions were expected, Afghanistan and its... was to strengthen regional ties, which are necessary to bring peace to Afghanistan. 

Canada firm on quitting Afghanistan by 2011 - 10 Nov 2008
in Afghanistan but Canada stays firm on its decision to end its mission in the war-torn... Barack Obama on Afghanistan will have no impact on the Canadian decision to pull out of Afghanistan by 2011.  During the US presidential campaign

US to send more soldiers to Afghanistan - 11 Dec 2008
Kabul, Dec 11 (DPA) The US would send more troops to Afghanistan to improve... presidential elections in Afghanistan, which the Taliban are expected to try... to withdraw US forces from Iraq and increase troop deployment in Afghanistan

China denies reports of sending troops to Afghanistan - 18 Nov 2008
in Afghanistan. The country's foreign ministry said that it does not send its troops...;"China has no intention of sending troops to Afghanistan. Except the United... sending troops to participate in the ISAF in Afghanistan are groundless." (ANI

India to gift 250K metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan - 12 Jan 2009
tons of wheat to Afghanistan to help that country tide over its current food... between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting Afghanistan President Hamid... the fraternal people of Afghanistan in tiding over their current food crisis, India

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

Taliban bomb claims Christmas turkeys in Afghanistan - 20 Dec 2008
London, Dec 20 (DPA) A lorry load of Christmas turkeys for British troops in Afghanistan fell victim to roadside bomb planted by Taliban insurgents... in southern Afghanistan.   The Ministry of Defence in London said

US has a year to make turnaround in Pak, Afghanistan - 27 Mar 2009
and Afghanistan. An official said twelve months is about the time they have... on Afghanistan and Pakistan, which is to be revealed on Friday. Among the proposals is a plan to send 4,000 more US troops to Afghanistan - in addition

Suicide attack wounds three in Afghanistan - 18 Oct 2008
Kabul, Oct 18 (Xinhua) A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-packed car next to a convoy of NATO-led peacekeeping force in western Afghanistan's Herat province Saturday, wounding three soldiers, the police said. The bomber detonated

Suicide attack kills three in Afghanistan - 17 Nov 2008
Kabul, Nov 17 (Xinhua) A suicide bomber Monday blew himself up in front of the district government compound in Kandahar city in south Afghanistan killing three people on the spot, said an official. Zalmai Ayubi, spokesman for Kandahar

India to set up telemedicine facility in Afghanistan - 30 Oct 2008
Kabul, Oct 30 (Xinhua) India and Afghanistan Thursday signed a memorandum... providers of Afghanistan from a distance by the Indian health professionals,' the statement said.   Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Jayant Prasad

Obama says military option in Afghanistan is not open-ended - 23 Mar 2009
States must look for a way out of the war in Afghanistan, suggesting... that the administration, which has more troops and resources in Afghanistan than... to Afghanistan this spring and summer, adding to the 36,000 already there. 

Robots take centre stage in U.S. war in Afghanistan - 24 Mar 2009
to Afghanistan to navigate the country's treacherous terrain. Called... remote bases are just two of the new weapons being tested in Afghanistan, reports... in Afghanistan's high altitudes. The K-MAX's unique rotor design - two

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

Iraq-style troop surge not a solution for Afghanistan: Petraeus - 14 Mar 2009
in Afghanistan. Speaking before about 800 people at an event sponsored... that the situation in Afghanistan has been spiraling downward and is likely to get worse... in Afghanistan, both military and especially civil to help build a stable government

Spying in Afghanistan is world's riskiest job - 24 Dec 2008
on them for US forces in Afghanistan. But he opted for the second option... cross-border attacks on international troops in Afghanistan or facilitate... in Afghanistan or directly to a drone awaiting the target coordinates to strike.  

Cabinet paves way for Afghanistan's entry into SAFTA - 01 Jan 2008
entry of Afghanistan into the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA). The Union..., which will accelerate Afghanistan's formal joining of the SAFTA. ... for the Sensitive List and give transit to Afghanistan. The Cabinet also gave

Cabinet paves way for Afghanistan's entry into SAFTA - 06 Oct 2008
entry of Afghanistan into the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA). The Union..., which will accelerate Afghanistan's formal joining of the SAFTA. ... for the Sensitive List and give transit to Afghanistan. The Cabinet also gave

11 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan - 06 Oct 2008
Kabul, Oct 6 (Xinhua) The Afghan National Army (ANA) and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) killed 11 Taliban militants and wounded five in a joint operation Monday in Daychopan district in southern Afghanistan

Gunmen on motorbike kill governor in Afghanistan - 01 Dec 2008
Kabul, Dec 1 (DPA) Two Taliban fighters on motorbike shot dead a district governor in southern Afghanistan Monday morning, the latest in a series of assassinations of senior provincial officials. Abdul Rahim Desiwal, governor of Andar

Pakistanis fleeing into Afghanistan to avoid war - 01 Jan 2008
in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province to avoid the ongoing conflict between... tribal region and are taking refuge in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan... Pakistani families have fled into Afghanistan. While majority of them are living

Pakistanis fleeing into Afghanistan to avoid war - 06 Oct 2008
in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province to avoid the ongoing conflict between... tribal region and are taking refuge in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan... Pakistani families have fled into Afghanistan. While majority of them are living

Roadside bomb kills five civilians in Afghanistan - 12 Oct 2008
Kabul, Oct 12 (Xinhua) Five civilians were killed Sunday in a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's southern province of Zabul, an official said. ... violence in Afghanistan this year. 

Plight of people to worsen in Pak, Afghanistan: Red Cross - 31 Mar 2009
said that the plight of people in Pakistan and Afghanistan will continue to worsen in the coming months.  The armed conflict in Afghanistan... in the northwest of Pakistan.  "In both Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is expected

US to deploy 20,000 Marines to Afghanistan: Commander - 24 Jan 2009
to Afghanistan in six to eight months, a senior military officer has said. ... an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, where Taliban and other extremist... Marines to Afghanistan could jeopardize Marines' ability to resume training in vital

India favours wait and watch on Afghanistan-Pakistan initiatives - 01 Apr 2009
and watch game as far as international initiatives on Afghanistan and Pakistan... Barack Obama announcing a new strategy to deal with issues in Afghanistan... in Afghanistan an "honorable form of reconciliation" as part of a revamped strategy

India, Iran discuss cooperation over Afghanistan - 29 Mar 2009
in stabilising Afghanistan and in combating terrorism Saturday, a day after US... country. The situation in Afghanistan figured prominently in discussions between... tribes in Afghanistan due to religious and cultural affinities.    

US seeks help of Indian American doctors in Afghanistan - 20 Nov 2008
healthcare facilities in Afghanistan. 'We are keen to work in Afghanistan... of Afghanistan.  Indian physicians with their wide-ranging experience... in Afghanistan, Garcia said.  This is an exciting opportunity for AAPI

US not winning the war in Afghanistan, says McCain - 26 Feb 2009
is not winning the war in Afghanistan, and called for a "serious change" in Washington's strategy. Painting a grim picture of the war in the Afghanistan... of the Afghanistan population, over a strategy that is "balkanized and dysfunctional." 

Hillary says Pakistan, Afghanistan will be Obama's highest priority - 14 Jan 2009
and Afghanistan would be the highest priority of the Obama Administration. "It is imperative that we work with our friends in both Pakistan and Afghanistan" to defeat... to stabilize Afghanistan and to push Pakistan to eliminate the so-called terrorist

Afghanistan's senior-most policewoman assassinated - 01 Jan 2008
Kabul, Sept.29 (ANI): Afghanistan's senior-most policewoman - Malalai Kakar -- was shot dead outside her home in Kandahar city on Sunday, as she was proceeding for work. Her 18-year-old son, who was driving her to work, was also grievously

Suicide attack kills eight in Afghanistan - 30 Mar 2009
Kabul, March 30 (DPA) A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-filled vest inside a district headquarter in southern Afghanistan Monday, killing eight people including police and civilians and wounded six others, a government spokesman