KABUL, March 2 (Xinhua) — Following Taliban outfit’s threat to target mobile phone companies’ towers in Taliban-held areas, the second boasting tower of ROSHAN mobile phone firm was destroyed in Afghanistan’s troubled Helmand province, locals said.
Read More »Taliban knew Prince Harry was in Afghanistan: Report
NEW YORK: Afghanistan’s Taliban knew that Britain’s Prince Harry had been deployed in their country to fight them and they had been gunning to get “an important chicken”, a leading US magazine reported on Sunday.
Read More »Afghanistan parliament approves new drugs minister
KABULÂ – Afghanistan’s parliament approved Saturday a new minister to lead the fight against an opium and heroin industry that is at historic highs and funding a growing Taliban insurgency.
Read More »Bush warns Iran, calls for more NATO troops in Afghanistan
CRAWFORD, Texas (AFP) — US President George W. Bush on Saturday warned his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to “stop exporting terror” ahead of the Iranian leader’s historic visit to Iraq.
Read More »NATO chief disputes US intelligence assessment on Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer took issue with the U.S. intelligence chief’s recent estimate that the Afghan government controlled only about 30 percent of the country.
Read More »Harry flown back from Afghanistan
LONDONÂ – Prince Harry flew out of Afghanistan on Friday after news leaked that he had been fighting on the frontline for 10 weeks, defence sources said.
Read More »Britain’s Prince Harry in Afghanistan
 LONDON – Prince Harry has been serving on the front line in Afghanistan with the British Army, calling in airstrikes on Taliban positions and going out on foot patrols, the Ministry of Defense announced Thursday. Officials said the prince, a lieutenant in the Blues and Royals regiment, was still deployed …
Read More »Afghans say 25 Taliban killed in clash
KABUL – Afghan police have killed 25 Taliban fighters including an insurgent commander in a clash in the south of the country, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Read More »Al-Qaeda Deputy Vows to Avenge Death of Afghanistan Commander
Feb. 28Â – Al-Qaeda deputy commander Ayman al- Zawahiri vowed to avenge the death of a commander fighting NATO- led forces in Afghanistan, according to a U.S.-based group that monitors extremist Web sites.
Read More »Intelligence chief: Taliban making gains in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – A resurgent Taliban is back in charge over parts of Afghanistan, the nation’s chief intelligence official said Wednesday in an assessment that differed from the one made last month by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
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