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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghan officials say a suicide bomber disguised in a police uniform detonated his explosives inside a police training center in southern Afghanistan today, killing 21 officers and wounding at least 20. The Taliban are claiming responsibility. In a phone call from an undisclosed location, a Taliban …
Read More »Suicide bomber hits foreign forces in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide car bomber hit a convoy of foreign troops on the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday, wounding two Afghan civilians and slightly injuring a French soldier, officials said. The attack took place on Kabul’s western edge near a bridge where Italian troops and …
Read More »Afghanistan hits back at Western critics over aid
KABUL – Afghanistan hit back at Western criticism of official corruption on Sunday, saying some 80 percent of international aid was outside government control so donors should be held to account. As U.S. President Barack Obama makes Afghanistan his foreign policy priority, President Hamid Karzai’s government has come under increased …
Read More »Afghan drug crop to fall slightly this year: U.N
KABUL – Drug cultivation is expected to fall slightly in Afghanistan this year as lower opium prices and higher wheat prices encourage some farmers to switch crops, the United Nations said on Sunday. Afghanistan is locked in a vicious circle where drug production helps fund Taliban militants and increases official …
Read More »Liniştea dinaintea furtunii?
„Există puţine îndoieli că Afganistanul reprezintă în prezent cea mai mare provocare militară pentru noi” (Robert Gates, 27 ianuarie 2009) Dan Dungaciu d.dungaciu@gmail.com Toată lumea a aşteptat cu înfrigurare semnele pe care America le va trimite lumii după învestirea noului preşedinte. Au început să apară. Nu sunt surprize mari, …
Read More »Gates to give Obama Afghan troop plan in days
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates will give President Barack Obama his formal recommendation on new U.S. troop deployments to Afghanistan within days, the Pentagon said on Thursday. “I would think in the coming days the secretary hopes to be able to present the president with his recommendation,” said Pentagon …
Read More »Doubts emerge over U.S. troop boost for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan enjoys broad U.S. political support, from President Barack Obama on down, but some analysts — both in and outside government — are not convinced by the plans. They question whether extra soldiers and Marines will be able to stabilize the country and …
Read More »Iran Dismisses Military Solutions for Afghanistan as Improper
TEHRAN (FNA)- Military action is no good prescription for Afghanistan’s problems, Iranian deputy foreign minister for European affairs said on Wednesday. In his speech at the Greek Institute for International Studies, Mehdi Safari underlined that the foreign forces should withdraw from Afghanistan, and said that drug cultivation has grown extremely …
Read More »Iranian Abducted in Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan abducted an Iranian man in the western province of Heart on Wednesday. The Iranian man was kidnapped in Ghourian near an Iranian company which does construction work in Afghanistan. There are no reports yet of the identity of kidnappers and the police are investigating …
Read More »Afghan elections in August as violence rises
KABUL – Afghanistan on Thursday announced presidential elections for August 20, hoping a U.S. troop surge will improve security at a time when violence is at the highest levels since the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban. President Hamid Karzai has strongly hinted he will run for re-election saying he still …
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