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(Reuters) – Agreements have been reached for new transport routes for Western Forces into northern Afghanistan through Central Asian states and Russia, the Chief of the U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday General David Petraeus said those routes could supplement the shipment of supplies for Western forces in Afghanistan through …
Read More »Avalanches kill at least 10 in Afghanistan: official
KABUL (Reuters) – A series of avalanches have killed at least 10 people in Afghanistan and authorities were still searching for those feared missing, an official said on Sunday. The avalanches hit the southern part of the Salang Tunnel Friday, the main highway linking southern Afghanistan with the north of …
Read More »Britain urges Europe to do more in Afghanistan
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain urged its European NATO partners on Thursday to step up their military contribution in Afghanistan, saying it was wrong to expect the United States to do the lion’s share of the fighting. In Britain’s strongest criticism yet of the effort its European allies are putting into …
Read More »Afghan general dies in helicopter crash: officials
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – An Afghan army helicopter crashed Thursday in the western province of Herat, killing a top Afghan army general and 12 soldiers, officials said. General Fazl Ahmad Sayar was one of the Afghan army’s key commanders in charge of the western region, the Defense Ministry said in …
Read More »Arrest of Taliban Leaders Raises Hope for Freedom of Iranian Diplomat
TEHRAN (FNA)- The arrest of two key Taliban commanders has raised hopes among the authorities for recovering the Afghan and Iranian diplomats missing since last year, Pakistani officials said. “If the two commanders’ release can help recover the two missing diplomats, the federal government may allow authorities to go ahead …
Read More »Biden in Afghanistan to meet leaders
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday to meet political and military leaders in the war-torn country, which will become a top foreign policy priority of the new administration. One of the first decisions U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is expected to make is to …
Read More »Two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghan suicide attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Two U.S. soldiers were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in a market in southern Afghanistan, NATO said Friday, adding the Taliban had claimed responsibility. The attack happened Thursday beside a busy market in the Maywand district of Kandahar province and a district police chief told …
Read More »Macedonia Beefs Up Afghanistan Mission
A contingent of 150 Macedonian troops headed to Afghanistan on Monday to join the ISAF peacekeeping mission. The country had so far sent 90 peacekeepers. The troops will serve as part of the UK contingent in the capital Kabul where they will be tasked with securing the main command of …
Read More »Afghan security not as bad as portrayed: NATO force deputy
KABUL (AFP) – The deputy head of the NATO-led force that has more than 50,000 soldiers in Afghanistan helping to fight extremist insurgents has said security did not deteriorate last year as much as portrayed. A few “spectacular attacks” by the insurgents in 2008 had fed perceptions that security was …
Read More »Pakistanis reopen Khyber Pass for Afghan supplies
JAMRUD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Trucks rumbled through Pakistan’s Khyber Pass on Friday, resuming the transport of supplies to Western forces in Afghanistan three days after authorities suspended shipments to clear out militants. Pakistani Taliban militants in the Khyber region have been trying for months to block vital supplies bound for …
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