December, 2007

• 17 December

  Dagestani students volunteer for Mujahideen groups

  The North Caucasian republic of Dagestan has been shocked by the case of nine medical students, some from well-off families, who have apparently joined up with Mujahideen fighters in the mountains.

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• 17 December

  Night battle in Jokhar

  On photo: Destroyed floors of the building homes and Rizvan Mikhailov (Shahid inshaAllah) According to reported information, three Mujahideen were blocked in one of the buildings in city’s neighborhood on the street of Dudayev on December 15 at 10 pm local time. Assault squad of Chechen murtads (apostates) were tried …

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• 17 December

  US: Afghan border attacks drop 40 pct.

  AGRAM, Afghanistan – A top American general said Sunday that attacks along the Afghan-Pakistan border have dropped more than 40 percent since July and the U.S. and its allies are making progress in the fight against the the tali  ban.

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• 17 December

  Australian prime minister says NATO forces must do more to stabilize Afghanistan

  Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Monday it is “critical” that NATO countries do more to stabilize Afghanistan, or they risk losing the war.Responding to a report in The Australian newspaper, which quoted Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon as saying NATO forces were “winning the battles and not the war” in …

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• 17 December

  Vida: Afghan Woman Organisation helps women become aware of their rights.

  BETWEEN TWO WORLDS This Afghan-American says she has the best of both worlds There is one question that Vida Samadzai is constantly asked: “How is Osama and are you his mistress?” Vida nonchalantly shrugs it off, with a reply that “plays along” to the tune. She answers: “Yeah, he is …

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• 17 December

  Palestinians warn settlement plan will cloud talks

  Israel’s plan to build houses on occupied land near Jerusalem will cloud renewed peace talks, the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday, the day before an international aid conference opens in Paris.

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• 17 December

  Russia expels journalist critical of Kremlin

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia expelled a journalist on Sunday who had alleged Kremlin malpractice in this month’s parliamentary election and tracked funds flowing from Kremlin officials to foreign banks.

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• 17 December

  Iraq plans mass detainee pardon: top official

  Iraq’s government is planning to release thousands of detainees from custody as part of efforts to forge national reconciliation between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims, a top Iraqi official said on Sunday.

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• 16 December

  UK hands control of Basra to Iraqi forces

  Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.

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• 16 December

  Afghan army kills 4 Taliban near captured town

  The Afghan army killed four insurgents on Sunday, the Defense Ministry said, the first fighting near the former Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala since it was captured from the militants five days ago.

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