Kandahar School Girls Disfigured by Acid Attack

Kandahar:  This morning, two men sprayed a group of female students outside their school with acid, blinding at least two of them.  The attackers used toy guns and quickly fled the scene."Doctors say the...

12 militants surrender in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal region

Twelve militants laid down their arms in the troubled Bajaur tribal agency while the Afghan refugees continued returning to their homeland from the area in large numbers on the second day of a three-day deadline to leave the area."KHAR: Twelve tribal militants have...

Suicide car-bomber kills 8 Pakisani soldiers

THERE IS NO RESPITE FOR PAKISTAN..........." WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up at a Pakistani paramilitary checkpost in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing eight soldiers, the military said. The suicide...

'Ordinary' Army Reserve Soldier receives Silver Star for 'extraordinary' heroism

www.Army.mil"I don't consider myself a hero," said Army Resere Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske. "I was just an ordinary guy put in an extraordinary situation. I reacted based on my upbringing, training and compassion, and...

India: Manmohan Singh bids to regain foothold in Afghanistan

Prior to his two day visit to Kabul, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promises to restore his country influence in Afghanistan. This is the first high level visit of an Indian Premier since 1976. However,...

Foreign troops kill nine Afghan soldiers

Althogh it looks quite a normal story when NATO led troops kills Afgani soldiers due to mistaken identity, but story turns out to be very very important when foreign troops are killed by the Militiama.Why we...

Afghan mayor turns Taliban leader

Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase in violence, particularly in the south and east - and Taliban militants are regrouping and  have vowed to step up their attacks in the capital. There has been a sharp increase in the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan this...

Taliban attack Afghan buses, kill 25 passengers

Taliban molitia killed more than 25 Afgan people in southern province of Kandhar .This incident took place when the militia man tried to stop the bus, on the refusal to do so they openely fired several rounds...

Afghan strike 'kills 18 civilians'

Yet another incident of civilian kiling by the forces in Afganistan, in latest incident of bombing 18 civilian including children and women died." At least 18 civilians have been killed in an air strike by foreign...

Nato to target Afghan drugs trade

Concerned with growth in drug trade in Afghanistan, NATO forces have been empowered to target opium factories. The UN said in August that poppy production in Afghanistan was down this year after a record-breaking...

Canadian Afghanistan Mission Could Cost $18 Billion By 2010

A new report from the Canadian government's budget officer says the ongoing military efforts in Afghanistan could cost taxpayers up to $18 billion by 2011. That comes down to about $1,500 for every household in Canada, but the report warned of a huge lack of reporting of...

U.S. Study Says Crisis in Afghanistan in Downward Spiral

"U.S. Study Is Said to Warn of Crisis in AfghanistanA draft report by American intelligence agencies concludesthat Afghanistan is in a "downward spiral" and casts seriousdoubt on the ability of the Afghan...

Karzai's brother 'met ex-Taleban'

After the New York Times alleged that brother of afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is involved in opium trading, now this new revelation will even make him more embarrassed. President's brother is accused of having met the Taliban representative. "The Afghan president's...

Reports link Karzai's brother to Afghan heroin trade

" Reports link Karzai's brother to Afghan heroin trade ""WASHINGTON: When Afghan security forces found an enormous cache of heroin hidden beneath concrete...

Karzai’s brother involved in drug trade

Afghnistan's ruling elite have long been accused of indulging in drug trafficking. Even The UN have said that drug-trafficking in the country is backed not just by drug lords, terrorists and insurgents, but also by senior figures in the government and Afghan polity. The...

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