As the Afghan parliamentary elections are getting close, there are concerns of Government-led fraud-preparations for polls’ rigging. Many people have yet not the registration card for voting. The Afghan Election Commission has established registration centers...
Source: Reuters WELLINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A New Zealand soldier was killed in an ambush in Afghanistan, the country’s first combat death there, the government said on Wednesday. The soldier was part of a...
Here are President Barack Obama’s remarks on Iraq, as prepared for delivery to the Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta, Ga. Good morning. Thank you Commander Barrera for your kind introduction and your lifetime of service—in...
DAN OAKES July 31, 2010 AWAZ Ali opens his mouth to reveal two rows of broken teeth. ”The Taliban did this when they came to our valley,” he says, with an incongruous smile. The 40-year-old...
Sen. Fritz Hollings Former South Carolina Senator Posted: July 29, 2010 02:23 PM At last! The best excuse for the mistaken “war” in Afghanistan is “nation building.” Rick Stengel, editor of Time, finally identified nation...
Leon T. Hadar, July 28, 2010 04:15 PM As the members of War Party and its political-media echo chamber continue recycling their spin on WeakiLeaks-Afghanistan, Washington — as opposed to the Rest of the Country...
At least 21 passengers including Hazara were killed when a bus veered off the road in southern Afghanistan Monday. The accident happened in the southern province of Kandahar, on the highway from Kabul to the...
By DEB RIECHMANN The Associated Press Monday, July 26, 2010; 2:59 PM KABUL, Afghanistan — Two ex-soldiers and two Afghan companies schemed to steal $1.6 million of fuel from a military base, the U.S. military...
In memory of the hero Abdul Khaliq, The Martyr. Saturday 5 June 2010, by Soraab Balkhi Like a demon rising from the bog swamp, Nadir Khan rose and cast a hellish pall over Afghanistan. It...