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Rifle shots, flag waving greet Afghan T20 win in Karachi Flag-waving and rifle shots greeted Afghanistan's Twenty20 tournament victory in Pakistan on Monday. Terrorists in Pak, Afghanistan 'threat not only to US but world' says Gibbs US White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has said that the presence of al-Qaeda and its extremist allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan is not an issue of concern for only the US, rather it is of international concern and that is the reason for deploying the international security force there. US drone attacks kill 10 militants in Pakistan At least 10 militants were killed in two attacks by unmanned aircraft in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border Wednesday, security officials said. US drone strike kills six in Pakistan At least six people were killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's tribal region near Afghan border, a media report said Wednesday. Security think tank says west's Afghan counter-insurgency strategy 'ballooning out of proportion' The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has claimed that the west's counter-insurgency strategy has "ballooned" out of proportion to the original aim of preventing al-Qaeda from mounting terrorist attacks there, and must be replaced by a less ambitious but more sensible policy of "containment and deterrence". US commander in Afghanistan asks church not to burn Quran The top US military commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus, has warned against a plan by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran Saturday, saying it could end up harming US soldiers, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Afghan Police Beat Back Customers at Troubled Bank Karzai Announces Council for Talks with Taliban Afghan security forces beat back crowds of anxious customers Wednesday as they attempted to withdraw their salaries from a branch of scandal-ridden Kabu... Threat to burn Koran could endanger those assisting Afghanistan, warns UN envoy The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today voiced his outrage over the threat by a religious group in the United States to burn copies of the Koran, warning that it could endanger the lives of ... Mahmood Karzai profited on deal tied to Kabul Bank DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother says he made at least $800,000 by buying and then reselling a high-end Dubai villa using a loan provided by the chairman of ... Mahmood Karzai profited on deal tied to Kabul Bank DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother says he made at least $800,000 by buying and then reselling a high-end Dubai villa using a loan provided by the chairman of the ... UN envoy to Afghanistan, aid groups warn against burning Koran Afghanistan warned Wednesday against a US church's plans to burn copies of the Koran, and aid agencies said it could cost lives of innocent civilians.An evangelical Christian congregation of only 50 m... Mahmood Karzai profited on deal tied to Kabul Bank Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother says he made at least $800,000 by buying and then reselling a high-end Dubai villa using a loan provided by the chairman of the troubled Kabul Bank. Afghan bomb expert 'sent to NI' newspaper report quoted an "unnamed senior officer" who said the number of bomb disposal personnel deployed to Northern Ireland has risen to almost the same level seen at the end of Operatio... U.N. agency to report fall in Afghan opium output LONDON (Reuters) - A United Nations agency will report that opium poppy production has fallen in Afghanistan this year but there are enough stocks to keep supplying heroin production, the agency's new... Grand Rapids memorial planned for chaplain who died in Afghanistan A 43-year-old Army chaplain killed by a roadside bomb Aug. 30 in Afghanistan — the first chaplain killed in the line of duty since 1970 — had ties to the Grand Rapids area. Capt. Dale All... NATO aims to oust Taliban from region by November Afghan and NATO forces are planning an offensive to clear Taliban insurgents from areas around the city of Kandahar by late November, the NATO commander for southern Afghanistan said on Tuesday.Some 1... Croatia vows to work with Japan in Afghanistan, seeks investment+ TOKYO, Sept. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Visiting Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic vowed Wednesday that his country will work with Japan in assisting in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and s... Poor security to keep more Afghan polls closed KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan election officials said Wednesday that scores of additional polling stations will be closed during the Sept. 18 parliamentary vote because of the deteriorating securit... 14 killed, 24 injured as bus turn turtle in S. Afghanistan Over a dozen people were killed and two dozen others sustained injuries as a passenger bus turned turtle in Ghazni province south of Afghanistan on Wednesday, a local television channel reported.&quot... Poor security to keep more Afghan polls closed Afghan children look at a burning pile of 5 tons of expired medicines, on the outskirts of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/ Rahmat Gul) Afghan Villagers Set Up Security Force For Elections Officials in Afghanistan's northern Balkh Province say a group of villagers has organized an armed force to help police provide security during the upcoming parliamentary elections, RFE/RL's Radio Fre... Rethinking U.S. war in Afghanistan Though President Barack Obama last week gave his “Combat Operations in Iraq Are Over” speech from the Oval Office, in the hope that anxious Americans would feel that nationally unnerving, ... Police Station Opens in Disputed Afghan District NATO military commander in southwestern Afghanistan, at a ribbon cutting for the station on Sunday. “Now we can see the future of Marja, and I think that future is a happy one.” The cerem... Japanese kidnap victim tricks Afghan captors with Twitter fooled his captors when they asked him how to use a new cell phone. While demonstrating how it worked he sent two tweets that revealed he was alive. He told a news conference in Tokyo yesterday: "I'm ... Kan extends gratitude to Karzai for journalist's release+ TOKYO, Sept. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the release of a Japanese journalist who was kidnapped and kept ... Britain's Afghan envoy quits Britain's special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan is quitting with immediate effect, London says, following a reported clash with NATO and US officials on fighting the Taliban.Sherard C... Britain's Afghan envoy quits Britain's special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan is quitting with immediate effect, London says, following a reported clash with NATO and US officials on fighting the Taliban. 'Peace Art' Exhibit Opens In Afghan Capital An exhibition of young Afghan artists has opened to viewers at Babur Garden in the western part of Kabul with the aim of "promoting a message of peace to Afghans," RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghan... Afghan Forces Can Take Control Next Year September 8, 2010 NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was in Washington Tuesday to meet with President Obama at the White House. Rasmussen tells Steve Inskeep that U.S.-led NATO troops in A... US expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years The U.S. government's financial commitment to Afghanistan is likely to linger and reach into the billions long after it pulls combat troops from the country, newly disclosed spending estimates show. 1-‘West needs new Afghan strategy’ ..... Obama has recently appeared to step back from a pledge that US forces would begin withdrawing from Afghanistan in July 2011. He has already deployed 30,000 extra troops as part of Washington’s new c... Afghan Rights Body Concerned By Plan To Talk To Insurgents The head of Afghanistan's independent Human Rights Commission says that any peace talks with Islamic insurgents must be held in a way that does not "undermine human rights and justice" under... Karzai’s brother profits from Palm Jumeirah deal The brother of the Afghan president, who is also a major shareholder in troubled Kabul Bank made a $816,000 profit on a Dubai villa bought from the bank’s chairman, according to The National. Karzai’s brother profits from Palm Jumeirah deal The brother of the Afghan president, who is also a major shareholder in troubled Kabul Bank made a $816,000 profit on a Dubai villa bought from the bank’s chairman, according to The National. Turf battle looms in Taliban heartland A major stronghold of the Taliban is shaping up as a critical battle zone as U.S. troops prepare to lead an attempt to repel the insurgency from the region. - US, NATO seek 2,000 new soldiers for Afghan push REUTERS , BRUSSELSWednesday, Sep 08, 2010, Page 5 The US and NATO commander in Afghanistan has requested another 2,000 troops for the foreign force fighting the Taliban insurgency, despite waning ... Reporter tricks Afghan captors to tweet A Japanese journalist held hostage in Afghanistan for five months managed to send out a message via Twitter that he was alive when his captors asked him how to use a mobile phone.Just days before he w... U.S. offensive expected in home district of Afghan Taliban leader McClatchy Newspapers ASHEQUE, Afghanistan -- Zhari, the birthplace of the Taliban movement and once again a stronghold of the Taliban insurgency, looks set to become a battle zone where about 2... Karzai Family Political Ties Shielded Bank in Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, right, with Gen. Muhammad Qasim Fahim, his first vice president, in June. The president’s brother, Mahmoud, and another Afghan businessman, Haseen Fahim... U.S. offensive expected in home district of Afghan Taliban leader ASHEQUE, Afghanistan — Zhari, the birthplace of the Taliban movement and once again a major stronghold of the Taliban insurgency, looks set to become a battle zone where some 2,400 U.S. troops w... Army sends top IED expert from Afghanistan to Northern Ireland One of the most senior counter-explosives officers in the British military has been sent to Northern Ireland to help plan the strategy to combat the rising tide of violence from dissident republicans.... U.S. offensive expected in home district of Afghan Taliban leader ASHEQUE, Afghanistan -- Zhari, the birthplace of the Taliban movement and once again a major stronghold of the Taliban insurgency, looks set to become a battle zone where 2,400 U.S. troops will lead ... New Afghanistan war drawdown strategy Move troops, don't withdraw them. Pentagon officials have long talked of the July 2011 Afghanistan war drawdown date as being a soft deadline. Now, a NATO official suggests troops might simply be shifted around the country. New Afghanistan war drawdown strategy Move troops, don't withdraw them. Pentagon officials have long talked of the July 2011 Afghanistan war drawdown date as being a soft deadline. Now, a NATO official suggests troops might simply be shifted around the country. Mr. Karzai's corruption problem The key to a viable Afghanistan, one that is stable and peaceful and commands the allegiance of a majority of its citizens, is an honest and credible government. The Taliban and other insurgencies are... U.S. Marines Use Israel For Afghan War TEL AVIV [MENL] -- The U.S. military has been using Israel as a trainingground for the war in Afghanistan. The U.S. military has been sending elite forces to Israel for trainingin counter-insurgency m... Afghanistan fears a ‘liberation bubble’ “Too big to fail” is an epithet that has attached itself to some of the world’s struggling banks and the Nato mission in Afghanistan alike.Until this week, the phrase eluded Afghanistan’s ow... Allies told to shift Afghan focus The US and its Nato allies should begin an immediate large-scale withdrawal from southern Afghanistan, moving to a policy of “containment and deterrence” against the Taliban and al-Qaeda while foc... Afghan forces can take control next year NATO members are to meet in Lisbon in November to devise a plan for handing off control to the Afghans, including a time line for various provinces and benchmarks to measure progress. Construction of teachers training centre begins KABUL (AIP): The construction work on teachers’ training institute and Syedabad district education centre were inaugurated in a ceremony held in Wardag province on Monday. A press release said that... Taliban attack logistic convoy of foreign forces HERAT (AIP): Taliban attacked a convoy of a private security company yesterday (Sept. 06) in western Farah province, killing three and detaining two guards, police said Tuesday. Earlier, Taliban spok... Central bank chief says troubled Kabul Bank still on solid ground KABUL (NNI): Afghanistan's central bank governor, Abdul Qadir Fitrat, says privately owned Kabul Bank is on solid financial footing despite thousands of depositors who have rushed to withdraw their sa... Gunmen kill Nahrin district governor KABUL (AIP): Unknown gunmen killed a district governor and his driver in northern Baghlan province, Afghan officials said Tuesday. The gunmen ambushed the vehicle of Ahmad Masood Joshan Pur, governor ... UN calls for improving access to KABUL (NNI): The Country Director of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has urged all stakeholders in Afghanistan to take serious action toward improving access ... Stanford team's law books help Afghan students (09-07) 13:19 PDT STANFORD -- In fall 2007, Afghanistan had a new Constitution and eager students lining up to learn its laws. What it didn't have was law books. Seven thousand miles away, two stude... Car bomb kills 20 in Pakistan after Taliban threat KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police residential complex in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, officials said, in another blow for a country grapplin...

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