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Security Firm Ban in Afghanistan Will Not Hurt Us – NGOs
President Hamid Karzai’s decision to dissolve all private security companies in Afghanistan will not adversely affect the work of NGOs, civil society representatives say. “The closure of private security companies will have absolutely no impact...
AFGHANISTAN: Taliban ‘terror’ Campaign Steps Up a Gear in Kandahar
Widespread assassinations, intimidation and bomb blasts have spread a sense of fear in the southern province of Kandahar as pro-government Afghan and foreign forces prepare to launch a summer offensive against the Taliban. “An atmosphere of terror is...
AFGHANISTAN: Kandahar Violence Escalates Despite Karzai Vow
Three weeks after President Hamid Karzai promised better security and government services in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar Province, escalating armed violence has killed dozens of people, according to human rights organizations. Read more of the...
AFGHANISTAN: Unofficial Moratorium on Capital Punishment
Up to 200 people have been sentenced to death in Afghanistan over the past 15 months but President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign any execution orders, according to the Supreme Court. Read more of the story here at the IRIN news service: AFGHANISTAN:...
RAF Showcases Its Tornado Force
The Tornado Force based at RAF Marham has showcased its state-of-the-art technology being used to support ground forces in the Counter Insurgency and Counter Improvised Explosive Device (IED) campaigns. This top class intelligence and surveillance capability,...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Submit New Cabinet Nominees
Afghan President Hamid Karzai “will submit new nominees for his new cabinet within the next few days,” a presidential spokesman, Ahmad Ziya Siyamak, said hours after the parliament rejected most of Karzai’s candidates. In secret voting that...
Rocket Hits Near International Luxury Hotel in Kabul
Afghan officials have said a rocket hit near a luxury hotel in the capital Kabul late Saturday, injuring four people. Earlier, police in northeastern Afghanistan said two back-to-back roadside bombs killed two teenagers and wounded two others. Afghan...
Taliban Insurgents Threaten to Target Afghans Who Vote
The lead up to Afghanistan’s second round of voting is beginning much like the first round under the Taliban’s threats of violence. Campaigning officially began Saturday in the runoff election between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and top...
