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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...
Taliban Militants Kill At Least 5 Afghan Police in Suicide Attack
Three suicide bombers killed at least 5 Afghan police officers on Saturday when they attacked a government compound in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province. Provincial council head Ahmad Wali Karzai, who is the brother of Afghanistan’s...
Afghan Troops Capture 22 Taliban Militants
Afghan troops have captured 22 Taliban militants in the southern Kandahar province in Afghanistan, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The militants from the radical Islamic Taliban movement were captured by soldiers from the 1st division...
Taliban Kill Five Police, Capture One in Afghanistan
5 policemen were killed and one captured after Taliban militants attacked a police post in southern Afghanistan on Sunday.
Two Canadian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Two Canadian soldiers, as well as one member of the Afghan National Police and one Afghan interpreter were killed on December 27, 2008, when an explosive device detonated in their vicinity in the Panjwayi District.
NATO Air Strike Destroys 200 Terrorist Sheep
NATO aircraft have killed a flock of sheep in the Afghan province of Laghman, in a botched attack on Taliban gunmen, according to sources in the governor’s office.
Pursuit Of Peace Could Push Afghan Government, Taliban To The Table
The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has returned from a visit to Saudi Arabia in which he met with Taliban leaders in a gathering brokered by King Abdullah. Qayum Karzai has been vague about details of his recent trip to Saudi Arabia as a representative...
Afghan Officials Says Offensive Against Taliban Successful
Top officials in Afghanistan say local and NATO-led forces have driven Taliban militants from a troubled southern district, one day after a joint anti-insurgent offensive was launched. But NATO officials say they cannot immediately confirm Afghan claims...
