Karzai U-turn on polling watchdog
Posted by admin on Mar 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Afghan president has agreed to let two foreigners join a panel monitoring upcoming parliamentary elections, reversing an earlier decision. Last month Mr Karzai signed a decree letting him appoint all five members of the Electoral Complaints Commission. Go here to see the original: Karzai U-turn on polling watchdog Read More →
UK giving US control of Musa Qala
Posted by admin on Mar 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
UK forces are to hand security powers in the Afghan district of Musa Qala to US troops in the coming weeks, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has said. Read the rest here: UK giving US control of Musa Qala Read More →
Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Posted by admin on Mar 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is shortly expected to meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran in Kabul. Continue reading here: Iran attacks US over Afghanistan Read More →
Pakistan drone raid ‘kills three’
Posted by admin on Mar 09, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Missiles fired by a suspected US drone aircraft have killed at least three militants in north-west Pakistan, security officials say. The attack targeted a residential building inside the compound of a veterinary hospital in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan. The identities of the militants killed in the attack are not yet known Go here to see the original: Pakistan drone raid ‘kills three’ Read More →
Karzai hears Marjah grievances
Posted by admin on Mar 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has visited the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah for the first time since it was retaken in a major offensive. Read more from the original source: Karzai hears Marjah grievances Read More →
Pakistan hit ‘kills top Taliban’
Posted by admin on Mar 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment
What is behind Taliban arrests A senior Taliban commander is likely to have been killed by an air strike in Pakistan’s north-west, officials say. Follow this link: Pakistan hit ‘kills top Taliban’ Read More →
Court ‘bans Taliban extradition’
Posted by admin on Feb 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
By Syed Shoaib Hasan BBC News, Islamabad The Afghan Taliban’s top military commander, who was recently detained in Pakistan, is not to be extradited, the Lahore High Court has ruled. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was arrested in early February. The rest is here: Court ‘bans Taliban extradition’ Read More →
Concern at Karzai poll power grab
Posted by admin on Feb 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Western diplomats have expressed deep concern at a decree from Afghan President Hamid Karzai giving him total control over a key election body. The move gives him the power to appoint all five members of Afghanistan’s Electoral Complaints Commission. The body helped expose massive fraud in last year’s presidential election and nearly forced Mr Karzai into a runoff View post: Concern at Karzai poll power...
Marjah ‘tough but just the start’
Posted by admin on Feb 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The head of US Central Command has said the current offensive around the southern Afghan town of Marjah is the initial operation of a long campaign. Gen David Petraeus told NBC that the offensive was part of a revised strategy for combating insurgents that would probably last “12 to 18 months”. He said Taliban resistance to Operation Moshtarak, which is in its second week, had been “formidable”...
Killed Afghanistan soldier named
Posted by admin on Feb 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
A British soldier killed in a major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan has been named. Lt Douglas “Dougie” Dalzell from 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards died in an explosion in the Babaji area of Helmand province on Thursday. A second UK soldier, from 1st Battalion Scots Guards, shot dead in the Nad Ali area on Thursday has yet to be named See the original post here: Killed Afghanistan...
Afghan police deployed to warzone
Posted by admin on Feb 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Hundreds of Afghan police officers have been deployed in areas captured by Nato forces fighting a major offensive against the Taliban, officials say. They have been sent to the Helmand province area of Marjah, to hold ground gained in Operation Moshtarak. Read the original: Afghan police deployed to warzone Read More →
Six troops die in Afghan fighting
Posted by admin on Feb 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Nato forces in Afghanistan say that six of their soldiers have been killed in a single day during their major offensive against the Taliban in the south. Go here to see the original: Six troops die in Afghan fighting Read More →
Leading role
Posted by admin on Feb 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
By Lyse Doucet BBC News Afghanistan’s punishing war is entering a new phase and Pakistan has made it clear it can and must play a leading role. The sudden significant capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, second in charge in the Taliban hierarchy, comes at a crucial point. Talk of negotiation is now taking centre stage, a strategy in parallel to a powerful military assault against Taliban strongholds in southern...
Nato strike ‘kills Afghan police’
Posted by admin on Feb 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
A Nato air strike has killed seven Afghan policemen in the north of the country, officials say. The officers were mistakenly hit after a joint Nato-Afghan patrol was ambushed by Taliban insurgents, Afghan officials told news agencies. The incident comes as Nato-led forces battle Taliban insurgents in a major operation in southern Helmand province See the article here: Nato strike ‘kills Afghan police’ Read More →
Changing sides
Posted by admin on Feb 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Afghan government is having some success in winning over pro-Taliban fighters but the difficulty then is how to guarantee the security of those who give up their arms, as Martin Patience discovered. It’s not easy to talk to the Taliban Read more here: Changing sides Read More →
Taliban ammunition ‘running low’
Posted by admin on Feb 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Taliban militants battling coalition troops in Marjah, in Afghanistan, are running out of ammunition, Nato officials say. A BBC correspondent in Kandahar says that from eavesdropping on Taliban communications, Nato understands militants have called for support. Visit link: Taliban ammunition ‘running low’ Read More →
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