Afghanistan

ReliefWeb (press release): Afghanistan National Seed Association is born 2008-05-15

Kabul, 15 May 2008 - The Afghanistan seed industry has reached another important milestone in its recent development with the unanimous agreement ...

PR-Inside.com News: UN envoy: Foreign intelligence services behind spate of mysteriou ... 2008-05-15

© AP KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A UN rights official says foreign intelligence agents have taken part in secret raids in Afghanistan that have killed ...

IRINnews.org: AFGHANISTAN: Unlawful killings must cease immediately - UN rapporteur 2008-05-15

KABUL, 15 May 2008 (IRIN) - A special rapporteur of the UN Commission on Human Rights has said hundreds of civilians have been unlawfully killed by ...

IRINnews.org: AFGHANISTAN: WHO confirms `charmak" disease in Herat Province 2008-05-15

KABUL, 15 May 2008 (IRIN) - Confirmed cases of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) - also known as ícamel bellyì or `charmak" disease - in Gulran District ...

ShortNews.com: International Forces Responsible for 200+ Civilian Deaths ... 2008-05-15

Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur claims after traveling around Afghanastan that in the last four months over 200 afghan civilians have died mostly ...

Arizona Republic: Panel: Contractors gouging taxpayers in Iraq, Afghanistan 2008-05-15

AP WASHINGTON - A poorly run Pentagon program for providing civilian employees in Iraq and Afghanistan with workman's compensation has allowed defense ...

Xinhua: UN special rapporteur expresses concern over civilians' killing ... 2008-05-15

KABUL, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Special Rapporteuron extra judicial executions Philip Alston on Thursday expressed concern over civilians'

WFMY News 2: Bomber Kills Civilians in Market in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

Kabul, Afghanistan -- A provincial official in Afghanistan says a suicide bomber wearing a burqa has killed 15 people and wounded 22 others in a crowded ...

RIA Novosti: Suicide bomber kills 16 in southwest Afghanistan 2008-05-15

KABUL, May 15 (RIA Novosti) - A suicide bomber killed four police officers and 12 civilians in a busy bazaar in southwestern Afghanistan's Farah province ...

People's Daily Online: Suicide blast kills 12 police, civilians in W Afghanistan 2008-05-15

A suicide blast killed five policemen and seven civilians in western Afghan province of Farah Thursday, an interior ministry spokesman said.

SomaliNet: AFGHANISTAN: 18 KILLED IN SUICIDE ATTACK IN WESTERN AFGHANIS... 2008-05-15

(SomaliNet) Officials in Afghanistan have said at least 18 police and civilians were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's western province of Farah ...

Stuff.co.nz: Deadly suicide blast in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

A suicide blast has killed 18 police and civilians in Afghanistan's western province of Farah, officials said. The incident occurred in a bazaar near ...

ic Wales: Nurses day is marked by a live link to Afghanistan 2008-05-15

WALES marked International Nursing Day by linking up with members of 203 Field Hospital in Afghanistan. More than 60 NHS staff from Wales are working at ...

This is London: Picture of courage: The brave soldiers who lost limbs ... 2008-05-15

Each cheer they got from the crowd was a tribute to the sacrifices they made. With scarcely a falter, two Royal Marine commandos who lost limbs ...

Reuters India: In Afghanistan, a road doesn't run through it, yet 2008-05-15

By Luke Baker KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Spend 30 minutes talking to a US military officer in Afghanistan and chances are he or she will mention one ...

USA Today: US detained about 2500 juveniles in Iraq, Afghanistan and Gitmo 2008-05-15

The US government has held about 2500 juveniles in military prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a new report filed with ...

Bloomberg: Pakistan Truce Talks May Boost Afghanistan Attacks, NATO Says 2008-05-15

By Ed Johnson May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Truce talks between Pakistan's government and militants in the tribal region may be causing a rise in terrorist attack ...

MSNBC: Burqa-disguised bomber kills 15 in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber wearing a burqa blew himself up at a crowded market in western Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 15 people and wounding ...

NEWS.com.au: Calls for Afghanistan anti-drug belt 2008-05-15

By Conor Sweeney in Russia CHINA, India and Russia called today for the creation of a security belt around Afghanistan to halt the spread of heroin.

Washington Post: Suicide bomber kills 15 in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

By AMIR SHAH AP KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber wearing a burqa killed 15 people and wounded 22 when he blew himself up Thursday in a crowded market ...

WebWire (press release): Afghanistan Claims Title Of World"s Largest Heroin Producer 2008-05-15

As 18000 American troops continue to fight terrorism in Afghanistan, a new threat to global security rears its ugly head: the country"s growing drug trade.

Xinhua: Russia, China, India propose to create drug security belts around ... 2008-05-15

YEKATERINBURG, Russia, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Russian, Chinese and Indian foreign ministers proposed Thursday the establishment of anti-drug security belt ...

WIS: SC House member who fought in Afghanistan returns 2008-05-15

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - South Carolina House members welcomed back Capt. James Smith with a standing ovation. The Columbia Democrat left for training and ...

Government of Canada Newsroom (press release): Technical Briefing on Afghanistan 2008-05-15

On Thursday, May 15, 2008, Lieutenant-Colonel Stéphane Lafaut, recently returned from a deployment as commanding officer of the Canadian Operational Ment ...

Winnipeg Sun: Suicide bomber kills 12 in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

By Amir Shah, AP KABUL ë At least 12 people have been killed and 27 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in western Afghanistan. Officials say a suicide bomber ...

eFluxMedia: 12 Killed in Afghanistan Suicide Bomb Attack 2008-05-15

By Diane Smith A woman wearing a body-covering burqa detonated the explosives she had on her near a police patrol in a crowded market place in Afghanistan.

New York Times: Bomber Kills at Least 12 in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

By TAIMOOR SHAH KANDAHAR, Afghanistan ë A suicide bomber cloaked in a body-covering burqa killed at least 12 other people and wounded at least 27 Thursday ...

Spencer Daily Reporter: Iowa Marine shot in head while serving in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

DURANT (AP) -- An Iowa Marine is recovering after being shot in the head when his unit came under fire in Afghanistan, his parents said.

Flight International: RAF chief urges better command and control in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

By Craig Hoyle The UK Ministry of Defence needs to do more to provide effective command and control services for joint operations in Afghanistan and Iraq ...

Xinhua: 3 Italian soldiers wounded by roadside bomb in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

ROME, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Three Italian soldiers were injured in a roadside bomb attack near the Afghan capital of Kabul Thursday, according to Itali ...

Asheville Citizen-Times: NC memorial to Iraq, Afghanistan war dead runs out of room 2008-05-15

by Kevin Maurer • AP • updated May 15, 2008 8:23 am Fort Bragg ê When the Army's famed 82nd Airborne Division dedicated its own memorial to paratrooper ...

Market Wire (press release): Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute: Canadian Soldiers ... 2008-05-15

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - May 15, 2008) - The Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute released a report today, Redeployment as a Rite of Passage ...

RTT News: Suicide Bomber Kills 16 People In Afghanistan 2008-05-15

(RTTNews) - A suicide bomber wearing a burqa detonated his explosives in a crowded market in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 16 people ...

Adnkronos International Italia: Afghanistan: Soldier injured in bomb attack 2008-05-15

Kabul, 15 May (AKI) - An Italian soldier was injured in Afghanistan on Thursday when a bomb targeted a convoy patrolling 30 kilometres outside the capital ...

Thenews.pl: Third Shift takes over in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

Soldiers of the second shift of the Polish Military Contingent in Afghanistan has handed over duties to their successors in the third shift today.

KXMC: Edwards endorses Obama...15 killed in Afghanistan...Bush in Israel ... 2008-05-15

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) Barack Obama has tempered a big loss to Hillary Clinton in West Virginia with a victory in the battle for the support of former ...

Agenzia Giornalistica Italia: AFGHANISTAN: ITALIAN ALPINE SOLDIER INJURED IN ATTACK 2008-05-15

(AGI) - Kabul, 15 May - An Alpine soldier from the Italian contingent in Afghanistan was slightly injured in an attack near Kabul. The bomb, most likely set ...

San Jose Mercury News: Official: Suicide bomber kills 15 in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

By AMIR SHAH AP Writer KABUL, AfghanistanëA suicide bomber wearing a burqa killed 15 people and wounding 22 others when he blew himself up Thursday in ...

Sioux Falls Argus Leader: National Guard units might be deployed to Afghanistan 2008-05-15

Two South Dakota Army National Guard units were given notice this week for training to prepare for possible deployment to Afghanistan.

PRESS TV: Blast kill 18, hurt 22 in Afghanistan 2008-05-15

A suicide blast has killed at least 18 people wounding more than 22 others near a police station in Afghanistan's western province of Farah.

CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse): AFGHANISTAN - Appeal hearing delay for journalist under sentence ... 2008-05-15

MONTREAL, May 14 /CNW Telbec/ - Reporters Without Borders calls on the Afghan authorities to cooperate with the lawyer of Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh ...

Peninsula On-line: Taliban continue to engage US troops in Afghanistan region 2008-05-15

KABUL • US Marines have faced "continuous resistance" from the Taliban since an operation began two weeks ago to clear out a key militant stronghold ...

WISC: Second-Graders Surprise Local Veteran Injured In Afghanistan 2008-05-15

MONTELLO, Wis. -- A group of second-graders in Montello set a goal to raise money to help a local veteran who was seriously injured last year in ...

Greenville News: Last of SC Guardsmen return home from Afghanistan 2008-05-15

By Nathaniel Cary • STAFF WRITER • May 14, 2008 Thirty-four empty chairs sat in four straight rows across the Fountain Inn Armory floor this evening.

Straight Goods: Death during childbirth common in Afghanistan 2008-05-14

In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan Province, Sharifa feeds rice and bread to her nieces and nephews. The six children are orphans who were left ...

OneWorld.net: Afghanistan: Victims of collateral damage in need of assistance 2008-05-14

Kabul: A provincial emergency response commission in insurgency-torn Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, has asked UN agencies and international aid ...

IRINnews.org: AFGHANISTAN: Over 360000 affected by reduced health services 2008-05-14

KABUL, 14 May 2008 (IRIN) - The killing and abduction of dozens of health workers in the past two years has prompted officials to shut down at least 36 ...

Pakistan Observer: 12 militants killed in Afghanistan 2008-05-14

KabulëA US military helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Afghanistan, apparently after coming under fire, the army said Tuesday.

International Herald Tribune: Afghanistan protests to Iran over border killings 2008-05-14

KABUL: Afghanistan has protested to neighbouring Iran over the killing of a number of its nationals by Iranian forces, the Foreign Ministry said ...

New York Times: Afghanistan: Taliban Tell Public to Turn Off Tvs 2008-05-14

By REUTERS Taliban insurgents have ordered residents of a province near Kabul to stop watching television, saying the networks were showing un-Islamic ...

JURIST: US offloading Guantanamo detainees to face uncertain justice ... 2008-05-14

Khalid Sekander [former legal advisor to USAID]: "The US Supreme Court said in 2006 that military commissions to try Guantanamo detainees ...

Globe and Mail: Medic's widow still supports Afghanistan mission 2008-05-14

CALGARY -- It's something all military families dread but are forced to discuss when a soldier is deployed overseas: the possibility that a loved one won't ...

TVNZ: Afghanistan to make major aid plea 2008-05-14

Afghanistan will ask international donors for $50 billion ($65.67 billion) in aid at a conference in Paris next month, President Hamid Karzai's seni ...

Thenews.pl: Polish patrol in Afghanistan drives over IED 2008-05-14

A patrol of Polish soldiers have driven over an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Sharana base, Afghanistan. Nobody was hurt.

Earthtimes (press release): Foreign would-be suicide bomber arrested in northern Afghanistan 2008-05-14

Kabul - Afghan intelligence agents arrested a foreign would-be suicide bomber and his Afghan associate along with 200 kilograms of explosive packed in ...

Orangeburg Times Democrat: Home at last: Soldiers welcomed upon return from Afghanistan 2008-05-14

By LEE TANT, T&D Staff WriterWednesday, May 14, 2008 It"s been a long time away from home for the 67 brave soldiers of the South Carolina National Guard" ...

WMUR: National Guardsmen Return Home From Afghanistan 2008-05-14

MANCHESTER, NH -- A specialized group of New Hampshire National Guardsmen returned home Tuesday night after serving a year in Afghanistan.

KTIV: Estherville, Storm Lake Soldiers Return From Afghanistan 2008-05-14

50 soldiers from the 194th Field Artillery, based in Estherville, and Storm Lake, spent a year in Afghanistan. From tears of joy, to remembering the one ...

Khaleej Times: Afghanistan: Poppies swapped for wheat as food costs soar 2008-05-14

Afghan farmers hope to capitalise on soaring food costs by growing wheat instead of poppy crops, with the fall in heroin prices further fuelling the switch.

The Globalist: Shooting Afghanistan: Beyond the Conflict (III) 2008-05-14

By Michael Bhatia | Wednesday, May 14, 2008 or me, Afghanistan is not a nation of combatants ë of Mujahideen, Taliban or tribal riflemen.

National Post: John Turley-Ewart: Canadian Troops in Afghanistan shell village ... 2008-05-14

Liberal MP Garth Turner has no problem smearing his critics. Lying is apparently OK in Garth Turner's political play book. The question this raises is ...

Rocky Mountain News: Columbine exchange student from Afghanistan improved his asylum ... 2008-05-13

By Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News (Contact) When a 17-year-old Afghan high school student recently abandoned Colorado for Canada in a bid for asylum ...

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Gunshot kills Zelienople soldier in Afghanistan 2008-05-13

By Michael Hasch Army Pfc. Matthew W. Brown of Zelienople, whose family has a long history of military service to the country, died of a gunshot wound ...

The Morning Sun: CMU student from Afghanistan talks about his year in the US 2008-05-13

BY PATRICIA ECKER Last summer, Eileen Jennings never thought she would develop such a close relationship to a man from Afghanistan who she now considers ...

WLOS: Fort Bragg soldier dies from injuries in Afghanistan 2008-05-13

FORT BRAGG, NC (AP) -- Military officials say a soldier based at Fort Bragg has died from non-combat related injuries. A statement from the post on Monday ...

Los Angeles Times: IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN: US casualties identified 2008-05-12

The Defense Department has announced the deaths of two soldiers in Afghanistan and three soldiers in Iraq. At least 500 American military personnel ...

The Globalist: Shooting Afghanistan: Beyond the Conflict (I) 2008-05-12

By Michael Bhatia | Monday, May 12, 2008 Many social scientists do research, and some do actual field research ë but very few have the courage ...

Worthing Today: Harry joins Afghanistan comrades in memorial march 2008-05-11

Prince Harry has marched alongside soldiers he served with in Afghanistan at a memorial service in central London. The Blues and Royals led the Cavalry ...

Clarksville Leaf Chronicle: 101st soldier dies in Afghanistan 2008-05-11

Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, 26, of Loveland, Colo., died Friday in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by a roadside bomb and an ambush, according to ...

KRDO: Loveland Soldier Killed In Afghanistan 2008-05-11

By Joe Dominguez AFGHANISTAN - A 26-year-old soldier from Loveland, Colorado has been killed in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced Saturday ...

9NEWS.com: Soldier from Loveland killed in Afghanistan 2008-05-11

CAMPBELL, Ky. ê The Department of Defense says a soldier from Loveland has been killed in Iraq. Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, 26, died Friday in Kapisa Province ...

KKTV 11 News: CO Soldier Dies in Afghanistan 2008-05-11

26-year-old Sergeant Isaac Palomarez of Loveland died on May 9th. The Department of Defense says he died when his patrol hit an improvised explosive device ...

International Herald Tribune: Jailed Taliban suspects on hunger strike in southern Afghanist ... 2008-05-11

AP KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: More than 200 Taliban suspects have gone on a hunger strike in the Kandahar prison to demand fair trials, officials said Sunday.

Hindu: Nine militants killed in air raid in Afghanistan 2008-05-11

Islamabad, May 11 (PTI) Nine tribesmen from Pakistan's restive South Waziristan were among 13 Taliban militants killed in a clash with NATO-led forces ...

PRESS TV: Seven Taliban killed in Afghanistan 2008-05-11

At least seven Taliban militants have been killed in two separate raids by NATO-led troops and the Afghan army in the troubled east.

Khaleej Times: Afghanistan and future of long years of struggle 2008-05-11

BY DEBBIE MENON (Issues) THE Afghan people have a great strength; a dignity in their lives, and a pride in their culture. Long years of war and struggle ...

Radio Australia: Protestors clash with police in Afghanistan 2008-05-11

A least two people were killed and seven wounded in eastern Afghanistan when police clashed with demonstrators. Several thousand protesters ...

Fort Mills Times: Soldier with 101st Airborne killed in Afghanistan fighting 2008-05-11

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. ë An Army sergeant from Colorado became the third soldier from the 101st Airborne to be killed in Afghanistan in a week.

Middle East North Africa Financial Network: UAE's Dnata to enhance presence in Afghanistan 2008-05-10

(MENAFN) Dnata Travel, the retail travel arm of Dnata Travel Services, has signed a joint venture with Dunya Travel to strengthen its expertise ...

Boston Globe: Mass. man killed while working in Afghanistan 2008-05-10

MEDWAY, Mass.ëA social scientist from Massachusetts has been killed in Afghanistan, where he was a civilian consultant to the Army on cultural issues.

Boston Herald: Medway scholar killed in Afghanistan combat 2008-05-10

By Ira Kantor A Medway doctoral student who devoted his life to bringing peace to war-torn nations died in combat in Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Arab Times: Rising prices heap pressure on Afghanistan's destitute 2008-05-10

KABUL, May 10, 2008 (AFP) - Shamsuddin, his wife and their three children sit cross-legged on the floor around the cloth that Afghans traditionally eat off ...

Farmington Daily Times: Farmington soldier killed in Afghanistan 2008-05-10

Staff Sgt. Kevin Casey Roberts, 25, of La Plata, was killed Wednesday in Afghanistan while serving his third tour overseas. LA PLATA ë Flags in Farmingt ...

PRESS TV: 8 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan 2008-05-10

At least 8 soldiers of the NATO-led force have been killed during an operation in the southeastern province of Paktia in Afghanistan.

Tehran Times: Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan agree on anti-drug plan 2008-05-10

VIENNA (UN News Center) ê Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan have agreed to step up cross-border controls to stop the flow of illegal drugs, the United Nati ...

Providence Journal: Brown grad killed in Afghanistan 2008-05-10

By W. Zachary Malinowski During the first 30 years of his life, the 1999 Brown University graduate had written, coauthored and edited three book ...

Xinhua: Slovak FM, defense minister visit Afghanistan 2008-05-10

The ministers visited the Slovak troops within the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in the Afghan province of Uruzgan, said the report.

Bloomberg: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran to Fight Cross-Border Opium Trade 2008-05-09

By Ed Johnson May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran agreed to strengthen border cooperation to fight the drugs trade that is funding ...

Washington Post: Pentagon Is Open to Moving More Marines to Afghanistan 2008-05-09

By Ann Scott Tyson The Marine Corps may begin shifting its major combat forces out of Iraq to focus on Afghanistan in 2009 if greater security in Iraq ...

WREG: Dept. of Defense identifies soldiers killed in Afghanistan 2008-05-09

AP - May 8, 2008 11:25 PM ET Two Fort Campbell, Ky., soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan have been identified by the Department of Defense.