Five NATO soldiers have been killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan. The coalition says a roadside bomb killed two of its service members in eastern Afghanistan on Friday. NATO did not release the soldiers’ nationalities. Also Friday, three Italian soldiers were killed in a road accident in Afghanistan’s western Herat province. Italian defense officials say […]
5 NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
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Slain Former Afghan President Led Peace Efforts
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
As head of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, former President Burhannudin Rabbani was tasked with leading efforts to find a political solution to the ten-year war with the Taliban. Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed the council in October of 2010. The 68-member body made up of tribal elders, religious leaders, and politicians was set up to […]
Slain Former Afghan President Led Peace Efforts
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
As head of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, former President Burhannudin Rabbani was tasked with leading efforts to find a political solution to the ten-year war with the Taliban. Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed the council in October of 2010. The 68-member body made up of tribal elders, religious leaders, and politicians was set up to […]
NATO, Afghan Forces Kill Key Al-Qaida Affiliate
Posted September 3rd, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
NATO said Saturday coalition and Afghan forces have killed a former detainee at the U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who became a key al-Qaida affiliate after returning to Afghanistan. A coalition statement said Sabar Lal was killed in an operation late Friday in northeastern Nangarhar province. The statement described Lal as an insurgent leader […]
Afghan President Will Not Seek Another Term
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will not seek a third term in office. Some political opponents had feared Mr. Karzai would try to amend the constitution in order to be allowed to run for another term. But the Afghan leader said Thursday that the constitution does not allow a president to serve more than […]
US-Led Forces Kill Taliban Militants Behind Helicopter Attack
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says coalition forces killed the Taliban militants responsible for last week’s helicopter crash in which 30 American and eight Afghan troops died. He also says the insurgent leader who was the target of the initial operation remains at large. In a videoconference from Kabul Wednesday, General […]
US-Led Forces Kill Taliban Militants Behind Helicopter Attack
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan Wednesday said coalition forces killed the Taliban insurgents responsible for last week’s helicopter crash in which 30 American and eight Afghan troops died. In a videoconference from Kabul, General John Allen said his forces had followed the insurgents since the August 6 incident in central Wardak […]
Afghan President Says Election Commission Will Resolve Poll Dispute
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a decree giving the country’s Independent Election Commission the final say in election results. The decision Wednesday is the latest attempt to resolve an impasse that has gripped the Afghan parliament since its inauguration in January. A special Afghan court set up by Mr. Karzai disqualified 62 lawmakers – […]
Airstrike Kills Afghan Taliban Militants Who Downed Helicopter
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says an airstrike has killed the militants responsible for last week’s helicopter crash that killed 38 Americans and Afghans. Insurgents shot down the Chinook helicopter in the central Afghan province of Wardak on Saturday. Thirty American troops, including members of the elite Navy SEALS, were killed […]
Afghan President Says Election Commission Will Resolve Poll Dispute
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a decree giving the country’s Independent Election Commission the final say in election results. The decision Wednesday is the latest attempt to resolve an impasse that has gripped the Afghan parliament since its inauguration in January. A special Afghan court set up by Mr. Karzai disqualified 62 lawmakers – […]
