U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously un-announced visit. Clinton landed in Kabul early Saturday on her way to the Afghan donor conference in Japan starting Sunday. She will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace and will speak to staff at the U.S. Embassy in […]
Clinton Makes Unannounced Stop in Afghanistan
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
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NATO: Man in Afghan Army Uniform Wounds Troops
Posted July 4th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
NATO officials in Afghanistan says a man in an Afghan army uniform has shot and wounded five coalition troops at a military base near Kabul. The attack occurred Tuesday in the Syed Abad District of restive Wardak province. An Afghan military spokesman says the shooter fled the area. The attack raises the number of so-called […]
Rights Group Urges Afghanistan to Protect Press Freedom
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch is calling on Afghanistan to withdraw a draft media law the group says will increase government control over the press and “undermine free expression.” The New York-based group said in a statement Tuesday that the Afghan government has taken steps to undercut the work of journalists and that the draft law is […]
Pakistan Accuses Afghan Soldiers of Killing 2 Tribesmen
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials have accused Afghan soldiers of crossing into Pakistan and killing two local tribesmen. Government officials say at least 30 Afghan soldiers clashed with locals in the Upper Kurram region of Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal belt Monday. The soldiers reportedly were in pursuit of militants from the Afghan side of the border. The Associated Press […]
Suicide Car Bomb Kills 7 in S. Afghanistan
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomb killed at least seven people and wounded 23 others in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar city. A spokesman for the provincial governor tweeted that all the casualties in Monday’s attack are civilians. Eyewitnesses also tell VOA that the car apparently targeted a minibus carrying contractors from a major U.S. military […]
Afghan Man in Police Uniform Kills 3 British Soldiers
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Britain’s defense ministry says an Afghan man dressed in a police uniform killed three British soldiers Sunday. In a statement Monday, the ministry said the incident occurred at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Defense officials say the soldiers were part of a police advisory team that was meeting with local elders. As the […]
Blast Hits Afghan Passenger Bus, Kills 5
Posted July 1st, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb blast hit a passenger bus Sunday, killing five civilians, including women and children. Authorities say the early morning blast wounded at least 18 other people in Ghazni province. The bus was traveling from Kabul to the southern city of Kandahar. One of the wounded told Reuters news […]
Blast Hits Afghan Passenger Bus, Kills 5
Posted July 1st, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb blast hit a passenger bus Sunday, killing five civilians, including women and children. Authorities say the early morning blast wounded at least 18 other people in Ghazni province. The bus was traveling from Kabul to the southern city of Kandahar. One of the wounded told Reuters news […]
Afghan Blast Hits Bus, Kills 5
Posted July 1st, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Officials in southeastern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb hit a bus Sunday, killing five passengers, including women and children. Authorities say the blast wounded 11 people in Ghazni province. The bus was traveling from Kabul to the southern city of Kandahar. One of the wounded told the Reuters news agency from the hospital that when […]
Afghan Blast Kills 5, Wounds 11
Posted July 1st, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
Officials in southeastern Afghanistan say a bus has hit a roadside bomb, killing five passengers, including women and children. Authorities say 11 people were wounded in the blast Sunday in Ghazni province. The bus was traveling from Kabul to the southern city of Kandahar. Improvised bombs planted on Afghan roads are a common insurgent tactic, […]
