Officials in eastern Afghanistan say a bomb blast has killed five and wounded 17 people. Authorities say the explosion Monday in Kapisa province killed a local police commander, his son, two bodyguards, and one civilian. Earlier this month, four French soldiers were killed in Kapisa, where hundreds of French troops have been deployed to fight […]
NATO Troops, Insurgents Killed in Afghanistan
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Two NATO troops and 32 insurgents have been killed in violence throughout Afghanistan. NATO said the service members were killed in insurgent attacks in the country’s south and east on Friday. It did not give their nationalities. The latest deaths come as the number of American troops killed in the more than 10-year Afghan war […]
Karzai: Afghanistan Site of Cooperation Against Terrorism
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says international partners are cooperating to help his country fight terrorism and radicalism and bring peace and economic progress to the region. President Karzai spoke Thursday at a one-day conference in Kabul, where officials were discussing the future of Afghanistan after foreign troops withdraw in 2014. The talks follow similar discussions […]
Karzai: Afghanistan Site of Cooperation Against Terrorism
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says international partners are cooperating to help his country fight terrorism and radicalism and bring peace and economic progress to the region. President Karzai spoke Thursday at a one-day conference in Kabul, where officials were discussing the future of Afghanistan after foreign troops withdraw in 2014. The talks follow similar discussions […]
UN: Afghan War Kills or Wounds 5 Children a Day
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says more children are becoming casualties of the Afghan war, with five children killed or wounded in Afghanistan per day. In a new report released by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, more than 1,700 children were killed or injured in the conflict last year compared with nearly 1,400 in 2010. More than 300 […]
NATO Chief Hopes Pakistan Supply Route Will Reopen Soon
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen says he hopes supply routes through Pakistan into neighboring Afghanistan will be reopened soon. Rasmussen spoke Wednesday during a visit to Australia, days after a team of U.S. negotiators left Pakistan without a new transit deal. Pakistan closed the NATO supply lines in November after U.S. airstrikes mistakenly killed 24 […]
Afghan President: Airstrikes in Civilian Areas ‘Absolutely Banned’
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the use of NATO airstrikes in civilian areas is “absolutely banned,” even when coalition forces are under attack. Mr. Karzai told reporters Tuesday that bombing of civilian homes is not allowed for any reason, and that Afghanistan considers the airstrikes a “disproportionate” and “illegitimate” use of force. His comments come […]
Afghan President: Airstrikes in Civilian Areas ‘Absolutely Banned’
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the use of NATO airstrikes in civilian areas is “absolutely banned,” even when coalition forces are under attack. Mr. Karzai told reporters Tuesday that bombing of civilian homes is not allowed for any reason, and that Afghanistan considers the airstrikes a “disproportionate” and “illegitimate” use of force. His comments come […]
Afghan President Says Airstrikes in Civilian Areas ‘Absolutely Banned’
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the use of NATO airstrikes in civilian areas is “absolutely banned,” even when coalition forces are under attack. Mr. Karzai told reporters Tuesday that bombing of civilian homes is not allowed for any reason, and that Afghanistan considers the airstrikes a “disproportionate” and “illegitimate” use of force. His comments come […]
NATO Orders Restrictions on Afghan Air Strikes
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
NATO says it has agreed to restrict the use of airstrikes in Afghan residential areas following last week’s deadly strike in the east that Afghan officials say killed 18 civilians. Coalition officials told reporters Monday that troops would continue to conduct operations against insurgents who hide in residential compounds but that “when there is concern […]
