4 hrs ago | WDRB-TV Louisville
Afghan police are weak link in security force
Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.
9 hrs ago | Fox News
Police: Afghan Lawmaker Narrowly Escaped Assassination
Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.
14 hrs ago | Houston Home-Journal
Afghan Taliban chief now in Karachi says US
Houston News.Net Friday 20th November, 2009 Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar has shifted his base from Quetta to Karachi with the help of Pakistana s Inter Services Intelligence, the Washington Times reports.
18 hrs ago | en.trend.az | Trend_News
Suicide bomber kills 13 in western Afghanistan
Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UN
Germany to reassess Afghan troop levels next year
Obama faces showdowns on health, Afghanistan, jobs
President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip.
New US Afghan strategy faces serious obstacles from skeptical Pakistani officials
Faced with an escalating insurgency, Pakistan increasingly views U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as critical to its own security - but is worried enough about the chances of American failure that it continues to hedge its bets.
Krishna, Qureshi Attend Kabul Luncheon
November 19, 2009 Visionmp.com news service Foreign Minister SM Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi attended a luncheon hosted by Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta in Kabul on Thursday.
Factbox: Key facts and figures for Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, battling to rebuild a tarnished reputation, was sworn into office for a second term on Thursday as he faces renewed criticism from Washington over corruption.
New general takes over command of Canadian troops in Afghanistan
Canadian troops in Afghanistan are reporting to a new general today. Brig. Gen. Daniel Menard took over command of Task Force Kandahar from Brig.
Turkish FM to attend Afghan president's inauguration ceremony
Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term
NATO postpones conference on forces for Afghanistan: spokesman
All Afghan detainees likely tortured: diplomat
Richard Colvin, a former senior diplomat with Canada's mission in Afghanistan, appears before a House of Commons committee Wednesday in Ottawa.
Military policeman dies in gunfight
A British soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence has said.
Nov 18 - Over a thousand women from the Jamaat-e-Islami party march through the streets of Islamabad to condemn American policies in Pakistan.
Lottery winner's son in Taliban war
The soldier son of Britain's biggest lottery winner is preparing to fight in Afghanistan, it has been reported.
Source: Germany to extend Afghanistan mission
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