Top US general in Iraq calls it a key partner in Mideast despite US focus on AfghanistanWASHINGTON — The top American commander in Iraq on Wednesday warned Congress against losing sight of that nation as a key Mideast ally, even as safer conditions have let him send home more U.S. troops faster than expected. Top general in Iraq calls it a key partner in Mideast despite US focus on AfghanistanWASHINGTON — The top American commander in Iraq on Wednesday warned Congress against losing sight of that nation as a key Mideast ally, even as safer conditions have let him send home more U.S. troops faster than expected. UN chief fires Peter Galbraith, the top US official at the UN mission in AfghanistanUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fired the top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan Wednesday after a widely publicized dispute with his boss over how to deal with widespread fraud charges in the country’s presidential election. AP sources: UN fires top American official from Afghan post after dispute over election fraudKABUL — The top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan is losing his job after he disagreed with superiors over how to deal with widespread fraud charges from the presidential election, people familiar with the decision said Wednesday. The U.S. diplomat, Peter Galbraith, denied he had been fired. Girl in Afghanistan killed by box of leaflets dropped by British forces, UK saysLONDON — Britain’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a box of leaflets dropped from a British plane killed a girl in Afghanistan. UN fires American official from Afghan post after dispute over election fraudKABUL — The top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan is losing his job after he disagreed with superiors over how to deal with widespread fraud charges from the presidential election, people familiar with the decision said Wednesday. The U.S. diplomat denied he had been fired. Sen. McCain says he hopes Obama will make ‘right decision’ on troop buildup in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that President Barack Obama cannot give up the fight in Afghanistan, saying the region would be destabilized if the United States and its NATO allies pulled back. US service member killed by suicide bombing in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member was killed Wednesday in a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. Taliban attacks on roadways spread path of fear among AfghansKABUL — Taliban militants are sowing fear along Afghanistan’s highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs — including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south. Officials: 2 suspected US missile strikes kill 13 militants in volatile northwest PakistanPARACHINAR, Pakistan — Two missile attacks killed 13 militants in northwestern Pakistan’s tribal belt Tuesday in the latest apparent strikes of a covert U.S. program that American officials are considering intensifying. Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte, crew mates head for space station aboard Russian Soyuz craftBAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A billionaire Canadian circus tycoon is on his way to the International Space Station. Blast targeting Afghan powerbroker outside girls’ school kills 4; Taliban claim responsibilityKABUL — Police say four people have been killed in an explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister outside a school in the country’s west. A Taliban official is claiming responsibility. President, NATO secretary general to hold White House meetingWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama meets at the White House today with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN’-derz FOHG RAHS’-moo-sihn). British defense chief says UK can play only small role in any troop surge in AfghanistanBRIGHTON, England — Britain’s defense secretary said Monday that the U.K. has only limited scope to send more troops to Afghanistan, despite calls from military leaders to support U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s demand for extra soldiers. 12 Afghan civilians killed in insurgent ambush, roadside bomb, government saysKABUL — A Taliban ambush on a highway left six truckers dead, and a roadside bomb killed another six Afghans in a crowded van, the government said Monday — the latest sign that insurgent violence is spreading across the countryside. Targeted by suicide bomb, Afghan Cabinet minister threatens to quit post, deplores insecurityKABUL — A powerful member of President Hamid Karzai’s Cabinet threatened to quit after a suicide car bomb attack targeted him Sunday, killing five people, in the latest Taliban attempt to destabilize Afghanistan’s struggling government. Two Americans were among six NATO troop deaths elsewhere. UN envoy says Afghanistan war effort facing “decision time”UNITED NATIONS — A top U.N. envoy warned Tuesday that Afghanistan was facing “decision-time,” including certification of results of the flawed presidential elections and its decision on whether to pursue a peace process with the rebels to try to end the country’s eight-year-old war. French military: 3 French soldiers killed in storm in AfghanistanPARIS — Officials in France say three French soldiers have been killed in a violent storm in northeastern Afghanistan. Taliban hijackings, bomb attacks on roadways spread path of fear among civilians in AfghanistanKABUL — Taliban militants are sowing fear along Afghanistan’s highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs — including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south. Afghan authorities say the attacks, often carried out by only a handful of militants, are part of a psychological campaign to convince civilians that Taliban control is spreading. UN Afghan envoy warns against “simplistic” plans for pacifying Taliban rebelsUNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. official in Afghanistan is cautioning against “simplistic” efforts to split the Taliban insurgency by buying off rank-and-file rebels while militarily confronting hardcore elements. Afghan government says 12 civilians killed by Taliban attack, roadside bombKABUL — Insurgents killed 12 Afghan civilians in the east and north — half in an ambush on a group of truck drivers and half when a van hit a roadside bomb, the government said Monday. Crews aboard Russian rockets join in decades-old rituals thought to bring luck before lift offMOSCOW — The launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket Wednesday that will carry Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other crew members to the International Space Station will be marked by rituals dating back to the pioneering Soviet space missions of the 1960s. Shortcomings in enforcement allow Saudi individuals and charities to aid Islamic extremistsWASHINGTON — Shortcomings in enforcement are allowing Saudi individuals and charitable organizations to steer financial support to Islamic extremists in Afghanistan and elsewhere, congressional investigators say. Soyuz rocket, capsule taken to launch pad at Kazakh steppe for next mission to ISSBAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — Workers at Russia’s manned space-launch facility lifted to the launch pad on Monday a rocket that is to send Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two astronauts to the International Space Station. Malaysia bans Baron Cohen’s hit movie ‘Bruno’ because of gay sex scenesKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia has banned U.S. box office hit “Bruno” by Sacha Baron Cohen because it highlights gay life and has gay sex scenes, an official said Tuesday. Military operation in Afghan west kills at least 30 Taliban; 12 civilians die elsewhereKABUL — A U.S. team working with Afghan soldiers swooped in on a militant stronghold in the country’s west, killing at least 30 Taliban fighters, U.S. and Afghan officials said Monday. Elsewhere, a Taliban highway ambush left six truckers dead, and a roadside bomb killed another six Afghans in a crowded van. Officials say 2 missile strikes in Pakistani border regions kill 13 militantsPARACHINAR, Pakistan — Officials say two suspected U.S. missile strikes in northwest Pakistan have killed 13 militants. 3 French soldiers killed in Afghan storm; another dies in road accidentPARIS — Three French soldiers were killed Sunday in a violent storm in northeastern Afghanistan, while another was killed when an armored vehicle fell into a ravine, French officials said. At least 773 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at least 773 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. Merkel roars to 2nd term, new coalition in German election thanks to strong allyBERLIN — Final results confirm that Chancellor Angela Merkel has won a second term and a majority for a new center-right government in Germany’s parliamentary election. |
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