Afghan civilian deaths reported after airstrike in western provinceKABUL — The U.S. military says civilian deaths — including women and children — have been reported after an airstrike on a compound in western Afghanistan. Search for US soldier captured in Afghanistan yields few clues, offers many difficultiesKABUL — The troops hunting for the young private have little to go on: He disappeared near the border with Pakistan, his Taliban captors released a propaganda video of him two weeks later, downcast and frightened. Then, at least publicly, nothing about the only U.S. soldier missing in the Afghan war. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 12 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bombKABUL — A roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has killed 12 civilians. Al-Qaida’s Zawahri calls Obama a ‘fraud’ for failing to stop Israel’s settlementsCAIRO — Al-Qaida’s deputy leader on Monday seized upon President Barack Obama failure to bring about a freeze in Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and called him a “fraud” in a new audio message. US soldier, 22 Taliban killed in AfghanistanKABUL - A US soldier was killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked his convoy in southeastern Afghanistan, while Afghan and foreign troops killed 22 Taliban militants in a joint operation in the west of the country, officials said. NATO’s secretary general says more Afghan training and equipment needed for conflictWASHINGTON — NATO’s secretary general on Monday said “things are going to have to change” in Afghanistan for the United States and its international allies to win the stalemated war. Afghan Cabinet minister escapes bombing that kills 4; Taliban claim responsibilityKABUL — An explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister outside a girls school killed four civilians in the country’s far west, police said. A Taliban official claimed responsibility for the Sunday morning blast. 6 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan; energy minister escapes bombingKABUL — A suicide car bomb explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister killed four civilians Sunday, while attacks and a violent storm killed six international troops, including three French and two American forces, officials said. 30 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bomb near KandaharKABUL — Officials say the civilian death toll in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has reached 30. 30 killed in Afghanistan landmine blastKABUL - At least 30 people were killed and 39 others injured Tuesday when the passenger bus in which they were travelling struck a landmine in southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the interior ministry said in a statement. Roadside bomb kills 12 in AfghanistanKABUL - Twelve people were killed and 15 others injured Tuesday when the bus in which they were travelling hit a landmine in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Taliban commander killed in AfghanistanKABUL - A key Taliban commander was killed in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province by policemen, police said Tuesday. Bank in Afghanistan set ablaze, guard killedKABUL - Unknown armed men have set ablaze a branch building of the BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) bank in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. Afghanistan Government too corrupt to consolidate US military’s effortsKABUL - Though the US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has urged the US to repeat an Iraq-style surge in Afghanistan, the Obama administration thinks all the efforts will come to nought as the Hamid Karzai Government is too corrupt. Militants kill six truck drivers in AfghanistanKABUL - Taliban militants have attacked a convoy of trucks in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province, killing six drivers, the interior ministry said in a statement Monday. Afghan minister survives attack, 6 NATO soldiers killedKABUL - An Afghan cabinet minister survived a suicide attack in Herat province Sunday, but four civilians were killed and 17 people were injured, officials said. ‘Afghan-Taliban’s intricate fundraising system almost impossible to track’KABUL - The financial support system for the Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan is so intricate that it is almost impossible to track and choke off the movement’s money supply, US and Afghan officials have said. ISI offering covert support to Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan: ExpertKABUL - A senior advisor at the Afghan Foreign Ministry has seconded General Stanley McChrystal’s stance that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is still offering covert support to the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
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