Taliban attack on Afghan post repelled
International forces in Afghanistan have fought off a Taliban attack on a combat post in a remote region bordering Pakistan, killing 30 insurgents.
Afghan firefight kills 30 Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 30 (UPI) — Surrounded U.S. NATO troops in Afghanistan repelled a Taliban attack Saturday and killed at least 30 militants, officials said.
Afghan president condemns US-Russia drugs operation
KABUL (AFP) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday demanded an explanation from NATO’s command in Afghanistan for a drugs raid carried out by the United States and Russia without his government’s permission.
World › U.S., Russian forces team up for Afghan drug bust
Russian counternarcotics agents teamed up with U.S. and Afghan forces in an unprecedented joint raid that destroyed nearly $56 million worth of heroin near the…
Joint raids hit Afghan drug-production bases
U.S. and Afghan forces working with Russian agents destroyed millions of dollars worth of drugs at several heroin and opium production facilities in Afghanistan during an unprecedented joint operation, officials said Friday.
Karzai denounces drug raid in Afghanistan
The Afghan president calls a large-scale operation in which the U.S. and Russia took part a violation of sovereignty, even though Afghan police participated in the action near the Pakistan border. Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday denounced a large-scale drug raid in which U.S. forces and Russian drug agents took part, calling it a violation of Afghan sovereignty.
Karzai Protests Russian Agents Used in Afghan Drug Raid
The Afghan president called the presence of Russians during an operation was a “blatant violation” of his country’s sovereignty.
Australia training Afghan militia fighters
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 29 (UPI) — Training militants loyal to a notorious warlord in Afghanistan will help ensure the safety of Australian troops there, the head of the military said Friday.
Afghanistan complains about Russians in drug raid
KABUL – Afghanistan’s president said Saturday he had not been informed in advance of Russian participation in a NATO-led drug raid that netted $56 million worth of heroin and morphine, and his administration demanded a formal apology from the alliance.
Pak-Afghan trade deal signed
ISLAMABAD (October 29, 2010) : Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday signed Pak-Afghan Transit Trade Agreement for boosting bilateral trade & exports for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.
Building collapse kills 60 at Afghan wedding
Part of a building collapsed on a wedding party in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province on Wednesday, killing about 60 people, the Afghan Red Crescent said.
‘Afghan generation’ Poppy Appeal
Welsh Office Minister David Jones launches the Royal British Legion’s Welsh Poppy Appeal.
