Victim’s fiance in Afghan return
The Northern Irish fiance of a woman murdered in Afghanistan in August has returned to work in the war-torn country.
Afghanistan Complains About Russians in Drug Raid
KABUL, Afghanistan — Russian counternarcotics agents participated in a NATO-led drug raid that netted $56 million worth of heroin and morphine, but Afghanistan’s president complained that he had not been informed in advance of the Russian involvement, and his administration demanded a formal apology.
Taliban leaders hold secret talks with Afghan president
Three Taliban leaders secretly met with Afghanistan’s president two weeks ago in an effort to weaken the U.S.-led coalition’s most vicious enemy, a powerful al Qaeda linked network that straddles the border region with Pakistan.
Karzai furious at raid by foreigners on heroin labs
KABUL: A furious Hamid Karzai has denounced a large drug raid by US forces and Russian drug agents as a violation of Afghan sovereignty.
Taliban hold secret talks with Afghanistan president
Kabul, Oct 31 (AP) Three Taliban leaders secretly met with Afghanistan’s president two weeks ago in an effort to weaken the US-led coalition’s most vicious enemy, a powerful al-Qaeda linked network that straddles the border region with Pakistan.
Afghanistan complains about Russian involvement in drug raid
Afghanistan’s president said Saturday that 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.
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.
Taliban hold secret talks with Afghan president
Three Taliban leaders secretly met with Afghanistan’s president two weeks ago in an effort to weaken the U.S.-led coalition’s most vicious enemy, a powerful al-Qaida linked network that straddles the border region…
Report: U.S. Agencies Don’t Track Afghan Spending
The special inspector general’s office for Afghanistan reconstruction developed its own list of contractors and found that that nearly 7,000 received almost $18 billion between 2007 and 2009 from the Defense Department, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
‘Afghan generation’ Poppy Appeal
Welsh Office Minister David Jones launches the Royal British Legion’s Welsh Poppy Appeal.
