May 7, 2009, 4:03 am
Countercurrents, Zardari, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Karzai, 9 11, Usa, Terrorism, Nato, Al Qaeda, America, Taliban, Civilians, Fata, Central Asia, Swat, War On Terror, Swat Valley, United States, Barack Obama, Buner, Richard Holbrooke, Obama Administration, Bill Van Auken, Us Airst
with the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan, reports from Afghanistan indicate that US air strikes in western Farah province have killed and wounded scores of civilians, many of them women and children. Villagers from the remote Bala Baluk district near the Iranian border put the death toll as high as 150, according to local government
May 7, 2009, 12:00 am
U S, Contractors, Iraq, And, Afghanistan, Using, Clinics, Intended, For, Military
Military clinics and field hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan have supplied more than $1 million a month in health-care services to civilian contractors during the past two years without seeking reimbursement from their employers, as provided by law, according to a new audit by the Defense Department...
May 7, 2009, 3:50 pm
Civilian, Deaths, Create, Difficulties, For, U S, Strategy, Afghanistan
KABUL, May 7 -- The deaths of more than two dozen civilians in fighting this week in western Afghanistan highlight a problem for senior U.S. officials who want to apologize quickly for any American mistakes while also arguing that the Taliban are the main cause of suffering in the country.
May 7, 2009, 4:28 pm
Unrest Conflict And War, Terrorism, Afghanistan
A suicide bomber on a motorbike struck a convoy of foreign troops in southern Afghanistan killing 12 civilians and wounding 30 people, a provincial governor's spokesman said.
May 7, 2009, 5:07 pm
Pakistan Afghanistan, On Ground Updates
On Ground UpdatesPakistan Military says regional offensive killed more than 200 militantsThursday, May 07, 2009.* VOANews.com has the following report up on their website today and it starts off like this Pakistan ordered its military to eliminate militants on Thursday, as troops targeted suspected Taliban positions in the
May 9, 2009, 6:02 am
International Affairs, Afghanistan, Ngo
opened its 19th office in Afghanistan in Tirin Kot, the capital of the southern province of Uruzgan, as part of its continued expansion across the strife-torn nation. “We are here to reach out to all citizens of Uruzgan, to meet their humanitarian needs, to help build institutions and to support development,” Secretary-General Ban
May 9, 2009, 5:57 am
International Affairs, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Iraq
65 billion dollars for Afghanistan and 61 billion dollars for Iraq, according to his budget plan released by the White House. It marks the first time that war spending for Afghanistan overtook those for Iraq and is in accordance with the new administration’s ongoing shift of war focus from Iraq to Afghanistan. Steve Stanley, the
May 9, 2009, 11:16 am
Society, Afghanistan, Education Reform, Private Schools
for private investment into Afghanistan's education system nearly two years ago, more than 300 private schools have opened, from Kabul to remote
May 9, 2009, 3:28 pm
South Asian Affairs, Afghanistan, Pakistan, World Bank
Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECC-A) to be held in Islamabad on May 13-14. This will facilitate the further development of the various commercial agreements and the selection and contracting party on international competitive bidding basis. The two Presidents noted their appreciations for the technical assistance being provided by
May 10, 2009, 11:34 am
Indo Pak Affairs, Afghanistan, Balochistan, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, India
has said that India and Afghanistan are involved in the unrest in Balochistan. Talking to media men here on Sunday, he said the government needs to call All Parties Conference (APC) to discuss situation in Balochistan. Pervez Elahi said Sufi Muhammad should have to take all the religious scholars on board. About Punjab government, he said
