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UK Reaching out to Taliban Fighters CAIRO — As military strategists agree that Taliban cannot be defeated militarily, Britain is switching its war tactics against the powerful movement, trying to win the hearts and minds of its fighters, the Guardian reported on Tuesday, February 27....
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 11:00am PST
Lethal blast misses Cheney at US Afghan base A Taliban suicide bomber killed up to 23 people, including two soldiers, outside a US military base in Afghanistan during a visit by Dick Cheney today....
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 10:56am PST
Taliban offensive awaits British troops Six years after the declaration of victory in Afghanistan the British government announced the dispatch of 1,400 extra troops yesterday in readiness for an escalation of the violence sweeping the country....
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 10:55am PST
Barratt: British Troops Not Withdrawing, being Redeployed to Afghanistan ......
Posted: Mon, Feb 26, 2007 6:24am PST
Cheney arrives in Afghanistan Dick Cheney, the US vice president, has made surprise visits to Pakistan and Afghanistan for talks on means of combating a new Taliban offensive in Afghanistan and a resurgent al Qaeda....
Posted: Mon, Feb 26, 2007 6:20am PST
Cheney in surprise Pakistan talks US Vice-President Dick Cheney has held talks with President Pervez Musharraf on a surprise visit to Pakistan....
Posted: Mon, Feb 26, 2007 6:19am PST
Afghanistan in Winter: Where Death Comes Cheap A crazy woman stalks the streets near Afghanistan's parliament. When a warlord's rocket killed her family during the early 1990s she lost her mind. Now she moves between the cars and people looking for it, another of the living dead trapped in her own private hell....
Posted: Sun, Feb 25, 2007 10:17am PST
PM criticised for dodging 'bad news' on Afghan troops Tony Blair was accused of ducking bad news last night after it emerged the Defence Secretary Des Browne will announce that more than 1,000 troops are to be sent to Afghanistan....
Posted: Sat, Feb 24, 2007 10:34am PST
More British troops for Afghanistan The UK defence secretary has confirmed that Britain is to expand its 5,600-strong force in the troubled country while criticising Nato allies for failing to support Afghanistan....
Posted: Fri, Feb 23, 2007 9:12pm PST
Afghan warlords in amnesty rally Around 25,000 people have rallied in the Afghan capital Kabul, calling for a proposed war crimes amnesty for former military commanders to be made law....
Posted: Fri, Feb 23, 2007 6:22am PST
Taliban 'in control' in Helmand Al Jazeera has uncovered evidence that Taliban fighters are now in effective control of large parts of a key province in southwest Afghanistan, despite recent claims by Nato that their bases had been destroyed....
Posted: Thu, Feb 22, 2007 9:17am PST
Italy government loses key vote on having troops in Afghanistan The Italian government has lost a key vote in its upper house of parliament on the country's foreign policy....
Posted: Wed, Feb 21, 2007 7:22am PST
Insurgents attack Kandahar convoy Insurgents have launched their heaviest attack to date on the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, targeting a Canadian army convoy....
Posted: Mon, Feb 19, 2007 9:13am PST
Ex-Afghan FM Warn of Letting Down Kabul DOHA — Afghanistan's former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah called on the international community not to turn its back on the war-torn country, warning that the dwindling international interest risks to turn the country into a hotbed of international terrorism....
Posted: Mon, Feb 19, 2007 9:07am PST
Second Helmand District Falls to Taleban The Taleban have taken control of their second Helmand district in less than two weeks, say district officials....
Posted: Sun, Feb 18, 2007 2:26pm PST
8 US troops killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan Eight US troops have been killed and 14 wounded in a helicopter crash in south-eastern Afghanistan, US-led coalition forces say....
Posted: Sun, Feb 18, 2007 9:23am PST
Turning ‘Mines to Vines’ in Afghanistan Since landmines were first employed in 1862 during the U.S. Civil War, these underground perils have maimed and killed thousands of people across the globe each year. According to the United Nations, Afghanistan—one of the world’s most heavily mined countries—has roughly 60 victims every month. These days, approximately 70 million landmines exist in more than 70 countries....
Posted: Sat, Feb 17, 2007 1:37pm PST
Pakistan Urges Taliban Dialogue MIRANSHAH, Pakistan — Pakistan called on Saturday, February17 , for talks between the Afghani government and Taliban to stabilize the country and stem the rise in violence as residents of a small town captured by Taliban fighters started fleeing their homes fearing indiscriminate NATO strikes....
Posted: Sat, Feb 17, 2007 1:34pm PST
Bush demands help from Nato in Afghanistan and boosts US troops Announcing a 3,200-troop boost in US forces in Afghanistan, George Bush bluntly warned Nato allies yesterday they must step up their commitment to the war there, ahead of an expected major Taliban offensive when the weather improves in spring....
Posted: Fri, Feb 16, 2007 7:09am PST
Canada transferring Afghan detainees to “self-confessed torturers” The World Socialist Web Site spoke this week with Dr. Amir Attaran, Professor of Law and Population Health at the University of Ottawa....
Posted: Fri, Feb 16, 2007 6:31am PST
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