UN mission in Afghanistan condemns assassination of peace council member 13 May 2012 The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned today's assassination of Maulawi Arsala Rahmani, a senior member of the country's High Peace... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) United Nations Afghanistan Defence Peace Photos US Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Another murder in Kabul Another targeted killing in Kabul has exposed the obvious. There are elements at work that do not want to see political stability restored, and moreover, a just order... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Khaleej Times Afghanistan Killing Murder Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead in Kabul AFP - A senior Afghan peace negotiator and close ally of President Hamid Karzai was shot dead Sunday, dealing a major blow to Kabul's efforts to broker peace with Taliban... (photo: AP / Rahmat Gul) France24 Afghan Arsala Rahmani Photos Taliban Wikipedia: Arsala Rahmani |
Nine injured in Peshawar blast Islamabad: At least nine people, including a child and three policemen, were injured on Sunday when a bomb exploded near a police post in Peshawar, the fourth such attack... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) Zeenews Al Qaeda Islamabad Pakistan Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Peshawar |
Afghanistan: A bridge too far WASHINGTON â Realism is the idea of throwing a U.S. security blanket over Afghanistan for another 10 years after the last U.S. and NATO units leave at the end of 2014.... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Pittsburgh Tribune Review Afghanistan Photos Security US Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Two killed in Pakistan blast Added At: 2012-05-12 10:40 PM Last Updated At: 2012-05-12 10:40 PM... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) The Himalayan Bomb Himalayan Pakistan Peshawar Photos Wikipedia: Peshawar |
Military dogs face being put down after service because of obscure law that makes it ... Military dogs face being put down after service because of an obscure law that deems them ‘equipment’ and not personnel. In combat zones, the canines are... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Daily Mail Defence Dogs EU Military Photos Wikipedia: Military |
4 NATO soldiers die in southern Afghanistan May 12: Four NATO soldiers lost their lives during separate incidents in restive southern Afghanistan, the military alliance said. "Two International Security Assistance... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Siasat Daily Afghanistan Alliance Military Nato Photos Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
2 NATO troops die in Afghanistan, 1 in bomb blast KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO says a bomb attack has killed one of its service members in southern Afghanistan, while another has died of non-battle related injuries. NATO... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Herald Tribune Afghanistan Bomb Nato Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Six terrorists killed on Kashmir border Srinagar, May 12: The death toll in Thursday's gunfight on Jammu and Kashmir's border has risen to six, and Indian troops are searching the area for more bodies, an... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Siasat Daily Indian Kashmir Photos Troops Wikipedia: Kashmir conflict |
Policeman killed, 17 injured in Pak blast Islamabad, May 12: A policeman was killed and 17 others were injured on Saturday in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar city when a roadside bomb targeted a security van that... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) The Siasat Daily Injured Islamabad Pakistan Peshawar Photos Wikipedia: Peshawar |
Pakistan: Bomb kills police officer in northwest PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security officials say a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying police has killed one of them in the country's northwest. Police... (photo: AP / Mohammad Zubair) The Guardian Pakistan Photos Police Qaeda Wikipedia: Pakistan |
US lawmakers want Haqqani network named 'terrorist' group SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetWASHINGTON: The leaders of US congressional intelligence committees, who recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, urged secretary of state... (photo: AP / Mohammad Riaz) The Times of India Afghanistan Photos Terrorism War Wikipedia: Haqqani Network |
Assailant in Afghan army uniform kills U.S. soldier KABUL — An attacker wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on U.S. soldiers in remote eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing one before escaping, in what appeared to... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) my SA Afghanistan Coalion Defence NATO Photos Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Afghanistan war not won or lost yet TORONTO - NATO is not losing the war in Afghanistan. Canadians can be proud of all that has been accomplished there and feel some comfort that there are... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Toronto Sun Afghanistan Defence Nato Photos Toronto Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
UN Calls for Greater Investment in Afghanistan Saturday, 12 May 2012, 10:52 am Press Release: United Nations Top UN Relief Official Calls for Greater Investment in Development in Afghanistan New York, May 11 2012... (photo: UN / Fardin Waezi) Scoop Afghanistan Development Humanitarian Investment Photos Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Our war legacy to Afghans: £1bn of military vehicles will be given to national army ... Military chiefs are planning to give armoured vehicles worth an estimated £1billion to Afghan forces when it withdraws from Afghanistan in two years time. Officials... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Daily Mail Afghanistan Defence Military Photos Vehicles Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
No plans to shrink EOD force The U.S. will retain much of its capacity for combating IEDs, officials say, even after it withdraws troops from Afghanistan and shrinks its military. Faced with a... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Stars and Stripes Afghanistan Defense Military Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
EU, Iraq sign first-ever partnership deal The European Union and Iraq signed their first partnership agreement Friday, opening the way to a slew of trade and energy deals as well as improved cooperation to combat... (photo: EC / EC) Khaleej Times EU Energy Iraq Photos Trade Wikipedia: Hoshyar Zebari |
EU, Iraq ink first partnership agreement Brussells - The European Union and Iraq on Friday signed their first partnership agreement, a deal six years in the making, as part of a bid to strengthen ties between... (photo: EC / EC) Independent online (SA) Brussels EU Iraq Mideast Photos Wikipedia: Iraq |