Thursday 2nd September, 2010
Female teacher killed by militants in Pakistan's Bajaur
Taliban militants killed a female teacher and wounded two of her colleagues in an ambush in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt of Bajaur on Thursday, according to Pakistani officials.
US says Pak Taliban part of 'most dangerous terrorist threat' to it, war on terror
The Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, has been identified as part of the 'most dangerous terrorist threat' to the United States and its war on terrorism.
Eight killed in NATO air attack in Afghanistan
Eight campaigners were killed and a candidate for parliamentary elections was injured in a NATO airstrike in northern Afghanistan Thursday, a provincial official said.
Pakistani Taliban added to US terror list
Afghanistan News.NetThe United States has designated the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or Pakistani Taliban, linked to the botched Times Square bombing attempt by a Pakistani American, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
NATO strike kills 10 Afghan election workers as Gates arrives
World BulletinAfghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an air strike by NATO-led forces which killed 10 campaign workers for this month's election, a sour note as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arr...
Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound
Washington TimesGen. Petraeus said. "We do not always come at every issue from the same perspective, but I think that's a reflection of the strength of the relationship."
2 U.S. troops, dozens of Afghan insurgents killed
Washington TimesU.S. service members killed in September and follow a spike in casualties during the last two weeks of August that saw the monthly total rise to 55. The August figure was still below the back-to-back ...
Afghanistan: UN moves quickly to immunize 1.5 million children from polio
UN News CentreThe United Nations is moving swiftly to vaccinate 1.5 million children after a polio case was detected in an area of north-eastern Afghanistan which had been free of the disease for more than a decade...
Afghan govt declares bank safe amid run
West AustralianAfghan financial authorities and the owners of Afghanistan's biggest bank have said Kabul Bank is in no danger of collapsing, as people across the country rushed to withdraw their money.Finance Mi...
Bulgaria says no additional troops to Afghanistan
Southeast European Times02/09/2010SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said on Wednesday (September 1st) that Bulgaria will send no additional troops to join the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in ...
What Led Kabul To Sack Ambassador To U.S.?
Radio Free EuropeAfghanistan's ambassador to the United States has been ordered to resign, after seven years in the post.Said Jawad said he was not given any reason for why he must step down by September 22.He told CN...
Parliamentary polls in Afghanistan : Bloody democracy
The EconomistTHE presidential poll in Afghanistan is still the stuff of nightmares for the technicians, diplomats and officials who had the misfortune to be involved in it. They shudder at the orgy of Taliban viol...
Afghan officials: Ten civilians killed in NATO airstrike - Summary
Earth TimesKunduz, Afghanistan - Afghan officials, including the presidential palace, said 10 civilians were killed Thursday in a NATO airstrike on vehicles in northern Afghanistan, but the alliance said those k...
Afghanistan Now Has Forces, Resources, Petraeus Says
Defense LinkBy Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2010 – The forces are now in place to make major strides in Afghanistan, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said here tod...
'Nato air strike kills' Afghan civilians
Breaking News.ieTen campaign workers were killed in a Nato air strike in Afghanistan today, the country’s president Hamid Karzai said.Nato said the attack targeted insurgents and it was investigating.President Karz...
Gates arrives in Afghanistan
CNNKabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military man in Afghanistan, said initial approaches to some Taliban members as part of a reconciliation initiative have shown promise and...
Afghan ambassador leaves U.S. under cloud
Calgary HeraldWomen with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers sa...
Karzai Accuses Nato Of Killing Ten Civilians
Sky NewsTen civilians have been killed in a Nato airstrike on vehicles carrying election workers in northern Afghanistan, according to the country's President, Hamid Karzai.
Pakistani Taliban designated a terrorist group by US
Christian Science MonitorListing the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist group lets the US expand its campaign against the organization, which said it trained the attempted Times Square bomber and has vowed more attacks in the U...
Pakistan hails U.S. decision to designate Taliban terrorist group
People's DailyPakistan Thursday welcomed the U. S. decision to designate Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a terrorist organization.The Obama administration Wednesday designated TTP as a Foreign Terrorist Organiza...
Attack on campaigning rally leaves 10 dead in Afghanistan
People's DailyTen people were killed as a meeting arranged by parliamentary candidate Abdul Wahid Khurasani came under attack in northeastern Takhar province on Thursday, spokesman for provincial administration Fai...
10 killed in NATO airstrike in Afghanistan
CNN AsiaKabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Ten parliamentary campaign workers were killed in a NATO airstrike in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, a provincial official said.
Gates arrives in Afghanistan
CNN AsiaKabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, citing some headway in Afghanistan, arrived in the war-torn country Thursday to consult with political and military officials.
Troops in Afghanistan thwart attack
CNN AsiaKabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Coalition troops in southeastern Afghanistan fought off insurgents after a failed assault on a combat outpost on Thursday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force sa...
Afghan officials defend crisis-stricken bank
CNN Asia(CNN) -- The Central Bank of Afghanistan has said it won't allow the country's biggest private financial institution to collapse in the wake of U.S. media allegations of corruption and heavy losses.
US Defense Secretary in Afghanistan
VOAAfghan Group: 1,100 Civilians Killed in 1st Half of 2010 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Afghanistan for meetings with President Hamid Karzai and the commander of NATO forces in the country,...
US charges Pakistani Taliban leader for CIA deaths
World BulletinU.S. prosecutors have charged the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Mehsud, in the plot that killed 7 CIA agents in Afghanistan, the Justice Department said.
Afghan central bank says Kabul Bank 'solvent'
Washington TimesAfghan soldiers chat Wednesday in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan central bank's decision to force out executives of the nation's biggest bank amid all...
Karzai condemns air strike as Gates arrives
West AustralianKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an air strike by NATO-led forces which he said killed 10 campaign workers for this month's election, a sour note as U.S. Defence ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Arrives In Afghanistan
Radio Free EuropeU.S. Defense Secretary Gates arrived in Kabul today for meetings with top NATO commander General David Petraeus and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The Pentagon chief is also expected to visit U.S. tro...
Few signs of run on Afghanistan's Kabul Bank
Fox 23(IDM) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Larger than usual crowds gathered to withdraw funds from Afghanistan's largest bank Thursday, but there was little sign that questions surrounding its viability had...
Gates in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai, Petraeus
The Seattle TimesDefense Secretary Gates arrived in Afghanistan's capital Thursday for meetings with President Hamid Karzai and top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus.
NATO accused of killing 10 Afghan civilians
ABC AustraliaAn Afghan official said that 10 election campaigners had been killed in an airstrike by international forces in the relatively peaceful north of the country. Two other people, including a candidate i...
Nato probes Afghan air raid claim
BBCNato-led troops in Afghanistan say they are investigating reports that 10 campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by foreign forces. Afghan officials earlier told the BBC that the workers&...
Afghan bank 'to avoid collapse'
BBCThe governor of Afghanistan's central bank has told the BBC he will not allow the country's largest commercial bank to collapse. His comments follow the resignation of the top two executive...
Afghanistan: Gates Meets Karzai and Petraeus
TimeDigg (KABUL, Afghanistan) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan's capital Thursday for meetings with President Hamid Karzai and top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus. The ...
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