Provides the latest RSS feeds for Afghanistan News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/ en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:44:34 -0400 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:44:34 -0400 30 A US Marine has been captured by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514506 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:21:16 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514506 Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan have been infiltrated by US Marines who are part of a major operation under the imprimatur of President Barack Obama. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514267 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:27:35 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514267 Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Thursday warned against possible infiltration of Afghan militants into Pakistan in the wake of fresh offensives by the US and NATO soldiers in Afghanistan. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514496 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514496 Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is buying children as young as seven years old to carry out suicide bombing, the Online news agency said citing reports Thursday. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514481 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:30:04 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514481 The US Thursday launched a massive operation, considered one of the largest since the Vietnam war, against the Taliban in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province as part of a new initiative under President Barack Obama. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514404 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:50:01 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514404 At least 51 Taliban militants and two policemen were killed in airstrikes, clashes and a roadside bombing in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514382 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:30:13 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514382 The US military Thursday began a large-scale offensive against the Taliban in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan as a local militant commander said the Taliban had captured a US soldier. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514375 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:30:07 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514375 Pakistan's Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah may have been killed during an operation in the restive Swat Valley, a media report said Thursday. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514337 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:10:12 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514337 Kabul, July 2 : Almost 4,000 United States Marines, backed by helicopter gun ships, are attempting to regain control of the volatile Helmand River valley in southwestern Afghanistan, which currently is occupied by the Taliban. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514365 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:40:01 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514365 Kabul, July 2 : A Taliban commander told CBS News Thursday that militants had captured one U.S. soldier and three Afghan nationals in Paktika province, near the Pakistani border. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514335 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:10:11 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514335 Islamabad, July 2 : The Pakistan Army has 'reorganized' its troops along the Afghan border to prevent the spill over of militants from the neighboring country following the fresh US-Afghan onslaught on the Taliban today. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514319 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:10:03 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514319 Rawalpindi, July 2 : Top Taliban commander Mullah Fazlullah may have been killed in heavy shelling by the security forces, sources have said. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514258 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:10:08 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514258 Peshawar, July 2 : The Pakistan Army has ruled out any possibility of a military offensive against the Taliban in North Waziristan. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514147 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:41:05 -0400 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/514147 THE Ministry of Defence has paid out, or is considering, compensation in relation to at least 104 civilian deaths allegedly caused by the British Army in Afghanistan over the past 18 months. http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831175&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:36:43 -0400 The Scotsman http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831175&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25830054&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:45:51 -0400 USA Today http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25830054&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c One of the two latest fatalities in Afghanistan is the highest ranking Army officer to be killed since the Falklands War, it has emerged. Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 39, was Commanding Offic... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831178&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:34:32 -0400 ITN http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831178&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c As of Thursday, July 2, 2009, at least 642 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25830981&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:02:50 -0400 The Miami Herald http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25830981&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c ' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("Push In S. Afghanistan Sends a Message - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("Thousands of Marines in Afghanistan are working to flush the Taliban ou... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25830959&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:24:50 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25830959&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 40, died with another British soldier when a bomb exploded under his armoured vehicle in a convoy near Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan One of the most senior British ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831026&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:48:10 -0400 One News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831026&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Interim government in Honduras digs in despite criticism Will the extremists creep back in a few months, when the army moves on? That will be the real test, writes MARK MAGNIER in Sultanwas ALMOST t... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831018&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:52 -0400 Irish Times http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831018&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c WASHINGTON — An American soldier is feared captured by insurgents after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday.The military has ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831109&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:55 -0400 Journal Gazette http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831109&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Friday, July 03, 2009 Extremist commander among two killed in Dir clashDelawar JanDIR: The tribal lashkar in Doog Darra area of Dir Upper district Thursday killed two militants, including a key Talib... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831228&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:57 -0400 The News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831228&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. Marines hiked through searing heat and took fire from small pockets of militants Thursday after landing in this Taliban-controlled southern region of tree-lined fields, m... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831224&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:45:37 -0400 Find Law http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831224&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c US forces have launched a major military operation in southern Afghanistan in the first big push to drive the Taliban out of a stronghold since Barack Obama became US president. Up to 4,000 marines, ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831229&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:43:36 -0400 Al Jazeera http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25831229&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. soldier who inexplicably walked off his barren military base earlier this week was captured by Taliban militants hours later, U.S. military officials said Thursday. It's ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826683&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:22:08 -0400 The Miami Herald http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826683&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan on Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827068&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:10 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827068&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c swearing-in ceremony at NATO's military headquarters in southern Belgium, U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis argued that the war is winnable, even as the Taliban makes gains eight years after it was ouste... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827067&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:48:23 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827067&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL -- The massive Marine assault launched Thursday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province is intended to recapture an area that has been under Taliban control for the past five years - a step ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826681&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:22:14 -0400 The Miami Herald http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826681&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Each day that passes proves one point to me; that unless Barack Obama disengages completely from the mess that George Bush created for America, he risks being the most spectacular failure of all Ameri... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826979&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:23:36 -0400 Daily Monitor http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826979&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL (AFP) - Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi, former Taliban commander and would-be president of Afghanistan, admits he had a certain flare for firing rocket-propelled grenades on Soviet soldiers in his y... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827072&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:47:31 -0400 The Nation http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827072&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 2, 2009 – In an ongoing mission to provide support to the Afghan people, Afghan and coalition forces distributed humanitarian aid to several villag... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827063&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:18 -0400 Defense Link http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827063&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c There is a popular proverb that has been making the rounds in Kabul involving the inadvisability of juggling two watermelons with one hand. It is used to suggest the peril—some say folly—o... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827070&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:04 -0400 U.S. News & World Report http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827070&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Click to see where the operation is taking place. As thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into villages in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the Marines reported thei... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827065&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:24:34 -0400 NPR http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827065&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c NAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines hiked through searing heat and took fire from small pockets of militants Thursday after landing in this Taliban-controlled southern region of tree-lined fields... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827057&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:42:22 -0400 Deseret News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827057&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan: Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826793&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:40 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826793&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c BAD SALZUNGEN, Germany: Germany's leaders defended their country's unpopular deployment in Afghanistan on Thursday as a memorial service was held for three soldiers who died following an attack last w... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826795&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:35 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25826795&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c A Saskatchewan meat and delicatessen shop has produced enough beef jerky to supply Canadian troops serving in Afghanistan with a popular taste from home. Smokehaus Meats and Deli, in Martensville, Sa... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827056&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:41 -0400 CBC News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827056&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c The highest ranking Army officer to be killed since the Falklands War is one of the two latest British casualties in Afghanistan, officials have confirmed.The Ministry of Defence said Lt Col Rupert Th... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25825559&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:58:01 -0400 BBC http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25825559&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Washington — As campaigning for Afghanistan’s August 20 presidential and provincial elections moves forward, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues urges a credible, inclusive an... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827061&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:07:50 -0400 America.org http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25827061&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c WASHINGTON (INP): US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon discussed operations in Afghanistan, counter-piracy initiatives and continuing military-to-military tie... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822202&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:10 -0400 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822202&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c DHAKA (APP): Afghanistan has requested Bangladesh to reopen its embassy in Kabul. Afghan Ambassador in Bangladesh Ahmad Karim Nawabi conveyed the request when he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822207&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:07 -0400 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822207&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c ALLIED forces have been warned to brace for more casualties in Afghanistan.NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said an upcoming surge from allied military forces would mean more deaths. "We should e... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822172&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:51:59 -0400 The Daily Telegraph http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822172&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Musa Qala in the north of Helmand province has been one of the key battle grounds in the fight for control of Afghanistan. The recapture of the town in December 2007 was hailed in the West as a huge... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25820401&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:46:44 -0400 Euro News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25820401&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c LONDON (INP): The British government has paid or is assessing compensation to over 104 civilian deaths allegedly caused by the Army during operations in Afghanistan. Figures revealed after a Freedom ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822203&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:10 -0400 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822203&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c MIAMI - (Business Wire) Independence Day brings family and friends together nationwide as all Americans celebrate our shared history. This Fourth of July, CompUSA and Forgotten Soldiers Outreach (FSO)... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822209&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:43 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822209&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL (NNI): The United Nations World Drug Report for 2009, released last week, revealed that even though opium production slumped 19 per cent worldwide in 2008, Afghanistan still produces 93 per cent... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822206&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:08 -0400 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822206&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c REUTERS AND AFP, KANDAHAR AND NAWA, AFGHANISTAN Friday, Jul 03, 2009, Page 1 Thousands of US Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan river valley yesterday, launching the biggest ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822201&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:40:19 -0400 Taipei Times http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822201&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c U.S. LT Richard Chersicla of 2nd Platoon from the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division aims his rifle after discovering improvised explosive devices (IED) on the road near Combat Operation Outpost (COP... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25820391&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:01:09 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25820391&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c UNITED NATIONS (NNI): It's time for the United Nations to significantly step up its effort in Afghanistan beyond the capital, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon is expected to tell the organizat... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822205&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:08 -0400 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822205&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c (AP) — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama tells The Associated Press that he will reassess the possible need for additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the Afghan national elections in A... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822179&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:30:02 -0400 New Jersey Online http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822179&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c WASHINGTON, Jul 2 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration has given new prominence to a Bush administration charge that Iran is providing military training and assistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25821973&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:11 -0400 IPS http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25821973&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 63/18, as well as Security Council resolution 1868 (2009), in which the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations As... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25821646&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:44:35 -0400 CFR http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25821646&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c July 2, 2009 · As thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into villages in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the Marines reported their first casualties from the ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822187&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:41 -0400 NPR http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822187&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, commander of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, walks to Camp Leatherneck after being dropped off by a helicopter during a day of visiting his Marines around southern Af... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822188&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:36 -0400 NPR http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822188&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Helmand province, where 4,000 U.S. Marines launched a major anti-Taliban offensive Thursday, is the world's largest cultivator of opium poppies - the crop used to make heroi... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822171&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:06:00 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822171&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c LONDON (NNI): The International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) hailed the monumental move by the US to stop the failed policy of poppy crop eradication in Afghanistan. It also called on t... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822204&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:09 -0400 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822204&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL — Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages of southern Afghanistan with armor and helicopters Thursday in the first major operation un... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822168&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:41:59 -0400 Deseret News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822168&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c The U.S. government has been plunging deeper and deeper into debt, and the White House expects the budget deficit to get close to $2 trillion by the end of the year. http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25820613&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:02:53 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25820613&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c US Marines walk at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province Thursday, the day that thousands of Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan river valley, launching the biggest military offensive o... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822176&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:13:48 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25822176&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Afghanistan , the first to be taken since America first began operations in the country in 2001.The soldier, whose unit is based in eastern Paktika province, was not involved in the ongoing operation ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25821667&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:20:15 -0400 The Guardian http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25821667&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c The Taliban is buying children as young as 7 to be used as homicide bombers against U.S., Afghan and Pakistani targets, The Washington Times reported. http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25820169&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:19:23 -0400 Fox News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25820169&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c the U.S. military announced that insurgents were believed to have captured an American soldier missing in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday. The missing soldier was not involved in Operation Khanjar, or ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25817496&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:36:29 -0400 Baltimore Sun http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25817496&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mons, Belgium - NATO's six-year-old mission in Afghanistan is "challenging" but by no means "hopeless," the alliance's new Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) said Thursday. "The situation in Afg... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25817491&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:03:46 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25817491&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Three Pakistani security personnel were injured on Thursday when militants attacked a check post in the restive South Waziristan, even as the army said it had no plans to launch an offensive in North ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25817506&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:28:16 -0400 Hindustan Times http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25817506&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Afghan troops and the U.S. Marine regained the control of Khanshin district in Helmand province, south of Afghanistan, hours after launching operation Thursday, a senior military officer in Helamnd pr... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25817502&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:44 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=25817502&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c