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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 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:59:03 -0500 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:59:03 -0500 30 It has been suggested by Afghan villagers that the Taliban may be preparing for a major offensive against NATO targets. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/598744 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:59:47 -0500 Afghanistan News.Net http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/598744 Lahore, Feb.8 : Pakistani intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has sent eight female suicide bombers to target strategically important establishments in the province. http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/599171 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:09 -0500 ANI http://www.afghanistannews.net/story/599171 KABUL — Avalanches in a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 15 people, injured more than 50 and left hundreds stranded on blocked roads, Afghan officials said Tuesday. The ava... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082783&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:03:00 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082783&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL — Avalanches in a mountain pass north of Kabul killed at least eight people, injured more than 40 and left hundreds stranded, Afghan officials said Tuesday. The avalanches took place ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082784&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:02:54 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082784&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Heavy snowfall is creating havoc in central Afghanistan.An RFE/RL Radio Free Afghanistan correspondent says at least five people are dead as a result of the extreme winter weather in southern Salang.H... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082771&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:53:31 -0500 Radio Free Europe http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082771&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c For the time being the Bulgarian government is backing off its previously announced plan to consolidate at one spot all of its troops on mission in Afghanistan. 260 Bulgarian rangers came back overni... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082780&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:51:53 -0500 Novinite http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082780&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c The Taliban have confirmed the death of their leader Hakimullah Mehsud. Taliban sources were quoted as saying that the Pakistan Taliban chief, who had been injured in a US Drone attack on January 13, ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082779&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:51:28 -0500 NDTV http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082779&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday he is looking at instituting conscription to build an army big enough to provide security without international help. Karzai told a conference of the world's... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082603&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:49:25 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082603&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c U.S. troops and their Afghan and NATO allies are planning their biggest joint offensive since the Afghan war's start, targeting a town in the volatile south known as a Taliban stronghold and a hub of ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082609&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:49:21 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082609&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c When Nadjib Sirat laces up his climbing boots to become the first Afghan to scale the world's highest mountain, he will be driven by passion, not by the politics of his blighted homeland. The 30-year-... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082531&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:58:40 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082531&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL: In southern Afghanistan, Taliban militants are digging in for a fight against NATO forces preparing a massive assault on a key insurgent stronghold. http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082762&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:54:21 -0500 Pak Tribune http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082762&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c The soldiers, from the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, were killed by an explosion in Sangin in Helmand Province on Sunday night, the Ministry of Defence said. http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082765&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:54:18 -0500 Pak Tribune http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082765&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL: A district administrator in northwestern Afghanistan has been accused of militant links and corruption charges, officials said on Monday, the second senior Afghan official to be arrested in the... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082764&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:54:16 -0500 Pak Tribune http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082764&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL: Hundreds of villagers living in a Taliban-controlled area of southern Afghanistan are leaving before a major Nato-led offensive gets under way. http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082763&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:54:15 -0500 Pak Tribune http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082763&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c world's highest mountain , he will be driven by passion, not by the politics of his blighted homeland. The 30-year-old believes that by becoming "the world's highest Afghan," he c... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082527&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:54:06 -0500 Yahoo! News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32082527&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c PAKISTAN -- Authorities arrested six suspected Taliban militants Monday with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way to attack a five-star hotel in Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital,... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32080711&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:27:59 -0500 Star-Telegram http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32080711&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Lahore, Feb.8 : Pakistani intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has sent eight female suicide bombers to target strategically important establishments in the prov... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32080850&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:24:01 -0500 New Kerala http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32080850&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c United States along with other European countries are ignoring India's role in Afghanistan in their effort to appease Pakistan, a prominent American foreign policy magazine has said. http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32080701&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:50:04 -0500 Business Standard http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32080701&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c The Associated Press KABUL -- Three British soldiers died in southern Afghanistan, officials announced Monday, raising Britain's death toll in the conflict to 256 -- breaking the number of Brit... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32079051&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:57:20 -0500 Star-Telegram http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32079051&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL- When Nadjib Sirat laces up his climbing boots to become the first Afghan to scale the world's highest mountain, he will be driven by passion, not by the politics of his blighted homeland. The ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32078859&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:38:39 -0500 Inquirer http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32078859&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c The death of a soldier in Afghanistan yesterday took the number of fatalities in the conflict to 256, meaning more British service personnel have died in action in Afghanistan than during the 1982 Fal... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32076665&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:16:27 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32076665&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Kandahar, Afghanistan - Hundreds of villagers are fleeing a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan ahead of a much-publicized major operation by Afghan and NATO troops expected in the coming days.... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32077281&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:12:42 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32077281&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c In the weeks leading up to the imminent offensive to take the Helmand River Valley town of Marjah in southern Afghanistan, Marines are reassuring Afghan tribal leaders that the top priority will be th... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32077280&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:09:03 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32077280&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c LONDON - Britain vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan after the death toll passed Monday the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war — amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new offensive is ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32077263&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:59:10 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32077263&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c ve device (IED) on Sunday evening. Task Force Helmand spokesman Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield said: "Two of our comrades have been cruelly taken from us, but their bravery and fortitude will not ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32075011&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:06:56 -0500 The Scotsman http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32075011&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c ve device (IED) on Sunday evening. Task Force Helmand spokesman Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield said: "Two of our comrades have been cruelly taken from us, but their bravery and fortitude will not ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32075012&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:06:31 -0500 The Scotsman http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32075012&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c ve device (IED) on Sunday evening. Task Force Helmand spokesman Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield said: "Two of our comrades have been cruelly taken from us, but their bravery and fortitude will not ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32074967&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:06:29 -0500 The Scotsman http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32074967&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c The United States denied on Monday it was disappointed by France's decision to send only 80 more trainers to Afghanistan and held out hope President Nicolas Sarkozy would be able to do more later.... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32071654&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:03:37 -0500 World Bulletin http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32071654&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KANDAHAR (AIP): Flash floo d caused by heavy rains have killed six people while 10 more were missing in the Shah Walikot district of Kandahar province in last night, governor said Monday. Toryali Ves... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068532&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:47:24 -0500 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068532&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KANDAHAR (AP): About 90 factories sit vacant in the economic capital of southern Afghanistan. They could fight militants in a way no army could, employing thousands of people and giving them a reason ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068533&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:47:23 -0500 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068533&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KABUL (APP): Two soldiers with NATO-led forces fighting Taliban-led insurgents were killed in a bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan, NATO said Monday. "Two ISAF service members died following an I... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068535&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:47:22 -0500 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068535&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c MUNICH (INP): The Chief of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen Sunday said that India has a "stake" in Afghanistan, as he sought "a stronger, more inclusive security coalit... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068538&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:47:21 -0500 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068538&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c LONDON (Agencies): Two more British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan at the weekend, bringing the death toll there to the same number killed in the 1982 Falklands war, the Ministry of Defence said ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068539&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:47:21 -0500 The Frontier Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068539&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c MUNICH, Germany — U.S. and NATO officials sought to clarify their approach to the Afghan war this weekend in the wake of a new strategy to engage the Taliban. At a security conference in Muni... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32067937&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:42:08 -0500 Yahoo! News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32067937&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Britain has vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan after the death toll reached the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war - amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new onslaught is launched. http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068391&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:41:44 -0500 SBS http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32068391&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Britain has vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan after the death toll reached the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war - amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new onslaught is launched.The ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065391&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:52:38 -0500 West Australian http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065391&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c A U.S. Stryker armored vehicle leaves the Tombstone base in the Helmand province, Southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 7. The sign at the entrance shows Wyatt Earp, the legendary lawman of the American ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065174&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:22:23 -0500 MSNBC http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065174&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Feb 8, 2010 -- NATO commanders urged the Taliban to surrender as troops dug in Monday for a major assault on a key insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan, sending thousand... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065179&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:18:17 -0500 National Post http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065179&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c At a security conference in Munich, US and NATO officials says that an Afghanistan plan to negotiate with the Taliban won't include 'direct contact' between the US and the insurgents. http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065390&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:49:02 -0500 Christian Science Monitor http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065390&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c (AXcess News) Munich, Germany - US and NATO officials sought to sharpen their approach to the Afghan war in the wake of a new strategy to engage the Taliban. At a security conference in Munich this w... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065393&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:46:51 -0500 Axcess News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32065393&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c major military operation by foreign and Afghan forces . The offensive is expected to drive Taliban insurgents out of Marjah, which has an estimated population of 80,000 people, according to governm... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32062056&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:49:49 -0500 Spero News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32062056&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c India's unhappiness for being kept out of a regional conference on Afghanistan held in Turkey recently is expected to be conveyed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Turkish President Abdullah Gul dur... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32059308&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:46:30 -0500 Hindustan Times http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32059308&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thousands of residents near the Afghan town of Marja are fleeing their homes in anticipation of an expected NATO offensive against the Taliban stronghold. American and British troops working alongsid... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32059453&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:32:47 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32059453&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Any agreement between the Afghan Government and the Taliban should include a clear commitment to protect women?s human rights, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimin... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057243&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:16:14 -0500 Spero News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057243&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Hundreds of Afghan families have been fleeing Taliban-controlled territory in the southern Afghan province of Helmand ahead of an expected offensive by NATO and Afghan government troops.As many as 2,0... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057242&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:14:40 -0500 Radio Free Europe http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057242&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Britain must hold its resolve in Afghanistan, the Defence Secretary insisted today, as the UK death toll equalled that of the Falklands War. The milestone was reached as two soldiers from the ... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32056381&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:07:46 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32056381&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Thousands of residents near the Afghan town of Marja are fleeing their homes in anticipation of an expected NATO offensive against the Taliban stronghold. American and British troops working alongsid... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32056996&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:54:17 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32056996&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Taliban militants are massing and preparing for a big fight ahead of a major NATO offensive in an insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan, villagers fleeing the area said on Sunday.U.S. Marines a... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057246&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:37:00 -0500 Timmins Daily Press http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057246&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c A police constable opened fire killing one of his colleagues and wounding four others in Afghanistan's western Herat province while explosion claimed the lives of two civilians there, officials said M... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32056710&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:17:02 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32056710&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Heavy rain and flooding claimed the lives of at least 16 persons and damaged over 500 houses in Kandahar province south of Afghanistan, spokesman for provincial administration Zalmai Ayubi said Monday... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057244&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:16:59 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057244&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c The government of Tajikistan handed over more than 170 prisoners to Afghanistan in the northern Kunduz province on Monday, a local official said."Tajikistan authorities handed over 171 Afghan pri... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057128&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:16:53 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32057128&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c FORWARD OPERATING BASE TOMBSTONE, Afghanistan (AP) - Welcome to the O.K. Corral. Past the concrete slabs and guards in heavy combat gear, a wooden board at the entrance to an allied military base in A... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32055195&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:46:14 -0500 Find Law http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32055195&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c major military operation by foreign and Afghan forces . The offensive is expected to drive Taliban insurgents out of Marjah, which has an estimated population of 80,000 people, according to governm... http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32053512&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:10:35 -0500 IRIN http://feeds.afghanistannews.net/?rid=32053512&cat=6e1d5c8e1f98f17c