US plane accused of killing Afghan residents
Region: Afghanistant is claimed that over 20 people may have died after an air strike from a US plane. This happened in western Afghanistan according to an Afghan official. The strike happened whilst action was being taken against Afghan militants. It's also reported that the battle also killed 25 members of the Taleban who were in the Farrah region. The US military say that they will look into reports that suggest that residents co... more
Views: 996NATO and ISAAF should do more to stop poppy cultivation: Pak PM
Region: Afghanistan
Islamabad, Pakistan: The Pakistani Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gallani said the NATO and ISAAF forces should prevent the Afghans from cultivation of Poppy in different parts of Afghanistan. Eventually, the insurgent groups in Afghanistan get the funds through the poppy money and last year there was a record production of Poppy in Afghanistan, according to international reports. The Pak PM’s mess... more
Views: 3703Suicide Attack Kills 5 in Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanA suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan killed five policemen and wounded four. In Helmand, part of southern Afghanistan, a man strapped explosives to his body, approached the police anti-drug patrol group, and detonated the explosives. Police vehicles and the surrounding buildings were damaged. 66% of opium is produced in Helmand. The opium is the main raw material used to manufacture heroin. more
Views: 1294"Afghanistan is cricket crazy"
Region: Afghanistan"Afghanistan is becoming a cricket crazy nation. With India and Pakistan as neighbours, people there get to watch a lot of cricket on TV." said Afghanistan cricket coach Kabir Khan. "Look, the pressure is static. It just keeps changing as the demand of the nation increases." "We are approaching something very speical. The boys are aware that if they finish in the top four, they would be able to play in the World Cup ... more
Views: 7568 killed in Afghan violence
Region: Afghanistan
KABUL: A roadside bomb hit a convoy carrying the mayor of a key southern city Sunday, killing a passer-by, while clashes and bombings around the rest of Afghanistan killed 13 others, officials said. The mayor of Kandahar survived the blast, which killed a civilian and wounded two others.In the capital, Kabul, a suicide bomber on foot, who was targeting a NATO patrol, instead killed two Afghan civilians. Separate... more
Views: 817Afghan cricket chief condemns attack
Region: Afghanistan"We deeply regret and condemn this terrorist attack on Sri Lankan players," Afghanistan Cricket Board president Allah Dad Nori said. "It is very upsetting for the cricket community that some of the Sri Lanka players and one match official had been injured in this attack. At this time our thoughts and prayers are with the injured people and also the families of those who have died," he said. more
Views: 854Four British troops are killed in south Afghanistan
Region: Afghanistan
Helmand- In the Gereshk district of Helmand province, three British troops were struck by a blast and pronounced dead at the scene. The 4th a Royal Marine was hit by enemy fire near Sangin and died in a UK hospital, The Ministry of Defence (MOD) said. The death t... more
Views: 1172Roadside Bomb Kills Four US Troops in Afghanistan
Region: Afghanistan
Kabul- A roadside bomb killed 4 US troops patrolling in southern Afghanistan, one of the deadliest attack on the coalition forces this year. The US troops were patrolling along with the Afghan troops when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb Tuesday afternoon, the US military said in a statement. The previous deadliest attack was in January in the Zabul province of Afghanistan that killed three US tro... more
Views: 986Hezbi Islami Claims Attack Killing 6 US Marines in Afghanistan
Region: Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: Hezb Islami claimed responsibility for bombing an American tank in Khost province of Afghanistan today. "Hezb Islami's mujahideen (freedom fighters) targeted the American tank by remote controled bomb," a spokesman from Hezb Islami said to this correspondent from an undisclosed place. He said the incident occured at 4:00 PM this afternoon today in the Khalbisat area of district Yaqobio. "The tank was destro... more
Views: 1707Hamid Karzai in image crisis
Region: AfghanistanAfghanistan is a country that witnessed many invasions from the West to the East and from the ancient time of human history to till date. The ancient Caucasian, Greek, Turk, Mongols, who ever came to South Asia, presented it as the way to reach the region. Now the country is tagged as a war-trodden, almost non-working state. It has a government under the leadership of President Hamid Karzai, a western trained Afghan;... more
Views: 1127
