Topic: Afghanistan

Tags: afghanistan play odi pakistan friday
February 09, 2012, 6:55 pm

Afghanistan to play first ODI against Pakistan on Friday

Afghanistan cricket team will play its first one-day international match against Pakistan on Friday ...

Tags: nato exit lead afghanistan civil war: imran
February 06, 2012, 3:24 pm

NATO exit to lead Afghanistan to civil war: Imran

 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran  Khan said  a coalition government must be ...

Tags: american brigadier dies afghanistan
February 04, 2012, 1:35 pm

American brigadier general dies in Afghanistan

A 49-year-old US Brigadier general died of apparently natural causes in Afghanistan, the Army said ...

Tags: russia nato prepare afghanistan transit deal: report
February 03, 2012, 10:22 am

Russia, NATO prepare new Afghanistan transit deal: report

Russia and NATO may soon sign an agreement that would ease cargo transportation from Afghanistan ...

Tags: peace afghanistan critical pakistan: gilani
January 31, 2012, 6:21 pm

Peace in Afghanistan critical for Pakistan: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said peace in Afghanistan was critical for the ...

Tags: afghanistan political lab systems: karzai
January 22, 2012, 12:36 pm

Afghanistan is not a political lab to test new systems: Karzai

Afghanistan is not a country where new systems and structures should be tested every so often, ...

Tags: 6 nato service killed helicopter crash afghanistan
January 20, 2012, 11:04 am

6 NATO service members killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Six NATO service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, NATO said ...

Tags: nato supplies afghanistan flowing price
January 20, 2012, 12:30 pm

NATO supplies to Afghanistan keep flowing, but at a price

It’s been almost two months since Pakistan closed the two key border crossings into ...

Tags: 29 killed 40 injured avalanches afghanistan
January 19, 2012, 3:00 pm

29 killed, 40 injured by avalanches in Afghanistan

Up to 29 people were killed in Badakhshan province by avalanches while rescuers struggled to reach ...

Tags: insurgents kill dozens southern afghanistan
January 19, 2012, 9:19 pm

Insurgents kill dozens in southern Afghanistan

More than two dozen people were killed in a series of four insurgent attacks in southern ...

Tags: bomb kills 6 children 1 south afghanistan
January 06, 2012, 5:25 pm

Bomb kills 6 children, 1 man in south Afghanistan

Police say a bomb hidden in a trash heap has killed six children and one man in southern ...

Tags: mulla omar urges taliban focus attention fighting -led forces afghanistan
January 02, 2012, 1:08 pm

Omar urges Taliban groups to focus attention on fighting US-led forces in Afghanistan

On the directive of their supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar, the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban on ...

Tags: nato troops killed afghanistan
December 28, 2011, 1:22 pm

Three NATO troops killed in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb attack killed three NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan, one of the deadliest ...

Tags: afghanistan ready taliban talks; pak support vital
December 26, 2011, 5:19 pm

Afghanistan gets ready for Taliban talks; Pak support vital

Afghanistan will accept a Taliban office in Qatar to help peace talks but no foreign power can get ...

Tags: Achieved Military Targets Afghanistan Gen Dempsey
December 09, 2011, 8:52 pm

US achieved its military targets in Afghanistan: Gen Dempsey

Chairman US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey said there are terrorist safe-havens in ...

Tags: India Mindful Pak Sensitivities Afghanistan
November 10, 2011, 3:00 pm

India 'mindful' of Pak sensitivities over Afghanistan: US

The US has said India has adopted a "very responsible" approach towards Afghanistan and stayed away ...

Tags: Removes Afghanistan Commander Fuller Criticising Karzai
November 05, 2011, 11:02 am

US general sacked over remarks on Karzai

Major General Peter Fuller, a top US commander in Afghanistan, has been relieved of his duties ...

Tags: Gender Bias Afghanistan Fares Worse India South Asia
November 03, 2011, 1:35 pm

Gender bias: Only Afghanistan fares worse than India in South Asia

India's abysmal gender inequality statistics seem to have taken a turn for the worse. New data ...

Pakistan rejects German weeklys allegations of spying on its forces in Afghanistan

Pakistan has rejected the allegations of German newspaper that Pakistani intelligence agencies are ...

Tags: Khan Aq Dr Stock Laughing Avoid Afghanistan Leave
October 22, 2011, 1:55 pm

US should leave Afghanistan to avoid becoming laughing stock: Dr AQ Khan

Scientist and father of Pakistans nuclear program Dr AQ Khan terming visit of US Secretary of State ...

Tags: Detainees Tortured Afghanistan Un Report
October 10, 2011, 7:58 pm

Detainees tortured in Afghanistan: UN Report

Prisoners in some Afghan-run detention facilities have been beaten and tortured, a United Nations ...

Tags: London Protest Calls End 10year War Afghanistan
October 09, 2011, 1:22 pm

London protest calls for end of 10-year war in Afghanistan

A rally and protest march was held in London to mark the 10th anniversary of the US-led war in ...

Tags: Russia Rejects Presence Afghanistan Un Mandate Expires
October 08, 2011, 10:37 am

Russia rejects US presence in Afghanistan after UN mandate expires

Russia will not agree to US military presence in Afghanistan after the expiration of a UN Security ...

Tags: Musharraf Afghanistan Threat Indian Nullify Network Haqqani Support Pak
September 29, 2011, 6:51 pm

Pak support to Haqqani network all to nullify Indian threat in Afghanistan: Musharraf

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has suggested that his country allows the Haqqani ...

Tags: America Wasted 60bn Decade Fighting Afghanistan Iraq Report
September 01, 2011, 5:21 am

America has wasted $60bn in decade of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq: report

As much as $60billion in U.S. funds has been lost to waste and fraud in the past decade of fighting ...

Tags: Afghanistan Set Huge Supply Military Gear
August 23, 2011, 4:56 pm

Afghanistan set to get huge supply of military gear

NATOs war planners call it the iron mountain, the $2.7 billion mass of military equipment that will ...

Top brass blunders put British troops 'at a permanent disadvantage' in Afghanistan: report

British troops were placed at a 'permanent disadvantage in Afghanistan because of failures by ...

Tags: 360m Lost Insurgents Criminals Afghanistan
August 17, 2011, 4:56 pm

$360M lost to insurgents, criminals in Afghanistan

After examining hundreds of combat support and reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan, the U.S ...

Tags: Britain Longer Waste Money Afghanistan Lord Oakeshott
August 15, 2011, 5:34 pm

Britain can no longer waste money in Afghanistan: Lord Oakeshott

The United Kingdom has already wasted 14bn on the war in Afghanistan and cannot afford to waste any ...

Tags: Khalilzad Expresses Concern Assassinations Afghanistan
August 06, 2011, 10:33 am

Khalilzad expresses concern over assassinations in Afghanistan

Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Zalmai Khalilzad, has expressed concern about the recent ...