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Latest News : Afghanistan says it will back Kabul Bank
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the government would guarantee deposits at stumbling Kabul Bank, which was rocked by a sudden government takeover. Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai - Kabul Bank - President of Afghanistan - Asia
Afghanistan's government sought to avert a run on the country's top private bank by nervous investors after directors at Kabulbank resigned, ostensibly to meet new rules but also amid media allegations of graft.Latest News : Afghanistan's blasted Buddhas beckon tourists
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, Sept 3, 2010 (AFP) - Two empty niches facing over a lush green valley towards the snow-capped Hindu Kush mountains stand in silent testimony to Bamiyan's rich past -- and its uncertain future.Latest News : Afghanistan casualty grew up in Oregon
PORTLAND — An Army chaplain killed in Afghanistan grew up in Hood River, where he graduated in 1986 from a Baptist Christian private school. Capt. Dale Allen Goetz, 43, is the 124th service member with ties to Oregon to die in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was one of five soldiers …Latest News : Afghanistan, July, 2010
This past month, much of the attention focused on Afghanistan centered on the release of thousands of classified documents from the war effort by WikiLeaks. While the consensus appears to be that nothing significantly new was revealed by the release, the picture painted by the documents remains rather bleak. NATO and the United States now have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150 ...Afghanistan Gains Come at High Price, U.S. General Says
WASHINGTON | U.S. and coalition troops in southwestern Afghanistan have made significant gains in recent months, but not without sacrifice, the commander of NATO’s regional command southwest there...Afghanistan ambassador to U.S. ends service
Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States, Said T. Jawad, confirmed Tuesday that he has completed his service as ambassador but he adamantly denied that he has been forced out by what he called "a smear campaign."Afghanistan casualty wasn’t from Lompoc
An Afghanistan war casualty — an Army Ranger who is listed bythe military as being from Lompoc but apparently lacks any links tothe city — is being remembered by San Diego area friends and familyas a hero.Afghanistan Says Shareholder Rule, Not Graft, Forced Out Kabul Bank Chiefs
Afghanistan’s central bank governor said top officials of the country’s largest commercial bank resigned to comply with new rules, rejecting U.S. newspaper reports that his agency forced them out for corruption.Afghanistan a 'quaqmire,' CIA officer says
SYDNEY, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence agencies are dysfunctional and are contributing to a "quagmire" in Afghanistan, a former CIA officer complained. Afghanistan - Central Intelligence Agency - Asia - Intelligence agency - United StatesTaliban tries to stop the music in Afghanistan _ again
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Mohammed Tariq was looking after his uncle's music shop one recent afternoon when two bearded men with turbans pulled up on a motorcycle to deliver an ominous warning.Afghanistan: Local leaders take over from troops
For British troops to be out of Afghanistan by 2015, local leaders need to be running the country themselves.Afghanistan, August, 2010
With four months left in the year, 2010 is already the deadliest year yet for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 321 have been killed so far (out of 485 total coalition deaths), compared with 313 deaths in all of 2009. As coalition troop size has increased, and moves have been made into Taliban strongholds, attacks are on the rise, and, according to General David Petraeus, "the footprint of the Taliban ...Gates buoyed by progress in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited with American troops in Afghanistan Friday, saying he sees progress in the war against insurgents there. Afghanistan - United States Secretary of Defense - Robert Gates - War in Afghanistan - United StatesAfghanistan takes control of Kabul Bank
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Officials in Afghanistan said regulators seized control of the county's largest private bank, where a collapse would be an economic and political nightmare. Afghanistan - Kabul Bank - Asia - Kabul - BankAfghanistan outraged at civilian deaths in airstrike
Ten Afghan civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday. The attack has caused outrage in Afghanistan and prompted a stern warning from President Hamid Karzai who has repeatedly condemned airstrikes that have mistakenly killed civilians.Afghanistan-bound airmen visit vets at Loma Linda hospital
LOMA LINDA - Twenty-five men and a woman headed to the war in Afghanistan took a few hours Thursday to brighten the day for veterans at Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center.Afghanistan: in defence of the non-embed
Over the course of this week Journalism.co.uk will be publishing extracts from a new book about media coverage of the Afghanistan war. Afghanistan, War and the Media: Deadlines and Frontlines is published by Abramis on 13 September.Afghanistan's Kabul Bank taken over amid graft claims
Authorities in Afghanistan have taken over the nation's top bank, which is partly owned by President Hamid Karzai's brother and has been beset by graft claims, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.Depositors Panic Over Bank Crisis in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s top bank official tried to calm fears of a meltdown at Kabul Bank, while scores of Afghans were unable to withdraw money from the bank.Gates: Troops in Afghanistan for 'Years' to Come- TRANSCRIPT: Gates Sits Down With Fox News
CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates touched down in Kabul Thursday, in a surprise visit to Afghanistan for a lightning round of strategy sessions with top commanders and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.Britain's top general in Afghanistan admits it will get worse before it gets better
Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, Britain's most senior military commander in the country has predicted.Afghanistan, Turkmenistan renew pipeline pledge
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan say they remain committed to building a long-delayed pipeline to pump natural gas south to Pakistan and India, in spite of the ongoing Taliban insurgency.Afghanistan assures bank customers amid graft fears
Source: Reuters (Adds comments by U.S. official in Washington, paragraphs 5-6) By Sayed Salahuddin KABUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's government sought to avert a run on the country's top ...Afghanistan's biggest bank is taken to brink by corruption
The debauched Dubai lifestyles of Afghanistan's corrupt political elite have pushed the country's biggest bank to the brink of receivership and sparked fears of a billTroops in Afghanistan thwart attack on combat outpost
Coalition troops in southeastern Afghanistan fought off insurgents after a failed assault on a combat outpost on Thursday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Defense Secretary in Afghanistan for talks with Karzai
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.Gates Visits Troops in Southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security.Chaplain killed in Afghanistan is 1st Army clergy killed in action since Vietnam
A chaplain killed in Afghanistan this week was the first Army clergyman killed in action since the Vietnam War, the military said Thursday.Gates in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai, Petraeus
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan's capital Thursday for meetings with President Hamid Karzai and top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus. The Pentagon chief also plans to visit U.S. troops. Mr. Gates flew Thursday morning to Kabul from Baghdad, where he participated in ceremonies marking ...Afghanistan: NATO's Ten Year War In South Asia
In slightly over a month, on October 7, the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan will enter its tenth year. The conflict represents the longest continuous combat operations in the history of the United States and Afghanistan alike.Gates in Afghanistan to Meet with Karzai, Petraeus
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Defense Secretary Gates arrived in Afghanistan's capital Thursday for meetings with President Hamid Karzai and top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus.Gates in south Afghanistan to meet US troops
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Friday with US soldiers at the "tip of the spear" in the Taliban's Afghan heartland as a pivotal surge of 30,000 extra troops neared completion.Gates: U.S. won't turn back on Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the United States is committed to a long-term partnership with Afghanistan. Afghanistan - United States - Robert Gates - United States Secretary of Defense - AsiaAfghanistan wants India to broaden cooperation
Afghanistan has invited India to broaden its engagement in that country, including in enhancing the capabilities of its security forces, but made it clear that it would resist attempt by anybody to undermine the destiny of its people, in an apparent reference to Pakistan.Gates says Pakistan havens still threaten Afghanistan
KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Militants operating out of safe havens in Pakistan remain a major threat to Afghanistan but cooperation between NATO-led forces and the Pakistani military is increasing, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.NATO Airstrike in Afghanistan Kills 2 American Soldiers
A NATO airstrike in Afghanistan targeted at insurgents has killed two American soldiers. NATO and local officials said coalition and Afghan forces killed dozens of insurgents in a series of ground and air engagements. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, meanwhile, arrived in the Afghan capital for meetings with President Hamid Karzai and NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus. The Pentagon chief ...Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan???As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up s.Afghanistan casualty does not appear to be from Lompoc
An Army staff sergeant who was killed in Afghanistan and listedas being from Lompoc apparently has no links to the city, but isbeing remembered by San Diego-area friends and family.FACTBOX-Some issues in Afghanistan's parliamentary election
Source: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) By Jonathon Burch KABUL, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Afghans go to the polls on Sept. 18 to elect a total of 249 members to the country's ...FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Sept 3
Source: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) Sept 3 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1730 GMT on Friday. * denotes new or updated item. * KABUL - A service ...Boise Marine dies in Afghanistan
BOISE -- A Boise Marine has died in combat in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense says 22-year-old Lance Cpl. Cody A. Roberts of Boise died Tuesday in Helmand Province, Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was supporting combat operations and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine ...Gates in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai, Petraeus
Defense Secretary Gates has arrived in Afghanistan's capital for meetings with President Hamid Karzai and top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus. The Pentagon chief also plans to visit U.S. troops. Gates flew Thursday morning to Kabul from Baghdad, where he participated in ceremonies marking the formal close of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. The end of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan is still ...Dorian de Wind: The Afghanistan War: "They Were Children When the War Began"
I have a grandson who just turned 11. Had he been 11 when the Afghanistan war started, he would be 19 or 20 now. He could be in Afghanistan.2 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attacks - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO said it had killed the leader of an insurgent cell responsible for laying roadside bombs and smuggling foreign fighters into the country.Afghanistan losses escalate
U.S. forces lost 22 soldiers in Afghanistan , mostly to roadside bombs, since Friday, marking a bloody step-up in the insurgency as a major U.S.-led offensive seeks to capture the spiritual homeland of the Taliban movement in Kandahar .Yucca Valley man killed in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN — James Michael Swink of Yucca Valley, a petty officer 3rd class in the U.S. Navy, died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province Friday. Swink was a hospital corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Division, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C. His sister-in-law, Brandi Mullins, provided this tribute from his family:Gates arrives in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, citing some headway in Afghanistan, arrived in the war-torn country on Thursday to consult with political and military officials. He will be meeting on Thursday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Gen. David Petraeus, who leads U.S. and NATO-led forces in Afghanistan. The trip comes ahead [...]Depositors Panic Over Bank Crisis in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- One of the principal owners of the Afghan bank at the center of an accelerating financial crisis here said depositors had withdrawn $180 million in the past two days. He predicted a "revolution" in the country's financial system unless the Afghan government and the United States moved quickly to help stabilize the bank.Mission Afghanistan: Camp Phoenix
The war in Afghanistan has many of our Vermont soldiers on the front lines. But behind the battles are guard members who make sure our military men and women are as prepared as they can be. That's the case for our guard soldiers serving at Camp Phoenix. 1 2 3
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