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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Afghanistan Sun.com http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/ en-us Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:25:31 -0400 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:25:31 -0400 30 Taliban militant numbers reduced by allied troops Nearly 80 suspected Taliban militants were killed in coalition airstrikes and clashes with Afghan forces, while four Afghan policemen were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern region on Wednesday. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399782/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:19:33 -0400 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399782/cs/1/ Over 40 militants killed on Pakistan-Afghan border The Pakistan Army said Wednesday it killed over 40 insurgents in a major military offensive in northwestern tribal district near the Afghan border, while at least seven civilians died when an explosion ripped through an eatery near the capital Islamabad. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399753/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:00:20 -0400 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399753/cs/1/ Afghan police find body of Japanese hostage Police and Afghan villagers Wednesday found the body of a Japanese aid worker who was abducted by four armed men Tuesday in the eastern province of Nangarhar, officials said. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399710/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:02:12 -0400 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399710/cs/1/ More than 10 militants killed in Afghanistan Kabul, Aug 27 (Xinhua) Afghan troops backed by the US-led coalition forces have killed more than 20 militants in southern Afghan province of Helmand, a coalition statement said here Wednesday. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399407/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:00:43 -0400 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399407/cs/1/ US claims Dr Aafia eldest son still in Afghan custody Washington, Aug 27 : The 11-year old boy who was captured along with 'terror suspect' Pakistani-American doctor Aafia Siddiqui is her son and presently under Afghan authorities' custody, said US authorities in a letter written to Siddiqui's family. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399458/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:50 -0400 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399458/cs/1/ Top Taliban commander killed in Swat Peshawar, Aug 27 : Pakistan security forces claimed to have killed a top Taliban commander in Swat last evening, though a spokesman for the extremist organisation maintained that he died when his pistol misfired. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399380/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:00:02 -0400 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399380/cs/1/ Afghanistan more dangerous for British soldiers than Iraq has ever been London, Aug 27 : Afghanistan is now more dangerous for British troops than Iraq has ever been, a new report has revealed. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399477/cs/1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:00:08 -0400 Afghanistan Sun.com http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/399477/cs/1/ Canadians to launch Afghan training center OTTAWA, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Canada announced the launch of a staff and language training center in Kabul, Afghanistan, in a move to promote long-term security goals. Peter MacKay, Canadian minister of na... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266570/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:08:39 -0400 Middle East Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266570/ Azerbaijani delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov visits Afghanistan Azerbaijani delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov is on visit to Afghanistan since August 25. AzerTAj informed that the visit to last till August 28 is aimed at the development of r... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266565/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:59:20 -0400 ANS http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266565/ Coalition un-manned air craft crashes in E. Afghanistan One un-manned air craft belonging to the U.S.-led Coalition forces crashed on Wednesday in eastern Afghan province of Paktika, said a Coalition statement. "The aerial vehicle used for reconnaissa... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266567/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:53:22 -0400 People's Daily http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266567/ Great challenges lie ahead for alliance troops in Afghanistan The alliance troops' mission in Afghanistan is a difficult one and things will not improve in one or two years, warned Arif Lalani, Canada's ambassador Wednesday. As Canada's military commitment to Af... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266568/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:53:15 -0400 People's Daily http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266568/ Fighting flares along Afghan border belt AP ISLAMABAD: Security forces repelled a massive Taleban attack on a military fort in northwestern Pakistan and pounded militants cowering in a health center, officials said yesterday, as fighting nea... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266569/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:52:19 -0400 Arab News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17266569/ UN child rights official voices alarm at high civilian death toll The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict has strongly condemned the deaths of a large number of civilians, mostly children, as a result of recent military operations in Afghanistan. Y... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262170/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:11:54 -0400 UN News Centre http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262170/ Civilian Casualties Stir Angst In Afghanistan Abdul Rashid treads gently across the rubble that was once his uncle's home in Azizabad, Afghanistan. He spots a little girl's shoe, caked in dried blood. He picks it up and waves it angrily in a visi... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262168/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:03:54 -0400 NPR http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262168/ U.S. Will Keep Afghanistan, Iraq Commitments By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 – The United States will maintain its commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of its offensive strategy to defeat gl... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17261795/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:56:24 -0400 Defense Link http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17261795/ 2 US military accused of Afghan contract bribery By CARYN ROUSSEAUASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CHICAGO -- Two U.S. military personnel and four contractors have been indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges involving Department of Defense contracts i... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262156/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:48:28 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262156/ Anbar Handover Could Free Marines for Afghanistan Missions, General Says By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 – Iraq’s once-deadly Anbar province could within the next few days become the 11th province to be turned over to Iraqi cont... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262166/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:56:23 -0400 Defense Link http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262166/ Aid worker found slain in Afghanistan A Japanese Embassy official in Afghanistan confirmed Wednesday that a body found earlier in the day was that of kidnapped Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito, the Foreign Ministry said. http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262167/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:36:30 -0400 Japan Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262167/ Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistan By Elizabeth Piper and Mark TrevelyanKIEV/TBILISI (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday it wanted to discuss charging Russia more to lease a Black Sea naval base, a move that could aggravate regional ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17261808/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:27:05 -0400 Swiss Info http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17261808/ La. congressman on trip to Iraq, Afghanistan U.S. Rep. Don Cazayoux visited troops in Iraq on Wednesday, traveling in the Middle East with other House members, while back home in Louisiana his Republican challenger reported strong fundraising fi... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17261797/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:16:32 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17261797/ U.S. airstrike kills 90 Afghan civilians Afghans "have lost their patience," says spokesman for country's president U.N. team says 90 people killed, 60 of whom were children Death toll is 30, including five civilians, U.S. military... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262165/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:03:46 -0400 CNN Asia http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17262165/ No peace talks with Taliban ISLAMABAD: Two days after a ban on the Tehreek-i-Taliban, an umbrella group of militant organisations, Pakistan said on Wednesday it had rejected a ceasefire offer by the group and asserted there woul... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17256867/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:30 -0400 The Hindu http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17256867/ Japan Confirms Body in Afghanistan That of Japanese Aid Worker Posted on: Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 12:00 CDT Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, Aug. 27 Kyodo - A body found in Afghanistan has been confirmed as that of abducte... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257031/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:09:13 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257031/ Coalition Forces Detain, Kill Militants in Afghanistan American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 – Coalition and Afghan security forces detained four militants and killed more than a dozen others in separate operations yesterday and Aug... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257296/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:58:19 -0400 Defense Link http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257296/ Security forces repel Taliban attack on military fort killing 49 insurgents Islamabad: Officials say security forces have repelled a massive Taliban attack on a military fort in northwestern Pakistan and pounded militants cowering in a health centre, as fighting near the Afgh... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17256912/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:25:06 -0400 Gulf News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17256912/ Taliban Gain New Foothold in Afghan City KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban bomber calmly parked a white fuel tanker near the prison gates of this city one evening in June, then jumped down from the cab and let out a laugh. Prison gu... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257298/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:07:26 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257298/ Afghan player killed by foreign forces A former member of Afghanistan's cricket team has been killed in an overnight raid by international forces on his home, officials and former colleagues alleged on Wednesday.Rahmat Wali, 32, who played... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257305/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:07:20 -0400 NDTV http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257305/ A Down Year for Opium Production, But Is the Trafficking Threat Receding Afghanistan: A Down Year For Opium Production, But Is The Trafficking Threat Receding? Aunohita Mojumdar 8/27/08 A Eurasianet Q&a With Unodc Afghanistan Country Chief Christina Oguz http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257060/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:05:37 -0400 Eurasianet http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257060/ U.S.-Led Strike Killed Dozens Of Afghan Children August 27, 2008 · The Afghan government is demanding that the U.S. and NATO presence there come under greater scrutiny. The move comes after the U.N. determined a U.S.-led air strike last week ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257301/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:07:20 -0400 NPR http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257301/ French Government Denies Report Taliban Executed French Soldiers "There were no prisoners and they were not executed after being taken prisoner," said a spokesman. Government spokesman Luc Chatel had earlier declined to comment when asked about the report in the ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257295/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:57:59 -0400 Morning Star http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17257295/ German soldier killed in bombing in Afghanistan - Summary Kabul - A German soldier was killed Wednesday in a roadside bombing in northern Afghanistan while three others were injured. The German Defence Ministry in Berlin confirmed the casualties, calling the... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251332/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:54:17 -0400 Earth Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251332/ Attack on German military patrol in Afghanistan shocks Merkel Attack Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed 'deep shock' over the attack on a German military convoy in northern Afghanistan which killed one soldier and wounded three others, government spokesman Ulric... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251326/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:13:34 -0400 IRNA http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251326/ Pakistani troops kill 50 militants near Afghan border - Summary Islamabad - Pakistani security forces on Wednesday claimed they had killed some 50 insurgents Wednesday in clashes near the Afghan border, while at least seven civilians died when an explosion ripped ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251248/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:54:20 -0400 Earth Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251248/ Engineers Bridge Gaps on Afghanistan Army Spc. Corey Thompson, 420th Engineer Brigade, works with Australian combat engineers as they align two sections of a bridge. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Reid, Combined Task Force Castle http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17250166/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:53:54 -0400 Defense Link http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17250166/ Spokesman says Taliban killed Japanese aid worker+ JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A spokesman for the Taliban insurgent group said it has killed Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito, whose body was found Wednesday in Afghanistan. The sp... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251338/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:09:33 -0400 Breitbart http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251338/ 30 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - More than 30 suspected Taliban fighters died in clashes and airstrikes, while a Japanese aid worker kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan has been found dead, officials said We... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251323/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:04:05 -0400 Find Law http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251323/ Afghan battle leaves dozens of suspected Taliban dead Clash between security forces and Taliban insurgents left more than three dozen rebels dead in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, provincial governor Mohammad Akram Khapalwak said Wednesday. &quo... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251330/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:02:38 -0400 People's Daily http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17251330/ VHF outbreak in Herat Province kills three HERAT, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - An outbreak of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) has killed at least three people in Herat Province, western Afghanistan, over the past three days, the Ministry of Public He... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246797/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:57:51 -0400 IRIN http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246797/ Afghan army claims 80 Taliban killed in airstrikes - Summary Kabul - Nearly 80 suspected Taliban militants were killed in coalition airstrikes and clashes with Afghan forces, while four Afghan policemen were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern region, o... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246793/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:54:28 -0400 Earth Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246793/ Afghan transport deal with NATO stands BRUSSELS (AP) — A deal allowing NATO to supply its troops in Afghanistan using Russian territory is still valid despite Moscow's decision to freeze military cooperation over the Georgia crisis, R... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17245318/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:45:53 -0400 USA Today http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17245318/ Afghanistan still faces long haul to counter drugs, UK warns Afghanistan The British government has welcomed the latest UN drugs report for Afghanistan showing a 19 percent reduction in poppy cultivation this year but warned there is 'no room for complacency'. ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246798/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:11:50 -0400 IRNA http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246798/ agreements with NATO over Afghanistan not affected by Georgia crisis Russia has recognized the breakaway enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia. It's, an appalling return to Cold War tensions. a minor struggle that I hope won't escalate. the last gasp ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246599/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:43:28 -0400 C News http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246599/ Afghan Opposition Wants International Crisis Meeting KABUL -- Afghanistan is going through a critical period and an international meeting including Taliban-led insurgents should be held to ward off crisis, the country's main opposition group said.Attack... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246802/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:24:54 -0400 Radio Free Europe http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246802/ Colleagues say body is that of aid worker abducted in Afghanistan+ JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese colleagues of abducted aid worker Kazuya Ito with the nongovernmental Peshawar-kai aid group said Wednesday they have seen a body found in ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246810/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:10:08 -0400 Breitbart http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17246810/ Body found in Afghanistan looks Japanese, but identity not confirmed TOKYO — The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan informed Japan on Wednesday that a body appearing to be that of a Japanese man has been found by local police, Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ic... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17242500/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:51:10 -0400 Japan Today http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17242500/ 1-Bad weather, prices drive down Afghan opium crop ..... KABUL: Opium production dropped in Afghanistan this year for the first time since 2001, the United Nations said on Tuesday, but that may have more to do with the weather than international efforts to ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17242494/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:39:59 -0400 Pak Tribune http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17242494/ 30 Rebels, Four Police Killed In Week Of Afghan Violence The policemen died Tuesday when their vehicle was blown up while on patrol in central Ghazni province, an official said. "We believe it was the work of the Taliban. Four policemen were martyred," Is... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17241757/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:39:02 -0400 Morning Star http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17241757/ Afghanistan calls for tougher rules after deadly US airstrike Afghanistan is calling for international military forces in the country to be subject to tougher rules in bid to soften public anger over airstrikes on civilian targets. Kabul wants more appropriate ... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17242488/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:21:33 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17242488/ Afghanistan, a hopeless battle In this week's show: Nato bogged down in Afghanistan, Democrats convene in Colorado, Pakistan coalition fails, Beijing Olympics review, Katharine Whitehorn http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17242156/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0400 The Guardian http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17242156/ U.N. cites evidence that U.S. attack in Afghanistan killed 90 civilians Afghan men look at a destroyed house in Azizabad village in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition said it would investigate allegations of civilian deaths during... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17238456/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:24:58 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17238456/ Safety of kidnapped Japanese in Afghanistan unknown: Gov TOKYO, Aug. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING, ADDING INFO) It remains unknown whether a Japanese aid worker kidnapped near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday is safe, the Japanese govern... http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17238584/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:58:15 -0400 Breitbart http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/17238584/