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  • Twin blasts kill 9 wounds 55 in Afghanistans Kandahar

    Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial government spokesman said. "The initial reports said that three police officers and six civilians had died and over 55 wounded in two explosions which took place in ...

  • Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans

    Moscow is counting on the UN to develop proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We consider it important to start discussing in advance what forms of (international) presence there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general is planning to prepare together ...

  • Nine killed 55 injured in Afghan attacks

    At least nine people were killed and over 55 injured Friday evening when two blasts rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar city, a government official said. "The initial reports said three police officers and six civilians died and over 55 wounded in two explosions which took place in Hyno area of the city Friday evening," reported Xinhua citing a provincial spokesperson. The blasts occurred as ...

  • Two NATO truck drivers killed near Afghan border

    Two NATO drivers were killed when gunmen opened fire on supply trucks passing through northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, local officials said. The News quoted local official Asmatullah Wazir as saying, that the first driver was killed in the Jamrud area of Khyber by two motorcycle-borne gunmen. In a separate attack, gunmen opened fire on another NATO supply truck in a suburb of ...

  • Pak Taliban other militant outfits behind MQM leaders killing Malik

    Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Raza Haider in Karachi was part of a plan hatched by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other banned outfits to destabilise the country. Haider was gunned down in the financial capital along with his security guard by unidentified gunmen inside Jamia Masjid on Monday. Malik said outlawed ...


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  • Dalton soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion

    It was his first deployment, and Army Specialist Mitchell Daehling, 24 and just married, was thrilled to be shipping out to Afghanistan, following in the footsteps of his beloved maternal grandfather, a Purple Heart recipient. And Daehling had big plans for his return: He and his bride were going to throw a wedding party to celebrate after their intimate June ceremony, then go on a ...

  • Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over border post firing

    Pakistan on Thursday summoned Afghan Charge d'Affaires and lodged protest over unprovoked firing on a border check post, the Foreign Ministry said. The Foreign Ministry said that two soldiers were injured in firing by Afghan troops late Wednesday. "The Afghan Charge d'Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office today for conveying protest of the Government of Pakistan on an ...

  • Minister confident about Afghan resources industry

    Afghan mining minister, Wahidullah Shahrani, says his country has launched an aggressive program to develop a strong base for the governance of the mining ...

  • Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that ...

  • Local soldier drowns in Afghanistan

    A soldier from Liberty drowned Wednesday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, while attempting to cross a body of water during combat operations, the defense department announced ...

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