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- US-Led Troops Kill 14 Militants, 1 Civilian In Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP)--The U.S.-led military said Saturday its forces had killed 14 insurgents in military operations in southern Afghanistan, also shooting and killing a civilian who came too close to a patrol. The deadliest battle was in the southern province of
- Gates Backs Troop Buildup in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday that he supports a fresh troop buildup in Afghanistan -- officially estimated at more than 20,000 U.S. troops in the next 12 to 18 months -- to fight a growing insurgency and to safeguard the 2009 Afghan
- Fair advertises Afghan pomegranates
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Afghan farmers brought their harvest to the first international pomegranate fair, held in a showground outside Kabul. Officials in the country and international aid groups hope the recent popularity and rising price
- Gates Would Like to Add US Forces in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year, and that grim depictions of backsliding in the seven-year-old war are 'far too
- The war against terrorism is
The refocusing of the United States military effort on Afghanistan highlights the role of the Iraq war in training a new generation of jihadi operatives. In mid-November 2001, a little over seven years ago, the war to terminate the Taliban regime in
- 14 militants, one civilian killed in Afghanistan
KABUL: The US-led military said Saturday its forces had killed 14 insurgents in military operations in southern Afghanistan, also shooting and killing a civilian who came too close to a patrol. The deadliest battle was in the southern province of Helmand
- Afghan vote on despite conflict
CORNWALLIS, N.S. -- Defence ministers from countries with troops in Afghanistan's restive southern flank say they're confident next fall's elections in the country can proceed despite a tide of violence that has continued to rise this year.
- Three Taliban militants detained, 14 more killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. -led Coalition forces and Afghan army in operations against anti-government militants in Afghanistan have detained three Taliban rebels and 14 others, said the Coalition statement received here on Saturday. Coalition
- US eyes troop surge for Afghanistan
The Pentagon is considering a plan to send an additional 20,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next 12 to 18 months to help safeguard next year's elections. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he and top commanders had held preliminary discussions on
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Afghanistan's recent history is characterized by war and civil strife, with intermittent periods of relative calm and stability. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and others. Fighting subsequently continued among the various mujahidin factions, giving rise to a state of warlordism that spawned the Taliban in the early 1990s. The Taliban was able to seize most of the country, aside from Northern Alliance strongholds primarily in the northeast, until US and allied military action in support of the opposition following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks forced the group's downfall. The four largest Afghan opposition groups met in Bonn, Germany, in late 2001 and agreed on a plan for the formulation of a new government structure that resulted in the inauguration of Hamid KARZAI as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) on 22 December 2001. In addition to occasionally violent political jockeying and ongoing military action to root out remaining terrorists and Taliban elements, the country suffers from enormous poverty, a crumbling infrastructure, and widespread land mines.
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