Karzai at brother's funeral
Afghan president attends funeral of brother who was assassinated.
12 Jul 2011
Death of Ahmad Wali Karzai leaves Afghan power vacuum
Ahmad Wali Karzai's assassination leaves a power vacuum in Kandahar and seriously weakens both the Afghan government and Nato efforts to prop it up, writes Michael Semple.
12 Jul 2011
Hamid Karzai confirms brother's assassination
The death of Ahmed Wali Karzai was confirmed by Hamid Karzai, his half brother, who said the killing reflected the suffering of all Afghan people.
12 Jul 2011
Hamid Karzai's brother assassinated: as it happened
Ahmad Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has been shot dead in an assassination attack in Kandahar.
12 Jul 2011
Assassination in Afghanistan Creates a Void
By ALISSA J. RUBIN and SCOTT SHANE
Lynsey Addario for The New York Times
Afghan elders met with Ahmed Wali Karzai, second from right, the brother of President Hamid Karzai and the head of the Provincial Council in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2009.
A family associate shot Ahmed Wali Karzai, a provincial council chairman, at close range, friends said.
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Department of Defense has identified 4,463 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 1,646 who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
July 12, 2011The Afghan Enforcer I Knew
Nobody can entirely replace Ahmed Wali Karzai as the most powerful political broker in southern Afghanistan.
July 12, 2011
Leroy Arthur Petry Given Medal of Honor
President Obama awarded Sgt. First Class Leroy Arthur Petry the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan.
July 12, 2011Witnesses Give Details of Ahmed Wali Karzai’s Last Minutes
The powerful Afghan politician was shot by one of his most faithful commanders at point-blank range.
July 12, 2011
Half Brother of Hamid Karzai Is Killed in Kandahar
A family associate shot Ahmed Wali Karzai, a provincial council chairman, at close range, friends said.
July 12, 2011Longer Wars, Fewer Medals of Honor
After almost 10 years of constant fighting, there are only nine Medal of Honor recipients in the American ranks, and only two of them are alive to actually wear it.
July 12, 2011
Remembering Canada's fallen soldiers
Toronto Sun - 9 hours agoAnd now that Canada's combat role in Afghanistan has changed to a training ... “It means a lot,” Mark Freeman says about a planned Afghanistan war memorial ...Canada-wide fundraiser kicks off to help build Afghanistan ... - Toronto Star A place of reflection - Trentonian Give to Honour Those Who Gave! - Marketwire (press release) all 29 news articles » Langue : Français
Army Ranger who fought after injury in Afghanistan honored
Boston Globe - 3 hours agoIt was just the second time that a living, active-duty service member from the wars in Iraq andAfghanistan has received a Medal of Honor. ...Soldier Who Lost Right Hand in Afghanistan Receives Medal of Honor - Fox News Ranger training helped prepare Petry for Afghanistan role - Silver City Sun News New York Times - Wall Street Journal all 658 news articles » Langue : Français
Why Obama's Military Aid Cut is Unlikely to Change Pakistan's Behavior
TIME (blog) - Tony Karon - 1 hour agoSoldiers take part in a patrol in Tora Warai, a town in Kurram Agency, during a military trip organised for media along the Pakistan Afghanistan border, ...Gen Beg blames US for trust deficit - Pakistan Observer Pakistan is fast slipping out of hands of USA - PakTribune.com Obama's Drone Surge in Pakistan Doing More Damage Than Good - Huffington Post Bloomberg - The National all 677 news articles »
Pakistan be given due role in Afghan reconciliation: PM Gilani
PakTribune.com - 59 minutes ago“We want good relations with our all neighbouring countries, including Afghanistan and Iran,” PM Gilani asserted. “A peaceful, prosperous and stable ...Nationalists should hold dialogue: PM - Pakistan Daily Times Stable Afghanistan in interest of Pakistan - Associated Press of Pakistan Gilani in Quetta: PM offers talks to Baloch nationalists - The Express Tribune DailyIndia.com all 49 news articles »
On the Afghanistan-Pakistan border : cutting off the nose to spite ...
Reuters (blog) - 5 hours agoOver the past few weeks, the traffic has moved in the reverse direction, with militants crossing over fromAfghanistan to attack Pakistani security posts, ...Pakistan threatens troop pull-back after US cuts aid - AFP Pakistan's rocket fire into Afghanistan alarms locals, US forces - Christian Science Monitor Shanthie Mariet D'Souza: Is Pakistan becoming paranoid over ... - Al-Arabiya Politico - RTT News all 164 news articles »
Poppy Crops Set To Bloom If Afghanistan Aid Withers
NPR - Quil Lawrence - 29 minutes agoAfghanistan, the world's largest provider of opium poppy, did mark the occasion — with a bonfire. Standing near an 11-ton mountain of seized opium, ...Afghan governor targeted en route to funeral of Karzai's half-brother
CNN International - Reshad Fazel - 22 minutes agoBy the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two blasts went off Wednesday as the governor of Helmand province was headed to Kandahar to take part in ...Afghanistan faces a bloody future - Toronto Sun Afghanistan: trouble with the transition - Straight Goods CBC.ca - Montreal Gazette all 1826 news articles »
Agreement clears way for Canadian military presence in Kuwait
Vancouver Sun - Tobi Cohen - 23 hours ago"These strategic hubs are an effective way to respond to international crises, to sustained deployments such as Afghanistan and to also deepen and further ...World-class Canadian military now at Ottawa's disposal - Toronto Star Kuwait to serve as Afghan staging base - CBC.ca all 82 news articles »
France to Withdraw a Quarter of Troops from Afghanistan
Kashmir Watch - 1 hour agoKabul (Tolo News): French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to see French troops and meet Afghan officials. ...France's Sarkozy in Afghanistan to meet troops - International News Network France to pull 1000 troops from Afghanistan: Sarkozy - AFP Xinhua - Washington Post all 278 news articles » Langue : Français
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