Turkish defence minister postpones visit to Afghanistan Monday, 01.18.2010, 05:11pm |
| Turkish Minister of National Defence Vecdi Gonul's trip to Afghanistan has been postponed. |
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Karzai’s Bent Ex-Minister Secures Anti-Heroin Role Monday, 01.18.2010, 04:55pm |
The West’s losing war on Afghanistan’s heroin industry was dealt another severe blow today when a disgraced former minister, who presided over the looting of at least one third of international funding of the national police force, was approved by MPs in Kabul to head the Karzai regime’s counter-narcotics ministry. |
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Afghan president to offer Taliban new peace plan Monday, 01.18.2010, 06:59am |
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to announce a new scheme for forging peace with the Islamist Taliban and other militants fighting to topple his government, his spokesman said Sunday. |
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Chinese kidnapped as Karzai mulls Taliban strategy Sunday, 01.17.2010, 05:02pm |
| The Taliban said Sunday they had kidnapped two Chinese engineers in Afghanistan, as President Hamid Karzai's office said he was set to announce a new plan for forging peace with the Islamist insurgents. |
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Afghan Wulisi Jerga Rejecte Majority Of Cabinet Saturday, 01.16.2010, 02:05pm |
KABUL, Jan 16 - The Afghan parliament rejected over half of President Hamid Karzai's second slate of cabinet nominees on Saturday, including two out of three women, dealing him a second major political blow in as many weeks. |
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Bin-Ladin stayed in Serbia as CIA agent - Croatian portal Saturday, 01.16.2010, 05:13am |
| Al-Qa'idah leader Usamah Bin-Ladin stayed in Belgrade in June 1986 after visiting Zagreb. He was in Belgrade to buy arms for the fight against Russians in Afghanistan, and he introduced himself as a CIA agent. |
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