Tag: Afghanistan
Taliban kills 3 'US spies' in Pakistan: official
Taliban militants executed three people in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border after accusing them of spying for the United States, officials said.[MORE]
Britain details muddy battles with Taliban
British, Afghan and coalition forces captured four key Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan during a massive operation that saw them fight at close quarters, knee-deep in mud, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.[MORE]
Earthquake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan
A strong earthquake has rocked north-eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan, sending people running from their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage, witnesses and officials said.[MORE]
Soldier killed in Afghan rocket attack
The Defence Department says an eighth Australian soldier has lost his life in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Taliban kills 20 Afghan police
Up to 20 Afghan police have been killed in a Taliban attack on a local politician.[MORE]
British marine killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion during a routine patrol in Afghanistan.[MORE]
2008 deadliest year for US forces in Afghanistan
A record number of American troops have died in Afghanistan over the past year, as the United States prepares to send extra forces to the war-torn country. [MORE]
Pakistan hits Khyber Pass militants
Pakistani troops say they have captured up to 40 militants and destroyed several Taliban training camps in a major military operation in the Khyber Pass.[MORE]
Australian soldiers kill man in Afghanistan
Australian soldiers have shot and killed a man who approached them while on patrol in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Pakistan suspends NATO supplies to tackle militants
Pakistan has suspended supplies going to foreign forces in Afghanistan as security forces launched an operation against militants in the Khyber Pass region, a government official said.[MORE]
Australian wounded in Taliban attack
An Australian soldier serving with the Australian Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF) has been wounded in an attack by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan.[MORE]
Two dead in Afghan car bombing, US soldiers hurt
A car bomb in northern Afghanistan has killed two Afghan civilians and wounded about 20 other people including two US soldiers, Afghan and US military officials say.[MORE]
14 children among 22 killed in Afghan bombing blitz
Fourteen children were among the 20 Afghans killed in new extremist attacks in insurgency-hit Afghanistan that also left two Canadian soldiers dead, security officials said.[MORE]
Afghan suicide blast kills 6, wounds 36
A suicide bomber has killed six people, including four children, and wounded 36 others in the south-eastern Afghan province of Khost.[MORE]
Afghan attacks leave eight dead
A suicide car bomber killed five people at a police checkpoint in southern Afghanistan on Saturday while a rocket attack in the capital killed three civilians, officials said.[MORE]
Suicide bomber kills 5 in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber has killed three Afghan police officers, two civilians and wounded four others in the southern province of Kandahar, a senior police official said.[MORE]
British soldier killed in Afghanistan: military
A British Royal Marine was shot dead on Christmas Eve while trying to drive "enemy forces" from a volatile district in southern Afghanistan, the British military said.[MORE]
Afghanistan asks for protection for Taliban mass grave
Authorities in Afghanistan are asking NATO-led forces to help guard a mass grave thought to contain the remains of several thousand Taliban prisoners who were massacred.[MORE]
NATO countries urged to follow US troop surge
The Federal Government says it has no plans to follow the United States and commit more troops to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Taliban dismiss planned US troop increase
The Taliban has dismissed US plans to send as many as 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, warning that the US-led coalition would be defeated as the Russians were in the 1980s.[MORE]
2.26t marijuana stash found in Afghan school
US and Afghan troops have destroyed 2.26 tonnes of marijuana they found in an abandoned school in volatile southern Afghanistan, the US military said Sunday.[MORE]
US to send up to 30,000 troops to Aghanistan
The US is aiming to send 20,000 to 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan by the beginning of next summer.[MORE]
Nine militants killed in Afghanistan: official
Eight Taliban-linked militants have been killed in a joint operation by Afghan and United States-led forces in volatile southern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said.[MORE]
Political upheaval, natural disasters mark 2008
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In world affairs, 2008 has been a year of political upheaval and natural disasters.[MORE]
Pakistanis protest against US alliance
Thousands of demonstrators have rallied in Pakistan to protest against the Government's support of coalition troops in Afghanistan.[MORE]
