US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 605 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at least 605 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
Karzai asks Nato to explain civilian toll (Gulf Times)
AFP/Kabul Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday asked the overall commander of US-led and Nato forces in Afghanistan to explain recent civilian casualties inflicted by foreign troops.
Afghanistan to change controversial ‘rape’ law (CNN)
The Afghan government will change a law that critics say legalizes rape within marriage for Shia Muslims, President Hamid Karzai told CNN Thursday.
Mahmood Karzai Calls Afghan Rebuilding Process Corrupt And Flawed (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – U.S. and international donors seeking to help rebuild Afghanistan need a fundamental shift in the way they do business to reduce corruption in the troubled nation, according to the brother of the country’s president.
Drug Addiction, And Misery, Increase In Afghanistan (NPR)
A growing number of Afghans, including women and children, are escaping the pain of war and poverty by using opium or heroin, for as little as a dollar a day. A new U.N. survey is expected to show that at least 1 in 12 Afghans abuses drugs. Experts say the government isn’t addressing the problem.
Afghan women protest new law (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
KABUL, Afghanistan – About 300 Afghan women, facing an angry throng three times larger than their own, walked the streets of the capital yesterday to demand that Parliament repeal a new law that introduces a range of Taliban-like restrictions on women, and permits, among other things, marital rape.
Mahmood Karzai: Donor Reconstruction Policies at Root of Corruption in Afghanistan (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Mahmood Karzai, U.S. entrepreneur and brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, says contracting policies of the United States and other donor nations are at the root of corruption and the resulting problems with the pace of reconstruction and the rebuilding of the Afghan economy. M. Karzai says, “as a result, the lack of employment opportunities for Afghans have led to deteriorating security …
China’s ambassador calls on Afghan FM (People’s Daily)
The new ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Afghanistan Zheng Qingdian called on Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta Tuesday and exchanged views on matters pertaining bilateral issues, a statement of Afghan Foreign Ministry received Wednesday said. At the meeting, Afghan Foreign Minister hailed China for its participation in the conferences held on Afghanistan recently in …
Karzai Asks US-NATO To Explain Civilian Deaths In Afghanistan (Nasdaq)
KABUL (AFP)–Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday asked the overall commander of U.S.-led and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces in Afghanistan to explain recent civilian casualties inflicted by foreign troops.
Taylor Marsh: Rape Law in Afghanistan Goes Down (HuffingtonPost)
To put it plainly, the women of Afghanistan, standing up against all odds in a country falling down around them, made world history.
Briefing: Who are the Taliban? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The umbrella organization includes many different groups fighting the Afghan government and Western forces.
