Five police, twelve Taliban killed in latest Afghan violence (EARTHtimes.org)
Kabul – An Afghan police official and 12 Taliban militants were killed near Kabul city, while four other policemen were killed by a roadside bomb in the eastern region, officials said Tuesday. The chief of the criminal section for the Mosayee distric…
SAS to increase in size to counter Taliban in Afghanistan (Daily Telegraph)
Special forces are to be increased in order to meet the growing demands of the conflict in Afghanistan John Hutton the Defence Secretary has said.
AFGHANISTAN: Drug addicts in the spotlight (IRIN)
KABUL, 28 April 2009 (IRIN) – Awareness of the risks of catching HIV/AIDS and other diseases among Afghanistan’s estimated 19,000 intravenous drug users is rising, but there is no reason for complacency, say experts.
U.S. reports killing five Taliban (UPI)
KABUL, Afghanistan, April 28 (UPI) — U.S. forces killed five Taliban fighters near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan and arrested a Taliban commander in the Gulistan valley, the military said.
‘Afghanistan needs German help on opium war’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan’s anti-narcotics minister Tuesday pleaded for more help from German troops to counter his country’s rampant drugs trade, arguing that the proceeds from opium serve to bolster terrorism.
Pakistani army expands offensive against Taliban challengers (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
MINGORA, Pakistan Pakistan’s security forces expanded their military offensive into a second district Tuesday in the country’s extremist-plagued North West Frontier Province, leaving Pakistan’s controversial peace accord with the Taliban hanging by a thread.
Former top US commander in Afghan takes off uniform to become next ambassador to Kabul (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON – The designated U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, retired from the Army on Tuesday to become one of the few generals in American history to switch directly from soldier to diplomat.
Extra troops for Afghanistan (Adelaide Now)
THE Rudd Government will send more than 200 extra Australian soldiers into harm’s way in Afghanistan, in a bid to speed up the training of the Afghan national army.
Karzai opposes marital sex law (The Washington Times)
KABUL, Afghanistan | Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed Monday to change a law critics say legalizes marital rape to remove concerns that it violates human rights. The law, which sparked an international outcry after it was signed last month, says a husband can demand sex with his wife every four days unless she is ill or would be harmed by intercourse. It also regulates when and for what …
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan (BBC News)
A soldier from the Welsh Guards has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
More Diggers for Afghanistan (Daily Telegraph)
THE Federal Government will send more than 200 extra Australian soldiers into harm’s way in Afghanistan in a bid to speed up training for the Afghan National Army.
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan (BBC News)
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
