Troops make large drug seizures in Afghan fighting (Boston Herald)
KABUL – International and Afghan forces have killed 60 militants and seized 102 tons of opium poppy seeds, drugs and chemicals during a four-day operation in southern Afghanistan,…
Afghanistan: Italian copter rescues besieged Afghan troops (Adnkronos)
Afghanistan: Italian copter rescues besieged Afghan troops (AKI) – Two Italian military helicopters came to the aid of a convoy of Afghan soldiers who were under Taliban attack on Friday in Bala Murgab in Bagdhis province.Baghdis borders the province of Herat, where international troops in the NATO-led force are under Italian command.Taliban militants on Thursday opened fire on a patrol of …
Robert Naiman: NYT: Taliban Offer Afghan Peace Plan (The Huffington Post)
With the passage of the war supplemental by the Senate, President Obama and Congress are “doubling down” on war in Afghanistan. Are we – and…
2 Afghan Soldiers, 15 Taliban Killed In Latest Clashes (Nasdaq)
KABUL (AFP) — Two Afghan soldiers and 15 insurgents have been killed in new clashes, officials said Friday, while a NATO helicopter was forced into an emergency landing but casualties were not announced.
Troops make large drug seizures in Afghan fighting (WAVE 3 Louisville)
KABUL (AP) – The U.S. military says international and Afghan forces have killed 60 militants and seized a good-sized haul of opium poppy seeds, drugs and chemicals.
Soldier killed in Afghanistan (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A British soldier has died after being shot while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
Troops make large drug seizures in Afghan fighting (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
Associated Press – May 23, 2009 9:13 AM ET KABUL (AP) – The U.S. military says international and Afghan forces have killed 60 militants and seized a good-sized haul of opium poppy seeds, drugs…
Pakistan and Taliban Are Battling for Key City (International Herald Tribune)
The Pakistani military is trying to wrest the largest city in the contested Swat Valley from the hands of Taliban militants.
Afghan floods kill 250 people (New Kerala)
Kabul, May 23 : At least 250 people have died in flash floods in different parts of Afghanistan, a media report said Saturday.
34 militants dead in Afghan drug raids (Gulf Times)
Afghan and US forces have killed 34 militants, almost half of them in air strikes, and made one of the country s largest drug hauls during an operation in southern Afghanistan, the US military has said.
The West missed a chance on Afghan drug trade (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Locals call them poppy palaces, the threeor four-story marble homes with fake Roman columns perched behind razor wire and guard shacks in Afghanistan s capital. Most are owned by Afghan officials or people connected to them, men who make a few hundred dollars a month as government employees but are driven around in small convoys of armored SUVs that cost tens of thousands …
Brit killed in Afghanistan (The Sun)
BRIT soldier dead after being shot on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the MoD said today
