Afghan, Nato operation kills 23 militants: Afghan general (Dawn)
The dead in the attack in Uruzgan included a local Taliban commander, General Sher Mohammad Zazai said. AP KABUL: Afghan soldiers backed by troops from the Nato-led international force stormed a militant stronghold in southern Afghanistan, killing 23 insurgents, an Afghan army general said Wednesday.
23 Taliban killed in southern Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Afghan and coalition forces killed 23 suspected Taliban fighters in a clash in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan army general said Wednesday.
23 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghanistan (Fox News)
Afghan and coalition forces killed 23 suspected Taliban fighters in a clash in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan army general said.
Afghanistan troops kill 23 Taliban fighters (Channel 4)
Afghan and foreign troops have killed around 23 Taliban fighters in ground and air assaults during an operation in the southern Tirin Kot district.
30 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan (New Kerala)
Kabul, June 24 : Thirty Taliban militants were killed in clashes with NAvTO and Afghan forces in separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.
In a makeshift Afghan teahouse, Iranian truckers dispute election (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
HERAT, Afghanistan Amid the tire irons and crow bars in a disabled Russian armored personnel carrier-turned Afghan tea house, Iranian truck drivers Wednesday debated allegations that their government rigged Iran’s June 12 presidential elections and whether it did so by the thousands or by the millions.
Taliban could move from Afghanistan: NATO chief (AFP via Yahoo! News)
NATO forces cannot prevent insurgents in Afghanistan from moving abroad as fighting there intensifies, outgoing NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Wednesday.
Taliban Kidnappings: Afghan Journalists Face Bigger Risks (Time Magazine)
There was much rejoicing in journalistic circles at the news of the escape of New York Times correspondent David Rohde. But what happens to Afghan reporters?
War On Taliban Shifts To Drug Lords (CBS News)
Alleged Kingpin Captured By U.S. Signals New Policy Of Targeting Heroin Trade Bankrolling Terrorists
Taliban leaders report progress in secret talks with the US and Afghanistan (Boise Weekly)
Shuttle diplomacy yields basic agreement by C.M. Sennott, GlobalPost KABUL Moderate leaders of the Taliban say they have quietly and steadily made progress in third-party talks between the active Taliban insurgency and representatives of the Afghan and U.S. governments. Two Taliban leaders who held high-ranking positions in the now-deposed Taliban government and who are directly involved in …
Taliban could move from Afghanistan: NATO chief (Space War)
Astana (AFP) June 24, 2009 – NATO forces in Afghanistan cannot prevent insurgents from moving to Central Asia as their fight against the Taliban intensifies, outgoing NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Wednesday.
Pakistan Says Taliban Supplied With Guns, Cash From Afghanistan (Bloomberg)
June 25 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan says Taliban insurgents fighting security forces in the country s northwest are supplied with guns, cash, transport and communications from Afghanistan.
