Afghanistan – Karzai promises Taliban talks if re-elected (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Karzai promises Taliban talks if re-elected (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai flew Monday into the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar on his first trip outside Kabul since campaigning began for the August presidential elections.
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 660 (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
As of Monday, July 13, 2009, at least 660 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.
Afghan leader Karzai campaigns in Taliban heartland (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (For full coverage on Afghanistan, double click on [ID:nAFPAK]) By Ismail Sameem KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, July 13 (Reuters) – Vowing to win insurgents over to the political process, Afghan President …
Afghan election: Can Karzai’s rivals close the gap? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Top contenders Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani are campaigning outside their traditional bases and attacking the incumbent.
Afghan leader Karzai campaigns in Taliban heartland (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Vowing to win insurgents over to the political process, Afghan President Hamid Karzai flew to the Taliban heartland of Kandahar on Monday on his first major campaign tour for next month’s presidential election.
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 657 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Sunday, July 12, 2009, at least 657 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 Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.
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