UAE: Afghan cricket team defeats Saudis in Asian cup (Adnkronos)
UAE: Afghan cricket team defeats Saudis in Asian cup (AKI) – Afghanistan’s national cricket team on Thursday handed a humiliating eight-wicket defeat to Saudi Arabia in the 12-nation Asian Twenty20 Cup at the Al-Zayed Cricket Village in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pajhwok Afghan news agency reported.It was the fourth consecutive victory for the national team, which earlier had …

Karzai renews call for Taliban to lay down weapons (MalaysiaNews.net)
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban and other extremist groups Friday to lay down their weapons and participate in rebuilding the battered country, as part of reconciliation …

Karzai renews call for Taliban to lay down weapons (Deseret News)
KABUL Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban and other extremist groups Friday to lay down their weapons…

Canadian ex-official: Afghan prison claims known (AP via Yahoo! News)
Canadian federal officials were well aware of allegations of abuse in Afghan jails as the Canadian military was handing over detainees to Afghanistan’s intelligence service in 2006, Canada’s former top official on Afghanistan said Thursday.

International drug racket busted, three nabbed with 15 kg heroin (Calcutta News)
Delhi Police said Friday they have busted an international drug racket with the arrest of three people, including two Afghan nationals, and seized 15 kg heroin worth Rs.15 crore (Rs.150 million) in the international market.

Karzai reaches out to Afghan Taliban on Islamic holiday (TVNZ)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached out to the Taliban, part of a call for reconciliation that the palace says will be the main focus of his second term that began last week

Afghan president renews call to Taliban to lay down weapons, help rebuild Afghanistan (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban and other extremist groups Friday to lay down their weapons and participate in rebuilding the battered country, as part of reconciliation efforts he has said will be his main objective during his second term.

Taliban Open Up Front in Once-Quiet Afghan North (New York Times)
Militants have had a resurgence in Kunduz, a province that American and Afghan officials did not think they had to worry about.

Karzai reaches out to Afghan Taliban on holiday (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (For more stories on Afghanistan and Pakistan click [ID:nAFPAK] By Hamid Shalizi KABUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached out to the Taliban on Friday, part of a call for …

Former top Afghan official contradicts diplomat, denies ordering torture hush up (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
OTTAWA – Canada’s former top official on Afghanistan is challenging claims that the military handed over Afghan prisoners to face torture despite warnings.

International drug racket busted, three nabbed with 15 kg heroin (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Nov 27 : Delhi Police said Friday they have busted an international drug racket with the arrest of three people, including two Afghan nationals, and seized 15 kg heroin worth Rs.15 crore (Rs.150 million) in the international market.

Karzai reaches out to Afghan Taliban on holiday (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached out to the Taliban on Friday, part of a call for reconciliation that the palace says will be the main focus of his second term that began last week.

Popularity: 1% [?]