Canadian soldier killed by IED in south Afghanistan; Afghan soldier also dies (Coast Reporter)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan A period of relative post-fighting season calm was shattered Wednesday when a Canadian soldier on foot patrol in the volatile Panjwaii district of southern Afghanistan was killed.
Afghan town reborn after U.S. routs Taliban (The Washington Times)
NOW ZAD, Afghanistan I Signs of rebirth are growing in this former Taliban stronghold in Helmand province just days after U.S. Marines stormed it in a ground-and-airborne assault that caught its Taliban occupiers by surprise. In the once deserted bazaar area in the western portion of town, hundreds of men from nearby villages defy Taliban threats and clear debris from fighting in exchange for …
Taliban video claims to be of captured US soldier (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Taliban released Friday a video purporting to show a U.S. soldier who was captured more than five months ago in eastern Afghanistan.
Watchdog faults U.S. anti-drug effort in Afghanistan (The Newton Kansan)
The State Department s internal watchdog on Wednesday criticized the agency s nearly $2 billion anti-drug effort in Afghanistan for poor oversight and lack of a long-term strategy.
Iran, Afghanistan to bolster cooperation against drug trafficking (People’s Daily)
Iran and Afghanistan underlined the necessity to bolster their cooperation against drug trafficking, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday. The agreements were reached at a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday between Iran’s Prosecutor General Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei and an Afghan judiciary delegation headed by the country’s anti-drug prosecutor, the report said. During the …
Taliban orders its own Afghan surge (UPI)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec. 24 (UPI) — The Afghan Taliban need assistance to tackle the increasing number of international troops headed to Afghanistan, a top Pakistani Taliban chief said.
Iran, Afghanistan to boost cooperation against drug trafficking (WashingtonTV)
Washington, 24 December (WashingtonTV) Iran and Afghanistan have agreed on the need to increase bilateral cooperation against drug trafficking, the Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.
