Obama discusses Afghan war with Karzai (Malaysian Mirror)
KABUL Afghanistan US President Barack Obama held a video call with Afghan head of state Hamid Karzai to discuss the war on the Taliban and progress in eradicating corruption, the Kabul government said Tuesday. In the Monday “teleconference” which lasted Read more…
Police Commandos Crack Down On Afghan Drug Trade (NPR)
The opium trade in Afghanistan is a key source of income for the Taliban. The group uses the money to carry out suicide bombings and other attacks. But a team of Afghan police commandos is working around the clock to cut off this dangerous funding source.
Russia to send more drug police to Afghanistan (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
KABUL, March 16 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will send more police to help tackle drug trafficking in Afghanistan, Russia’s drug control chief said on Tuesday.
Hamid Karzai held secret talks with Mullah Baradar in Afghanistan (Daily Telegraph)
The Taliban’s chief military commander was in secret talks with Hamid Karzai’s family just weeks before his arrest by Pakistan intelligence officers, it has been claimed.
Obama discusses Afghan war with Karzai in video call (Hindustan Times)
US President Barack Obama held a video call with Afghan head of state Hamid Karzai to discuss the war on the Taliban and progress in eradicating corruption, the Kabul government said today.
Obama discusses Afghan war with Karzai in video call (INDOlink)
Kabul, Mar 16 (AFP) US President Barack Obama held a video call with Afghan head of state Hamid Karzai to discuss the war on the Taliban and progress in eradicating corruption, the Kabul government said today.
Karzai, Obama discuss prospects of Taliban talks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed prospects of peace with the Taliban in a video phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama, Karzai’s office said Tuesday.
Afghanistan denies peace talks with Taliban No. 2 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan’s government denied a report on Tuesday that it had been holding secret peace talks with the Taliban’s number two leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, when he was arrested in Pakistan.
Obama discusses Afghan war with Karzai in video call (Malaysian Mirror)
KABUL -US President Barack Obama held a video call with Afghan head of state Hamid Karzai to discuss the war on the Taliban and progress in eradicating corruption, the Kabul government said Tuesday. Read more…
Military Salute: 48th Brigade still in Afghanistan (WTOC 11 Savannah)
Many members of the 48th Brigade have already returned to Savannah after a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan, but there are still some 48th soldiers there who will not be able to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Obama discusses Afghan war with Karzai in video call (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President Barack Obama held a video call with Afghan head of state Hamid Karzai to discuss the war on the Taliban and progress in eradicating corruption, the Kabul government said Tuesday.
Afghan government to send more police to Kandahar after deadly Taliban bombings (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s government will provide more than 1,000 police reinforcements to the southern province of Kandahar after Taliban attacks killed dozens of people there ahead of a coming offensive on the insurgent stronghold, an official said Tuesday.
