Pakistan refuses to hand over captured Taliban leaders to Afghanistan (Guardian Unlimited)
Pakistan is refusing to hand over captured Taliban leaders to Afghanistan on the grounds that they could be released or transferred to the US, according to officials familiar with the negotiations.
Findings released in Westville Marine’s death :Report says Afghan contractor fired fatal shot. (South Bend Tribune)
WESTVILLE — The U.S. Marine Corps’ investigation of the February death of a Westville Marine in Afghanistan concludes that he was fatally shot by an Afghan security contractor hired by an Afghan company that is supported by the U.S. government.
US operations ‘already started’ in Kandahar (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) – Operations to push the Taliban out of their iconic Afghan stronghold of Kandahar are underway and will steadily build in the months ahead, military officials said Thursday.
US troops leave Afghan border to a crook (The Malaysian Insider)
SPIN BOLDAK, March 18 One of the most important trade routes in Asia was closed last week while a boyish-looking man everyone calls the general showed around the commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan. General Stanley McChrystal clambered to the top of a roof, where the general officially a colonel in the Afghan Border Police pointed out the area where Nato forces plan to build …
U.S. troops leave border to Afghan boss accused of graft (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
One of the most important trade routes in Asia was closed last week while a boyish-looking man everyone calls “the general” showed around the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Russia to boost drug control mission in Afghanistan: Ivanov (Deepika)
Moscow, Mar 17 (UNI) Russia will boost its drug control mission staff in Afghanistan, Russia’s drug control chief Viktor Ivanov said.
Taliban fighting back with fear, intimidation in Marjah, Afghanistan (Deseret News)
MARJAH, Afghanistan A month after losing control of their southern base in Marjah, the Taliban have begun to fight…
Russia, U.S. to step up joint efforts against Afghan drug threat (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Russia and the United States plan to develop their cooperation in the fight against the drug threat from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
US operations already started in Kandahar: commanders (Malaysian Mirror)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -Operations to push the Taliban out of their Afghan stronghold of Kandahar are under way and will steadily build in the months ahead, military officials said Thursday.
