Karzai aide in corruption probe linked to CIA: report
An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the center of a corruption probe is on the CIA payroll, The New York Times reported, citing Afghan and U.S. officials.
Drug cartel suspected in massacre of 72 migrants
The discovery of 72 slain Central and South American migrants on a ranch just south of the U.S. border provides a horrific reminder of the brutality of human trafficking in a country dominated by drug cartels.
Attorneys general call for Craigslist to get rid of adult services ads
Attorneys general in 17 states have banded together to call on Craigslist, the online classified ad website, to discontinue its adult services section.
ASEAN chief downplays US absence from key trade talks
The head of ASEAN on Thursday downplayed the absence of US officials from annual trade talks, arguing their no-show does not detract from the US re-engagement with Southeast Asia.
Afghan police trainee kills 3, then killed
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 25 (UPI) — An Afghan police trainee apparently shot two Spanish soldiers and an Afghan translator to death Wednesday before being shot and killed, Afghan authorities said. Afghanistan – Police – Kabul – Asia – Badghis Province
Afghan troops kill two dozen Taliban insurgents
Afghan forces during a three-day operation eliminated two dozen Taliban insurgents in Afghan southern province of Uruzgan, provincial police chief Juma Gul Humat said Thursday.
Key Karzai Aide in Graft Inquiry Is Linked to C.I.A.
An aide of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan being investigated for corruption is, officials said, paid by the Central Intelligence Agency, underscoring deep contradictions in the Obama administration s policy in the country.
Taliban kill eight Afghan officers
Taliban fighters overran a police post in northern Afghanistan, killing eight officers.
Afghan Schoolgirls Sick After Suspected Taliban Gas Attack
Dozens of students and teachers at a girls’ school in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul were sickened Wednesday by an unknown gas that spread through classrooms, education officials said.
