Press Releases: Special Envoy Hussain to Travel to Afghanistan
Special Envoy Hussain to Travel to Afghanistan Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC August 27, 2010 U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Rashad Hussain, will travel to Afghanistan next week, where he will meet with high-level Afghan Government officials and civil society representatives. He will also meet with Afghan university students and travel outside of Kabul …
Afghan President’s staff on CIA payroll
According to The Washington Post, the CIA is making secret payments to multiple members of the Afghan administration to maintain sources of information in a government in which the Afghan leader is often seen as having a limited grasp of developments.
Jamaican dancehall stars embrace “conscious” lyrics
With reputed drug kingpin Christopher “Dudus” Coke in custody and Jamaica’s state of emergency officially over, many dancehall stars are turning their backs on the violent lyrics that have characterized the genre in recent years.
Taliban strike at US Afghan base
Suspected Taliban insurgents launch an attack on a US military base in the east of Afghanistan, reports say.
Taliban ‘attack NATO base’ in eastern Afghanistan
A NATO base in volatile eastern Afghanistan came under attack early Saturday from possible Taliban militants, police in the region said.
Karzai: U.S. Pullout Plans Give Taliban A Boost In Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticized American plans to start withdrawing troops from the country next summer, saying that naming the date has given the Taliban insurgency “a morale boost”.
Admin. official: FDA to inspect large egg farms
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year following the massive recall of tainted eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened as many as 1,500 people.
Taliban attack U.S. base in Afghanistan’s east
Up to 30 Taliban insurgents, including suicide bombers, attacked a U.S. base in Afghanistan’s east on Saturday, officials said, but there were no details available about possible casualties or damage.
Fundraiser for Afghan orphans Saturday
The Afghan Orphanage project is raising money to help children in Afghanistan by holding a 5K in Orem Saturday.
