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Cashing in on Karzai & Co.

Published Date : 2012-05-19

Published By: Mahmood Rahmaty

SOPnewswire   11/11/2007 By Arthur Kent Policy Options  The Canadian Forces in Afghanistan have been left exposed at a critical point of their mission, but not due to a lack of public support – it’s the Harper government that’s absent without leave. While the Forces can point to significant, if painful, gains in flashpoints such as Panjwai and Zhari districts, as well as Kandahar City, the prime minister and his team can boast of not a single clear policy gain, especially not where diplomatic intervention is needed most: pressuring the Taliban leadership in their safe havens in Pakistan, and rehabilitating the Karzai regime in Kabul.   The Harper ..... read

NATO troops killed in Afghanistan attack

published : 2012-05-19

Source Aljazeera news: Foreign forces say Taliban rocket attack on ISAF base in eastern province of Kunar has left two dead and six wounded. Two ..... read

Taliban attacks rise in areas that were focus of US Afghanistan surge

published : 2012-05-17

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan –  Taliban attacks are jumping in the southern Afghan areas that were the focus of the 2010 U.S. troop surge, posing ..... read

Pakistan officials to 'finalise' end to Nato blockade

published : 2012-05-17

The Pakistani cabinet has ordered officials to finalise a deal as quickly as possible to bring an end to a six-month blockade on overland Nato ..... read

NATO invites Pakistan to summit in Chicago Published May 15, 2012 Associated Press

published : 2012-05-16

ISLAMABAD –  NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistan's president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that ..... read

Afghanistan blast kills nine, Interior Ministry says

published : 2012-05-15

(CNN) -- A bomb exploded inside a shop in the northern Afghanistan province of Faryab on Monday, killing nine people, according to the Afghan ..... read

A story that needs to be heard

published : 2012-05-13

 Kandahar Surgar -- The story of Mohammad Massom, a resident of Kandahar, is a clue of how cruel and unfair life has been for many Afghans ..... read

Men in Afghan police uniforms kill 2 NATO troops

published : 2012-05-13

KABUL, Afghanistan –  Men wearing Afghan police uniforms shot dead two NATO service members Saturday in southern Afghanistan, authorities ..... read

Quotas of Pashtun ‘relatively lesser’ in Afghan Army

published : 2012-05-12

 Kandahar Surgar -- While the Afghan Army is indicated as ethnically imbalanced, experts say there is hope that official will pay attention to ..... read

Attacker in Afghan uniform kills US service member

published : 2012-05-12

KABUL, Afghanistan –  A man wearing an Afghan army uniform shot dead a U.S. service member in the east of the country, one of two NATO ..... read

Flash flood in Afghanistan kills at least 17

published : 2012-05-12

KABUL, Afghanistan –  A flash flood swept through villages in a mountainous area of northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 17 ..... read

UN official: Plight of Afghan poor may worsen

published : 2012-05-10

KABUL, Afghanistan –  Afghanistan's security situation has overshadowed the glaring humanitarian needs of the nation's poorest, and their ..... read

More Room for Students at the New Kandahar City Nursing and Midwifery Institute

published : 2012-05-09

Afghanistan has a critical shortage of health care professionals, but Kandahar Province is making significant strides towards training and educating ..... read

Annan sounds Syria civil war warning

published : 2012-05-09

Kofi Annan, the international envoy, has said his six-point peace plan for Syria is a "possible last chance to avoid civil war".Annan, the UN-Arab ..... read

AP Interview: Pakistan army says US scapegoating

published : 2012-05-09

PESHAWAR, Pakistan –  American efforts to talk peace with insurgents in Afghanistan mean Washington can no longer expect Pakistan to ..... read

German prosecutors urge 7 years for terror suspect

published : 2012-05-08

BERLIN –  Prosecutors in Germany have asked a court to hand a German-Afghan man a seven-year prison sentence for belonging to al-Qaida and ..... read

Polls open in Syria amid heavy security, scattered violence

published : 2012-05-07

(CNN) -- The opposition urged Syrians to boycott Monday's parliamentary elections, saying a vote for one of the more than 7,000 candidates vying ..... read

Attacker in Afghan army uniform kills NATO soldier

published : 2012-05-07

KABUL, Afghanistan –  An attacker wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on international troops Sunday in southern Afghanistan, ..... read

2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan

published : 2012-05-05

KABUL, Afghanistan –  NATO says that two coalition service members have been killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan. NATO says the ..... read

Pakistan bomb 'kills 20' in Bajaur district market

published : 2012-05-05

A suspected suicide blast in Pakistan's north-western Bajaur district has left at least 20 people dead, officials say.The blast is reported to have ..... read

In Afghanistan, Obama pledges cooperation, vows to 'finish the job'

published : 2012-05-03

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, speaking early Wednesday in Afghanistan at the tail end of a surprise visit there, discussed ..... read

Taliban announce start of annual Afghanistan offensive

published : 2012-05-03

KABUL, Afghanistan –  The Taliban have warned they will officially start their annual "spring offensive" in Afghanistan on ..... read
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