Afghanistan NewsNews on Afghanistan continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.India yearns for Pakistan's Musharraf amid turmoil- August 13, 2008 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, India misses you. It's a change of heart that reflects how low India-Pakistan relations have sunk in recent months - and the fears that they haven't yet hit bottom with ...http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/india-yearns-for-pakistans-musharraf-amid-t... Taliban claims bombing in Pakistan; up to 14 dead- August 13, 2008 A roadside bomb destroyed an air force truck on a bridge Tuesday in Pakistan's volatile northwest and killed up to 14 people.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/taliban-claims-bombing-in-pakistan-up-to-14... British Soldier Killed In Kabul- August 12, 2008 A British soldier has been killed and two injured in a bombing in Kabul. The attack happened on the outskirts of Kabul The British soldier was from 16 Signal Regiment.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/british-soldier-killed-in-kabul?fromrss=1 NATO denies Afghan civilian casualty report- August 12, 2008 The NATO-led force in Afghanistan has denied reports it killed more than a dozen civilians in an air strike to the northeast of the capital.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/nato-denies-afghan-civilian-casualty-report... Judge orders doctor for Pakistani suspect- August 12, 2008 A judge has ordered the government to provide a doctor for a Pakistani woman accused of shooting at U.S. officers while in Afghan custody last month.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/judge-orders-doctor-for-pakistani-suspect?f... Insurgents attack outpost in Panjwaii killing 90th Canadian soldier- August 12, 2008 A burly "mountain of a man" nicknamed the Friendly Giant became the second Canadian combat death in three days when insurgents attacked a remote outpost in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province Monday.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/insurgents-attack-outpost-in-panjwaii-killi... Australian soldiers injured in blast- August 12, 2008 TWO Australian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been wounded, one seriously, as their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on a road in the southern Oruzgan province.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/australian-soldiers-injured-in-blast?fromrs... Afghan families go public with rape allegations, could force crackdown- August 11, 2008 Ali Khan braved death threats and public scorn to out the powerful men he accuses of gang-raping his 12-year-old niece.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/afghan-families-go-public-with-rape-allegat... Al-Qaida shifting focus from Iraq, general says- August 11, 2008 WASHINGTON Al-Qaida has permanently lost its foothold in large parts of Iraq and has begun to shift its focus to Afghanistan and Pakistan, top U.S. and Iraqi officials say.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/al-qaida-shifting-focus-from-iraq-general-s... Five civilians among dozens killed in Afghanistan- August 11, 2008 Five civilians were killed in a roadside attack in southern Afghanistan, while an Afghan lawmaker and local villagers said Sunday that several other civilians were killed in a US-led airstrike against militants ...http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/08/five-civilians-among-dozens-killed-in-afgha... |