Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines - Afghanistan Sun.comProvides the latest RSS feeds for Afghanistan News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home pagePentagon report forecasts continued violence by Taliban- June 28, 2008 The Taliban have regrouped after their initial fall from power in Afghanistan and the pace of their attacks is likely to increase this year, according to a Pentagon report released Friday that offers ...http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15835014/ 1 US-led coalition member killed in Afghanistan- June 28, 2008 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says 1 of its service members has been killed and five more wounded in western Afghanistan. The coalition said the troops were on a rec...http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15834025/ Pentagon says Taliban has regrouped with resilience- June 28, 2008 Washington - A day after the nation&039;s top defence official expressed worry about a violent upsurge in Afghanistan, the Pentagon released a pair of reports giving details of the Taliban resurgence. One...http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15832634/ U.S. says Taliban attacks may rise this year- June 28, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban has created a "resilient insurgency" in Afghanistan and will likely maintain or increase the pace of its attacks this year, the Pentagon said on Friday.http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15832636/ Years of Hardship Take a Toll on Families in Afghanistan- June 28, 2008 Unemployment is rampant, and food prices are on the rise. Watermelon, a beloved summertime snack, has become too pricey for many Afghans. Families struggle to be able to buy a 40-pound bag of wheat fo...http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15826860/ Farmer-Soldiers from Missouri Help Afghan Farmers Modernize- June 28, 2008 Washington -- The Missouri National Guard arrived in Afghanistan in February with a big mission: modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in a war-torn country. The task is not...http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15826846/ Afghanistan fires three police officials over prison break- June 28, 2008 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- The Afghan government announced Thursday that it had fired three senior police officials in the southern province of Kandahar, two weeks after the Taliban staged a spectacular p...http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15826842/ Drug cultivation up in Afghanistan, Colombia- June 28, 2008 Saturday, June 28, 2008 UNITED NATIONS: A hike in opium and coca cultivation in rebel-held areas of Afghanistan and Colombia in 2007 could put at risk progress in worldwide drug control, said a UN r...http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15826845/ US Senate passes funding for Iraqi, Afghan wars- June 28, 2008 WASHINGTON: The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a much-disputed bill allotting $162 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill gives funding for the conflicts through to mid-2009 aft...http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15826859/ Peshawar slipping into Taliban hands- June 28, 2008 Taliban militants gather around two Afghan men prior to their execution in Damadola near Khar area of Bajaur agency in Pakistan, yesterday. Militants beheaded one man and shot the other after telling ...http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6e1d5c8e1f98f17c/id/15826851/ |