Afghanistan NewsNews on Afghanistan continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Ex-Taliban fighter tells of training from Pakistani military- June 27, 2008 A former Taliban fighter has provided a gripping first-hand account of being secretly trained by members of the Pakistani military, paid $500 a month and ordered to kill foreigners in Afghanistan.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/ex-taliban-fighter-tells-of-training-from-p... U.S. Hopes for Pakistani Crackdown on Militants- June 27, 2008 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates WASHINGTON-The United States hopes a promise by Pakistan not to let militants use its territory to attack Afghanistan will lead to a crackdown on the fighters by ...http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/u-s-hopes-for-pakistani-crackdown-on-milita... Top Kandahar security officials sacked in wake of deadly prison break- June 27, 2008 Heads have rolled within Afghanistan's security apparatus with the police chief in Kandahar province and two other senior officials dismissed in the wake of a devastating prison break.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/top-kandahar-security-officials-sacked-in-w... North Korea, Iran dominate G-8 meeting in Japan- June 27, 2008 Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations agreed Thursday on the need to step up efforts to secure Afghanistan's borders and stabilize food and oil prices to avoid a global crisis.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/north-korea-iran-dominate-g-8-meeting-in-ja... U.N.: Insurgents Complicating International Drug War- June 26, 2008 More than ever before, authorities waging the global war on drugs are up against real insurgents.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/u-n-insurgents-complicating-international-d... British soldiers killed in Afghanistan named- June 26, 2008 The two British soldiers killed fighting the Taliban in Helmand province in Afghanistan have been named at Private Joe Whittaker and Sergeant Major Michael Williams.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/british-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan-name... Peshawar may fall to militants: report- June 26, 2008 Islamabad, June 25: Even as Pakistan negotiates peace deals with militants operating along the border with Afghanistan, there is a very real danger of these elements taking over the North West Frontier Province ...http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/peshawar-may-fall-to-militants-report?fromr... Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan- June 26, 2008 Pakistan is in a leaderless drift four months after elections, according to Western diplomats and military officials, Pakistani politicians and Afghan officials who are increasingly worried that no one is ...http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/leadership-void-seen-in-pakistan?fromrss=1 Over 40 percent of Americans support torture used on terrorists in order to save lives.- June 26, 2008 The number of Americans who would condone torture, at least when used on terrorists in order to save lives, has risen over the past two years and now stands at over 40 percent, according to a new opinion poll.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/over-40-percent-of-americans-support-tortur... NYC governor orders flags at half-staff for slain soldiers- June 25, 2008 NEW YORK - Gov. David Paterson has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff on government buildings across New York state on Sunday in honor of three Army National Guardsmen killed in Afghanistan.http://www.topix.net/world/afghanistan/2008/06/nyc-governor-orders-flags-at-half-staff-for... |