Gulab Mangal

Afghanistan
Xinhua Wire - February 09, 2010
Xinhua Wire - February 09, 2010
Buckingham palace Investiture
Buckingham palace Investiture
Buckingham palace Investiture
Buckingham palace Investiture

Afghan: Marjah chief's crime record will be probed

Afghan official says newly revealed crime record of man chosen to govern Marjah will be probed. Afghan government officials are not rushing to oust the man they chose to bring fresh and credible governance to a town just seized from the Taliban, but his newly disclosed violent criminal record in Germany will be investigated further, officials said Saturday.
 

Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants, who have launched strikes around the country as NATO forces seize their southern strongholds.
 

Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants, who have launched strikes around the country as NATO forces seize their southern strongholds.
 

NATO to Afghan assault villagers: keep heads down

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan villagers should stay inside and "keep their heads down" when thousands of U.S. Marines launch a massive assault on a densely-populated district in coming days, NATO's civilian representative to Afghanistan said Tuesday.
 

NATO, Afghan troops fire on Afghan crowd wounding five

KABUL (Reuters) - At least five Afghan civilians were wounded when a combined force of Afghan troops and U.S. Marines opened fire on a crowd at the gate to a military base in Helmand, Afghanistan's most volatile province, NATO said on Friday.
 

Seven dead in Afghanistan Koran protest shooting

Seven people were killed during protests in Afghanistan sparked by rumours foreign troops had desecrated a Koran, an official said Wednesday, blaming Taliban for inciting the unrest.
 

Seven killed in violence incited by Taliban: Afghan official

Seven people were killed during protests in southern Afghanistan sparked by rumours that foreign troops had desecrated a Koran, an official said Wednesday, blaming Taliban for inciting the violence.
 

Seven killed in violence incited by Taliban: Afghan official

Seven people were killed during protests in southern Afghanistan sparked by rumours that foreign troops had desecrated a Koran, an official said Wednesday, blaming Taliban for inciting the violence.
 

Karzai visits south Afghanistan, rockets land nearby

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited the southerly Helmand province on Saturday, where he condemned recent foreign air strikes that have killed civilians, and two rockets apparently exploded nearby.
 

Kabul demands foreign 'killers' handed over

The Afghan government demanded Thursday to take into its custody foreigners wanted over the alleged killing of 10 civilians, sharply escalating a war of words with its powerful Western military backers.
 

Kabul demands foreign 'killers' handed over

The Afghan government demanded Thursday to take into its custody foreigners wanted over the alleged killing of 10 civilians, sharply escalating a war of words with its powerful Western military backers.
 

Taliban claims attacks that killed Americans, Canadians

The Taliban said Thursday it was behind bombings that killed eight Americans reportedly working for the CIA and five Canadians in one of the deadliest bouts of violence against Westerners in Afghanistan.
 

Taliban claims deadly Afghanistan attacks

The Taliban said Thursday it was behind bombings that killed eight Americans reportedly working for the CIA and five Canadians in one of the deadliest bouts of violence against Westerners in Afghanistan.
 

Afghanistan probes reports of more civilian deaths

Afghan authorities said Thursday they were investigating reports of civilian deaths in a NATO air strike, as fresh protests erupted over the alleged killing of 10 non-combatants.
 

Taliban claims attack that killed eight Americans

The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack by a suicide bomber on a US base in eastern Afghanistan that killed eight Americans reportedly working for the CIA.
 

Taliban claims attack that killed eight Americans

The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack by a suicide bomber on a US base in eastern Afghanistan that killed eight Americans reportedly working for the CIA.
 

Afghanistan probes reports of more civilian deaths

Afghan authorities said Thursday they are investigating reports of civilian deaths in an air strike by foreign forces, a day after Western troops denied killing 10 non-combatants.
 

UN reports sharp fall in Afghan opium production

UN says 'bottom is starting to fall out' of Afghanistan's huge opium market. Afghanistan's opium production fell 10 percent last year and prices are at their lowest in a decade, meaning "the bottom is starting to fall out" of the world's largest opium market, the U.N. said Wednesday.
 

US Marines locked in 'hell of a fight' with Taliban

US Marines are in a "hell of a fight" as they storm into Taliban strongholds in a major assault in Afghanistan, their commanding officer said on Friday.
 

Marines in 'hell of a fight' in Afghanistan

US Marines are in a "hell of a fight" as they storm into Taliban strongholds during a major assault in Afghanistan, their commanding officer said Friday.