Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete The Daily Telegraph Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. | Despite the winding down of operations, the remaining years of Afghan operations are estimated to cost the UK at least another £800 million Photo: PA | B...
Chinese in bold call for official's removal Al Jazeera | A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of Beijing's leadership transition. | Security chief Zhou Yongkang, one of China's top nine rulers, is viewed as a hardliner and is li...
Afghans: Suicide bombing kills 8 police in east US News | KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan security officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint in the country's east, killing eight people. | Police say the bomber walked up to the checkpoint in Ali Sher district along the Pa...
Afghans: Suicide bombing kills 8 police in east Austin American Statesman | KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan security officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint in the country's east, killing eight people. | Police say the bomber walked up to the checkpoint in Ali Sher district along the Pakista...
Afghan police: 8 killed in suicide bombing at police checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan Austin American Statesman | KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan police: 8 killed in suicide bombing at police checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan. | ___ | May 19, 2012 08:02 AM EDT | Copyright 2012, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, br...
For Afghanistan's Karzai, funding tops NATO summit agenda The Los Angeles Times | KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, perhaps best known in the West for periodic well-aimed jabs at his NATO allies, is embarking on a determined charm offensive as he faces the prospect of seeing troops and, perhaps even more ...
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Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Al Jazeera | Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into Afghanistan contin...
Another search, another fruitless day with villagers Stars and Stripes | MUCHAI KALAY, Afghanistan | A dozen men gathered around the U.S. troops who had come to their village on a bright morning to inquire about the bloody events of a week earlier. | ...
Another murder in Kabul Khaleej Times Another targeted killing in Kabul has exposed the obvious. There are elements at work that do not want to see political stability restored, and moreover, a just order come into bei...
Rep. Rohrabacher urges Clinton to invite Afghan warlords to NATO Summit The Examiner | Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday to invite members of Afghanistan’s Northern Alliance to this weekend’s NATO summit in Chicago. Yet, especially given Rohrabacher‘s strong human rights record, man...
Afghanistan provides dilemma for NATO Xinhua | by Xinhua Writer Wang Fengfeng | CHICAGO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries are convening in Chicago this weekend to discuss a variety of issues affecting the alliance's future, with no other agenda...
Afghan Whigs debut first new song in five years, 'See and Don't See' IMDb | "The only way I can get through the day..." is to check out this new song from the reunited Afghan Whigs. "See and Don't See" is a damned bummer of a cover, but great news for fans of the band -- which hasn't performed together live in 13 years. Th...
Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses The Washington Times | Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder after recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned. | The Army said it will review the diagnoses at all of its medical facilities going back to October 2001. And ...
