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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006
US Pledges Another $1 Billion for Afghanistan Chosun Ilbo – Seoul,South Korea
An international conference on Afghanistan has opened in London with the United States pledging another $1 billion in assistance for the war-ravaged country …
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200601/200601310032.html
WORLD leaders pledge $2.5b to Afghanistan ABC Online – Australia
… London, world leaders including the British Prime Minister and the United Nations Secretary General, have pledged further international support for Afghanistan …
www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1559514.htm
60 Nations Set 5-Year Goals to Aid Afghanistan New York Times – United States
31 — The Bush administration pledged Tuesday to seek Congressional approval for a further $1.1 billion in aid to help rebuild Afghanistan next year, roughly …
www.nytimes.com/2006/02/01/international/middleeast/01afghan.html
“AFGHANISTAN COMPACT” TARGETS
Special Broadcasting Service – Australia The “Afghanistan Compact” formalised in London provides for the new nation’s development by setting specific goals by 2010. In …
www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=127088®ion=6
PEACE in Afghanistan fragile, says Annan: Islamabad pledges $50m Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
LONDON, Jan 31: Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the joint initiative of the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and the United Nations for the ŒAfghanistan Compact …
www.dawn.com/2006/02/01/top11.htm
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006
DUTCH debate sending troops to Afghanistan CBC Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan,Canada
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is urging the Dutch parliament not to leave Canadian and British soldiers in the lurch in southern Afghanistan. … www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/01/30/dutchafghan060130.html
BOMBING foiled near US embassy in Afghanistan Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
… said. The thwarted high-profile attacks came as international donors gathered in London to discuss Afghanistan’s future. Authorities … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C31%5Cstory_31-1-2006_pg7_6
US vows support for Afghanistan
BBC News – UK
… day conference on the country’s future. She said the US would not make the mistake of leaving Afghanistan. It comes as the US is … news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4663294.stm
AFGHANISTAN to Commit to Broad Reforms
New York Times – United States
30 — Afghanistan is expected to sign an agreement this week with more than 60 donor countries that outlines an ambitious five-year plan for social, economic …
www.nytimes.com/2006/01/30/international/asia/30cnd-afghan.html
RICE says US committed to Afghanistan
Xinhua – China
30 (Xinhuanet) — The United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here on Monday that the US would not abandon Afghanistan and risk provoking …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/31/content_4121816.htm
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006
HIGH Taliban commander arrested in S. Afghanistan Xinhua – China
… Janan stood a very important position during the Taliban regime, and now he is still one of the Taliban high-ranking leaders controlling southern Afghanistan. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/30/content_4117503.htm
TIM Hortons pours cold water over opening outlet in Afghanistan Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The Canadian Forces want to raise morale among troops deployed here by setting up the farthest flung coffee and doughnut franchise in …
www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=691
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UK Defense Secretary Warns of More Casualties in Afghanistan Bloomberg – USA
29 (Bloomberg) — UK Defense Secretary John Reid warned more casualties were likely as the nation deploys 3,300 troops to Afghanistan’s southern region, where …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=aunSk2RytyRk&refer=uk
AFGHANISTAN will need aid for a long time: Karzai Zee News – Noida,India
Copenhagen, Jan 30: Afghanistan will need international aid for a long time to come if it is to bolster its security and rebuild its institutions, President …
www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=272123&sid=SAS
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006
UK moves troops in Afghanistan
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
LONDON, Jan 28: The British government has positioned around 240 people in south Afghanistan to prepare for deployment of up to 5,700 British troops in May as …
www.dawn.com/2006/01/29/top13.htm
MILITANTS burn 3 schools in Afghanistan
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Unknown militants have set ablaze three schools in the insurgency-hit Helmand province in south Afghanistan, deputy provincial governor said Saturday. …
english.people.com.cn/200601/29/eng20060129_239132.html
AFGHANISTAN likely to need foreign troops for five to ten years … PakTribune.com – Pakistan
DAVOS: Afghanistan will probably need foreign troops to ensure stability and security in the country for another five or ten years, President Hamid Karzai said …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132621
NELSON to visit Afghanistan and Iraq
PakTribune.com – Pakistan
SYDNEY: NEW Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says he will make it an early priority to visit Australian troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. … paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132622
11 security personnels killed, two US tanks destroyed in … PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KANDHAR: Two US tanks destroyed in a landmine blast by killing all those on board the tank in Maywand district of Kandhar here on today. … paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132619
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006
NELSON to visit Afghanistan and Iraq
NEWS.com.au – Australia
NEW Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says he will make it an early priority to visit Australian troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. … www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17964110-29277,00.html
INTERNATIONAL partners to renew support for Afghanistan Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
KABUL: Afghanistan’s international partners gather in London next week to renew their support for the strategic but destitute country as it battles an …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C28%5Cstory_28-1-2006_pg4_18
INTERNATIONAL Conference to Map Plan for Afghanistan’s … Voice of America – USA
By Gary Thomas. A two-day conference on Afghanistan’s future convenes in London Tuesday. The meeting brings together Afghan and foreign …
www.voanews.com/english/2006-01-27-voa60.cfm
US soldiers court-martialled for detainee abuse in Afghanistan Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
KABUL: The US military in Afghanistan began a court martial on Friday of a US soldier accused of striking two detainees, with a second soldier to face similar …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C28%5Cstory_28-1-2006_pg4_19
BLAST rocks convoy with CTV crew in Afghanistan CTV.ca – Canada
A CTV crew traveling with an American military patrol in Afghanistan captured a close call when an explosion rocked their convoy as it traveled through the …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/200601
27/Afghanistan_blast_060127/20060127?hub=TopStories
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006
BRITAIN to commit nearly 6,000 troops to Afghanistan The Observer – UK
Britain will deploy nearly 6,000 troops to Afghanistan – more than expected – over the next few months in the biggest and most hazardous military operation …
www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,1696050,00.html?gusrc=rss
SOLDIER wounded in Afghanistan may not survive, another may lose … Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
EDMONTON (CP) – One of three Canadian soldiers seriously wounded in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan last week has a “devastating” head injury and may not …
www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id
=30c85c4e-f542-472a-90d5-1c7142ecac22&k=92895
CANADIAN diplomat praised at funeral for pursuing peace in … CBC News – Canada
… people did their duty. He volunteered to build peace in Afghanistan as Canada’s senior diplomat in the troubled land. His life came … www.cbc.ca/cp/world/060126/w012674.html
CZECH Rep to give 25 million to Afghanistan’s renovation PakTribune.com – Pakistan
… The government decided on Wednesday that the he Czech Republic will contribute 25 million crowns to the reconstruction of Afghanistan, government spokeswoman …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132417
FINNISH peacekeepers fired upon in Afghanistan PakTribune.com – Pakistan
… The Finns were conducting a joint mission with a platoon of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) when an estimated 10-15 unidentified people attacked them. …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132419
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006
UNAMA prepares Blue print for int’l engagement in Afghanistan PakTribune.com – Pakistan
NEW YORK: A blueprint for international engagement in the development of Afghanistan over the next five years had been finalized, the United Nations Assistance …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132169
AFGHANISTAN at “huge risk” of bird flu: UN PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KABUL: War-shattered Afghanistan faces a huge risk from bird flu, including a strain that can kill people, and must take urgent action to protect itself, UN …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132173
AFGHANISTAN: UN warns of bird flu risk
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
KABUL, 24 January (IRIN) – The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that Afghanistan is at risk from avian influenza, also known as bird flu …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/86ad4c18649ae92fec336bdb653eb9a1.htm
TALEBAN Rebels in Afghanistan Escape High Security Prison Voice of America – USA
By Benjamin Sand. A national manhunt is under way in Afghanistan for seven Taleban members who broke out of the country’s main high security prison. …
www.voanews.com/english/2006-01-24-voa25.cfm
AFGHANISTAN Wants To Control Its Aid
noticias.info – Spain
… the government. “We welcome the proposal very much,” said Afghanistan’s Finance Minister Anwar ul-Haq. “Unfortunately, only … www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=139776&src=0
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006
AFGHANISTAN development roadmap finalised, says UN Times of India – India
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has said that a roadmap for all-round development of Afghanistan has been finalised and will be launched at the two-day …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1383968.cms
AFGHANISTAN`S counter-narcotics measures successful: UN PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KABUL, January 24 (Online):The potential risk of drug cultivation in Afghanistan topped the agenda of just-concluded talks between the senior United Nations …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132042
AFGHANISTAN now has 35,000-strong army
PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KABUL, January 24 (Online):The number of officers and soldiers of the newly established Afghanistan National Army (ANA) has reached 35,000, Defense Ministry …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132044
AFGHANISTAN: Government to present five-year development plan at … Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… The INDS was approved at an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Saturday, according to the foreign ministry. “The government of Afghanistan will present the INDS …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/248fb04be0e471eed11834c8a2802c03.htm
AFGHANISTAN Exports 9,600 tons of dry fruit, cereals PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KANDAHAR , January 24 (Online): The Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) Sunday said a total of 9,600 tons of dry fruit, cereals and herbs had …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132040
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006
NO end in sight to Afghanistan’s years of violence Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The violence that has blighted Afghanistan for so many long years has shattered baker Abdul Sallam’s life. …
www.alertnet.org/redir/righsection_rel_art__index_htm/thenews/newsdesk/ISL175965.htm
UK set to send 4,000 troops to Afghanistan Financial Times – London,England,UK
Britain is expected to confirm today the deployment of as many as 4,000 troops to southern Afghanistan, where they will head the Nato mission overseeing …
news.ft.com/cms/s/596afac0-8e11-11da-8fda-0000779e2340.html
GUARD unit heads for Afghanistan
PakTribune.com – Pakistan
… The Maine Army National Guard has had nearly 1,600 soldiers who have served in either Iraq or Afghanistan out of 1,951 serving in the Maine National Guard. …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=132292
BLAST outside Indian consulate in Afghanistan Hindustan Times – India
… Taliban-led violence has spiked across Afghanistan in the past year, raising fears that the insurgency may hamper moves toward democracy. www.hindustantimes.com/news/7598_1607900,000500020007.htm
MEMBERS of the 130th Providing Support in Afghanistan come Home WBOY-TV – Clarksburg,WV,USA
After 9 months of being as far away from home as Afghanistan, members of the 130th Air National Guard come home. The 15 Airmen’s … www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=8285
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006
PRESSURE mounts on Dutch to commit troops to Afghanistan PakTribune.com – Pakistan
BRUSSELS: Pressure is mounting on the Netherlands to commit troops to southern Afghanistan and clear the way for NATO to improve the weak central government …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=131956
AFGHANISTAN deal with family violence
Xinhua – China
22 (Xinhuanet) — Afghanistan’s first Family Response Unit (FRU) opened Sunday afternoon for all the Afghan people to call for help and advice on family …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/22/content_4086379.htm
RELIEF helicopter missing in Afghanistan Xinhua – China
22 (Xinhuanet) — A search was under way in Afghanistan Sunday for a Turkmen helicopter that went missing with seven Turkmen crew aboard while returning home …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/22/content_4086345.htm
140 soldiers leave for Afghanistan
National Post – Canada
… a Field Medic, is consolled by her two daughters Courtney, 10 years old, left and Ericka, 8 years old before leaving the Garrison for Afghanistan Saturday. …
www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=c288
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TROOPS leave for war-torn Afghanistan
Calgary Sun – Canada
EDMONTON — Nearly ninety soldiers boarded buses at Edmonton Garrison yesterday, sent off to Afghanistan by the tears and hugs of loved ones who know violence …
calsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2006/01/22/1405763-sun.html
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006
EMOTIONAL farewell for Afghanistan-bound troops CTV.ca – Canada
… 80 Canadian soldiers bid an emotional farewell to their loved ones as they left their bases in Alberta and Manitoba Saturday for a tour of duty in Afghanistan. …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060120
/edmonton_troops_060121/20060121?hub=CTVNewsAt11
US military dropping firewood to parts of Afghanistan cut off by … PakTribune.com – Pakistan
BAGRAM AIR BASE: The US military has been able to bring down fire from the skies for decades. This month in Afghanistan, it’s delivering firewood. …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=131875
ZAWAHRI praises fighters in Afghanistan
Malayala Manorama – India
Dubai: Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, praised Islamic fighters in Afghanistan, according to a new Internet audio tape, released a day after …
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AID workers becoming ‘targets’ in Afghanistan, Blair warned Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
… Aid agency workers in Afghanistan are already alarmed over an escalation of attacks on their staff, with 30 killed in 2004 compared with 12 in 2003. …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/22
/wafg22.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/22/ixworld.html
NEWS In Brief: Afghanistan FM arrives
Peninsula On-line – Qatar
Doha: Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah Abdullah arrived in Doha yesterday on an official visit. He was welcomed on arrival … www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=
Rest+of+the+World&month=January2006&file=World_News2006012232326.xml
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006
ZAWAHRI praises fighters in Afghanistan: Web ABC News – USA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, praised Islamic fighters in Afghanistan, according to an Internet audio tape posted on Friday …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1527833
BRITAIN to co-host summit on Afghanistan PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KABUL: Britain will co-host a summit at the end of the month to speed up reconstruction in Afghanistan and tackle a surge in violence, The Guardian said …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=131778
LIST of Suicide Attacks in Afghanistan
Forbes – USA
By The Associated Press , 01.20.2006, 12:42 PM. Jan. 16, 2006 – A man on a motorbike detonates explosives strapped to his body near … www.forbes.com/work/feeds/ap/2006/01/20/ap2464785.html
US military dropping firewood to parts of Afghanistan cut off by … Stars and Stripes – Washington,D.C.,USA
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The US military has been able to bring down fire from the skies for decades. This month in Afghanistan … www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=34451
THE Bombers are in Afghanistan
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… When we take a look at the latest suicide attacks, unfortunately, we see that Afghanistan is gradually becoming the new field, the new target of a wave of …
www.zaman.com/?bl=columnists&alt=&trh=20060120&hn=28833
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006
GENERAL attacks American record in Afghanistan Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
… on terror” burst into the open when the commander of Dutch forces launched an extraordinary public attack on the record of the American military in Afghanistan …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/0
1/20/wafg20.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/20/ixworld.html
KASURI to attend Afghanistan conference
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
LONDON, Jan 19: A two-day international conference on Afghanistan will be held here on Jan 31 and Feb 1 to chart out a five-year security and development plan …
www.dawn.com/2006/01/20/top14.htm
LONDON meet: UN to pledge Afghanistan will not be ignored Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
LONDON: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said a forthcoming London conference on Afghanistan would reassure the war-torn country that it was not being ignored …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=20
06%5C01%5C20%5Cstory_20-1-2006_pg4_16
RICE to Attend Conference on Afghanistan Forbes – USA
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will attend an international conference in London on Jan. 31 on ways to help bring stability and prosperity to Afghanistan. …
www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/01/19/ap2462306.html
AFGHANISTAN: Coalition forces install windmills in south Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
KABUL, 19 January (IRIN) – US-led coalition forces are installing windmills across southern Afghanistan to provide farmers with water 24 hours a day, a …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/7560871bd3a6e352b6e0732e88c7633c.htm
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006
UN conference on Afghanistan set for London CBC News – Canada
Amid growing violence in Afghanistan, the United Nations has announced plans for an international conference to draw up a new blueprint for bringing peace to …
www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2006/01/18/afghanistan060118.html
SOLDIERS wounded in Afghanistan may soon return to Canada CBC Calgary – Calgary,Alberta,Canada
The families of three Edmonton-based soldiers wounded in Afghanistan last weekend are expected to arrive in Germany Wednesday to be near their loved ones. Pte. …
www.cbc.ca/calgary/story/ca-afghanistan-ppcli20060118.html
AFGHAN police foil bomb explosion in S. Afghanistan Xinhua – China
KABUL, Jan. 18 (Xinhuanet) — Afghan security force foiled Wednesday a bomb explosion in Afghan southern province of Kandahar, a local official said. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/19/content_4069891.htm
CANADA vows to continue rebuilding Afghanistan PakTribune.com – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Canadian government has said that the killing of one of its senior diplomats in Afghanistan is not going to effect Ottawa’s commitment to help …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=131563
FORT Drum soldiers head for third tour of Afghanistan Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
FORT DRUM, NY (AP) _ Nearly 100 Fort Drum soldiers left for Afghanistan Wednesday, signaling the start of a major deployment for the 10th Mountain Division …
www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny—fortdrum
deploymen0118jan18,0,7298866.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006
PEACE blueprint for Afghanistan
Scotsman – United Kingdom
An international conference in late January will launch a new blueprint to build peace in Afghanistan. It will also confront the … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=85112006
CANADA belongs in Afghanistan
Toronto Star – Canada
Until the death on Sunday of Glyn Berry in Afghanistan, Canada was, relatively, blessedly untouched by the horror of suicide bombers. … www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_
Type1&c=Article&cid=1137538221114&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795
AFGHANISTAN’S president seeks bombing probe Seattle Times – United States
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president ordered an investigation Tuesday into a bombing that killed 21 civilians, the deadliest suicide attack since US …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002746222_afghan18.html
ROS-LEHTINEN prepares to lead delegation to Iraq, Afghanistan Miami Herald – FL,USA
… Ros-Lehtinen, a member of the House International Relations Committee, will brief the press Wednesday on her upcoming trip to Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. …
www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13647183.htm
CANADIAN role in Afghanistan about to change as threats escalates PakTribune.com – Pakistan
OTTAWA: A fresh battalion of Canadian troops head to some of the harshest climes of Afghanistan next month in the midst of an escalating insurgency. …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=131442
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006
24 killed by bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan International Herald Tribune – France
ASADABAD, Afghanistan Two bomb explosions killed at least 24 people in southern Afghanistan on Monday, in an escalating campaign of violence that may be aimed …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/16/news/afghan.php
HOMICIDE Bomber Kills 20 in Afghanistan
FOX News – USA
KABUL, Afghanistan — A man on a motorbike drove up to a crowd watching a wrestling match in an Afghan border town Monday, killing 20 people and wounding at …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181772,00.html
SOLDIERS hurt in Afghanistan were to be shipped home National Post – Canada
The wreckage of a vehicle is seen on the side of a street in Kandahar, Afghanistan Sunday. (AP/Ariana TV). … Franklin was not even supposed to be in Afghanistan. …
www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=a5ccfcc0-79de-41b2-abe4-e51c19664a0c
AFGHANISTAN: Militia force launched to guard border with Pakistan PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KABUL: Afghanistan’s government said it recently established a 1,000-strong tribal militia force to tighten security along the mountainous border with …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=130888
AFGHAN wary of US Presence in Afghanistan PakTribune.com – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001, Afghans have been wary of the continued US presence in Afghanistan. They … paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=130885
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006
CANADIAN diplomat killed in Afghanistan
Science Daily (press release) – USA
Afghan suicide bomber kills 10 (January 5, 2006) — A suicide bomber in an Afghanistan provincial capital killed at least 10 people and injured 50 others …
www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1
-20060115-18094400-bc-afghanistan-canada.xml
CANADIAN diplomat killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan Xinhua – China
15 (Xinhuanet) — A senior Canadian diplomat died in Afghanistan on Sunday in a suicide bomb attack which also killed two others and injured 12, Canada’s …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/16/content_4057323.htm
SOLDIERS hurt in Afghanistan were to be shipped home in coming … Calgary Sun – Canada
EDMONTON (CP) – Three Edmonton-based soldiers injured in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan were due to come home in the next few weeks, military officials …
cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/01/15/1395641-cp.html
AFGHANISTAN: Militia force launched to guard border with Pakistan Pravda – Moscow,Russia
Afghanistan’s government said Sunday it recently established a 1,000-strong tribal militia force to tighten security along the mountainous border with Pakistan …
newsfromrussia.com/world/2006/01/15/71204.html
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006
SUICIDE explosion kills one, injures another in S. Afghanistan Xinhua – China
… continue attacks until the withdrawal of foreign troops, intensified their attacks especially against US troops who have been staying in Afghanistan after the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/15/content_4053051.htm
UPDATE 1: Ex-Taliban Minister Killed in Afghanistan Forbes – USA
… killed a former Taliban leader who renounced the hard-line Islamic regime after it was ousted in late 2001 and had since supported Afghanistan’s US-backed …
www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/01/14/ap2449993.html
INDIA recommences work to build Salma dam in Afghanistan PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KABUL, January 15 (Online): Indian engineers have started work on building a huge dam in the western Afghanistan Province of Herat. … paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=130824
1 killed, 70 injured in mine explosion in E. Afghanistan Xinhua – China
… the explosion. The explosion happened after the Eidul Adha, the biggest annual religious festival in Afghanistan. Taliban militants … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/14/content_4052580.htm
DUTCH to send more troops to Afghanistan ISN – Zurich,Switzerland
… Saturday, 14 January: 21.40 CET) – The Dutch government has agreed to sent an additional 1,200 troops to boost NATO forces in Afghanistan, after pressure from …
www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=14348
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006
HALF of Dutch against sending troops to Afghanistan: poll Xinhua – China
13 (Xinhuanet) — Only one in three Dutch people supports sending more troops to Afghanistan while close to half of the population oppose it, an opinion poll …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/14/content_4050487.htm
RUSSIA Vows to Help Rebuild Afghanistan
PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KABUL: Russia closely watches the reconstruction process in Afghanistan and it is ready to do everything possible to support this central Asian country, said …
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=130807
AFGHANISTAN Int’l Bank Begins ATM Service For Int’l Credit … PakTribune.com – Pakistan
KABUL: Afghanistan International Bank has begun ATM services for holders of a variety of international credit cards. The ATMs accept … paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=130805
ROCKET allegedly launched from Afghanistan kills 14 in Pakistan … Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A rocket allegedly launched from just over the border in Afghanistan hit a home in a Pakistani tribal region, killing 14 people, a …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/
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REP. Schmidt takes tour of Afghanistan
Cincinnati Post – OH,USA
WASHINGTON – The war in Afghanistan may have disappeared from the headlines, but morale remains high among American soldiers stationed in that country …
news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060113/NEWS01/601130360
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