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Official says Afghanistan ready to take over

YoopyaFeb 13, 20130

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan government on Wednesday welcomed President Barack Obama’s decision to bring home half of the 66,000 American troops in Afghanistan

Afghan Isaf commander John Allen sees ‘road to winning’

YoopyaFeb 10, 20130

The outgoing commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan has said the alliance is on the road to winning the war. Gen John Allen, who handed

US blacklists Afghan airline accused of smuggling opium

YoopyaJan 25, 2013June 24, 20230

Afghanistan’s largest private airline, Kam Air, has been barred from receiving US military contracts amid allegations of drug smuggling, officials say. The US military says

Mental illness, poverty haunted Afghan policewoman who killed American

YoopyaDec 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The Afghan policewoman suspected of killing a U.S. contractor at police headquarters in Kabul suffered from mental illness and was driven to suicidal

Afghan policewoman kills U.S. adviser in police chief’s compound

YoopyaDec 24, 20120

(Reuters) – An Afghan policewoman shot dead on Monday a U.S. forces member in the chief of police’s compound in Kabul, police and NATO said,

Navy SEAL commander dead in Afghanistan in suspected suicide

YoopyaDec 24, 20120

(Reuters) – The commander of an elite U.S. Navy SEAL unit has died inAfghanistan, the Defense Department said on Sunday, and a U.S. military official

U.S. soldier could face death penalty for Afghan killings

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – A decorated U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in two forays from his remote military camp was ordered to face a

Kidnap gangs use leaked bank details to prey on Afghan tycoons

YoopyaDec 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Afghan construction magnate Haji Asadullah Ghaznawi was dragged from his office with a gun to his head and locked up in a slaughterhouse for almost

Afghan president demands release of U.S.-held prisoners

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Afghanistan’s president on Wednesday demanded the release of dozens of prisoners from U.S. custody and said all inmates held in breach of an

Two killed in suicide bomb attack near Kabul NATO base

YoopyaNov 21, 20120

(Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed two Afghan guards outside a NATO-run compound in the main diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday,