Dozens of Afghan soldiers defect to join Taliban rebels
Lashkar Gag, November 14 At least 65 Afghan soldiers have defected to the Taliban, taking their weapons and equipment with them and 88 have been killed in days of heavy fighting in the volatile...
View ArticleChild Soldiers: a tool to sustain power in the Afghan war
By: Sara Spowart and Ahmad Waheed According to the organization Child Soldiers International, the internationally agreed upon definition for a child soldier is: a child associated with an armed force...
View ArticleScores of Afghan Soldiers Defect to Taliban, Others Killed
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— Government officials and insurgent sources in southern Afghanistan say at least 70 Afghan soldiers have defected to the Taliban while 85 others were killed in days of fierce...
View ArticleBreakaway Taliban say senior militant wounded but alive
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) A spokesman for a breakaway Taliban faction on Saturday denied reports that a senior figure in the group was killed battling rival insurgents. Mullah Mansoor Dadullah was...
View ArticleSurge in Canada's Consumer Confidence Leaves Oil-Patch Behind
Canadian consumer optimism has surged in the two months since Justin Trudeau’s Liberals took a lead in the polls, and is now at the highest in more than a year. The Bloomberg Nanos Consumer Confidence...
View ArticlePercentage of Women Partners is Highest at Smaller Firms, AICPA Survey Finds...
(Source: AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) NEW YORK (Nov. 16, 2015) - Women have made the greatest inroads in attaining partnerships within the CPA profession at firms with 20...
View ArticleHow the Taliban Gets Its Cash
A poppy field in Helmand province, Afghanistan Officially, it's believed that the Taliban has a yearly budget of around 500 million dollars. In private, however, Western and Afghani intelligence...
View ArticleSent back from Europe, some Afghans prepare to try again
By James Mackenzie KABUL (Reuters) - Last year, Hamid Rostami, a 28-year-old from Wardak in western Afghanistan, was expelled from Denmark after years trying to stay in Europe. Jobless and cut off from...
View ArticleInsight - Sent back from Europe, some Afghans prepare to try again
By James Mackenzie KABUL (Reuters) - Last year, Hamid Rostami, a 28-year-old from Wardak in western Afghanistan, was expelled from Denmark after years trying to stay in Europe. Jobless and cut off from...
View Article18 militants killed in Afghanistan operations
Kabul, Nov 15 (IANS) At least 18 Taliban militants were killed in operations carried out by Afghanistan security...
View ArticleDozens of Afghan troops defect to Taliban in Helmand fighting
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least 65 Afghan soldiers have defected to the Taliban, taking their weapons and equipment with them and 88 have been killed in days of heavy fighting in the...
View ArticleAfghan Official: 12 Taliban Killed in Drone Strike in Southeast
Associated Press KABUL, AFGHANISTAN— A drone strike in a volatile southern province of Afghanistan bordering Pakistan has killed 12 Taliban, an official said Sunday. The dead included three Afghans and...
View ArticleGermany launches campaign to deter Afghan refugees
KABUL, Afghanistan — The German government has launched a campaign to discourage would-be Afghan migrants from making the sometimes perilous journey in search of a better life in Europe. With...
View ArticleDozen killed in US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan
Afghan authorities say at least twelve people have lost their lives in a US drone strike in the Asian country’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar, Press TV reports. Local officials, speaking on...
View ArticleAfghan official: Drone strike kills 12 Taliban in southeast
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) An Afghan official says a drone strike killed 12 Taliban fighters in a volatile district bordering Pakistan....
View ArticleSuicide attack on foreign convoy in Afghanistan kills one: police
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of foreign forces just outside the city of Lashkar Gah in the volatile southern Afghan province of Helmand, killing one civilian...
View ArticleSuicide attack on foreign convoy in Afghanistan kills one - police
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of foreign forces just outside the city of Lashkar Gah in the volatile southern Afghan province of Helmand, killing one...
View ArticleSerious competition building up between IS & Taliban: Afghanistan minister
NEW DELHI: Daesh or Islamic State is a growing reality in South Asia. "Daesh does exist in Afghanistan, operating in different parts of the country, particularly in Nangarhar and Zabul provinces in...
View ArticleIn Afghanistan, public confidence in the future reaches a new low
More Afghans fear their country is headed in the wrong direction than at any point in the past decade, according to an annual survey of public opinion in Afghanistan released Tuesday. The Asia...
View ArticleCitizens more concerned about overall direction of Afghanistan, survey shows
A new survey conducted The Asia Foundation shows that Afghans are more concerned over political transition, insecurity, and struggling economy of the country and there for losing confidence in the...
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