• Militants could be invited to Afghan "Jirga"
    Militants could be invited to Afghan "Jirga" Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 7:52 AM

    KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai could invite militants to attend a "Loya Jirga," or grand council meeting, aiming to seek peace and reconciliation with the Taliban, a spokesman said on Sunday.

  • US army prisons chief defends Iraq techniques
    US army prisons chief defends Iraq techniques AFP - Sun Nov 22, 4:49 AM

    BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US army says its prison techniques in Iraq have cut the number of insurgents returning to the armed struggle, despite claims to the contrary from Baghdad, and plans to copy the methods in Afghanistan.

  • Five Afghan border guards killed by roadside bomb
    Five Afghan border guards killed by roadside bomb AFP - Sun Nov 22, 4:19 AM

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - Five Afghan border guards were killed when a roadside bomb blast hit their patrol in the troubled southern province of Kandahar Sunday, police said.

  • Afghan victims of Taliban violence suffer in silence
    Afghan victims of Taliban violence suffer in silence AFP - Sun Nov 22, 1:56 AM

    KABUL (AFP) - The stench of sewage hangs in the air as barefoot children clamber up a suburban hillside in Kabul, past green flags that flap over the graves of Afghans killed in suicide attacks.

  • US 'helps build anti-Taliban militias' in Afghanistan
    US 'helps build anti-Taliban militias' in Afghanistan AFP - Sat Nov 21, 11:03 PM

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias in several parts of Afghanistan in hopes for a large-scale tribal rebellion against the radical Islamic movement, The New York Times reported late Saturday.

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