Suicide attack kills 21 at Afghan demo: doctor

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 8 month(s) ago

Suicide attack kills 21 at Afghan demo: doctor

A suicide bomber tore through a crowd of Afghan demonstrators Monday, killing 21 people in the northern city of Kunduz, a hospital doctor said, amid fears that the toll could rise further.

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NATO concern over '10,000 lost missiles' in Libya: report

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SaiGon GP English 21 month(s) ago

NATO concern over '10,000 lost missiles' in Libya: report

BERLIN, Oct 2, 2011 (AFP) - At least 10,000 missiles are unaccounted for in Libya, a senior NATO official has admitted according to a German media report on Sunday, amid fears the weapons could fall into the hands of Al-Qaeda.

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Suicide bombers storm Afghan guesthouse, four killed

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VOV News English 23 month(s) ago

Three suicide bombers attacked a guesthouse frequented by foreigners in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz on August 2, killing four Afghan security guards employed by a German company, a senior police detective said.

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Deadly Afghan protests erupt following NATO raid

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SaiGon GP English 26 month(s) ago 1 related news

At least 11 people were killed and more than 80 injured Wednesday during a demonstration launched in reaction to the alleged killing of four civilians – including two women – in a night raid conducted by NATO troops in the northeastern province of Takhar, local Afghan official said.

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35 killed, 33 wounded in N Afghan blast

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VietnamNet English 28 month(s) ago

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Troops eye battle ahead as Afghan spring looms

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SaiGon GP English 28 month(s) ago

Troops eye battle ahead as Afghan spring looms

FOB DELHI, Afghanistan, March 15, 2011 (AFP) - International troops in Afghanistan face the prospect of a spring offensive by the Taliban every year -- but this time the US-led alliance believes it could mark a real turning point in its favour.

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Afghanistan suicide blast kills 28

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Báo Dân Trí English 29 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Afghanistan suicide blast kills 28

At least 28 civilians were killed and 32 wounded in a suicide blast at a government office in the Afghan north, officials said Monday, in the latest in a string of high-casualty attacks.

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Militants kill 8 policeman in northern Afghanistan

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SaiGon GP English 35 month(s) ago

Militants kill 8 policeman in northern Afghanistan

Insurgents killed eight Afghan policemen in a raid early Thursday on a checkpoint outside the northern city of Kunduz, the provincial chief of police said.

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Gunmen storm Afghan police post, kill 8: governor

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SaiGon GP English 44 month(s) ago

Afghanistan, Dec. 14 (AFP) - Islamist gunmen stormed an Afghan police post set up to protect NATO convoys in the north of the country overnight, killing eight policemen, a senior local official said Monday.

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German military chief quits over deadly Afghan strike

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SaiGon GP English 45 month(s) ago

German military chief quits over deadly Afghan strike

Germany's top general quit on Thursday over an air strike in Afghanistan on two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in which dozens of civilians are believed to have died in the resulting inferno.

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Tribal leaders vow to participate in Afghan vote decider

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SaiGon GP English 46 month(s) ago

Tribal leaders vow to participate in Afghan vote decider

Tribal leaders and ordinary people across Afghanistan said they would cast aside dismay over the fraud that marred their presidential election to participate in a second round run-off.

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Why the Taliban Is Gaining Ground in Afghanistan

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SaiGon GP English 47 month(s) ago

Why the Taliban Is Gaining Ground in Afghanistan

Nowadays, though, the Taliban encompasses a vast and disparate array of players. A look at who they are is key to understanding why they are gaining ground against 63,000 U.S. troops and their NATO partners after eight years of guerrilla war.

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Taliban presence seen across almost all Afghanistan

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 48 month(s) ago

The Taliban have a significant presence in almost every corner of Afghanistan, data from a policy think tank showed on Thursday, as the country lurches into political uncertainty after a disputed presidential election.

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Commandos free kidnapped NYT journalist in Afghanistan

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SaiGon GP English 48 month(s) ago 1 related news

Commandos free kidnapped NYT journalist in Afghanistan

KABUL, Sept 9, 2009 (AFP) - A New York Times journalist held by the Taliban in Afghanistan was freed Wednesday during a dramatic airborne raid by foreign commandos in which his Afghan colleague was shot dead, the newspaper said.

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Afghan group says NATO strike killed 70 civilians

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SaiGon GP English 48 month(s) ago

Afghan group says NATO strike killed 70 civilians

An Afghan rights group said Monday a recent airstrike on a pair of hijacked fuel tankers killed as many as 70 civilians in northern Afghanistan, as the German troops whose commander ordered the bombing defended the action.

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