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Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption

AP News 6 hours ago

Defense chief says US will examine its own contracts in hopes of reducing Afghan corruption The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from ...

Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai "unworthy partner"

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 7 hours ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. Pelosi, a skeptic on sending more troops to Afghanistan, ...

Afghanistan Embattled Police

AP News 7 hours ago

In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, An Afghan policeman adjust his colleagues weapon at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of ...

No Obama decision on Afghan until after Thanksgiving

Reuters US Online Report Top News 7 hours ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday. Obama is considering whether to add thousands more U.S. troops to ...

Bombers kill 23 in Afghanistan

AFP South Asian Edition 8 hours ago

Bomb attacks on Friday killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war. The attacks brought to 35 the number of people killed since Karzai was sworn ...

Bombers kill 18 in Afghanistan

AFP Asian Edition 8 hours ago

Bombers on Friday killed 18 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term in office that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war. The attacks brought to 30 the number of people killed since Karzai was ...

Motorbike bomber kills 12 in Afghan town

AFP Asian Edition 8 hours ago

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck an Afghan town on Friday, killing 12 people in the deadliest attack since President Hamid Karzai got down to the business of a second term. The attack in the capital of southwestern province Farah came ...

Bike bomber kills 12 in Afghan town: officials

AFP Asian Edition 8 hours ago

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in a town in southwestern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 12 people and wounding dozens more, local officials said. The attack in Farah occurred the day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in ...

Motorbike bomber kills six in Afghan town: police

AFP Asian Edition 8 hours ago

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the heart of Afghanistan's southwestern town of Farah, killing six people and wounding 36 civilians, the provincial police chief said. The attack occurred the day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn ...

Suicide bomber kills six in Afghan town: police

AFP Asian Edition 8 hours ago

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the heart of Afghanistan's southwestern town of Farah, killing six people and wounding 36 civilians, the provincial police chief said. Copyright 2009 AFP Asian Edition

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