Watch A Chinese Threat to Afghan Buddhas video online. News and opinion video from The NYTimes including breaking news, investigative reporting, national and international coverage. Style and celebrity video. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Millions of dollars have flowed from the agency to President Hamid Karzai’s office, but there’s little proof that this “ghost money” has bought the influence the agency has sought. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
U.S. Army soldiers attached to 2nd platoon, C troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st U.S Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team protect a wounded comrade from dust and smoke flares after an Improvised Explosive Device blast during a patrol near Baraki Barak base in Logar Province in Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2012. (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images) A milestone was reached in Afghanistan Wednesday that has not happened in six years: 30 days without a U.S. military fatality. It is the longest gap between U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan since February and March of 2007, when there was a similar 30 day… Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
U.S. military trying to track down any of the fighters and officials freed by Pakistan last year. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Special report: Last year, more active-duty soldiers killed themselves than died in combat. And after a decade of deployments to war zones, the Pentagon is bracing for things to get much worse Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
A proposed new handbook for Americans serving in Afghanistan warns them not to speak ill about the Taliban, advocate women’s rights or criticize pedophilia, and the general in charge is not happy with it. Original post on foxnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Two armed men on a motorbike gun down the head of women’s affairs for Laghman province. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon official says a Navy SEAL was killed during the rescue mission in Afghanistan that freed an American doctor abducted by the Taliban.Killed in the weekend raid was a member of SEAL Team Six, the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden last year. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not allowed to release the information on the record.Officials in Afghanistan say Dr. Dilip Joseph of Colorado Springs, Colo., was rescued early Sunday in eastern Afghanistan. The military says the adviser for Colorado Springs-based Morning Star Development was abducted last week and rescued after intelligence showed he was in imminent danger of injury or possible death.The Pentagon has not identified the SEAL Team Six member who was killed. Original post on ap.org Comments on reddit.com
UNKNOWN gunmen have killed a polio vaccinator in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, highlighting resistance to the country’s immunisation campaign, officials say. Original post on news.com.au Comments on reddit.com
Government cannot afford to run any of the 19 new foreign-funded facilities due to come online in the next two years. Original post on aljazeera.com Comments on reddit.com
A checkpoint shooting in Afghanistan brings to 2,000 the number of US soldiers to have died in the conflict. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Insurgent fighters wearing U.S. Army uniforms breached the defenses of the main British-run air base in southern Afghanistan on Friday. Firing guns and rockets and igniting suicide vests, the attackers killed two U.S. Marines and damaged or destroyed several hangars and fueling facilities. Before they were all killed or captured, the insurgents also managed to destroy six U.S. Marine Corps jet fighters and damage two others. striking a powerful blow against NATO air power in the region. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
A U.S. official says an insurgent attack on a British air base killed two American Marines and wounded several troops. Original post on usatoday.com Comments on reddit.com
Killing and death threats reveal depth of Afghan society’s prejudices against women Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Officials report 15 men and two women were found murdered after mixed-gender dance party in southern Helmand province. Original post on aljazeera.com Comments on reddit.com
KABUL, Afghanistan — It was once President Barack Obama’s Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Unesco has decided the Bamiyan Buddhas will not be rebuilt but a group of German conservationists are pushing to change its mind Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
A decision to uphold prison sentences for three of Sahar Gul’s in-laws is an exception to the prevailing treatment of women in Afghanistan. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Drones are not only revolutionizing American warfare but are also changing in profound ways the lives of the people who fly them. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Horror Hospital: The Most Shocking Photos And Testimony From The Dawood Military Hospital Scandal: If you look at only one story about… Original post on buzzfeed.com Comments on reddit.com
Top commander of U.S. and NATO forces says this year’s pullout of 23,000 American troops from Afghanistan is at the halfway mark. Original post on foxnews.com Comments on digg.com
A Fijian man who served in the British Army for 13 years is fighting to stay in the UK after being told he must leave the country by 9 August. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
In the latest act of violence against women in Afghanistan, the regional head of women’s affairs has been killed by a car bomb. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Amateur video shows an Afghan woman being shot in front of crowds of men on what an official calls a trumped-up charge of adultery. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
An individual in Afghan army uniform opens fire on Nato soldiers in eastern Afghanistan’s Wardak province, wounding five. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on digg.com
KABUL (Reuters) – Better healthcare and more girls attending school have knocked Afghanistan from its position as the worst place on earth to be a mother, Save the Children said in a major report on Tuesday, Original post on reuters.com Comments on digg.com
After last night, Romney is probably done complaining about Obama’s “politicization” of bin Laden’s death Original post on salon.com Comments on digg.com
Hacktivist Hardcore Charlie says he has hacked China National Import & Export Corp (CEIC), a Chinese government defense contractor, and stole ove Original post on zdnet.com Comments on reddit.com
President Barack Obama has called an incident in which an American soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, Original post on sky.com Comments on reddit.com