Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume I: Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia: Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia Vol 1 (Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. 1)
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
KABUL (Reuters) - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Afghanistan hit back at pressure from Western powers for it to crackdown on corruption and accused the United Nations envoy to Kabul of seeking to interfere in the formation of the next government
John Redwood's Diary (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The Establishment’s view that we need to be fighting a war in Afghanistan to keep us safe is not shared by that many voters any more. Under pressure from public opinion and interviewers, the government now says that of course they need good border controls and anti [...]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term.
Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Noam Chomsky is the west's most prominent critic of US imperialism, yet he is rarely interviewed in the mainstream media . Seumas Milne meets him Seumas Milne The Guardian , Saturday 7 November 2009 "....When he spoke in London last week , thousands of young people battled for tickets to attend his lectures, followed live on the internet across the globe, as the 80-year-old American linguist fielded...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
More troops may not be the answer to Nato's Afghanistan problems a key adviser to President Barack Obama has said.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
More troops may not be the answer to Nato's Afghanistan problems a key adviser to President Barack Obama has said.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Military operations in Afghanistan lead to the suspension of search and rescue operations at night for six months at Wattisham Airfield.
Skipper (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Having given my account of why we should get out of the war in my last post, here is my version of the arguments why we should stay. 1. Nuclear threat: if the west withdraws it will give the Taliban a golden chance to win not just Afghanistan but Pakistan too and access their nuclear weapons. Al-Qaeda did terrible things with commercial aircraft- imagine what they might do with nuclear weapons. Possibly...
Calling England (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Worshippers at one of Britain’s biggest mosques [East London] reacted to the Fort Hood shooting yesterday by saying Muslims who serve in the Armed Forces are complicit in killing their “brothers and sisters” in Afghanistan. Mustapha, 26, from South London, said that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were wars against Muslims and he would not consider joining the Army nor encourage...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
The top UN official in Afghanistan went beyond his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords, the country’s foreign ministry said today.
Google News - Top Stories (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Friendly-Fire May Have Injured 25 NATO Troops in Afghanistan Voice of America By VOA News NATO officials in Afghanistan say 25 international troops wounded during a recent operation may have been hit by friendly fire. NATO initially blamed "insurgent activity" for the casualties. But officials Saturday said they do not rule out ... Seven killed in 'Nato air...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Peers accuse prime minister of lacking commitment to the war and failing to support British troops Three former defence chiefs have accused Gordon Brown of failing in his commitment to the war in Afghanistan and support for British troops. Field Marshal Lord Inge said the armed forces never really believed Brown was "on their side" while General Lord Guthrie accused the prime minister of...
3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Manan Ahmed in The National: The Taliban are indeed a murderous lot, intent on disrupting and destroying civil society and cowing helpless civilians to their particularly offensive version of piety. But their success in finding a foothold and destabilising Swat...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
A soldier injured in Afghanistan tells of the recovery process and his hopes to return to Army life.
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abdulruff | 03/07/2009
Whither Pakistan ? (Anti-Islamic Strategic Coalition in Pakistan ) - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal *** Today one really does not know what exactly has been going on in Jinnah’s Pakistan and one has to just believe how the global media narrate the stories to suit their goals in pursuing the interests of their hawkish masters. Perhaps Jinnah had not chosen the right people then for the new Islamic nation...
abdulruff | 03/07/2009
July 03, 2009 Dear Editor: Indian yahoo is cutting my articles to size. So, Terror India has lost to a simple Muslim at last. 786* I dedicate all my journalistic, research writings to the memory of my grandmother Mohammad Meera Umma, who taught me alphabets and numerical first and primarily responsible for my school and college studies. ------------------ (Anti-Islamic Strategic Coalition in Pakistan...
abdulruff | 02/07/2009
?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Anti-Islamic Strategic Coalition in Pakistan - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal *** One really does not know what exactly has been going on in Jinnah’s Pakistan and one has to just believe how the global media narrate the stories to suit their goals...
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