http://newsrack.in/rss/newstrust/Afghanistan/rss.xml This is a custom RSS feed generated by NewsRack for user newstrust for topic Afghanistan Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:46:54 GMT Afghanistan Afghanistan 2010-09-03T15:46:54Z http://www.startribune.com/world/102139569.html Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 44 people in Pakistan on Friday, sharply driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive flooding. aid Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.startribune.com/world/102139569.html 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/09/03/world/asia/AP-AS-Pakistan.html Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed at least 23 people in southwestern Pakistan in the third deadly attack this week on the country’s religious minorities. aid Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/09/03/world/asia/AP-AS-Pakistan.html By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LI04Df02.html Ten years ago, while the Taliban were filling their coffers with taxes from the world's largest smuggling ring, a reincarnation of the Queen of Sheba was playing her part in a sprawling west Afghan underground network of women refusing to be locked indoors. Today, the Afghan-Pakistan border is still porous, and the Taliban seem to believe they may even get their Talibanistan back. - Pepe Escobar (Sep 3, '10) This is the conclusion of a three-part report. narcotics Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LI04Df02.html 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38986954/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south. ... war Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38986954/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/americas/Two-American-troops-killed-in-Afghan-attacks/Article1-595146.aspx Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan today, while NATO said it had killed the leader of an insurgent cell responsible for laying roadside bombs and smuggling foreign fighters into the country. war Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/americas/Two-American-troops-killed-in-Afghan-attacks/Article1-595146.aspx 2010-09-01T18:30:00Z http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/americas/Taliban-facing-financial-crisis/Article1-595439.aspx Noting that the Taliban has been driven to desperation around Marjah in southern Afghanistan, a top US general stationed there has said that the terrorist outfit is facing an acute financial crisis. narcotics Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/americas/Taliban-facing-financial-crisis/Article1-595439.aspx 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.startribune.com/world/102133619.html narcotics Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.startribune.com/world/102133619.html 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/09/03/gates_visits_us_forces_in_southern_afghanistan/ Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan war Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/09/03/gates_visits_us_forces_in_southern_afghanistan/ Anne Gearan, AP National Security Writer 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090107140.html Worried Afghans withdraw Kabul Bank deposits government corruption Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090107140.html David Nakamuraand Andrew Higgins 2010-09-01T18:30:00Z http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_15977688 KABUL, Afghanistan -- Airstrikes by NATO forces that killed 12 people Thursday in northern Afghanistan have produced sharply conflicting accounts as to whether the attacks hit a team of election campaign workers, including the parliamentary candidate, or a group connected with an Uzbek terrorist presidential election Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_15977688 editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Adam B. Ellick and Sangar Rahimi <br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">New York Times <br /></p>) 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.registan.net/index.php/2010/09/02/insecurity-in-badakhshan/ Badakhshan province has often been portrayed in the media as a relatively safe place, in large part because the nascent trekking/tourism industry there makes for a great story. After the second of two recent lethal attacks by insurgents on aid workers in Badakhshan, I&amp;#8217;ve heard some friends musing on whether this spells a major sea change in security in the province. I don&amp;#8217;t think it does. Badakhshan is a big province with an intricate mountain geography; like Afghanistan itself, anything you say about one part of the province is likely to be untrue of another district, and major differences can emerge over relatively short distances. For one obvious example, it contains both the most laid-back gender relations in rural Afghanistan ... aid Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.registan.net/index.php/2010/09/02/insecurity-in-badakhshan/ Joel Hafvenstein 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/09/mobile-devices-need-custom-maps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 Development Seed is engineering tools to create custom maps that work in a wider variety of situations such as natural disasters and in the developing world. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wu-a715gYgVBWcnEyGc_hl3uwP8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wu-a715gYgVBWcnEyGc_hl3uwP8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wu-a715gYgVBWcnEyGc_hl3uwP8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wu-a715gYgVBWcnEyGc_hl3uwP8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wired/index/~4/UBZFLVSV2C0" height="1" width="1"/> aid Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/09/mobile-devices-need-custom-maps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 Tim Carmody 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=1007&ad=03-09-2010 KABUL (AP): The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid. Gen. ... government corruption Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=1007&ad=03-09-2010 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=999&ad=03-09-2010 KUNDUZ (AIP): At least 10 people were killed and several others including a candidate in the parliamentary were wounded as foreign forces aircraft bombed ... war Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=999&ad=03-09-2010 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129608730&ft=1&f=1001 The defense secretary said the U.S. will still work to prevent millions of American dollars flowing into the nation from underwriting bribery and graft. Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged to work against corruption, which is undermining trust in his government. government corruption war Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129608730&ft=1&f=1001 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38976292/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ The Afghan president&apos;s brother — a major investor in the Kabul Bank — confirms to NBC News that funds were used to buy villas in Dubai but urges the U.S. to step in to prevent a financial panic. ... government corruption Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38976292/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/342435,exit-date-summary.html Gates: Forces to fight Afghan Taliban even after exit date - Summary war Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/342435,exit-date-summary.html 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.startribune.com/world/102051988.html government corruption presidential election Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.startribune.com/world/102051988.html 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/09/02/international/i063716D72.DTL Gen. Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound government corruption Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/09/02/international/i063716D72.DTL By ANNE GEARAN, AP National Security Writer 2010-09-01T18:30:00Z http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/31/EDP21F5QJG.DTL Prosecutor's ouster shows Karzai's troubles government corruption aid Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/31/EDP21F5QJG.DTL 2010-08-30T18:30:00Z http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/09/02/world/asia/international-us-pakistan-blast.html Pakistan Gets I.M.F. Relief, Tightens Security aid Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/09/02/world/asia/international-us-pakistan-blast.html By REUTERS 2010-09-02T18:30:00Z http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20d7acb4-b6af-11df-b3dd-00144feabdc0.html General David Petraeus, the head of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan, defended Hamid Karzai, the country's president, after controversy over Kabul's stance on corruption government corruption Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20d7acb4-b6af-11df-b3dd-00144feabdc0.html 2010-09-01T18:30:00Z http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090202266.html Karzai's brother calls for U.S. to shore up Kabul Bank as withdrawals accelerate government corruption Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090202266.html Andrew Higgins and Ernesto Londoño 2010-09-01T18:30:00Z http://www.startribune.com/world/102075973.html presidential election Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.startribune.com/world/102075973.html 2010-09-01T18:30:00Z http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/world/asia/03afghan.html Did the attack hit a team of election campaign workers, including a parliamentary candidate, or a group connected with an Uzbek terrorist network? war Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/world/asia/03afghan.html By ADAM B. ELLICK and SANGAR RAHIMI 2010-09-01T18:30:00Z