Latest news about Afghanistan
Quakes hit Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan (UPI)
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- At least 60 people died in southern Kyrgyzstan when an earthquake rattled the central Asian country, local emergency officials said Monday.
6 Oct 2008, 8:20 am | click here for more
U.S. to allies: Fight in Afghanistan or write check (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The United States has asked Japan and NATO allies who have refused to send troops to Afghanistan to pay the estimated $17 billion needed to build up the Afghan army, according to U.S. defense officials.
6 Oct 2008, 8:02 am | click here for more
U.S. to allies: Fight in Afghanistan or write cheque (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The United States has asked Japan and NATO allies who have refused to send troops to Afghanistan to pay the estimated $17 billion (9.7 billion pounds) needed to build up the Afghan army, according to U.S. defence officials.
6 Oct 2008, 7:55 am | click here for more
Afghanistan begins registering voters for 2009 election (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan began registering voters on Monday for elections due next year that will test support for President Hamid Karzai and democracy itself which is threatened by a virulent Taliban insurgency in which thousands have died.
6 Oct 2008, 7:26 am | click here for more
U.S. military to deploy more surveillance planes to Afghanistan (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
The military is expanding the number of airplanes for reconnaissance and surveillance in Iraq and Afghanistan in response to demands from the Pentagon chief to assume a "war footing" in getting more planes into the air.
6 Oct 2008, 4:00 am | click here for more
Quakes rattle Afghanistan, China (UPI)
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- An earthquake, with epicenter in the Hindu Kush, shook central Afghanistan Monday while other quakes rattled China.
6 Oct 2008, 1:20 am | click here for more
Earthquake rattles Afghanistan (CNN)
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook central Afghanistan early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
5 Oct 2008, 9:00 pm | click here for more
Strong quake hits Afghanistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit central Afghanistan Monday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
5 Oct 2008, 7:53 pm | click here for more
British commander says war in Afghanistan cannot be won (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Britain's commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the Sunday Times reported.
5 Oct 2008, 11:43 am | click here for more
Afghanistan Struck by Magnitude-5.9 Quake, USGS Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- A magnitude-5.9 earthquake hit central Afghanistan about 70 kilometers (40 miles) south- southeast of the capital, Kabul, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
5 Oct 2008, 11:32 pm | click here for more