Afghans Kill UN Staff, Angry Over Florida Quran Burning

Afghans Kill UN Staff, Angry Over Florida Quran Burning

By Saladin on from www.nytimes.com

Stirred up by a trio of angry mullahs who urged them to avenge the burning of a Koran at a Florida church, thousands of protesters overran the compound of the United Nations in this northern Afghan city, killing at least 12 people, Afghan and United Nations officials said.
Wikileaks reveals Texas contractor pimped little boys to Afghan cops

Wikileaks reveals Texas contractor pimped little boys to Afghan cops

By TheMuslimAgorist on from www.examiner.com

DynCorp is the US corporation contracted by the US government to train the Afghan Police force. Reportedly 95% of its $2 billion annual revenue comes from taxpayers. Well, some of that money was flowing into a child prostitution ring.
Afghan President Votes For Female Hindu Candidate

Afghan President Votes For Female Hindu Candidate

By MuslimVoices on from muslimvoices.org

Palace officials told Reuters that Afghan president Hamid Karzai voted for a female Hindu candidate in Saturday's election.
Nato admits killing Afghan civilians

Nato admits killing Afghan civilians

By Saladin on from english.aljazeera.net

Nato has admitted that it killed Afghan civilians when battling the Taliban in the east of the country.
"Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson influences US military in Afghanistan

"Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson influences US military in Afghanistan

By Saladin on from seattletimes.nwsource.com

In the frantic last hours of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's command in Afghanistan, when the world wondered what was racing through the general's mind, he reached out to an unlikely corner of his life: the author of the book "Three Cups of Tea," Greg Mortenson.
Female Marines Court Afghan Women

Female Marines Court Afghan Women

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

CAIRO — The US military is training a new all-female team to roam restive cities across war-ravaged Afghanistan to court local women, as part of a larger American strategy to win the hearts and the minds of the locals.
NATO Kills More Afghan Civilians

NATO Kills More Afghan Civilians

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

Scores of Afghan civilians, including women and a child, have been killed in a NATO airstrike, dealing a major blow to US-led efforts to win Afghan hearts and minds.
Life in Afghanistan (The Frame - Photo Blog)

Life in Afghanistan (The Frame - Photo Blog)

By l0gikal on from www.sacbee.com

An international conference on Afghanistan will likely endorse a program to lure Taliban fighters to lay down their weapons, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday. Britain will host talks Thursday in London regarding strategy in Afghanistan, including the Afghan government's plan to pay Taliban fighters return to mainstream society. He told reporters it is "right to believe that over the long-term we can split the Taliban" and encourage many of those waging war against international troops to stop. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and foreign ministers will attend the talks. They will discuss rapidly increasing the size of the Afghan police force and army and creating a tentative timetable for international troops to hand over security to local forces.
Afghan Town Ejects Addicts

Afghan Town Ejects Addicts

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

GHAZNI, Afghanistan – Worried by the growing phenomenon of drug addiction in their remote Afghan region, villagers in the eastern Qarabagh district in Ghazni province have come with a novel idea to eradicate the habit; kicking out addicts..
‘Skateistan’ - A New Afghan Republic?

‘Skateistan’ - A New Afghan Republic?

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

A lesson in economic diversity and universal brotherhood is in full swing in one of the most barren and war-ravaged countries in the world. The city of Kabul, in Afghanistan, is the site of an urban revolution that is changing just as many hearts as it is minds, to bring both Afghan’s rich and poor together in the spirit of skateboarding. Read More

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