Tag: Afghanistan
UN changes may see detainees sent home
The UN is looking at changing its international protection guidelines for Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers. [MORE]
US flags earlier Afghan drawdown
Top US official raises prospect of some American troops withdrawing from Afghanistan earlier than expected.[MORE]
Afghan blast kills NATO soldiers
A suicide attack targeting a NATO-Afghan border police compound in eastern Afghanistan has killed two foreign soldiers.[MORE]
NZ soldier saves colleagues from grenade
A New Zealander serving with British forces in Afghanistan has played down his bravery after saving two comrades' lives by throwing back a live Taliban hand grenade about to explode next to them.[MORE]
Afghan police thwart Taliban suicide attack
Taliban suicide bombers dressed in burqas and armed with rifles tried to storm an Afghan government building on Monday but were killed in a shoot-out with police, officials said.[MORE]
Smith defends Australia's Afghan role
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has dismissed reports that top US general Stanley McChrystal has complained about Australia's refusal to deploy troops in combat roles in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Face to face with the Taliban's godfather
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The ABC's Sue Lannin comes face to face with the 'godfather of the Taliban' in Pakistan.[MORE]
Afghan blasts kill 12
Two homemade bombs exploding in quick succession have killed 12 people, including 10 civilians, in north-western Afghanistan.[MORE]
Former PM savages Brown over Afghan visit
British PM Gordon Brown has been accused of using British troops in Afghanistan as a political prop.[MORE]
US forces face scepticism after taking Afghan town
A top US commander in Afghanistan says gaining local support is now the big challenge since fighting in the former Taliban stronghold in Marjah has died down.[MORE]
Pakistan forces kill 37 Taliban fighters
Pakistan's military has killed 30 Taliban fighters who tried to storm a security post, while an air strike elsewhere in the north-west left seven insurgents dead.[MORE]
Afghanistan may relax media ban on attacks
Afghanistan has promised to clarify a ban of media coverage of Taliban strikes.[MORE]
Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks
Afghanistan announced a ban on news coverage of Taliban strikes on Monday, saying such coverage only emboldened the Islamist militants, whose latest strikes killed six in the southern city of Kandahar.[MORE]
Nine killed in Afghan violence
Four Afghan civilians and a foreign soldier were killed when a suicide car bomber hit a convoy of NATO-led troops.[MORE]
Suicide attack kills Afghan civilians
A suicide car bomb attack targeting a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan has killed at least four Afghan civilians, the Afghan interior ministry says.[MORE]
Civilians killed after bus hits land mine
An explosive device planted by Taliban militants has killed 11 civilians on Sunday in Afghanistan's most violent province, a government official said.[MORE]
Moderate earthquake jolts Pakistan, Afghanistan
A moderate earthquake deep in the Hindu Kush mountain range has jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, officials said.[MORE]
Taliban attacks on foreigners condemned
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting foreigners in Kabul.[MORE]
US flags Taliban offensive in Kandahar
The US plans to launch a new military operation later this year to seize Kandahar city.[MORE]
Huge explosion shakes Afghan capital
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At least 14 people have died in a series of explosions in the Afghan capital.[MORE]
No support for expanded role in Afghanistan: Cosgrove
Former Defence Force chief Peter Cosgrove says Australia should not expand its role in Afghanistan.[MORE]
US helmets useless against Taliban snipers
AK-47 bullets used by Taliban snipers can penetrate US soldiers' helmets, a top Marine Corps general admits.[MORE]
Australia high on ecstasy list
Australians are among the biggest users of ecstasy in the world, according to a United Nations report.[MORE]
US death toll in Afghanistan tops 1,000
An independent website says the death toll for the US military in Afghanistan has reached 1,000.[MORE]
Karzai takes control of election watchdog
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has signed into law changes that remove foreign observers from the electoral watchdog tasked with reviewing voting fraud.[MORE]
