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U.S., Afghan officials concerned over ‘insider attacks’
Pentagon chief Leon Panetta urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to crack down on a rise in attacks by Afghan security personnel on their Western colleagues, officials said. U.S. concern is mounting over the unprecedented number of such “green-on-blue” attacks, which have now killed 39 international troops in 29…
Not investing in Afghanistan ‘could negate sacrifices’
The blood and treasure sacrifices of the past could be wasted without investment in Afghanistan’s civil society when foreign combat forces leave, a world donors’ conference in Tokyo was told on Sunday. UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who is among key global figures gathering in the Japanese capital for talks on…
Afghan professor fired for book that calls ethnic group ‘liars, stubborn, violent and anti-Islamic’
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday sacked four academics from a leading research centre over a book that sparked fury for reportedly insulting the Hazara ethnic group. The head of the Afghanistan Academy of Science and three other scholars were dismissed and referred to the attorney general’s office for questioning,…
Karzai says NATO to end air strikes on residential areas
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that the US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan had “promised” air strikes on residential areas would stop after apologising for recentcivilian deaths. Karzai met General John Allen, commander of NATO’sInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and US Ambassador Ryan Crocker days after a strike in Logar province, which Afghan officials say killed 18…
Afghan parliament approves strategic pact with U.S.
Afghanistan’s parliament on Saturday voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify a strategic partnership agreement with the United States signed earlier this month, lawmakers said. “We voted with a majority in favour of the strategic pact,” MP Shukria Essakhil told AFP. “Only five MPs voted against it,” she said, adding…
Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan
President Francois Hollande visited Afghanistan on Friday to defend France’s imminent departure from the war, telling troops that it would be coordinated closely with Afghan and NATO allies. Hollande met French soldiers deployed in the volatile province of Kapisa and held talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on his first…
NATO leaders agree to mid-2013 Afghan security handoff
NATO leaders agreed Monday to hand Afghan forces the lead for security from mid-2013 as they rush to end the unpopular war and ensure Afghanistan can ward off the Taliban after foreign troops leave. In a Chicago summit declaration, US President Barack Obama and his 27 military allies confirmed plans…
Obama to meet Karzai in Chicago on Sunday
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama will meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Chicago Sunday, as he launches a NATO summit that will mark a “critical milestone” in ending the war, a top official said. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will also attend the summit, with a final agreement apparently…
Rep. Allen West: Obama’s meeting with Karzai a ‘Chamberlain, Hitler moment’
Rep. Allen West, a tea party Republican from Florida, on Monday compared the draw down of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to the appeasement of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, according to Right Wing Watch. On May 1, President Barack Obama signed a ten-year security agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Under…
Australia to withdraw troops from Afghanistan early
Australia said Tuesday it will bring its troops home fromAfghanistan a year earlier than planned with most soldiers withdrawn in 2013 after significant security gains over the past 18 months. Canberra, a key coalition ally of the United States, has repeatedly said it intends to remain in the war-wracked nation until 2014…
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