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General John Allen cleared in misconduct probe
The Pentagon has cleared the top US commander in Afghanistan of wrongdoing over emails with a woman tied to the scandal that forced CIA director David Petraeus to resign, a US official said Tuesday. The Defense Department’s inspector general completely exonerated General John Allen, the outgoing chief of US-led forces…
Prince Harry ends Afghan tour, says he killed Taliban fighters
Prince Harry said he killed Taliban fighters during his stint as a helicopter gunner in Afghanistan, in comments that can be reported after he completed his tour of duty Monday. Harry spent a 20-week posting flying scores of missions over the restive southern Helmand Province in an Apache attack chopper.…
Torture of prisoners persists in Afghanistan: UN
Afghan police and intelligence agents persist in torturing suspected insurgents through beatings, electric shocks and other means, despite foreign efforts to curb abuse, the United Nations says. The UN issued a follow-up to a report on torture a year ago, as Kabul seeks full control over prisons and prisoners from…
Billions in Afghan aid could be wasted: U.S. inspector
Billions of dollars in American assistance to Afghanistan could ultimately go to waste without better planning and security in the war-torn nation, a US investigator said Thursday. John Sopko, the congressionally mandated Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, aired his concerns as Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks in Washington…
White House would consider total U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
President Barack Obama would consider a plan for post-2014 Afghanistan that would leave no American troops in the country, a senior US official said, ahead of talks with President Hamid Karzai later this week. Officials however stressed that Obama, mulling how quickly to draw down US soldiers from the country,…
Hidden casualties of Afghan war: Nomadic farmers adopt more settled life
Former nomad Gul Mohammad has not taken to a settled life. “I live in a jail now,” the 45-year-old said, gazing out despondently at a livestock market from a breeze-block shed that doubles as a rough tea house. With 11 children his tiny house feels crammed, and the large herd…
Obama considers leaving no troops in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama would consider a plan for post-2014 Afghanistan that left no American troops in the country, a senior US official said Tuesday, as President Hamid Karzai headed to Washington. Officials however stressed that Obama, mulling how fast to draw down US soldiers from the country, would not be…
Toys inspire giant ‘dandelion’ anti-mine device
Childhood toys lost in a war-torn field have inspired an odd-looking invention which its young Dutch inventor hopes can help save thousands of lives and limbs in his native Afghanistan. Decades of war, notably the 1979-89 Soviet invasion, have left the rugged Afghan countryside littered with landmines that continue to…
Britain to withdraw 3,800 troops from Afghanistan in 2013
Britain will withdraw 3,800 of its 9,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2013, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday. “We’ll be able to see troops come home in two relatively even steps in 2013, 2014, leaving probably around 5,200 troops after the end of 2013 compared with…
Last French combat troops leave Afghanistan: airport
France flew its last combat troops out of Afghanistan on Saturday, two years before allied nations in the 100,000-strong NATO mission led by the United States are due to recall their fighting forces. Around 200 soldiers of the 25th Belfort infantry regiment, responsible for overseeing the hastened French exit from…
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