Despite ‘Ceremonial’ Bagram Handover, US to Retain Control Over Part of Afghan Prison | Will keep ‘indefinite’ control over dozens of detainees
Despite ‘Ceremonial’ Bagram Handover, US to Retain Control Over Part of Afghan Prison
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Third Helicopter Crash in 10 Days Kills 2 US Troops in Afghanistan
A US helicopter went down in Eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two US troops, the third time in 10 days that a coalition helicopter has come down. The Defense Department official would not confirm the cause of the crash, saying it is under investigation. But...
Kabul Arrests, Expels Hundreds of Afghan Forces After Rise in Insider Attacks
The Afghan government expelled or arrested hundreds of soldiers on suspicion of being infiltrators on behalf of the insurgency, after pressure from the US and NATO to do something about the dramatic rise in "insider attacks." The arrests come after NATO's top...
Kabul to Take Control of Bagram Prison, But Abuse to Continue
The Afghan government said Tuesday it expects to take full control by next week from the United States of the Bagram prison, which holds up to 3,000 inmates, many of whom have been detained without charge or trial and severely abused. Back in March, the US gave in to...
25 Killed in Suicide Attack Against Afghan Funeral
25 Killed in Suicide Attack Against Afghan Funeral | Bombing targeted district chief
US-Backed Warlords Trade Reprisal Killings With Taliban
Hundreds of Afghan villagers in the northern province of Kunduz staged a protest this week after US-backed warlords murdered up to 16 civilians as a reprisal for a Taliban assassination of a member of their militia. These pro-government militias are among the gangs...
White House Disavows Obama’s Pledge for 2014 Afghan Withdrawal
White House Disavows Obama’s Pledge for 2014 Afghan Withdrawal | Blasts press for reporting public comments
NATO Orders All Training of Afghan Recruits Halted
NATO Orders All Training of Afghan Recruits Halted | Wants 27,000 new recruits ‘re-vetted’
Pro-Govt. Militia Kills 16 Civilians in Northern Afghanistan
Pro-Govt. Militia Kills 16 Civilians in Northern Afghanistan | Attack on village ‘retaliation’ for Taliban assassination
Two Suicide Near NATO Base in Afghanistan Kill Over a Dozen
Two suicide bombings in central Afghanistan carried out by the Taliban have killed at least nine civilians and four Afghan policemen, in the latest illustration of an unhindered insurgency and burgeoning chaos in America's near-forgotten war zone. The first attack...
