Updated 9/6/08 at 9:00 PM EST In a move seen by some as the latest fallout from Wednesday morning's US attack on South Waziristan, the Pakistani government has ordered that supply lines to NATO troops in Afghanistan be immediately severed for an indefinite period of...
At Least Five Civilians Killed in New US Strike on Pakistan-Afghan Border
Last night we reported a story, also run in Pakistan's media, which cited an air-strike by a US drone which killed at least six people. The strike reportedly occurred on the outskirts of Miramshah, a small town in North Waziristan just a few miles from the Afghanistan...
Karzai says NATO Ties Strained as US Continues to Dispute Herat Toll
Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited the scene of last month's deadly US air strike in Herat Province today. During the visit President Karzai vowed "swift punishment" for those responsible for the incident, and warned that relations with NATO had been strained by...
NATO Forces Kill Five Afghan Children, Sparking Further Protests
Not long after NATO announced a joint probe into a US air strike in Herat which a UN report said killed 90 civilians, including 60 children, already tense relations with the Afghan government and populace stand to take another hit amid news that NATO forces have...
NATO Hopes Joint Probe Will Ease Strained Afghan Relations
NATO spokesman Brigadier General Richard Blanchette announced a joint probe between coalition forces, the Afghan government and the United Nations into a Herat air-strike earlier this month that stands as one of the largest incidents of US-inflicted civilian...
Around 150 Killed in Fighting Along Afghan-Pakistan Border
Last Updated 8/28 12:35 PM EST Around 150 militants were reported killed in a surge of violence on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistan border. On the Afghan side of the border, 40 Taliban were reported killed in airstrikes after attacking government-run checkpoints in...
UN Confirms 90 Afghan Civilians Killed in US Attack
Following an investigation by their Assistance Mission for Afghanistan, the United Nations has announced that it is convinced that a minimum of 90 civilians were killed in Friday's US airstrike in Herat Province. This number, they reported, included 60 children, and...
Karzai Ousts General as Religious Leaders Call for Trials
As the fallout from the Herat bombing continues, Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued a Presidential decree today ordering the immediate firing of two Army officials, including the top ranking officer in western Afghanistan, General Jalandar Shah Behnam, for...
Karzai condemns US Strike That Killed 95, Fires Top General
Last Updated 8/24 6:00 PM EST Following up on a previous story, hundreds of angry residents took to the streets of Azizabad, the small village in Herat province that was the site of what appears to be the largest incident of US-inflicted civilian casualties since the...
At Least 20 Afghan Civilians Killed in US Air Raid
Early Thursday, the United States reported having killed 30 insurgents in an attack in the Afghan province of Laghman. While it was unclear if the attack was directly related to the killing of 10 French soldiers earlier this week in a nearby ambush, top coalition...