Taliban insurgents

Afghan, US Troops Kill 50 Taliban in Uruzgan Region

Dinka — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:18:26 -0600

Afghan officials say more than 50 Taliban insurgents have been killed in clashes with Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces in southern Uruzgan province.

Taliban Overrun Second District in Western Afghanistan

Dinka — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:55:00 -0500

Local Afghan officials say Taliban insurgents have overrun a second district in western Farah province.

Taliban frees German, 4 Afghan hostages

Dinka — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:05:13 -0500

A German engineer and four Afghans kidnapped in southern Afghanistan in mid-July have been freed in exchange for five Taliban prisoners, an official and a Taliban commander say.

Taliban Behind South Korean Abductions Said Killed

Dinka — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:24:24 -0500

The police chief of Afghanistan's Ghazni Province says an air strike by U.S.-led coalition forces has killed the Taliban commander who orchestrated the kidnapping of 23 South Korean Christian aid workers in July.

S. Korean Embassy in Russia denies ransom was paid to Taliban

Dinka — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:22:58 -0500

South Korea's embassy in Moscow denied reports that Seoul paid a ransom to Taliban insurgents to secure the release of Korean Christian volunteers in central Afghanistan.

US, Afghan Soldiers Kill 50 Suspected Taliban

Dinka — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:47:49 -0500

The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says more than 50 suspected Taliban insurgents have been killed in two days of fighting in southern Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: NATO Focuses On Training, Minimizing Civilian Casualties

Dinka — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:42:49 -0500

NATO defense ministers agreed in Brussels on June 14-15 to step up the training of Afghan security forces and on measures to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan. NATO is increasingly faced with a dilemma in Afghanistan.

Thousands Of Afghans Continue To Protest Civilian Deaths

Dinka — Wed, 02 May 2007 09:28:43 -0500

Afghans have protested for a fourth day today over the killing of civilians by U.S.-led coalition forces hunting Taliban fighters. More than five years after the U.S.-led invasion to oust the Taliban and Al-Qaeda from Afghanistan, public anger over the death of noncombatants has focused on the UN-backed Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai, as well as NATO and other foreign troops.

Nigeria: Anarchy Looms After Yar'Adua Wins Bloody Elections

MichaelChima — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:52:58 -0500

Monday, April 23, 2007, Alhaji Umaru Yar' Adua, the presidential candidate of the ruling Peopes Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria. But, the opposition parties have refused to accept the result of the polls. Both the local and international observers have called the elections undemocratic and a fraud.

Suicide Bomber Attacks Near Kabul Market

Dinka — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:22:04 -0500

A suicide bomber in Kabul has killed at least four civilians and wounded 12. The bomber, who was riding a motorcycle, set off the blast near the main market in the Afghan capital.

Afghan Bomber Strikes U.S. Embassy Convoy

Dinka — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:26:35 -0500

A suicide bomber today drove a car packed with explosives into a U.S. Embassy convoy near the Afghan capital, Kabul.

U.S. Envoy Says Afghan Insurgents Are 'Under Pressure'

Dinka — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:44:12 -0500