Tags / Afghanistan

WORLD / NEWS Wed Mar 17, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A controversial policy that gives U.S. forces in Afghanistan four days to question detainees is being changed to give soldiers more time to interrogate the captives, Gen. David Petraeus said Tuesday... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Mar 13, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- A series of explosions rocked southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province today, killing at least 35 people and wounding 47 others, local officials said... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Mar 8, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Monday morning on an unannounced visit, as NATO-led coalition forces are pressing an offensive in the nation's south... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Mar 7, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- Two days before his official trip to Afghanistan, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, a "big lie" intended to pave the way for the invasion of a war-torn nation, according to Iranian state media... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Mar 6, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to British troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, his office said... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Feb 25, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The Afghan flag was raised over battle-scarred Marjah today. The banner was hoisted over an area where U.S. and other troops have been fighting the Taliban... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Feb 24, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A new classified directive to coalition forces in Afghanistan puts restrictions on nighttime raids of Afghan homes and compounds, a senior U.S. official said... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Feb 22, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A NATO air strike on a convoy in southern Afghanistan killed more than two dozen civilians, the interior ministry said Monday... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Sun Feb 21, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The head of U.S. Central Command warned today that the potential loss of lives among U.S. forces in the latest offensive in Afghanistan "will be tough.".. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Feb 20, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The Dutch Cabinet has dissolved after arguments over Netherlands' involvement in Afghanistan, a spokeswoman for the prime minister confirmed Saturday... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Feb 19, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The news that two Taliban "shadow governors" have been detained in Pakistan underscores the reality that in Afghanistan there are, in effect, two governments... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Wed Feb 17, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The arrest of a key Afghan Taliban leader represents a setback for the militant group but won't directly affect the fighting in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. military official said... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Feb 15, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan is now in the "clearing phase," according to a NATO spokesman... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Feb 14, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The Taliban put up stiff resistance today, as a coalition assault against the militant group entered its second day in southern Afghanistan... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Feb 13, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- NATO troops say they have gained a foothold in part of a Taliban-controlled town after launching their biggest war offensive in southern Afghanistan... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 12, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A single mother who chose taking care of her infant over deploying to Afghanistan has been discharged, the Army said in a statement... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Feb 10, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Authorities recovered more than 150 bodies Wednesday from a mountain pass in northern Afghanistan that was struck by a series of avalanches... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Fri Feb 5, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- President Obama is scheduled to attend a Friday memorial service for seven CIA officers and contractors killed in Afghanistan in December... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Jan 30, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Two U.S. service members and a U.S. employee were killed Friday in eastern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force said... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Jan 25, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- A briefing prepared by the top U.S. intelligence official in Afghanistan, and obtained by CNN, concludes the Taliban in Afghanistan is increasingly effective... Read More