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Pakistani tribal chiefs threaten to join Taliban

09.16.08 posted by okami 45 views no comments news article
A controversial new US tactic to mount counter-terrorist operations inside Pakistan has met with fresh hostility, it emerged yesterday, as Pakistani tribesmen representing half a million people vowed to switch sides and join the Taliban if Washington does not stop cross-border attacks by its forces from Afghanistan.
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Taliban Recruitment Up as Food Prices Skyrocket in Afghanistan

Taliban Recruitment Up as Food Prices Skyrocket in Afghanistan

05.02.08 posted by jason 166 views no comments image
There are many consequences to the global food crisis. With prices soaring, -wheat is up 75% in just the last 3 months - people are forced to seek alternatives, like buying leftovers once used to feed animals. The sense of desperation is being used successfully by the Taliban, who has seen its numbers rise as Afghans are tumbling into starvation and poverty.
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Afghan President Karzai Escapes an Assassination Attempt

Afghan President Karzai Escapes an Assassination Attempt

04.27.08 posted by jason 138 views no comments image
President Hamid Karzai survived an assassination attempt at a military parade in central Kabul on Sunday, when suspected Taliban insurgents fired mortars and bullets at the dignitaries assembled in the spectator stand. One person was killed and 11 injured in the incident.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said that it could carry out an attack anywhere in Afghanistan.
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Bin Laden Threatens Europe Over Muhammad Cartoons

Bin Laden Threatens Europe Over Muhammad Cartoons

03.20.08 posted by jason 137 views no comments image
In a new audiotape released Wednesday, Osama bin Laden warned Europeans that they will face a "severe reckoning" for repeatedly publishing cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in newspapers and magazines. The five-minute speech was the second time in four months that bin Laden has delivered threats to European countries.
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Karzai Escapes Attack in Kabul by Gunmen

Karzai Escapes Attack in Kabul by Gunmen

04.27.08 posted by chab13 100 views no comments image
President Hamid Karzai survived an assassination attempt at a military parade in central Kabul on Sunday, when suspected Taliban insurgents fired mortars and bullets at the dignitaries assembled in the spectator stands.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 23 in Remote Afghan Province

04.17.08 posted by chab13 103 views no comments news article
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 23 people, among them two senior police officials and several children, officials said Thursday evening. About 31 people were wounded in the explosion, which occurred just before evening prayers in the border town of Zaranj, capital of Nimruz Province.
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The divisive road through Afghanistan

05.30.08 posted by chab13 63 views 1 comment video
Highway One, the main route from Kabul to the south of Afghanistan, runs through Ghazni province. It was rebuilt with $250m from the US and other nations.

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