Afghan Operation Moshtarak places success over surprise

If the success of all military operations depended on surprise, Operation Moshtarak would be doomed before it began. - Afghan Operation Moshtarak places success over surprise‎

'عملیات مشترک با عملیات دیگر در افغانستان متفاوت است'
Girl flees from suicide bombers

روزنامه‌های کابل: دوشنبه ۱۹ دلو

ریزش بهمن در افغانستان چندین کشته برجا گذاشت

به گفته منابع رسمی در افغانستان، در پی ریزش پی در پی کوچ برف (بهمن) در گذرگاه سالنگ، واقع در مسیر بزرگراه کابل به مزار، دست کم پنج نفر کشته و چهل نفر دیگر زخمی شده اند و با مسدود شدن بخشی از این مسیر، دهها دستگاه موتر (خودرو) در میان برف گرفتار آمده اند. - ریزش بهمن در افغانستان چندین کشته برجا گذاشت

سېلابونو او واورې ښويېدو ١٢ تنه وژلي
افغانستان خطر خشکسالی را رد کرد

Rep. John Murtha dies after surgery complications

(CNN) -- Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a longtime fixture on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending, died after complications from gallbladder surgery, according to his office. He was 77. - U.S. lawmaker Murtha dies after surgery

Rep. John Murtha dies after surgery complications
John Murtha

Fortune Tellers: Year of Tiger Isn't Tiger's Year

HONG KONG (AP) -- It's the Year of the Tiger, but Chinese fortune tellers say it'll be a rough patch for the world's most famous one: disgraced golfer Tiger Woods.

Fortune Tellers: Year of Tiger Isn't Tiger's Year

كنار زدن نيروي هاي آلماني از شمال افغانستان به وسيله ي امريكايي ها؟

روزنامه هاي آلماني ”اشتوتگارتر نخريشتين” و ”كولنر روندشاو” امروز دوشنبه گزارش داده اند كه ايالات متحده امريكا مي خواهد وضعيت خطرناك در شمال افغانستان را خود تحت كنترول درآورد و ارتش آلمان را وسيعاً ”كنار بزند.” - كنار زدن نيروي هاي آلماني از شمال افغانستان به وسيله ي امريكايي ها؟
راسموسن درمونشن ستراتژي جديد براي ناتو را درچشمرس قرار داد
طرح جديد کرزي درمورد احياي خدمت زيربيرق براي جوانان

German Minister Takes on Google Street View
'Million-Fold Violation of the Private Sphere'

Sarobi Journal: On Afghan Road, Scenes of Beauty and Death

SAROBI, Afghanistan — Even in a nation beset by war and suicide bombings, you would be hard-pressed to find anything as reliably terrifying as the national highway through the Kabul Gorge.

The 40-mile stretch, a breathtaking chasm of mountains and cliffs between Kabul and Jalalabad, claims so many lives so regularly that most people stopped counting long ago. Cars flip and flatten. Trucks soar to the valley floor. Buses play chicken; buses collide.

Indeed, driving on the Kabul Gorge seems a uniquely Afghan experience, a complicated dance of beauty and death. - Sarobi Journal: On Afghan Road, Scenes of Beauty and Death

Op-Ed Contributor : Europe's Identity Crisis

Iran’s Nuclear Move Prompts New Calls for Sanctions

PARIS — Officials from the United States, France and Russia called Monday for stronger measures against Tehran after Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency that it would begin enriching its stockpile of uranium for a medical reactor in Tehran as early as Tuesday. - Iran’s Nuclear Move Prompts New Calls for Sanctions

Room for Debate: Will the U.S. Learn Chinese?

Pakistan's military sets Afghan terms - Asia Times

Pakistan has once again emerged as vitally important to the US in dealing with Afghanistan, from securing NATO's supply lines to cutting off the supplies of the Taliban and getting them to the negotiating table. Washington is apparently ready to sacrifice its political allies in Pakistan and work directly with the military to achieve these goals. - Pakistan's military sets Afghan terms‎

A killer above the law?‎

Kolenda on Afghanistan: dull but good - Thomas E. Ricks

Tom again: This is in fact the biggest question I have about American policy in the war. I know what McChrystal intends to do with the Taliban. But I don't understand how the U.S. government intends to improve the behavior of the Karzai government. It is a puzzlement. Anyone care to enlighten me? - Kolenda on Afghanistan: dull but good

Afghanistan's Ultimate Sport: Going for the Goat

Foreign Policy: Looking Into The McChrystal Ball‎
Top US Commander Sees Progress in Afghanistan‎ - nytimes

Reception of the MSC participants by the Mayor of Munich

Just a stone’s throw away from the conference venue, some 280 participants of the 46th Munich Security Conference gathered together Friday evening at the invitation of Munich’s Mayor Christian Ude. - Reception of the MSC participants by the Mayor of Munich
Home: MSC
Münchner Nachlese von London – Fokus auf Afghanistan

Karzai demands end to Nato raids
سخنرانی حامد کرزی رئیس جمهور اسلامی افغانستان در کنفرانس امنیتی مونیخ

Taliban urged to lay down weapons before major Afghanistan offensive - Telegraph

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have been given a choice to lay down their weapons or face ''overwhelming force'' as the British military prepared to take part in a major international offensive. - Taliban urged to lay down weapons before offensive

NATO's biggest offensive on Taliban - BBC
ناتو: به زودی عملیات گسترده ای را در افغانستان آغاز می کنیم
فرار خانواده های افغان از عملیات نظامی در هلمند

تجمع آب برف وباران درجاده ها، برای شهروندان مشکل آفریده است

Karzai demands end to Nato raids

Speaking on Sunday at the annual Munich Security Conference, Hamid Karzai said civilian deaths and injuries inflicted during operations by international forces had caused deep anger among Afghans.

"Ending operations in Afghan villages is what the Afghan people are seeking as a priority.

"That means ending raids at night on Afghan homes, that means ending the arrests of Afghans in their homes and their villages, that means Afghanistan really gaining judicial independence completely and rather very very soon," he said.

Karzai's comments come as US-led forces prepare to launch a major offensive in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. - Karzai demands end to Nato raids

Karzai may introduce army draft
کرزی اجباری کردن مجدد سربازی را بررسی می کند

Clinton: Islamic Extremist Groups Pose Greatest Security Threat to US

Clinton says the Obama administration is concerned about connections between non-state groups loyal to al-Qaida with bases in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and North Africa. She was speaking in an interview with U.S. television network CNN, broadcast Sunday. Clinton: Islamic Extremist Groups Pose Greatest Security Threat to US
CNN International - Press TV - Wall Street Journal - AFP

Girl flees from suicide bombers
Brennan ‘tiring’ of ‘political football’ over terror

US anti-terrorism adviser lashes out at lawmakers

"Quite frankly I'm tiring of politicians using national security issues such as terrorism as political football. They're going out there, they're unknowing of the facts, and they're making charges and allegations that are not anchored in reality," John Brennan told NBC's "Meet the Press."- US anti-terrorism adviser lashes out at lawmakers
Brennan Fed Up With Politics Played Over Christmas Day Bomber - FOXNews

Anti-terrorism chief rebukes politicians who use cases as talking points - washingtonpost
Obama official accuses GOP of using terrorism as 'political football' - latimes Wall Street Journal - BusinessWeek - Voice of America

Historic snowstorm in D.C. leaves a mess to be reckoned with - washingtonpost

The Washington region was paralyzed by a blizzard that dumped more than two feet of heavy snow on the area by late Saturday, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people, toppling trees and reducing many streets to pedestrian pathways. - Region's historic mess
In DC area, outages, snow plowing conspire against normal week ahead‎
Blizzard Cripples Nation's Capital, Mid-Atlantic States - AP

Snow Piles Up in Mid-Atlantic States - CBS News

A blizzard battered the U.S. capital and Mid-Atlantic states Saturday, with emergency crews struggling to keep pace with the heavy, wet snow that piled up on roadways, toppled trees and left thousands without electricity. - CBS News

Washington shuts down, buried in record snowfall - latimes
Photos: Blizzard hits D.C. area

Blizzard paralyzes US mid-Atlantic; two killed Reuters
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - CBS News - New York Times
Raw Video: Military Vehicle Gets Stuck in Snow

'برای محاکمه عاملان کشتار جمعی، دادگاه ویژه تشکیل شود'

کمیسیون حقوق بشر افغانستان برای محاکمه عاملان کشتارهای دسته جمعی سه دهه گذشته در این کشور خواستار تشکیل دادگاه ویژه ای شده است

مشاور حقوقی کمیسیون حقوق بشر گفت هر چند تا حال تحقیق کاملی انجام نشده که هویت اجساد دفن شده در این گورها و زمان دقیق دفن شدن آنها را تثبیت کند، اما افزود به طور کلی این گورها مربوط به سالهای پس از کودتای هفتم ثور/اردیبهشت ۱۳۵۷، به رهبری حزب دموکراتیک خلق، در زمان حاکمیت مجاهدین و سالهای بعد از آن می شود

مشاور حقوقی کمیسیون حقوق بشر گفت که موجودیت این گورها حاکی از "نقض حقوق بشر" و "جنایت های جنگی" در جنگ های گذشته در افغانستان است

مدافعان حقوق بشر و نهادهای مدنی در افغانستان در سالهای اخیر همواره انتقاد کرده اند که دولت برنامه عدالت انتقالی را به اجرا نگذاشته است
آنها دولت را متهم کرده اند که با عنوان کردن این برنامه در موارد مختلف، به جای رسیدگی به پرونده های مربوط به نقض حقوق بشر و جنایات جنگی، بیشتر "استفاده سیاسی" کرده است

دادستانی کل افغانستان اما نظر دیگری دارد. رحمت الله نظری معاون دادستانی کل افغانستان می گوید در کشتارهای گروهی سه دهه گذشته در این کشور، برخی کشورهای خارجی از جمله کشورهای همسایه افغانستان دست دارند

به نظر معاون دادستان کل پرونده های مربوط به گور های دسته جمعی باید توسط نهادهای بین المللی و دادگاههای بین المللی رسیدگی شود. - 'برای محاکمه عاملان کشتار جمعی، دادگاه ویژه تشکیل شود'
لويه څارنوالي د جنګي مجرمينو محکمه غواړي

Op-Ed Contributor : Soviet Lessons From Afghanistan

Snowstorm paralyses Washington DC and eastern US

The heaviest snow storms for decades have struck the eastern US, paralysing air and road transport, and bringing Washington DC to a standstill. - Snowstorm paralyses US east coast
In pictures: Snow chaos
Eastern US braced for snowstorm

West questions Iran nuclear claim

Bill Clinton, in Haiti, Emphasizes Urgent Need for Sanitation and Health Care

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Former President Bill Clinton, who is the United Nations special envoy to Haiti, returned here on Friday to meet with government and aid officials, visit a health clinic and deliver medical supplies, computers and generators. - Bill Clinton, in Haiti, Emphasizes Need for Sanitation and Health Care

Google Asks Spy Agency for Help With Inquiry Into Cyberattacks

Investor anxieties mount with Europe's debt crisis - washingtonpost

LONDON -- Governments in Athens, Madrid and Lisbon struggled on Friday to quell fears of a looming debt crisis in Europe that is pummeling the euro and rippling across global markets, as authorities vowed to impose fiscal austerity and plug their yawning budget deficits. - Investor anxieties mount with Europe's debt crisis

Germany: Iran must prove nuclear program peaceful

خوشبینی ژنرال ارشد آمریکایی در افغانستان

فرمانده ارشد آمریکایی در افغانستان با ارزیابی خوشبینانه ای گفته که اوضاع امنیتی در این کشور دیگر رو به وخامت نخواهد رفت و نیروهای خارجی و افغان به پیشرفتهایی دست خواهند یافت.
تابستان گذشته او در یک گزارش عمده به پنتاگون یا وزارت دفاع آمریکا به طور صریحی هشدار داد که عملیات نیروهای بین المللی در افغانستان در صورت عدم تقویت نیروها به ناکامی منجر خواهد شد. - خوشبینی ژنرال ارشد آمریکایی در افغانستان
مکرسټال: د افغانستان حالت به نور خراب نه شي
McChrystal sees progress in war : General's dire warnings on Afghanistan give way to...

ځانمرګي بريد ته د پاکستانۍ نجلۍ هڅول
وېديو دلته ليدلی شئ

Munich security conference: fresh focus on Afghanistan, nuclear weapons

The host of the Munich security conference, which opens today, says Europe must step up and help its main ally, the US, and tackle pressing global security needs like Afghanistan and Iran. Munich security conference: fresh focus on Afghanistan, nuclear weapons
مصاحبه با وحید عمر در مورد کنفرانس امنیتی در آلمان

Transatlantic, meet Pacific: China's bold stance at Munich security conference
Any pact with Taliban must guarantee rights of Afghan women – UN panel
Germany: Iran Must Prove Nuclear Program Peaceful
Germany Confronts the Meaning of War

Obama pays tribute to CIA officers killed in suicide blast in Afghanistan

President Obama paid tribute Friday to the seven CIA officers killed in December by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, calling them patriots who "served in the shadows" and gave their lives to protect their country.

U.S. commanders in Afghanistan face tougher discipline for battlefield failures
Afghan Police Patrol Kills 7 Civilians

Snowstorm's intensity has D.C. region hunkering down

The full weight of winter bore down on the Washington region Friday night, bringing life to a near standstill in some places as a storm predicted to be one of the most powerful on record brought snow that was falling as fast as two inches an hour overnight. - Conditions deteriorate as snowfall intensifies

Latest forecast
Investor anxieties mount with Europe's debt crisis

Debt Crisis in Euro Zone Is Severe Political Test for Bloc - nytimes

PARIS — Anxieties about the health of the euro go to the central dilemma of the European Union: the grip of states over economic policy makes it hard to deal collectively with a crisis.

Debt Crisis in Euro Zone Is Severe Political Test for Bloc

Any pact with Taliban must guarantee rights of Afghan women – UN panel

5 February 2010 – Any agreement between the Afghan Government and the Taliban should include a clear commitment to protect women’s human rights, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women said today.

The Committee monitors implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which has been ratified by 186 States. - Any pact with Taliban must guarantee rights of Afghan women – UN panel

Security Council backs international strategy for Afghanistan

حمله های اینترنتی؛ هشداری به جهان - BBC

حمله های اینترنتی (سایبری) به شبکه ها و سایت ها روز به روز بیشتر می شود. گوگل روز ۱۲ ژانویه، در اقدامی غیرمنتظره اعلام کرد که در اواسط ماه دسامبر ۲۰۰۹، چندین بار مورد حمله های پیچیده اینترنتی قرار گرفته است.

به گفته گوگل، مهاجمان به حساب های جی‌میل فعالان حقوق بشر چین حمله کرده‌اند. تحقیقات بعدی نشان داد که دست کم ۲۰ شرکت بزرگ دیگر هم مورد حمله های اینترنتی قرار گرفته‌اند.

حمله به سایت ها و شبکه ها و استخراج اطلاعات شخصی افراد، شرکت‌ها و موسسات خصوصی و دولتی منجر به خسارت های حقوقی، امنیتی، اقتصادی و سیاسی خواهد شد، و غفلت از بهبود سیستم امنیتی شبکه ها مایه پشیمانی است. -حمله های اینترنتی؛ هشداری به جهان
شکایت موتور جستجوی اینترنتی چینی به خاطر حمله هکرهای ایرانی

ناتو: به زودی عملیات گسترده ای را در افغانستان آغاز می کنیم
کنفرانس امنیتی مونیخ و فرصت تازه ایران

To win over Afghans, US must listen - Hekmat Karzai & US Congressman Michael Honda

The precedent of pursuing solely military solutions in a country where insecurity runs rampant across political, economic and social spectrums is being rethought and revamped. This is a good thing.

A failure to win the hearts and minds of Afghans is a failure to win the security the US is seeking at home and abroad. On three critical fronts - security, governance and development - these shortcomings are evident.

If we want to win the Afghans, then we must listen to what they want. - To win over Afghans, US must listen‎

Karzai's Taliban reconciliation strategy raises ethnic, rights ...‎
Karzai, Saudi king discuss Afghan conflict‎
آینده افغانستان در کنفرانس مونیخ

Taliban reject deal with Afghanistan, West | Reuters

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban have said they will not enter into any "deal" with the Afghan government or the West to bring peace to Afghanistan, and their fighters will continue to die to achieve a victory they say is around the corner. - Taliban reject deal with Afghanistan, West Reuters
Taliban Reject "Deal" With West‎ - nytimes
ریشه بنیادگرایی مذهبی در چیست؟

Op-Ed Contributor : Soviet Lessons From Afghanistan

پاکستان و افغانستان: چه عمق استراتژیکی؟

روز دوشنبه (اول فبروری) ژنرال پرویز اشفق کیانی، فرمانده ارتش پاکستان، در یک دیدار کم سابقه با خبرنگاران گفت که کشورش خواهان آن است که افغانستان تبدیل به کشوری "امن و باثبات" شود و افزود که این امر می تواند "عمق استراتژیکی" را تضمین کند که پاکستان از طریق حمایت از رژیم سابق طالبان به دنبال دست یافتن به آن بود. - پاکستان و افغانستان: چه عمق استراتژیکی؟

نظر مردم عادی افغانستان در مورد مذاکره و مصالحه
اجلاس وزرای دفاع ناتو در استامبول برگزار شد
مصاحبه با وحید عمر در مورد مسافرت حامد کرزی به عربستان سعودی
چرا واقعات امراض تنفسی در افغانستان افزایش یافته است؟

Op-Ed Contributor : Soviet Lessons From Afghanistan - MIKHAIL GORBACHEV

Afghanistan is in turmoil, with tensions rising and people dying every day. Many of them — including women, children and the elderly — have nothing in common with terrorists or militants.

What began after Sept. 11, 2001, as a seemingly appropriate military response aimed at rooting out terrorism could end in a major strategic failure.

In 1979, the Soviet leadership sent troops to Afghanistan, justifying that move not just by the desire to help friendly elements there but also by the need to stabilize a neighboring country. The greatest mistake was failing to understand Afghanistan’s complexity — its patchwork of ethnic groups, clans and tribes, its unique traditions and minimal governance.

The result was the opposite of what we had intended: even greater instability, a war with thousands of victims and dangerous consequences for our own country. On top of it, the West, particularly the United States, kept fueling the fire in the spirit of the Cold War; it remained ready to support just about anyone against the Soviet Union, giving no thought to possible long-term consequences...... - Op-Ed Contributor : Soviet Lessons From Afghanistan
کنفرانس لندن ادامه اعترافات گرباچف
BBC NEWS South Asia Soviet lessons from Afghanistan

Troops Prepare and Publicize Offensive Against Taliban - nytimes

Investors Fear Europe’s Woes May Extend Global Slump - nytimes

Just as America’s recession begins to ebb, trouble is brewing in Europe that may prolong a downturn on the Continent and ricochet through the global economy as it struggles toward a recovery. - Investors Fear Europe’s Woes May Extend Global Slump

Floyd Norris: Crumbling Europe?

Do we want brain scanners to read our minds?

What nightmare could be worse than being buried alive? Conscious, terrified, but unable to communicate through the impenetrable barrier of a coffin lid and a metre of earth. In the past few days, this ultimate horror has been transformed from the stuff of bad dreams and B movies to two very different front page stories. - Do we want brain scanners to read our minds?

Study Finds Cognition in Vegetative Patients Wall Street Journal
Doctors communicate with vegetative state patient BBC News
New York Daily News - Medscape

McChrystal Sounds Note of Optimism on Afghanistan - WSJ

"I'm not prepared to draw it on a map; I'm not prepared to give you numbers," Gen. McChrystal told a small group of reporters here ahead of a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization defense ministers. "But I'm prepared to tell you what I see. And what I feel gives me that sense." - McChrystal Sounds Note of Optimism

General McChrystal sees progress in Afghanistan - latimes
Troops prepare for biggest joint offensive against Taliban The Guardian
Reuters - CNN International - Washington Post

Afghanistan war: US tries to undercut Taliban at tribal level

US and Afghan officials try to persuade some of the 350 tribal leaders in Afghanistan to cooperate against the Taliban. It's not an easy task. - Afghanistan war: US tries to undercut Taliban at tribal level - csm

Why Karzai needs Saudi Arabia for Taliban talks
In Afghanistan, Taliban kills more civilians than US
Q&A: Who else could help in Afghanistan?

Spies and Missiles: CIA at War With America - Khaleej Times

'Lady Al Qaeda': Pakistan reacts to Aafia Siddiqui conviction in US court

Siddiqui, a US-educated neuroscientist and Pakistani citizen was found guilty Wednesday. For many Pakistanis, the verdict is another example of the US government’s high-handedness and is expected to fuel anti-American sentiment in a country where Washington's foreign policy is already viewed with suspicion.
Pakistanis protest US conviction of 'Lady Al Qaeda' - CSM

Pakistani Scientist Guilty Of Trying To Kill Americans - NPR
Pakistanis protest US verdict in scientist's case - washingtonpost

Obama to meet top Democrats on jobs, health - MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama is scheduled on Thursday to meet top congressional Democrats to discuss ways forward for creating jobs, reforming the U.S. financial system and strengthening health care, his spokesman said. - MarketWatch

Senate Democrats unveil job-creation package - latimes
USA Today - New York Times - RTT News - MarketWatch
Democrats Close to Vote on Jobs Package Without Bill in Hand

په سرطان د اخته افغانانو شمېره سلگونو ته رسېږي - له کابله

د افغانستان د عامې روغتيا وزارت وايي چې په دغه هيواد کې سلگونه کسان د سرطان په ناروغۍ اخته دي خو د درملنې مجهز مرکزونه نه ورته لري.

د چارواکو په وينا دا مهال په کابل کې يوازې د ماشومانو د سرطان د تشخىص او درملنې يو روغتون موجود دى چې د ټول هيواد ناروغان ورته مراجعه کوي. - په سرطان د اخته افغانانو شمېره سلگونو ته رسېږي

کابل طبي پوهنتون له نړۍ سره آنلاين تجربې شريکوي

Intelligence chief acknowledges U.S. may target Americans involved in terrorism

Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair acknowledged Wednesday that government agencies may kill U.S. citizens abroad who are involved in terrorist activities if they are "taking action that threatens Americans."

Blair told members of the House intelligence committee that he was speaking publicly about the issue to reassure Americans that intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense "follow a set of defined policy and legal procedures that are very carefully observed" in the use of lethal force against U.S. citizens. - Intelligence chief acknowledges US may target Americans involved ...‎

US may target American extremists abroad: spy chief - Yahoo ...
Spies and Missiles: CIA at War With America - Khaleej Times

Obama's spirituality is largely private, but it's influential, advisers say - washingtonpost

Every morning, sometimes as early as 5:30 a.m., a short religious passage comes across President Obama's BlackBerry, sent by one of his aides. - Obama's spirituality is largely private, but it's influential, advisers say

On Faith: Should presidents be spiritual leaders?

میدان هوایی کابل با مدرن ترین سیستم رادار مجهز شد

کابل: جدیدترین سیستم رادار که توانایی شناسایی و کنترول فضایی را در نزدیک به دو صد کیلومتری خود دارد، پس از نصب در میدان هوایی کابل روز گذشته به بهره برداری سپرده شد. این رادار که ده میلیون دالر هزینه برداشته است، از سوی اداره فدرال امریکا به همکاری مالی «یو اس آی دی» برای جلوگیری از حوادث ترافیکي هوایی نصب شده است

گفته سفیر امریکا نصب این دستگاه در میدان هوایی کابل باعث می شود تا فعالیت های تجاری افزایش و اقتصاد افغانستان توسعه یابد.سفیر امریکا همچنین گفت امریکا در نظر دارد 3 بیليون دالر را در سال های آینده به پروژه های توسعه اي در بخش اقتصادی در افغانستان کمک کند. - میدان هوایی کابل با مدرن ترین سیستم رادار مجهز شد
«توسعهء زراعت، بهترین راهء مبارزه با مواد مخدر»

الشرق الاوسط: تاریخ تکرار می شود؛ عدم خوشبینی عربستان به نتایج مذاکرات
حکمتیار آشتی پذیر نیست!

King Abdullah and President Karzai Discuss Solutions for Afghan Security and Stability

Jeddah, Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat-The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed international efforts to achieve security and stability in Afghanistan during a meeting at the King Abdullah's Jandariyah farm outside Riyadh on Wednesday. The two leaders also discussed the prospect of cooperation between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. - King Abdullah and President Karzai Discuss Solutions for Afghan Security and Stability

رییس جمهور کرزی با پادشاه عربستان سعودی ملاقات کرد
در صورت تداوم روابط طالبان با القاعده: عربستان حاضر به میانجی گری نیست

Karzai's Taliban reconciliation strategy raises ethnic, rights concerns at home

KABUL -- Political resistance is building in Afghanistan to President Hamid Karzai's two-track plan to end the war by negotiating with Taliban leaders while enticing their foot soldiers with the promise of jobs and development projects. - Karzai's Taliban strategy encounters opposition
«بدون تغییر در سیاست امریکا، گمان نمی رود قوماندانان طالب با کرزی مذاکره کنند»

Intelligence chief: U.S. may target Americans - washingtonpost

US commander in Afghanistan says situation likely to improve

ISTANBUL -- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, whose gloomy assessment of the war last summer prompted the White House to boost troop levels, said Thursday that conditions were no longer deteriorating and predicted further improvements this year. - US commander in Afghanistan says situation likely to improve

British troops gear up for major Afghan offensive CNN International
British troops launch major Afghanistan offensive Times Online
BBC News - USA Today - AFP
«توسعهء زراعت، بهترین راهء مبارزه با مواد مخدر»

Soldier Deaths Draw Focus to U.S. in Pakistan - nytimes

ISLAMABAD — The presence of U.S. soldiers, mainly for intelligence and training, has been handled with discretion. - Soldier Deaths Draw Focus to U.S. in Pakistan

Taliban Roadside Bomb Kills 3 - CBS News Video
The Guardian - MiamiHerald.com - GulfNews - Telegraph.co.uk
Troops Prepare and Publicize Offensive Against Taliban

Internet 'addiction' linked to depression - nydaily

The longer you spend surfing the Web, the more unhappy you’re likely to be, says a new study from Great Britain that shows that Internet “addicts” are more likely to be depressed.

Researchers analyzed Internet use and depression levels in more than 1,000 British residents between the ages of 16 and 51. Some 1.2% were labeled “Internet addicted” by researchers at Leeds University.
Internet 'addiction' linked to depression

'Internet addiction' linked to depression, says study BBC News
Study links excessive Internet use to depression Reuters
BusinessWeek - Los Angeles Times (blog)

SIDS babies have low serotonin levels, study finds

(CNN) -- Babies who died from sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, show lower amounts of the brain chemical serotonin, says a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

SIDS babies have low serotonin levels, study finds
Health Buzz: Study Ties SIDS to Key Brain Chemical
Scientists link serotonin deficit to SIDS - Boston Globe

مشکلات و موانع ایجاد صلح در افغانستان

کنفرانس لندن در باره افغانستان که بیست و هشتم ژانویه در لندن برگزار گردید از جهات گوناگونی مهم بود. دراین کنفرانس توافق صورت گرفت تا اختیارات بیشتری در زمینه سیاست سازی و مدیریت برنامه های ملی به دولت افغانستان واگذار شود که از جهات گوناگونی مهم است. - مشکلات و موانع ایجاد صلح در افغانستان

میلیبند: تلاش بر این است تا حمایت جهان از برنامه افغانستان جلب شود
نشریات کابل: چهارشنبه ۱۴ دلو

Outside View: Governance and exit strategies in Afghanistan

HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. military recently announced that the elders of the Shinwari tribe, which comprises 600,000 people in Nangarhar province and spans the Afghan-Pakistan border, signed an agreement to keep the Taliban out of their area. - Outside View: Governance and exit strategies in Afghanistan - UPI

Tribal elders welcome Afghan aid deal

Afghan leader cancels meeting with Muslim body

RIYADH (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancelled a meeting on Wednesday with a major Muslim group in Saudi Arabia that had been aimed at helping reconciliation efforts with the Taliban. - Afghan leader cancels meeting with Muslim body South Asia Reuters
Afghan leader cancels meeting with top Muslim body‎

Petraeus lauds Pakistan appeal to Afghan Taliban
Up to 80 pct of Afghan Taliban not hardcore - UK

"Frontier Gandhi" brings Pashtun peace icon to life

Up to 80 pct of Afghan Taliban not hardcore - UK

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - There is no room for compromise with hardcore Afghan Taliban but the Afghan government and its allies hope to lure away many of the up to 80 percent of Taliban who joined for economic reasons, a British minister said. - Up to 80 pct of Afghan Taliban not hardcore - UK

U.S. sees Taliban spreading but signs of Afghan hope

With Raw Recruits, Afghan Police Buildup Falters

KABUL, Afghanistan — The NATO general in charge of training the Afghan police has some tongue-in-cheek career advice for the country’s recruits.

“It’s better to join the Taliban; they pay more money,” said Brig. Gen. Carmelo Burgio, from Italy’s paramilitary Carabinieri force. - With Raw Recruits, Afghan Police Buildup Falters

Frontier Gandhi brings Pashtun peace icon to life South Asia ...
How to end the war in Afghanistan‎

France refuses a citizenship over full Islamic veil

The French government has refused to grant citizenship to a foreign national on the grounds that he forced his wife to wear the full Islamic veil. - France bars citizenship over veil

The Islamic veil across Europe
Sarkozy says burka 'not welcome'

Intelligence leaders warn Senate panel - washingtontimes

The five senior leaders of the U.S. intelligence community told a Senate panel Tuesday they are "certain" that terrorists will attempt another attack on the United States in the next three to six months. - Terrorist attempt 'certain' in months - Washington Times

Ahmadinejad backs deal to remove uranium

رییس جمهور کرزی امروز با مقامات عربستان ملاقات می کند

یک مقام وزارت خارجه عربستان سعودی در مورد شرایط این کشور در ساحه میانجیگری با طالبان روز سه شنبه زمانی توضیحات داد که رییس جمهور افغانستان در صدر یک هیات این کشور عازم عربستان سعودی شده است. چنین انتظار می رود که رییس جمهور کرزی از رهبران عربستان سعودی خواهش نماید که در مذاکرات با طالبان همکاری کنند. - رییس جمهور کرزی امروز با مقامات عربستان ملاقات می کند
مایک مولین: نفوذ طالبان رو به افزایش است

Afghanistan summit: Patching things up The Economist

The Depressing News About Antidepressants - Newsweek

Studies suggest that the popular drugs are no more effective than a placebo. In fact, they may be worse. - The Depressing News About Antidepressants

A Study Finds Mental Benefit of Fish Oil
Fish oil supplements 'beat psychotic mental illness' BBC News

Herbal remedies may put heart patients at risk: review
Herbal remedies, heart drugs a dangerous combo CNN

NATO Still Short on Afghan Trainers

BRUSSELS (Reuters) — NATO has almost met its target for extra combat troops in Afghanistan but will press allies this week to meet a shortfall of up to 2,400 people to train Afghan security forces, its secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said Monday. - NATO Still Short on Afghan Trainers -
Afghan Official Dismisses Taliban Denial of Talks

Afghan drug trade fuels insurgency‎ - AFP
Afghanistan summit: Patching things up The Economist

Afghanistan Invites New Iron Mine Bids Over Transparency Issues‎ - BusinessWeek

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Afghanistan said it will start a new bidding process for one of the world’s richest iron ore deposits to “improve transparency” as it faces international pressure to crack down on corruption. - Afghanistan Invites New Iron Mine Bids Over Transparency Issues‎

Friend of Afghan president killed: Karzai brother‎ - AFP

Lessons for U.S. in report on Pakistan-Afghanistan border efforts‎

‘Avatar’ and ‘Hurt Locker’ Lead Oscar Field - nytimes

LOS ANGELES— “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” took narrow leads in the Oscar race on Tuesday as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences scattered its honors among an unusually wide field of contenders. Each film received nine nominations, including best picture and best director for James Cameron (“Avatar”) and Kathryn Bigelow (“Hurt Locker”). - 'Avatar' and 'Hurt Locker' Lead Oscar Field

2010 Oscar Nominees - washingtonpost
Los Angeles Times (blog) - New York Daily News - CNN - SDNN

سفير امريكا در كابل: ملا عمر هنوز با القاعده رابطه دارد

شرط هاي مصالحه: پذيرش قانون اساسي، دست كشيدن از جنگ و قطع رابطه با القاعده

8صبح، کابل: سفارت امریکا می گوید از مصالحه با طالبان که در آن سه اصل رعایت شود، حمایت می کند. کارل آیکن بیری، سفیر امریکا در کابل روز گذشته گفت از مصالحه با آن تعداد از طالبانی که دست از جنگ بکشند، رابطه خود را با القاعده و گروه های تروریستی قطع کنند، قانون اساسی را بپذیرند و حقوق سیاسی و بشری مردم افغانستان را احترام کنند، حمایت می کند. - سفير امريكا در كابل: ملا عمر هنوز با القاعده رابطه دارد

پس از نه سال مبارزه؛ همه در پی تطهیر طالبان
کانفرانسی که نه طرح داشت و نه دستاورد
Can Saudi Arabia help with Taliban peace talks?

Saudi Arabia: Rescue or Entanglement : Tariq Alhomayed

This is not the first time that the Afghans have requested that Saudi Arabia intervene to end the conflict in their country, but is only the latest and most serious request, as can be seen by what the Afghan President said publicly during the London Conference last week. Karzai said that he looked forward to the "key role" that is played by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and revealing his vision for Afghan reconciliation said "we hope that His Royal Highness King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz consents to play the role of guiding and supporting this [reconciliation] process."

The question that must be asked today is: What is required from Saudi Arabia today; the rescue of Afghanistan, the US saving face, or is it Saudi Arabia becoming entangled in Afghanistan once again? - Saudi Arabia: Rescue or Entanglement
الشرق الاوسط: تاریخ تکرار می شود؛ عدم خوشبینی عربستان به نتایج مذاکرات
راه صلح از عربستان می گذرد!
Saudi Mediation: The Taliban's Last Chance :
Can Saudi Arabia help with Taliban peace talks?

Q&A: Who else could help in Afghanistan?

The US and Europe play a leading role in working for Afghanistan's stability. Can the interests of China, India, Iran, Pakistan, and Russia also aid in the nation's success?

Although the United States and its NATO allies are leading the effort to stabilize Afghanistan, many of Afghanistan's powerful neighbors also have an interest in how the country fares.

China, India, Iran, Pakistan, and Russia are each invested in Afghanistan – Beijing, for example, has committed billions to mine copper, and Tehran pours aid into areas that border Iran. - Q&A: Who else could help in Afghanistan?
کی دیگر می تواند به افغانستان کمک کند؟

Afghan leader seeks Saudi help on peace talks South Asia Reuters

A Study Finds Mental Benefit of Fish Oil - WSJ

Fish oil pills may be able to spare some young people with signs of mental illness from a progression into fully developed schizophrenia, according to a preliminary study of 81 patients in Austria. - Wall Street Journal
Oddities, musings and news from the health world - latimes
Fish oil supplements 'beat psychotic mental illness' BBC News
Reuters - WebMD
Fish Oil Helped Stave Off Psychosis in Study Patients

Mullen: Next year critical to Afghanistan - washingtonpost

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday the next 12 to 18 months will be critical to reversing momentum gained by insurgents in Afghanistan, with nothing short of the wartorn nation's security at stake. - Mullen: Next year critical to Afghanistan

Pentagon: 18,000 more troops in Afghanistan by spring
Saudi Arabia wants Taliban to expel bin Laden
روزنامه های کابل: ۱۳ دلو، آشتی با طالبان، نگرانی از حفظ ارزشها
کیانی: پاکستان آماده است نیروی افغان را آموزش دهد
Pakistan's army chief seeks 'stable and friendly' Afghanistan

Iran critical of U.S. missile deployments in Gulf

TEHRAN -- Iran responded angrily Tuesday to U.S. moves to expand land- and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Persian Gulf to deter a possible Iranian attack, calling the rationale "an excuse" to widen U.S. influence in the region. - Iran critical of U.S. missile deployments in Gulf

افغانستان قتل پنج افغان در مرز ایران را محکوم کرد
حزب اسلامی: شرایط ما برای مذاکره تغییر نکرده
حزب اسلامي د سولې خبرې اترې رد کړې