Friday, September 30, 2011

Slain cabdriver was a prominent figure in Afghanistan - San Diego Union-Tribune

Qargha, the cabdriver’s friend, said Sahou was a former bank executive in Afghanistan and had hosted an hourlong weekly television program about politics and current affairs called “To Find the Truth,” and had authored several books. - Slain cabdriver was a prominent figure in AfghanistanSan Diego Union-Tribune

Cab driver shot, killed near La Jolla synagogue -- City News Service

San Diego police homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 68-year-old cab driver shot on a La Jolla sidewalk.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Coffee Cuts Depression Risk In Women, New Study Shows - huffingtonpost

Researchers from Harvard University found that women who consumed two to three cups of caffeinated joe per day had a 15 percent lower risk of depression than non-coffee drinkers, while those who drank four-plus cups daily had a 20 percent lower risk. In general, women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with depression. - Coffee Cuts Depression Risk In Women, New Study Shows

Coffee may prevent depression, scientists say

Women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day are less likely to get depressed, research suggests. - Coffee may prevent depression, scientists say BBC - څېړنه: قهوه د ذهني فشار مخه نیسي
Coffee may prevent depression, scientists say - ModernGhana

مشاور کرزی: برای توقف خشونت باید به جای طالبان با پاکستان گفتگو کرد

یک مقام ارشد دولت افغانستان گفته است که رهبری این کشور در طرح مصالحه با مخالفان مسلح تجدید نظر کرده و از این پس "به گفتگوهای بی حاصل صلح با افراد فاقد صلاحیت" پایان می دهد. -- مشاور کرزی: برای توقف خشونت باید به جای طالبان با پاکستان گفتگو کرد -- سپنتا: د طالبانو پرځای له آی اېس آی سره خبرې وکړﺉ
افغانستان؛ دو رئیس جمهور، دو طرح مصالحه -- د برتانیا سفیر: په کابل د طالبانو مارش کولو ته اجازه نه ورکوو

Analysis: Pakistan's double-game: treachery or strategy?

"Turns out they are disloyal, deceptive and a danger to the United States," fumed Republican Representative Ted Poe last week. "We pay them to hate us. Now we pay them to bomb us. Let's not pay them at all." - Analysis: Pakistan's double-game: treachery or strategy? Reuters - US Empowered Pakistan Spy Agency - voa
Afghan president questions future of peace talks World Reuters

Mullen stands by his accusations against Pakistan, but he stands alone - Stripes

Adm. Mike Mullen said in an interview with NPR on Wednesday that he stands by his assertion that the Haqqani terrorist group is a "veritable arm" of the Pakistani intelligence service. - White House, Pentagon Jostle Over Extent of Pakistan-Militant Ties
Mullen Reasserts Pakistan's Links To Extremists - NPR

سفیر بریتانیا: به 'لاشخورها' اجازه بازگشت به افغانستان را نمی دهیم

سفیر بریتانیا در کابل هشدار داده است که حامیان بین المللی افغانستان هرگز به "لاشخورها" اجازه نخواهند داد تا در این کشور "نقش تخریبی" داشته باشند.- سفیر بریتانیا: به 'لاشخورها' اجازه بازگشت به افغانستان را نمی دهیم -- آمریکا درباره ماهیت شبکه حقانی تصمیم می گیرد -- سازمان ملل از افزایش شدید خشونت های افغانستان خبر داد
US to decide Haqqani group status

UN Says Violent Incidents In Afghanistan Almost 40 Percent Up - huffingtonpost

KABUL, Afghanistan — The monthly average of armed clashes, roadside bombings and other violence in Afghanistan is running 39 percent ahead of last year's figure, U.N. reported Wednesday, with more complex suicide operations involving multiple bombers and gunmen. - UN Says Violent Incidents In Afghanistan Almost 40 Percent Up - AFGHANISTAN

Musharraf: Why Haqqani terrorist group can help Pakistan

Pakistan's interests are helped by the support of a feared terrorist group blamed for multiple attacks in neighbouring Afghanistan, former president Pervez Musharraf has suggested. - Musharraf: Haqqani group can help Pakistan
Afghanistan: eight policemen shot dead in checkpoint attack

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

د پاکستان رسنۍ د حقاني او خالص توپیر نشي کولی

له تېرو څو ورځو راهیسې د پاکستان په رسنیو کې یو انځور خپریږي او ویل کیږي، چې د جلال الدین حقاني دی او په واشنګټن کې یې د امریکا د هغه وخت له ولسمشر رونالډریګن سره اخیستل شوی دی. - د پاکستان رسنۍ د حقاني او خالص توپیر نشي کولی
پاکستان باید حملات راکتی و توپخانی خود را متوقف کند‎ -- «افغانستان، بی ثباتی سیاسی و نا امنی ها در سطوح متفاوت»
سفیر بریتانیا: به 'لاشخورها' اجازه بازگشت به افغانستان را نمی دهیم -- آمریکا درباره ماهیت شبکه حقانی تصمیم می گیرد

PHOTOS: 15th Anniversary Of Taliban Takeover In Kabul - huffingtonpost

By the time the Taliban arrived in the Afghan capital, Kabul had already turned in ruins. Years of fighting among different groups of mujahedin and between mujahedin and the Taliban left the city completely destroyed. Take a look back at Kabul in the fall of 1996: - PHOTOS: 15th Anniversary Of Taliban Takeover In Kabul -- Afghanistan : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News - AFGHANISTAN

19 civilians killed in Nuristan operation: MPs

KABUL (PAN): Afghan and foreign forces killed 19 civilians, including women and children, during an operation on Sept. 20 in eastern Nuristan province, a parliamentarian said on Wednesday. - 19 civilians killed in Nuristan operation: MPs
Partnership with Pakistan hard to revive: Mullen - Pajhwok

UN committed to further assisting Afghanistan, Ban tells Foreign Minister

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed the commitment of the United Nations to assist the people of Afghanistan during talks with the country’s Foreign Minister in New York. - UN committed to further assisting Afghanistan, Ban tells Foreign Minister
Afghanistan tells UN of future partnerships after departure of foreign forces

Afghan conflict: UN says 39% jump in violence in 2011 - BBC

In the past three months alone, there have been 7,000 violent incidents in the country, says the report by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. - Afghan conflict: UN says 39% jump in violence in 2011
More insecurity, civilian casualties in Afghanistan - U.N.
سازمان ملل از افزایش شدید خشونت های افغانستان خبر داد

Terrorism threat as alive today as at time of 2001 attacks against US, UN warns

The United Nations committee entrusted with helping countries tackle terrorism held a day-long meeting at UN Headquarters in New York today, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that the threat is still as great as it was at the time of the 2001 attacks against the United States. - Terrorism threat as alive today as at time of 2001 attacks against US, UN warns
UN official urges renewed vigour in counter-terrorism fight

U.N., NATO at odds over Afghanistan security

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- NATO's International Security Assistance Force took issue Wednesday with a new United Nations report that says violence in Afghanistan has jumped in the past year. - UN, NATO at odds over Afghanistan security
Suicide bomb, blast kill 18 civilians in Afghanistan Reuters

10 myths about Afghanistan -- Jonathan Steele

2. The Soviet invasion led to a civil war and western aid for the Afghan resistance
Armed opposition to the government in Kabul long pre-dated the arrival of Soviet troops in December 1979. Every one of the Pakistan-based Afghan mujahideen leaders who became famous during the 1980s as the Peshawar Seven and were helped by the United States, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China had gone into exile and taken up arms before December 1979, many of them years earlier. - 10 myths about Afghanistan World news The Guardian - Afghanistan

800 additional US military trainers to be sent to Afghanistan by March - washingtonpost

Eight hundred more U.S. military trainers will be sent to Afghanistan by March to help with logistics, maintenance, medical care and other areas in which the Afghan army is short on skills, Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, commander of NATO’s training mission there, said Monday. - 800 additional US military trainers to be sent to Afghanistan by March

با رفتارهای احساسی، شخصیت خود را زیر سوال نبرید

نظر بسیاری از کارشناسان مسائل سیاسی این است که در خور شخصیت عبدالله عبدالله، امر الله صالح و حتی صلاح الدین ربانی نبود که در مراسم تشییع جنازه اینگونه رفتار کنند زیرا اینان مدعیان رهبری حزب جمعیت و مدعیان پیروزی در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری هستند، لذا نباید با رفتارهای احساسی به صورت عوامانه در جمع هوادارانشان شعار بدهند. - با رفتارهای احساسی، شخصیت خود را زیر سوال نبرید! -- آخرین مصاحبه استاد ربانی قبل از شهادتش
کرزی عامل اصلی تمامی بدبختی ها ؟!

Declaring Haqqanis Terrorist Organization Might Backfire on U.S.

(Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration isn’t ready to declare the Haqqani group in Pakistan a “foreign terrorist organization” even after Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the group attacked the U.S. embassy and American troops in Afghanistan. - Declaring Haqqanis Terrorist Organization Might Backfire on US
U.S. Should Consider ‘All Options’ With Pakistan, Graham Says

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

IMF says discussions underway with Afghanistan on new loans

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Monday that it was in discussions with the Afghan authorities over a new economic program and the process has made headway. - IMF says discussions underway with Afghanistan on new loans
How to leave a strong Afghanistan - CNN

Pakistan’s ISI: Undermining Afghan self-determination since 1948

In Britain’s case Afghanistan served as a buffer against Russian advances while the ISI used the Afghan homeland to employ Pakistan’s “strategic depth” doctrine to offset India’s size and military superiority, covertly training and using religiously-motivated warriors from the Pashtun tribal belt during three wars with India –Pakistan's ISI: Undermining Afghan self-determination since 1948

Afghanistan tells UN of future partnerships after departure of foreign forces

Afghanistan is negotiating strategic partnerships with its international partners, including the United States and the European Union, to guarantee the country’s security, stability and economic development once international forces in the Asian nation leave in 2014, the country’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today. - Afghanistan tells UN of future partnerships after departure of foreign forces --- UN committed to further assisting Afghanistan, Ban tells Foreign Minister
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon : Homepage

یاد بود از پانزدهیمن سالروز مرگ داکتر نجیب الله

طبق گزارش صبح بخیر افغانستان، در آستانه به قدرت رسیدن مجاهدین در سال 1371، داکتر نجیب الله به سازمان ملل متحد پناه برد و درست پانزده سال پیش شامگاه پنجم میزان توسط طالبان از ساختمان دفتر سیاسی ملل متحد در کابل ربوده شد و صبحگاه روز ششم میزان جسدش را در نزدیکی ارگ ریاست جمهوری به دار آویختند. - یاد بود از پانزدهیمن سالروز مرگ داکتر نجیب الله -- بیست هفتم سپتامبر مصادف به 15 همين سالروز شهادت دوکتور نجيب الله است
Wake Up Pashtun The Death of Dr. Najibullah was Pakistan ! We ...- Dr. Najibullah, the President of Afghanistan داکتر نجیب الله -
Afghanland.com Afghanistan Dr Najibullah Ahmadzai

Imran Khan calls for Britain to cut aid to Pakistan

Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has urged the UK to cut aid to his country, saying it fuels corruption. - Khan urges UK to cut Pakistan aid -- 'Pakistan must not fight US wars' - BBC

Pakistan Spat Highlights Bitter Truths Facing the U.S. in Afghanistan - TIME

What does Pakistan really want in Afghanistan? That question has become all the more urgent since Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accused Pakistan of being indirectly responsible for last week's attack on our embassy in Kabul. - Pakistan Spat Highlights Bitter Truths Facing the U.S.
Among U.S. Military, Growing Doubts about Afghan Strategy

Security worsens in Afghan capital - Asia - Al Jazeera English

Deadly shooting incident inside CIA office is latest in a series of brazen attacks in Kabul. - Security worsens in Afghan capital - Asia - Al Jazeera English
Deadly shooting at US compound in Kabul

تجاوز پاکستان وخاموشی دولت افغانستان را تقبیح میکنیم

تجاوز پاکستان وخاموشی دولت افغانستان را تقبیح میکنیم! -- ولی احمد نوری
چرا پاکستان بجای مبارزه با تروریزم٬ ولایات شرقی افغانستان رامیکوبد؟ -- محمد اعظم سيستانی
د افغا نستان د جمهوری ریاست ارګ د جنازو او فاتحو مرکز شو

آخرین مصاحبه استاد ربانی قبل از شهادتش

PressTV - US-led forces kill 19 Afghan

Head of the provincial council of Afghanistan's eastern province of Nuristan said on Monday that the deadly operation had been conducted by foreign forces last Wednesday. - PressTV - US-led forces kill 19 Afghan -- Missile targets Afghan president palace

خلیلزاد: حمایت پاکستان از تندروان می تواند امریکا را ضربهء جدی بزند

به گفته داکتر خلیلزاد، ایالات متحده باید اجازه ندهد که تلاش های یک دهه در افغانستان به هدر رود. -- خلیلزاد: حمایت پاکستان از تندروان می تواند امریکا را ضربهء جدی بزند
« برای عودت مهاجرین افغان به کشور شان به یک ملیارد دالر نیاز است»
دو امریکایی رها شده از زندان ایران، رژیم ایران را به بی رحمی محکوم کردند

Pakistan helps the Taliban. We need to rethink who the enemy is. - Zalmay Khalilzad

Even as the U.S. draws down forces, it has the leverage necessary to succeed. Let us not have a decade of effort go to waste now. Inducing Pakistan to cooperate will be the difference between victory and defeat. - Our Deceitful 'Friends' - The Daily Beast

Monday, September 26, 2011

Graham Doesn't Rule Out Military Action Against Pakistan if No Crack Down on Extremists

سناتور گراهام: اقدام نظامی علیه پاکستان بررسی شود

Pakistanis Tied to 2007 Border Ambush on Americans - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — A group of American military officers and Afghan officials had just finished a five-hour meeting with their Pakistani hosts in a village schoolhouse settling a border dispute when they were ambushed — by the Pakistanis. - Pakistanis Tied to 2007 Border Ambush on Americans
Pakistan’s Spy Agency Is Tied to Attack on U.S. Embassy

Afghan Journalists Report Violence Among Media Outlets -- RFE/RL

Ahmad Zia Bumiya, chairman of the South Asian Free Media Association in Afghanistan, says his organization has received numerous complaints about the use of intimidation, violence, and censorship against media organizations in the country. - Afghan Journalists Report Violence Among Media Outlets
Ex-Afghan Minister: Pressure On ISI To End Ties With Terror Groups

19 civilians killed in Nuristan operation, claim officials - Pajhwok.

JALALABAD (PAN): Nineteen civilians were killed in last week's military operation in the Want Waigal district of eastern Nuristan province, two officials said on Monday. - 19 civilians killed in Nuristan operation, claim officials -- American citizen killed in Kabul attack
Missile targets Afghan president palace

شورای وزیران جلسه کرد --- Bakhtar News

رئیس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان به خاطر اعمار مقبرة استاد شهید برهان الدین ربانی، سرپرست وزارت امور شهرسازی و شاروال کابل را تحت ریاست وزیر اطلاعات و فرهنگ موظف نمود تا در مشوره با فرزند ارشد استاد، صلاح الدین ربانی سفیر افغانستان در کشور ترکیه، طرح دیزاین و نقشة مقبرة استاد شهید را بالای تپة وزیر محمد اکبر خان آماده نمایند. شورای وزیران جلسه کرد - دوزيرا نو شور ا نو بتي غونډه جوړه شوه -- سفیرپاکستان احضار شد
تجاوز پاکستان وخاموشی دولت افغانستان را تقبیح میکنیم! - ولی احمد نوری

Washington Monument elevator damage inspected as earthquake's toll is assessed - washingtonpost

Video: In this newly released footage from the National Park Service, tourists run down the steps of the Washington Monument as debris falls from the ceiling the moment the earthquake hit. - Washington Monument elevator damage inspected as earthquake's toll is assessed
Mountain climbers to rappel down Washington Monument latimes - Reuters - AFP Christian Science Monitor - Chicago Tribune

Commander: More US trainers heading to Afghanistan

(AP) WASHINGTON — The number of American military trainers in Afghanistan will increase by 800 by next March, a jump of nearly 25 percent in the U.S. commitment there, the top commander in charge of training said Monday. - Commander: More US trainers heading to Afghanistan
Gunman Kills American at Kabul CIA Office ... - Wall Street

Senate panel approves $53B foreign aid bill

Afghanistan would get $1.6 billion for assistance and $1.1 billion for State and USAID, with a cut of $74 million from the administration request. - Senate panel approves $53B foreign aid bill that threatens to ... Washingtonpost
The Associated Press: US Senate panel approves $53B foreign aid bill

Obama's dangerous message - Leaving Afghanistan, Foreign Policy.

The president's speech on Wednesday, June 22, outlining his strategy to begin the withdrawal of U.S. forces is evidence that American policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan is more about U.S. domestic pressures than it is about making any sort of long-term commitment to stabilize the region so that terrorist sanctuaries can no longer be used to attack the West. - Leaving Afghanistan - An FP Roundtable Foreign Policy
Obama's dangerous message - Michael Waltz - Are we making the same mistakes again in Afghanistan? - Masood Aziz

US Senate panel approves $53B foreign aid bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghanistan would get $1.6 billion for assistance and $1.1 billion for State and USAID, with a cut of $74 million from the administration request. - The Associated Press: US Senate panel approves $53B foreign aid bill
Get Out, or Get the Hell Out? - An FP Roundtable Foreign Policy

King Abdullah Gives Saudi Women Right to Vote for First Time

(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia granted women the right to vote for the first time in its modern history as part of changes King Abdullah said will let them run in future municipal elections. - King Abdullah Gives Saudi Women Right to Vote for First Time

Afghanistan: 'Two killed at Kabul CIA station' - BBC

At least one US citizen and one attacker are reportedly killed after gunfire and explosions were heard at a compound believed to house the CIA station in the Afghan capital, Kabul. - Two killed at Kabul 'CIA station' -- 'در پایگاه سازمان سیا در کابل' درگیری مسلحانه روی داده است
کابل: "CIA" په مرکز کې ډزې شوي

Afghan employee kills U.S. citizen at Kabul CIA base

(Reuters) - An Afghan employee of the U.S. government opened fire inside a CIA office in Kabul on Sunday evening, killing an American and injuring a second, U.S. and Afghan officials said, in the second major breach of embassy security in two weeks. - Afghan employee kills U.S. citizen at Kabul CIA base Reuters - U.S. citizen killed by Afghan employee at embassy in Kabul - 1 American killed in Kabul attack AP

Sunday, September 25, 2011

کمیسیون دفاعی مجلس نمایندگان خطاب به شورای امنیت سازمان ملل: جلو مداخله پاکستان را بگیرید

مقام‌های امنیتی ولایت‌های کنر و نورستان در سه روز گذشته اعلام کرده بودند که ارتش پاکستان تاکنون بیش از 300 مرمی توپ را به این ولایت‌ها پرتاب کرده‌اند که در نتیجه‌ی آن دومحراب مسجد تخریب، یک تن کشته، یک تن زخمی و هفت منزل تخریب گردیده است.- کمیسیون دفاعی مجلس نمایندگان خطاب به شورای امنیت سازمان ملل: جلو مداخله پاکستان را بگیرید
وزارت دفاع افغانستان پاکستان را بخاطر ادامهء حملات راکتی هوشدار داد
مقام افغان: تحقیقات روی حملات راکتی پاکستان بر افغانستان ادامه دارد

Ariana Hotel Attacked: Kabul CIA Station Hit By Gunfire - huffingtonpost

A U.S. official confirmed there was an attack on a facility used by American officials in Kabul. - Gunfire, Possible Explosion Hits Kabul Building Used By CIA
Afghanistan : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News - AFGHANISTAN

Ghosts of Afghanistan: Hard Truths and Foreign Myths by Jonathan Steele - review

Afghanistan, Jonathan Steele writes in his new book, is full of ghosts. There are the ghosts of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and their numerous successors – invaders who were able to conquer the place, but could not hold it. "Ghosts" is the word the Russians used for the mujahideen guerrillas who merged with the peaceful population - Ghosts of Afghanistan: Hard Truths and Foreign Myths by Jonathan ... Guardian

Ruling against US Muslim students sparks outrage

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California said it was troubled by the anti-Muslim ruling. -- PressTV - Ruling against US Muslim students sparks outrage
Calif. Muslim Students Guilty of Disrupting Speech - ABC News

رحمان ملک: امريکا حقاني شبکه جوړه کړې او روزلې ده

د پاکستان د کورنيو چارو وزير رحمان ملک نن يکشنبې وويل چې د امريکا د استخباراتو مرکزي ادارې CIA حقاني شبکه جوړه کړې او د هغې غړي روزلي دي، نه پاکستان. - رحمان ملک: امريکا حقاني شبکه جوړه کړې او روزلې ده
سخنگوی کاخ سفید: پاکستان هرگونه ارتباط با شبکه حقانی را قطع کند -- - پاكستان: د حقاني پرضد عمليات نه كوو‎
Malik says CIA created Haqqani network – The Express Tribune

U.S. Should Put Pakistan on Notice After Kabul Embassy Attack, Graham Says

The U.S. may have to consider a military response to the government of Pakistan’s alleged support of a terrorist group that attacked the American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said. - U.S. Should Put Pakistan on Notice After Kabul Embassy Attack ... -- Pakistani PM calls back FM over US charge (Xinhua)
Pakistan's top commanders meet amid Haqqani accusations - Pakistan

Afghanistan warns Pakistan about border firing AP

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan defense officials warned Pakistan on Sunday to stop firing rockets and heavy artillery into the northeast of the country or the military will respond with force. Pakistan denied it was responsible. - Afghanistan warns Pakistan about border firing Senator: Consider ‘all options’ with Pakistan
Arrest Made in Afghan Peace Leader's Killing nytimes

والی بلخ: مخالف نظام نیستم، آماده استفاده از سلاح هستیم

عطا محمد نور، والی بلخ و از اعضای ارشد جمعیت اسلامی افغانستان به دنبال ترور برهان الدین ربانی گفته که در صورت نیاز از سلاح استفاده خواهد کرد. - والی بلخ: مخالف نظام نیستم، آماده استفاده از سلاح هستیم -- مصاحبه ی اختصاصی بی بی سی با عطا محمد نور -- Rabbani's funeral held in Kabul
گیلانی: حفاظت از نیروهای خارجی در افغانستان مسئولیت ما نیست
Arrest Made in Afghan Peace Leader's Killing nytimes

Gunfire, Possible Explosion Hits Kabul Building Used By CIA - ABC News

Gunfire and a possible explosion Sunday night rattled the building believed to house the CIA office in Kabul. - Gunfire, Possible Explosion at Kabul Building Believed to House CIA --
Gunfire, Possible Explosion Hits Kabul Building Thought To House ... -- AFGHANISTAN

اعتراف پاکستان به ارتباط با شبکه حقانی | افغانستان | Deutsche.‎

جنرال پرویز اشفاق کیانی، لوی درستیز پاکستان روز یک شنبه، 3 میزان/ 25 سپتمبر، فرماندهان ارشد ارتش را به یک نشست «ویژه» فرا خواند. همچنین ارتش پاکستان به ارتباط با شبکه حقانی اعتراف کرده است. -- اعتراف پاکستان به ارتباط با شبکه حقانی افغانستان Deutsche -- افغانستان حملات راکتی از خاک پاکستان را محکوم کرد
کرزی هیاتی را برای تحقیق در مورد قتل ربانی مامور کرد

Afghans accuse Pakistan over fresh border shelling

ASADABAD, Afghanistan — Pakistani security forces have fired hundreds of rockets into Afghanistan in recent days, killing a child and forcing hundreds to flee their homes, Afghan officials said on Sunday.- Afghans accuse Pakistan over fresh border shelling
Afghanistan warns Pakistan about border fighting

US blame game 'self-defeating': Pakistani PM

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's prime minister has turned on the US over its allegations of links to the Haqqani terror network, saying the "blame game is self-defeating" and US policy in Afghanistan is in "disarray".- US blame game 'self-defeating': Pakistani PM
US in 'disarray' in Afghanistan: Pakistani PM - khaleejtimes

Brutal Haqqani Crime Clan Bedevils U.S. in Afghanistan - nytimes

WASHINGTON — They are the Sopranos of the Afghanistan war, a ruthless crime family that built an empire out of kidnapping, extortion, smuggling, even trucking. - Brutal Haqqani Crime Clan Bedevils U.S. in Afghanistan
Saudi King Gives Women Right to Vote -- Putin Once More Moves to Assume Top Job in Russia

Pakistanis strike back at U.S. accusations of ties to Haqqani network

"If someone is blaming us [as] the only country maintaining contacts with the Haqqanis, there are others, too," Abbas said. - Pakistanis strike back at U.S. accusations of ties to Haqqani network - CNN
Pakistan slams U.S. allegations on spy agency -- Mullen: Insurgents behind embassy attack work for Pakistan intelligence

NASA: Location of satellite debris not determined

The satellite passed over Africa and North America and likely landed off the West Coast of the United States, NASA said. -- NASA satellite falls to Earth Video
Rescue effort continues after Himalayan earthquake kills dozens

Mubarak trial: Ruler Tantawi testifies in secret

The head of Egypt's ruling military council has testified at the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak. - Tantawi in secret Mubarak hearing -- Egypt's military ruler testifies in Mubarak trial
Lawyers in Hosni Mubarak trial demand new judges - Boston
Mubarak trial put on hold as lawyers demand new court and new judges - Independent

Saturday, September 24, 2011

پيكر استاد ربانى بدون حضور رييس جمهور به خاک سپرده شد‎

خبرنگاران از محل تدفين استاد در تپه وزير اکبر خان گزارش دادند که مراسم تشييع جنازه استاد ربانى، در ابتدا به شکل مسالمت آميزي به پيش ميرفت؛ اما قبل از آنکه جنازه به محل انتقال گردد، امرالله صالح رييس سابق امنيت ملى با صحبت هاى احساساتى و صداى بلند گفت: «ما نمى خواهيم که رهبر شهيد ما، با حضور مقامات دولتى دفن شود.» پس از آنکه اطرافيان صالح، او را به آرامش دعوت کردند، يکعده مردم که در پشت ديوار محل تدفين قرار داشتند و مي‏خواستند داخل محوطه شوند، نيروهاى امنيتى مانع آنها شدند؛ اما آنها نيروهاى امنيتى را با پرتاب سنگ مورد حمله قرار دادند. کنترول از دست نيروهاى امنيتى خارج شد و مردم به محل تدفين هجوم بردند. - استاد ربانى بدون حضور رييس جمهور به خاک سپرده شد
حزب اسلامى حکمتیار: استخبارات امريکا در قتل استاد ربانى دست دارد
Bitter divisions mar burial of slain Afghan leader World Reuters

An Opportunity In Afghanistan: Peace Still Possible With Women's Help -- Wazhma Frogh

The grievances caused by the enormous suffering of so many Afghans during those years were never adequately addressed. Leaving the wounds to fester throughout the last decade has contributed to deepening distrust and added fresh wounds alongside these open sores. Until Afghans come together, from all walks of life, from every province and village to admit their responsibility in creating injustice and seek forgiveness, Afghanistan will not be peaceful. - An Opportunity In Afghanistan: Peace Still Possible With Women's Help --- Afghanistan : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News

The Endgame in Afghanistan: How Do We End the Proxy Wars? - Time Magazine

Just a few weeks ago, Hanif Atmar, the former Afghan Minister of Interior, told me in an interview that if I were really seeking a solution to Afghanistan's problems, I would do well by looking over the border at Pakistan. “I think this is absolutely well understood that the Afghan terrorists with support from ISI and al Qaeda are purposefully and deliberately targeting Afghan politicians, government sites and foreign forces.” - Afghanistan: How Do We End the Proxy Wars?

Calif. Muslim Students Guilty of Disrupting Speech

Some community members called the trial a waste of taxpayers' money and said prosecutors were singling out the defendants because they are Muslim. - Calif. Muslim Students Guilty of Disrupting Speech - ABC News -- Muslim students found guilty of disrupting speech - San Francisco Chronicle -- 'Irvine 11' jury finds all 10 students guilty - latimes

Pakistan Knocks Back U.S. Accusation of Militant Ties - WSJ

Pakistani officials snapped back at the U.S. for saying its spy agency was aiding a militant group that targets Americans, warning Washington that such accusations could sink their alliance. - Pakistan Knocks Back U.S. Accusation of Militant Ties
U.S. Accuses Pakistan of Militant Ties

Putin to Return to Presidency - WSJ

MOSCOW—President Dmitry Medvedev announced Saturday that he will step aside next year, assuring the return of his powerful predecessor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to Russia's highest post—a switch likely to bring more years of authoritarian rule and uncertainty over the Kremlin's relations with the West. - Putin to Return to Presidency
Palestinians Seek Statehood at U.N. -- U.S., Israel Walk Line on Palestinian Finances

افغانستان: شبکه القاعده در منطقه حضور فعال دارد

حضور شبکه القاعده در منطقه، دست آورد های 10 ساله افغانستان و کنفرانس های بن و استانبول، از مهم ترین مسایلی بودند که وزیر خارجه افغانستان در اجلاس عمومی سازمان ملل متحد روی آنها تماس گرفت. - افغانستان: شبکه القاعده در منطقه حضور فعال دارد‎
امرالله صالح حامد کرزى پرنښود، چې د رباني‎ -- مراسم خاکسپاری استاد ربانی‎

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: 'Surrounded by uncertainty'

When it comes to controversy and heated debate, few illnesses come close to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). - What causes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
More doubt over viral link to ME -- Brain, body training 'treats ME'

Friday, September 23, 2011

Protests break out at Afghanistan peace negotiator's funeral - latimes

As guards tried to quiet him, Saleh told them furiously: "If I ask them [Rabbani's supporters], your government will be destroyed by noon." - Protests break out at Afghanistan peace negotiator's funeral -- Bitter divisions mar burial of Rabbani - ottawacitizen
Pakistan warns that U.S. accusations may cost Washington an ally -- Bitter divisions mar burial of slain Afghan leader World Reuters

Students guilty of disrupting speech in 'Irvine 11' case - latimes

"This is clearly an indication that Muslims are permanent foreigners, at least in Orange County." -- Attorneys for the students vowed to appeal. -- Students guilty of disrupting speech in 'Irvine 11' case Calif. Muslim students guilty of disrupting campus speech chicagotribune
Jury: Muslim students guilty of disrupting speech - Google

Irvine 11 Verdict: Muslim Students Guilty Of Disrupting Speech - huffingtonpost

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A California jury found 10 Muslim students guilty Friday of disrupting the Israeli ambassador's university speech about U.S.-Israel relations, a case that stoked a debate about free speech. -- Muslim Students Guilty Of Disrupting Speech
Irvine 11: Arguments Due In Muslim Students' Speech Case

Thousands bury Burhanuddin Rabbani - Telegraph

Angry Rabbani supporters threw stones at government vehicles at the burial site in Kabul, and chanted "Death to America, death to Pakistan, death to Karzai" before being dispersed by guards who fired warning shots into the air. - Thousands mourn Afghan peace negotiator at funeral - Afghanistan
Afghanistan World news The Guardian - Afghanistan : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News

ربانی در کابل به خاک سپرده شد --- ویدیو

مراسم خاکسپاری رئیس شورای عالی صلح افغانستان امروز در کابل برگزار شد. در میان تدابیر شدید امنیتی، حامد کرزی، رییس جمهوری، شماری از مقامهای خارجی و هزاران افغان در این مراسم شرکت کردند. برهان الدین ربانی روز سه شنبه بدست یک حمله کننده انتحاری در خانه اش کشته شد. -- ربانی در کابل به خاک سپرده شد
کرزی در مراسم تشییع جنازه ربانی: برنامه مصالحه را ادامه می‌دهیم - Rabbani's funeral held in Kabul -- Karzai vows to continue Afghan peace effort - Aljazeera

PAKISTAN: Officials lash back at U.S., Mullen

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Pakistan is digging in its heels following Washington’s explosive allegations that the South Asia nation's intelligence agency assisted a leading Afghan Taliban group in recent attacks on U.S. targets in Afghanistan, - PAKISTAN: Officials lash back at U.S., Mullen -- Pakistani spy agency aided Afghan militant attacks, U.S. says latimes -- مولن: شبکه حقانی به حیث شاخه اداره استخبارات پاکستان عمل می کند‎
Qazi terms Rabbani death as big blow for Pak- Afghan relations

Empowered Warlords, Power-Brokers And Tribal Elites: Privatized Security In Afghanistan – Analysis

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has adopted a strategy of addressing the nation’s growing security concerns through the establishment of decentralized forms of security at the district and provincial levels through the empowerment of warlords, power-brokers and tribal elites. - Empowered Warlords, Power-Brokers And Tribal Elites: Privatized ...Eurasia Review

Palestinians submit statehood bid to UN

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday formally presented UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon an application for Palestinian membership as a state in the United Nations, - Palestinians submit statehood bid to UN - Washingtonpost
U.N.: Palestinians ask United Nations to accept them as member state latimes

Pakistan minister hits out at US on Kabul attack charge - BBC

Pakistan's foreign minister has warned that the US could lose Pakistan as an ally if it continued to publicly accuse Islamabad of supporting militants. -- Pakistan warns US on Kabul charge
Pakistan 'supported' Kabul attack - Pakistani Spies Tied to Attack on U.S. Embassy nytimes
کرزی در مراسم تشییع جنازه ربانی: برنامه مصالحه را ادامه می‌دهیم

Emotional scenes as Burhanuddin Rabbani buried in Kabul - BBC

President Hamid Karzai joined mourners for the state funeral at the presidential palace. - Rabbani's funeral held in Kabul -- Tight security for funeral
Burhanuddin Rabbani buried in Kabul guardian

مراسم تشییع جنازه برهان الدین ربانی برگزار شد - BBC

مراسم رسمی تشییع جنازه و خاکسپاری برهان الدین ربانی، رئیس جمهوری پیشین و رئیس شورای عالی صلح افغانستان تحت تدابیر شدید امنیتی و با حضور شماری از مقامات داخلی و خارجی در کابل برگزار شده است.- مراسم تشییع جنازه برهان الدین ربانی برگزار شد -- ترور برهان الدین ربانی؛ خبر، گزارش، تحلیل - Rabbani's funeral held in Kabul

Pakistan condemns US comments about spy agency

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan lashed out at the U.S. for accusing the country's most powerful intelligence agency of supporting extremist attacks against American troops in Afghanistan — the most serious allegations against Islamabad since the beginning of the Afghan war. - Pakistan condemns US comments about spy agency --- Pakistan Condemns US Comments About Spy Agency NPR - U.S. Rebukes Pakistan For Ties To Afghan Extremists
کهر:واشنګټن”نه شي کولاى د پاکستان خلک سره بېل کړي“

Thursday, September 22, 2011

مقامات عدلی و قضایی افغان برای غاصبین زمین اسناد می دهند

یک تعداد از سناتوران در افغانستان می گویند که نیاز است در برابر غاصبین زمین در این کشور مبارزه جدی صورت گیرد. این سناتوران بدین باور اند که در حال حاضر ارگان های عدلی و قضایی در افغانستان با دادن اسناد برای غاصبین زمین با آنها همکاری می کنند. - «مقامات عدلی و قضایی افغان برای غاصبین زمین اسناد می دهند»
امریکا: بالای مساعدت ها به پاکستان باید محدودیت های بیشتر وضع شود

Walkouts and fury: A look at Ahmadinejad's U.N. speeches - CNN

Whether he is predicting the demise of the U.S. "empire," questioning U.S. accounts of the 9/11 attacks or accusing Europe of using the Holocaust as an excuse for supporting Israel, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad knows how to push the West's buttons at the U.N. General Assembly. - Ahmadinejad still gets them going --- US Walks Out as Ahmadinejad Speaks TIME

Pakistan supports Haqqani network, Adm. Mullen tells Congress

Washington (CNN) -- A Pakistan-based terrorist group that is actively attacking American troops across the border in Afghanistan is an "arm" of the Pakistani intelligence agency, the top U.S. military officer told Congress on Thursday. - Why Afghan Leaders Need to Reconcile with Their People, Not with the Taliban

Stocks End Sharply Lower on Recession Fears

Stocks came off their worst levels, but still finished sharply lower Thursday in heavy-volume trading as a gloomy outlook from the Federal Reserve in addition to ongoing economic jitters fueled concerns of a recession. - Stocks End Sharply Lower on Recession Fears
Georg Soros: We're In a Double-Dip Recession - CNBC

امنیت ملی: حمله بر استاد ربانی از سوی شورای کویته انجام شده است

«وقتیکه در تعمیر بالا شدیم، دروازه را باز کردم او پیش بود من از پشت اش، استاد روبرو شیشه نشسته بود و ستانکزی در پهلویش بود، استاد به بسیار محبت ایستاد شد و آغوش خود را به او باز کرد و گفت خوش آمدید، مهمان رفت و استاد را در آغوش گرفت، در همین وقت یک صدا شد با شنیدن صدا من بیهوش شدم. وقتی که بیدار شدم دیدم که استاد و ستانکزی در اطاق نبودند و هر دوی آنها را از اطاق کشیده بودند.» - امنیت ملی: حمله بر استاد ربانی از سوی شورای کویته انجام شده است -- رییس جمهور کرزی قبل از سفر به امریکا نوار عنوانی استاد ربانی را شنیده بود

Survivor Describes Taliban’s Rabbani Assassination Plot - International Herald Tribune

Mr. Karzai said the suicide bomber who killed Mr. Rabbani had given Afghan officials an audio CD in which a Taliban official lauded Mr. Rabbani as a “dear” and “respected” teacher. -- “We mistook it as a peace message,” Mr. Karzai said. “That was only deception.” - Survivor Describes Taliban’s Rabbani Assassination Plot
Panetta calls insurgent attacks in Afghanistan a 'sign of weakness' - ‎CNN

Creating a “light, long term footprint” in Afghanistan - David Rohde, Reuters Blogs

This is a response to Rory Stewart’s book excerpt, “My uphill battle against the Afghanistan intervention.” - Don't neglect the progress in Afghanistan The Great Debate
Afghanistan: explosive missives - The Guardian

Wall Street follows European sell-off on economy fears - BBC

US shares dived as warnings that the global economy was in the "danger zone" sparked panic among investors. - World markets in unabated tumble
Stocks plummet to close down 390 points - CBS News

U.S. Walks Out as Ahmadinejad Speaks - TIME

(UNITED NATIONS) — American diplomats led a walkout at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday as Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued a sweeping attack on the United States and major West European nations, calling them "arrogant powers" ruled by greed and eager for military adventurism. - U.S. Walks Out as Ahmadinejad Speaks TIME
At UN, Iran president again denounces US latimes

Search begins for a new peace broker in Afghanistan - Guardian

European governments have revived the notion of creating a UN special envoy role to shepherd negotiations but the idea is meeting stiff resistance -- Search begins for a new peace broker in Afghanistan -- Burhanuddin Rabbani's death changes little in Afghanistan -- Taliban stay quiet on killing of former Afghanistan president Rabbani -

گشایش دفتر طالبان در قطر مشروعیت و شناسایی طالبان به عنوان گروه سیاسی نظامی است

«ایجاد نماینده گی طالبان در قطر از شرایط و خواهش های طالبان بوده است و نماینده گی طالبان به مفهوم به رسمیت شناختن انها نیست بل برای دخیل شدن در مذاکرات و معلوم کردن ادرس انها می باشد.» - گشایش دفتر طالبان در قطر مشروعیت و شناسایی طالبان به عنوان گروه سیاسی نظامی است - Wakht News Agency -- Radio Afghanistan
Pakistan 'supported' Kabul attack BBC

New 'Silk Road' eyed for Afghanistan - AFP

UNITED NATIONS — Afghanistan, its neighbors and supporters are launching a drive to boost prosperity and peace by linking the country with markets across South and Central Asia, according to US officials. - New 'Silk Road' eyed for Afghanistan

Mullen accuses Pakistan's intel agency of backing attacks on US embassy, troops in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - The top U.S. military officer on Thursday accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of supporting Haqqani fighters in planning and conducting last week's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. - Mullen: Pakistan intel behind attack on US embassy
US military chief Mike Mullen accuses Pakistan of backing terror group - Guardian

Mullen Asserts Pakistani Role in Attack on US Embassy - nytimes

WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s intelligence agency aided the insurgents who attacked the American Embassy in Kabul last week, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate on Thursday. - Mullen Asserts Pakistani Role in Attack on US Embassy
Iran’s President Rails Against the West in U.N. Speech

Iranian leader makes nuclear offer before UN speech - AFP

UNITED NATIONS — The United States led a mass walkout of the UN General Assembly on Thursday when Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched an outspoken attack on Western nations. - Iranian leader makes nuclear offer before UN speech - US, other western nations, walk out on Iran UN speech Reuters - US walks out as Iran delivers anti-US speech usatoday - Ahmadinejad blasts US over "mysterious" 9/11 CBS

افغانان له امريكا سره د اوږد مهاله ستراتيژيك تړون غوښتونكي دي نه دستراتيژيك سند

د چارو كارپوهان وايي افغان دولت بايد په دې برخه كې ولس ته مالومات وركړي ، چې ايا امريكا له افغانستان سره ستراتيژيك تړون او كه سند لاسليك كول غواړي . - افغانان له امريكا سره د اوږد مهاله ستراتيژيك تړون غوښتونكي دي نه
رییس جمهور کرزی به افغانستان برگشت

U.S. Staging 40 Night Raids in Afghanistan Every Night - huffingtonpost

Counter-insurgency is so 2007. Everybody knows that Republicans and Democrats have quietly agreed that flooding some dusty foreign land with U.S. troops is too expensive, and we can't stomach the casualties any longer. - U.S. Staging 40 Raids In Afghanistan Every Night - Afghanistan : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News - AFGHANISTAN

مردی که برادر و نیمی از بدنش را برای خنثی سازی مین از دست داده است

در آستانه سی و یکمین سالگرد آغاز جنگ هشت ساله ایران و عراق برای دیدار با مردی که یک ربع قرن صرف خنثی کردن مین کرده است، به مناطق مرزی کردستان عراق با ایران رفتم.- مردی که برادر و نیمی از بدنش را برای خنثی سازی مین از دست داده است
سفر احمدی نژاد به نیویورک؛ متفاوت با گذشته

Assange criticises unauthorised Wikileaks memoir

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has accused a UK publisher of a breach of contract for releasing drafts of his autobiography without his approval. - Assange angry over memoir release
French women face fine over niqab - BBC

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Barack Obama 'will veto' Palestinian UN bid - BBC

Barack Obama tells the Palestinian president he will veto a bid for UN membership but Mahmoud Abbas insists he will not drop the plans, the White House says. - US confirms Palestinian UN veto - told the UN General Assembly - Obama: No short cut to peace Watch
تاکید اوباما بر گزینه وتو در دیدار با محمود عباس

حامد کرزی در آستانه بازگشت به کابل با بارک اوباما دیدار نمود

بارک اوباما رئیس جمهوری ایالات متحده امریکا چنین گفت: رییس جمهوری کرزی و همراهان شان را خوش آمدید می گویم. ما موضوعات مهمی داریم که باید به آنها برسیم. من از تلاش های جدی که در راه باز سازی افغانستان صورت گرفته است، و همچنان از پیشرفت پروسه انتقال که موجب خواهد شد افغانها، همانطور که لازم است، مسئولیت امنیت و پیشرفت شان را خود بر عهده بگیرند، قدردانی می نمایم. - حامد کرزی در آستانه بازگشت به کابل با بارک اوباما دیدار نمود
د وزيرانوشورا فوق العاده غونډۀ جوړه شوه

World's Most Powerful Women -- Forbes

They are politicians, CEOs, bankers, cultural icons, billionaires and entrepreneurs. A fresh look at power as reach and influence. Continue - World's Most Powerful Women
Gallery: The Women Who Matter Most - World's Most Powerful People - +more

The Ultimate Scorecard Of Wealth -- Forbes 400

The rich get richer--again. Soros cracked the top 10. Zuckerberg's in the top 20. Click here for the entire list in our 30th annual ranking of the Forbes 400. Continue - Forbes 400 - The Ultimate Scorecard Of Wealth - Forbes 400 Richest Americans
The World's Billionaires - World's Most Powerful Women - The Celebrity 100 - World's Most Powerful People - +more

Burhanuddin Rabbani: shifting fortunes matched his complex nation - Telegraph

Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani sought to bridge Afghanistan's divide, but instead ended up one of the conflict's many victims. - Burhanuddin Rabbani: shifting fortunes matched complex nation -- Afghanistan: ex-president killed in Kabul blast - Afghanistan

Freed American hikers arrive in Oman

Muscat, Oman (CNN) -- "We're so happy we are free and so relieved we are free," said Fattal. "Our deepest gratitude goes toward his majesty Sultan Qaboos of Oman for obtaining our release. We're sincerely grateful for the government of Oman for hosting us and our families." - U.S. hikers in Iran freed -- Ahmadinejad: A lame duck?

Pakistan ISI urged attacks on US targets: officials

(Reuters) - U.S. officials say there is mounting evidence that Pakistan's chief intelligence agency has been encouraging a Pakistan-based militant network to attack U.S. targets. - Pakistan ISI urged attacks on US targets: officials -- Obama reaffirms U.S.-Israel ties

نگاهی به زنده گی و کارکرد های سیاسی استاد برهان الدین ربانی

برای مدتی در پوهنتون کابل درس خواند و بعد راهی قاهره شد و در بخش فلسفهء اسلامی در پوهنتون الازهر مصر، تحصیلات خود را تکمیل کرد. در اواخر دههء 1960 به افغانستان برگشت و به یکی از مخالفان رژیم به رهبری ظاهرشاه مبدل شد.- نگاهی به زنده گی و کارکرد های سیاسی استاد برهان الدین ربانی -- سر از فردا برای سه روز در افغانستان ماتم ملی خواهد بود -- azadiradio
Rabbani's Life And Death Reflect Afghanistan's Troubled Politics

President Obama to the U.N. General Assembly: "Peace Is Hard, but We Know that It Is Possible"

This has been a difficult decade, but we stand at a crossroads of history with the chance to move decisively in the direction of peace. - President Obama to the U.N. General Assembly: "Peace Is Hard, but We Know that It Is Possible"
Remarks by President Obama and U.N.

Obama addresses UN as Palestinian bid prompts rallies - BBC

The US president's speech came as diplomatic efforts for Palestinian UN membership intensified, while thousands rallied in the West Bank. - Obama warns on Palestinian UN bid - Obama: No short cut to peace Watch
Obama: No shortcut to peace in Middle East new - The Independent

Foreign Donors Fund 90 Percent of Afghan Expenses, GAO Says

Afghanistan remains dependent on foreign donors to finance its public services, with the U.S. funding 62 percent of all Afghan public expenses, including 90 percent of its security costs over the last five years, U.S. federal auditors found. - Foreign Donors Fund 90 Percent of Afghan Expenses, GAO Says
Burhanuddin Rabbani: shifting fortunes matched his complex nation

Rabbani's Life And Death Reflect Afghanistan's Troubled Politics - rferl

He was one of the pioneers of the contemporary Islamist movement in Afghanistan in the late 1960s, which was inspired by the revivalist pan-Islamism of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. - Rabbani's Life And Death Reflect Afghanistan's Troubled Politics
Who killed the Afghan powerbroker and why? - smh

US hikers freed after 2 years, leave Iran

(CBS/AP) TEHRAN, Iran - Two Americans jailed in Iran on charges of espionage and entering the nation illegally were released from Tehran's prison after more than two years in custody. - US hikers freed after 2 years, leave Iran

Violence 'Affecting Afghan Children's Mental Health'

KABUL -- Human rights officials in Afghanistan have endorsed earlier findings suggesting that endemic violence is inflicting considerable psychological trauma and distress on children in that country, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reports. - Violence 'Affecting Afghan Children's Mental Health'

U.S. says Pakistan's ISI using group for "proxy war"

(Reuters) - The United States has accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of using the Haqqani Network to wage a "proxy war," hardening its criticism of Islamabad's ties with Taliban-allied factions fighting NATO and Afghan troops in Afghanistan. -- U.S. says Pakistan's ISI using group for proxy war Reuters

Muslim Students' Speech Trial Goes to Calif Jury

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A jury is considering the limits of free speech as it deliberates in the trial of 10 Muslim students charged with disrupting a speech by an Israeli diplomat at the University of California, Irvine. - Muslim Students' Speech Trial Goes to Calif Jury
Muslim students' speech trial goes to Calif jury

Ex-Afghan leader's assassin waited days to see him

Mohammad Ismail Qasemyar, the international relations adviser for the peace council, said the bomber, identified as Esmatullah, had approached several council officials, telling them that he was an important figure in the Taliban insurgency and would only speak directly with Rabbani - Ex-Afghan leader's assassin waited days to see him -- Former Afghan President Assassinated

محکومیت بین المللی ترور برهان الدین ربانی

آقای ربانی روز سه شنبه در یک بمبگذاری انتحاری در منزلش در کابل کشته شد. طالبان مسئولیت ترور وی را برعهده گرفته است. - محکومیت بین المللی ترور برهان الدین ربانی -- برهان الدین ربانی از رهبری حزب جمعیت اسلامی تا ریاست شورای صلح
ترور ربانی در جلسه فوق العاده مجلس افغانستان بررسی می شود -- کرزي د رباني د مرګ له امله خپل سفر لنډ کړی
Afghans mourn peace envoy Rabbani - BBC

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Obama condemns killing of former Afghan leader Rabbani -- Telegraph

The US President says killing of the head of Afghanistan's High Peace Council will not stop the mission in Afghanistan. - Obama condemns killing of former Afghan leader Rabbani
Afghanistan: turban bomber kills former president
The Assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani: An End to Reconciliation? TIME
برهان الدین ربانی توسط اشخاص معتمد شهید شد

Economy enters 'dangerous phase' - BBC

The global economy has entered a "dangerous new phase" of sharply lower growth, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). - IMF: World economy in 'dangerous phase' -- Zoellick: No more muddling through Watch
IMF calls on Europe to get "act together" on debt - reuters

Lauding progress to date, Ban calls for boosting efforts to save women and children

While lauding the progress made over the past year in the global effort to save women’s and children’s lives, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today noted that millions of them are still dying needless deaths and called for advancing the goal of saving 16 million lives by 2015. -- Lauding progress to date, Ban calls for boosting efforts to save women and children

Key Afghan political figure Burhanuddin Rabbani killed CNN

NATO's International Security Assistance Force said two suicide bombers detonated themselves in the attack that killed Afghanistan peace council leader Burhanuddin Rabbani at his home in Kabul on Tuesday afternoon. - Key Afghan political figure Burhanuddin Rabbani killed -- Afghan peace council head killed in Kabul Reuters -- Turban bomber kills ex-Afghan President Rabbani AP
افغان جرمن آنلاین اعلامیه مطبوعاتی

Afghan peace council head Rabbani killed in attack

The chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council, Burhanuddin Rabbani, has been killed with several other people in a bomb attack in Kabul, officials say. - Afghan peace negotiator assassinated - BBC -- برهان الدین ربانی در کابل کشته شد
Rabbani death endangers Taliban talks -- Obituary: Burhanuddin Rabbani

Pakistan not to blame for Afghan violence - officials | Reuters

(Reuters) - The United States should focus on defeating Muslim militant enemies inside Afghanistan instead of blaming Pakistan for its failure, Pakistani officials said on Monday. - Pakistan not to blame for Afghan violence - officials Reuters -- U.S. links Pakistan to group it blames for Kabul attack
پاکستان: امریکا نباید ناکامی های خود را بر دوش پاکستان بی اندازد

Afghan government minister accused of hampering fight against insurgents - Guardian

Bismillah Khan Muhammadi's intervention in Kabul siege may have led to British and Afghan casualties, say Isaf officials - Afghan government minister accused of hampering fight against insurgents -- Minister who leads from the front sets Afghan progress back
در عملیات اخیر در کابل بسم الله محمدی ملامت خوانده شد

Rethinking Afghanistan after a Decade - Richard Falk, Foreign Policy Journal

Reading what I wrote about Afghanistan a decade ago reminded me of how much my understanding of the role of war and hard power in upholding security for the nation and the world has changed. - Rethinking Afghanistan after a Decade
Night Raids: For Afghan Civilians, the Costs May Outweigh the Benefits -
Human rights lawyer based in Kabul, Afghanistan

Monday, September 19, 2011

Libya conflict: EU failed on Libya's refugees - Amnesty

European Union countries have "shamefully failed" to help thousands of refugees stranded near Libya's borders, Amnesty International says. - EU 'failed' on Libya's refugees
Lifeline urged for border refugees - Amnesty International

Night raids in Afghanistan 'provoke backlash'

The number of night raids on civilian homes by international forces in Afghanistan has increased substantially, according to a study. - Afghan raids 'provoke backlash' - Open Society Foundation
هشدار نسبت به پیامدهای عملیات شبانه نیروهای خارجی در افغانستان
India struggle over quake relief - BBC

یادداشت پورتال افغان جرمن آنلاین

یادداشت پورتال افغان جرمن آنلایندر حمایت از ښاغلی نبیل مسکینیار
Afghan-American Media Executive Abducted and Interviewed at Gunpoint by Violent Faction

Obama offers $3.6 trillion deficit plan, would up taxes -Reuters

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama laid out a $3.6 trillion plan on Monday to cut budget deficits partly by raising taxes on the rich, but Republicans rejected it as a political stunt and made clear the proposal has little chance of becoming law. - Obama offers $3.6 trillion deficit plan, would up taxes -- What's on Obama's tax list, with "Buffett rule"?

Surge in Night Raids Fuels Afghan Anger - Open Society Foundations

Though international forces have improved the conduct of raids, the report, The Cost of Kill/Capture: Impact of Night Raids on Afghan Civilians, found that Afghan recognition of these efforts has been undercut by the increased number of raids. - Surge in Night Raids Fuels Afghan Anger -- «اجرای عملیات شب هنگام در افغانستان توقف داده شود»
Taking Responsibility for Torture in Afghanistan - Open Society Foundations