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DTN News: Afghanistan Top Stories / Headlines News Dated January 9, 2011

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Suicide bombing in Afghan bathhouse kills 17

SUICIDE BOMBING IN AFGHAN BATHHOUSE KILLS 17

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times

A suicide bomber blew himself up Friday at a public bathhouse in southern Afghanistan that was filled with men washing themselves before the...

With killing of governor, Pakistan's government in turmoil

With killing of governor, Pakistan's government in turmoil

By Nasir Khan and Laura King, Special to the Los Angeles Times

The brazen assassination Tuesday of a popular and progressive Pakistani governor allied with the nation's president threw an already...

Missile strikes kill at least 19 in Pakistan tribal area

By Zulfiqar Ali and Laura King, Los Angeles Times

A series of missile strikes killed at least 19 suspected insurgents Saturday in Pakistan's tribal borderlands, signaling that the new year...

2011 seen as make-or-break year for Afghan mission

2011 seen as make-or-break year for Afghan mission

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times

A U.S. troop buildup in 2010 was meant to blunt the momentum of the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. Now it is 2011 that has become the...


Fighting erupts in Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountains between NATO, insurgent forces

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times

Fighting between NATO forces and insurgents has erupted in the Afghan mountains of Tora Bora, best known as the rugged labyrinth where Osama...

Missile strikes inside Pakistan kill 25 suspected insurgents

By Zulfiqar Ali and Laura King

Missiles presumably fired by U.S. drones on Monday incinerated three trucks thought to be ferrying fighters and weapons from Pakistan's...

Pakistan's blasphemy law seen as tool of oppression

Pakistan's blasphemy law seen as tool of oppression

By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times

Muslim cleric Muhammad Salim isn't worried that a court or Pakistan's president might spare a Christian woman from this village who has been...

Afghanistan denounces deadly NATO-led raid

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times

The government of President Hamid Karzai on Sunday denounced a NATO-led night raid on a compound in Kabul that killed two men, accusing...

Suicide bomber kills 45 in Pakistan

Suicide bomber kills 45 in Pakistan

By Zulfiqar Ali and Laura King, Los Angeles Times

A suicide bomber dressed in an all-enveloping burka struck at a crowded food distribution center in Pakistan's volatile tribal region...

Pakistan may hand over seized top Baluch militant to Iran

By Borzou Daragahi

The captured leader of an outlawed militant group that has waged a years-long campaign of bombings and killings against Iranian...

NATO denies that U.S. plans ground raids into Pakistan

NATO denies that U.S. plans ground raids into Pakistan

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times

The NATO force in Afghanistan denied Tuesday that the American military intends to carry out ground raids inside Pakistan in pursuit of...

West hasn't adequately armed Afghan forces, Karzai spokesman says

West hasn't adequately armed Afghan forces, Karzai spokesman says

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times

A day after 14 Afghan police officers and soldiers were killed in a pair of attacks by insurgents, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said...

Insurgent attacks kill at least 14 Afghan soldiers, police

Insurgent attacks kill at least 14 Afghan soldiers, police

By Aimal Yaqoubi and Laura King, Los Angeles Times

Insurgents took aim Sunday at the Afghan security forces, ambushing an army bus in the capital, Kabul, and storming an army recruitment...

CIA identity breach feeds mistrust with Pakistani agency

CIA identity breach feeds mistrust with Pakistani agency

Alex Rodriguez

A breach that sent the CIA's top spy in Pakistan out of the country with his cover blown is likely to cause friction between U.S. and...

CIA recalls Pakistan station chief after his name becomes public

CIA recalls Pakistan station chief after his name becomes public

By Ken Dilanian and Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times

The CIA station chief in Pakistan has been called home, a U.S. official said, after a lawyer for a local journalist publicly revealed the...

Uncertainty marks White House review on Afghanistan, Pakistan

Uncertainty marks White House review on Afghanistan, Pakistan

By David S. Cloud and Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times

A review of President Obama's war strategy cites progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but leaves unanswered questions that have plagued the...

Likely Taliban bomb kills 14 on Afghan bus

By Borzou Daragahi and Aimal Yaqoubi, Los Angeles Times

A roadside bomb probably set by Taliban insurgents killed at least 14 Afghan civilians aboard a minibus Thursday in the country's relatively...

Afghanistan Red Cross sees grim outlook for civilians

Afghanistan Red Cross sees grim outlook for civilians

By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times

A spreading conflict is causing increased civilian casualties and displacement across Afghanistan, the head of a major humanitarian...

A formerly persecuted minority gains clout in Afghanistan

A formerly persecuted minority gains clout in Afghanistan

By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times

Along rutted streets in newly revitalized neighborhoods hang green, red, yellow and black banners commemorating Imam Hussein, the prophet...

In region he oversaw, a mixed review for Holbrooke

In region he oversaw, a mixed review for Holbrooke

By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times

Richard C. Holbrooke is being praised in the United States after his death as a giant of diplomacy, but in South Asia, the turbulent...

U.S. intelligence reports cast doubt on war progress in Afghanistan

U.S. intelligence reports cast doubt on war progress in Afghanistan

By Ken Dilanian and David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times

Two new assessments by the U.S. intelligence community present a gloomy picture of the Afghanistan war, contradicting a more upbeat view...

Richard Holbrooke dies at 69; diplomat

Richard Holbrooke dies at 69; diplomat

By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times

Richard C. Holbrooke, the Obama administration's emissary to Afghanistan and Pakistan and one of the most celebrated American diplomats of...

Gates says troop infusion is making a difference in Afghanistan

By David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times

After two days in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he was convinced the massive infusion of American troops over the last...

Afghan TV police drama delivers message with zest

Afghan TV police drama delivers message with zest

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times

A suicide bomber is loose in the city, and the clock is ticking. But an elite squad of Afghan cops is on the case, working street sources...

Gates gets sobering war update on Afghan visit

Gates gets sobering war update on Afghan visit

By David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates received a sobering update on security in eastern Afghanistan during a visit Tuesday, reflecting the...















































































































































NEW US ENVOY MEETS AFGHAN PRESIDENT: KABUL

AFP - 30 minutes ago

The man who replaced the late Richard Holbrooke as Washington's acting special Afghanistan and Pakistan envoy met President Hamid Karzai Sunday in their first meeting since he took the post, Kabul said.




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