World News Search the World News Network
Advanced Search
Central Asia Agency
Cantral Asia Agency News Coverage from hundreds of sources.
Breaking News Wed, 10 Mar 2010
SGT. Levi Vernon, left, and fellow U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division patrol high in the mountains above the Pech Valley in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.
(photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
US losing the Afghan plot?
The Times Of India
WASHINGTON: A sudden spike in American casualties in Afghanistan and the resignation of a foreign service officer questioning the purpose and rationale of US presence in the country has intensified the handwringing in Washington, putting pressure on President Obama to disengage from what was origina...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai review the honor guard at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
(photo: AP / Sorkhabi, Pool)
Iran and U.S. Trade Barbs in Kabul Visit
The New York Times
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shot back Wednesday at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents, accusing the United States of playing its own “double game” in the country and warning that the occupation was doomed...
India to prune Afghan presence temporarily
Deccan Chronicle
India to prune Afghan presence temporarily | New Delhi, March 10: Following intelligence inputs of Indian establishments and Indians in Afghanistan on the radar of terror outfits, India is reworking its strategy to secure its citizens while keeping i...
Should India pull out from Afghanistan?
Deccan Chronicle
Should India pull out from Afghanistan? | Posted March 11th, 2010 in DC Correspondent Yes No Be the first to comment Earlier Polls Your name: * E-mail ID: E-mail ID will not be published Comments: * Word Verification What code is in the image?: * DC ...
Pakistan calls for 'Marshall Plan' to end militancy
Khaleej Times
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday called for a 'Marshall Plan' for Pakistan and Afghanistan to banish Taliban militancy for good. | He made the statement during talks in Islamabad with Hamid Karzai, the president of neighb...
Taliban talks likely on Karzai agenda in Pakistan
Khaleej Times
ISLAMABAD ' What role Pakistan plays in any peace effort aimed at the Taliban is likely to rank high on the agenda during Afghan President Hamid Karzai's two-day visit to Islamabad that started Wednesday. | Pakistan has made it clear it wants a part ...
The President of Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Karzai - politics-am1
PIB / Photo Division, Ministry of I & B Government of India.
Zardari, Karzai hold wide ranging talks on fighting terror
Zeenews
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari and his visiting Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks focusing on jointly fighting terrorism, strengthening bi...
A truck loaded with Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan after years in exile pulls into the UN reception center in Kabul before bringing the Afghans back to their villages.
Public Domain / Unknown
Iran says NATO presence is no solution for Afghanistan (2nd Roundup)
m&c
| Kabul - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday in Kabul that the presence of NATO forces was not a solution for Afghanistan, and accused the US of playing a 'double...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai takes a question during a press conference at Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009.
AP / Musadeq Sadeq
Karzai in Pakistan to seek support for peace with Taliban
m&c
| Islamabad - Afghan president Hamid Karzai arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday to discuss possible reconciliation with Taliban insurgents and the overall security situation on the P...
Marjah fears return of warlords
Asia Times
| By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, at the center of a recent large-scale military effort against the Taliban in Afgh...
Uzbekistan: UN Review Should Highlight Atrocious Record
Human Rights
| (New York) - A UN review of Uzbekistan's human rights record on March 11 and 12, 2010, is a rare opportunity to highlight the government's abysmal record and to urge specific steps to end abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The government's pers...
Jordan confirms receiving NATO request to train Afghan army
m&c
| Amman - The Jordanian government on Wednesday confirmed that it had received an official request from the NATO alliance to train the Afghan army. | 'We have received a request for training Afghan policemen and we are still studying it,' Minister of...
Business
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao, as they attend a state dinner reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Standing behind them are their translators.
(photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
Asia Times
| By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically gone through rough patches over these and related causes of disagreement. What is new is China's much-enhanced global clout in the wake of the world ...
Sports
 General David Richards addresses Afghan parliamentarians in August 2006 .  [Picture: WO2 Fiona Stapley, ISAF]          (js1)
(photo: UK MoD)
Top general says Afghanistan army in morale crisis
The Times
| THE head of the army has warned that British troops are facing a crisis of deteriorating morale on the home front that risks undermining the war in Afghanistan. | In a confidential draft memo prepared for ministers, General Sir David Richards, chief of the general staff (CGS), said that recent cuts to the defence budget are having a "cumulative a...



Headlines »

Slideshow »

Get News Updates by Email
N.America Europe S.America Pacific Africa Asia
Central Asia Credit
Central Asia Daily
Central Asia Financial
Central Asia Law
Central Asia Media
Kazakhstan