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Articles of the author Dhu KABUL
Afghan president nominates central bank governor
AlHijjah 28, 1432, Nov 24, 2011, SPA -- A spokesman for Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said he has nominated a new central bank governor, AP reported. Spokesman Hamid Elmi said Thursday that Noorullah Delawari has been nominated to head the (...)

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NATO helicopter makes safe emergency landing in Afghanistan =
AlHijjah 28, 1432, Nov 24, 2011, SPA -- A NATO helicopter made a safe emergency landing inAfghanistan on Thursday, the alliance said, denying a Taliban claim that it had shot down the aircraft, according to dpa. The Taliban said in a statement its (...)

24 - 11 - 2011
NATO Service Member Killed In Southern Afghanistan
AlHijjah 25, 1432, Nov 21, 2011, SPA - NATO says one of its service members has been killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. The alliance says the bombing took place Sunday, but did not provide further details or the nationality of the (...)

21 - 11 - 2011
Hundreds of Afghans Protest Long-term Pact With US
AlHijjah 24, 1432, Nov 20, 2011, SPA - More than 1,000 university students are blocking a main highway in eastern Afghanistan in protest against a proposed agreement to keep thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan past 2014. An Associated Press (...)

20 - 11 - 2011
Afghanistan National Assembly Backs Pact With US
AlHijjah 23, 1432, Nov 19, 2011, SPA - A majority of delegates at a national assembly are endorsing a call by Afghanistan's President for a long-term security pact with the United States. By midday Saturday, more than two-thirds of the delegates (...)

19 - 11 - 2011
German Foreign Minister in Afghanistan
AlHijjah 23, 1432, Nov 19, 2011, SPA - Afghan officials say that Germany's foreign minister is in Kabul for meetings with the country's president and the leadership of international military forces. An Afghan foreign ministry official said in a (...)

19 - 11 - 2011
Two Afghan Policemen Killed In Clash of "Misunderstanding" With Coalition Troops
AlHijjah 23, 1432, Nov 19, 2011, SPA - Two Afghan policemen were killed and three injured in a "misunderstanding" with NATO troops, officials said Saturday. Foreign soldiers shot them at a checkpoint in eastern province of Ghazni due to "lack of (...)

19 - 11 - 2011
Afghan assembly backs Karzai plan for security pact with US
AlHijjah 23, 1432, Nov 19, 2011, SPA -- Afghan delegates meeting at a national assembly on Saturday backed President Hamid Karzai's plan to negotiate a long-term security pact with the United States - with certain conditions attached, dpa (...)

19 - 11 - 2011
Afghan President Karzai Addresses Tribal Elders
AlHijjah 20, 1432, Nov 16, 2011, SPA - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai asked tribal elders on Wednesday to advise the government what it should do about the peace process. "In light of your consultations, we will take the necessary steps (...)

16 - 11 - 2011
IMF Approves $129 Million Afghan Credit Facility
AlHijjah 19, 1432, Nov 15, 2011, SPA - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $129 million credit facility to Afghanistan, the Afghan Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Tuesday. "The approval of the (extended credit facility) (...)

15 - 11 - 2011
IMF approves new credit program for Afghanistan
AlHijjah 19, 1432, Nov 15, 2011, SPA -- The International Monetary Fund said it has approved a nearly $134 million loan for Afghanistan, saying its government has made progress in addressing governance and accountability issues during the Kabul Bank (...)

15 - 11 - 2011
Afghan official: Taliban Figure Believed Arrested
AlHijjah 18, 1432, Nov 14, 2011, SPA - Afghan officials say they believe they have arrested a spokesman for the Taliban. Ministry of Interior spokesman Sediq Sediqi says a person arrested Monday in Sar Hawza district of Paktika province in eastern (...)

14 - 11 - 2011
An ISAF Member Dies In Southern Afghanistan
AlHijjah 17, 1432, Nov 13, 2011, SPA - A service member of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) died after a bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the coalition said in a statement. The statement gave no further (...)

13 - 11 - 2011
Roadside Bomb Kills Six Afghan Civilians
AlHijjah 16, 1432, Nov 12, 2011, SPA - A provincial official in Afghanistan's eastern Langhman province says a roadside bomb has killed six civilians. Faizanullah Patan, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said Saturday's explosion completely (...)

12 - 11 - 2011
Three Police Die in Attack on Afghan Local Government Headquarters
AlHijjah 14, 1432, Nov 10, 2011, SPA -- Three Afghan policemen were killed and two injured Thursday when a group of militants attacked a district government office in south-eastern Afghanistan, dpa quoted a government spokesman as saying. The (...)

10 - 11 - 2011
Afghan, Foreign Soldiers Kill 60 Insurgents
AlHijjah 13, 1432, Nov 9, 2011, SPA - Afghan and foreign soldiers in eastern Afghanistan killed about 60 Taliban insurgents in a rebel attack on the soldiers' base, a government spokesman said Wednesday. The clash Tuesday night took place in the (...)

09 - 11 - 2011
Roadside Bomb Kills 11 In West Afghanistan
AlHijjah 12, 1432, Nov 8, 2011, SPA - The Afghan Interior Ministry says a roadside bombing in the country's west has killed 11 people, most of them members of one family. A ministry statement on Tuesday says the bomb went off as a police vehicle (...)

08 - 11 - 2011
Seven killed in suicide bombing near Afghan mosque
AlHijjah 10, 1432, Nov 6, 2011, SPA -- Seven Afghans were killed and 15 wounded Sunday in a suicide bombing near a mosque in northern Afghanistan after prayers at the start of the Eid al-Adha festival, dpa cited a provincial police chief as (...)

06 - 11 - 2011
Three Afghans Killed in Kandahar City Suicide Attack
AlHijjah 4, 1432, Oct 31, 2011, SPA - Three Afghans including a police officer were killed in a suicide attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar early on Monday, the interior ministry said. Two others, among them another police officer, were (...)

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A High Death Toll in Kabul Suicide Attack
AlHijjah 3, 1432, Oct 30, 2011, SPA - Thirteen US soldiers and four Afghans were killed Saturday in a suicide bombing in Kabul, the worst-ever such attack in the Afghan capital, officials said. A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military (...)

30 - 10 - 2011
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreign Troops in Kabul-Police
AlHijjah 2, 1432, Oct 29, 2011, SPA - A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign soldiers in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday, a police official said, but there was no immediate word on casualties. "A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of (...)

29 - 10 - 2011
Several NATO-led Soldiers Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack
AlHijjah 2, 1432, Oct 29, 2011, SPA - Several soldiers with the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan were killed in Kabul on Saturday when a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle attacked a military convoy, officials said. "A suicide bomber (...)

29 - 10 - 2011
13 International Soldiers Killed in Kabul Attack
AlHijjah 2, 1432, Oct 29, 2011, SPA -- Thirteen foreign troops were killed Saturday in a suicide attack in Kabul, the worst such attack ever in the Afghan capital, a spokesman for ISAF military forces said. According to dpa, a suicide bomber in an (...)

29 - 10 - 2011
Bomb Hidden In Fuel Tanker Kills 10 Afghan Civilians
AlQa'dah 28, 1432, Oct 26, 2011, SPA - A bomb hidden in a fuel truck killed 10 civilians and injured 15 others in northern Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday. Parwan province governor Abdul Basir Salangi said a bomb exploded inside the tanker, (...)

26 - 10 - 2011
Several Insurgents Killed in NATO Military Operations
AlQa'dah 26, 1432, Oct 24, 2011, SPA - NATO says an estimated 200 insurgents were killed or captured in two military operations that just ended in eastern Afghanistan. German Brig. Gen. Carsten Jacobson, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in (...)

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