Afghanistan announces army upgrade

aljazeera-en Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:17:00 PM CET | info

Plan to boost force size to 240,000 unveiled as US politician calls Karzai unworthy partner....

Key Dem breaks with Obama on trials

washtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:15:00 PM CET | info

House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton on Friday said the Obama administration may be making a big mistake by trying in U.S. criminal courts the men accused of planning the Sept. 11 attacks, becoming the highest-ranking Democrat to publicly question the decision announced last week by Attorney General Eric H....

Washington in five minutes

washtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:15:00 PM CET | info

CUBA Couple confess in espionage case A retired State Department worker and his wife, accused of a three-decade-long plot to spy for the Castro regime in Cuba, have pleaded guilty in federal court. Walter Kendall Myers and wife, Gwendolyn - both in their 70s - were caught in an undercover FBI sting.......

Navy planes prepare final departure from air base

washtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:15:00 PM CET | info

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) | The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station. While much of the nation prepares for Thanksgiving, air crews from VP-26 are prepping to ship out for a six-month deployment to El Salvador, Italy and the Horn of Africa....

Pakistan upset about Afghan war troop surge

washtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:15:00 PM CET | info

ISLAMABAD | Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy. Meanwhile, a suspected U.S....

Afghan Govt Collapse if NATO Troops Quit: David Miliband

apakistannews Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:01:00 PM CET | info

LONDON: Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the Afghanistan government would collapse within weeks if NATO troops left the country right away. Miliband said insurgent forces would quickly overrun Afghan troops if the international community pulled out, in an interview with a newspaper published Saturday....

Troops kill 18 militants in S Afghanistan

peopledaily Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:50:00 AM CET | info

Afghan and the NATO-led troops have killed over a dozen Taliban fighters in Kandahar province south of Afghanistan during an operation launched Friday, a private television channel reported Saturday. "In the joint operation of Afghan and Coalition forces launched on Friday in Jalai district, so far.......

Town hosts its 100th repatriation of Afghan war dead

irishtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:39:00 AM CET | info

THE BELLS of St Bartholomew and All Saint’s Church in Wootton Basset tolled at 1.55pm yesterday. Silence descended upon the hundreds gathered on the main street of the Wiltshire town. Old men stood erect and saluted....

India attaches high priority to its ties with US: Manmohan

expressindia Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:25:00 AM CET | info

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that a 'sustained and dynamic' Indo-US partnership is essential to meet major global challenges....

Azerbaijan’s concerns about its security guarantee as NATO partner are fair and reasonable: Jamestown Foundation President

trendnews-az Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:22:00 AM CET | info

Azerbaijan's concerns about country's security guarantee as a NATO partner are fair and reasonable, "especially after war in Georgia last year", President of Jamestown Foundation in Washington DC Glen Howard believes. "NATO can give security guarantees to a country in ......

High priority to ties with US, Singh says ahead of visit

earthtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:21:00 AM CET | info

New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday left for a four-day visit to the US during which the two countries will look at consolidating their strategic cooperation spanning areas such as defence, trade and energy. In a statement prior......

And the Conservative spin machine spins on …

theglobeandmail Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:21:00 AM CET | info

S tephen Harper's Conservatives just cannot help themselves. They carry on for a while sticking to a carefully controlled message, appearing reasonable and sensible. Then, the temptation for ferocious partisanship gets the better of them. This temptation is deeply ingrained in the Harper party....

I Will Resign if Blackwater’s Presence Proven: Rehman Mailk

apakistannews Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:59:00 AM CET | info

Interior Minister Rehman Malik claims he will resign from the office if presence of Blackwater is proven in Pakistan, reported Dunya News. Malik said that Afghan Refugee Camps have become hub of terrorism. Malik maintained that shifting Dr. Afia from Afghanistan was a violation of international laws....

Obama delays Afghan troop decision

thenational Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:51:00 AM CET | info

US President Barack Obama has put off a decision on whether to send reinforcements to Afghanistan until after next week’s Thanksgiving holiday....

Afghan Official: German troops in Kunduz are battle-shy

earthtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:51:00 AM CET | info

Berlin - German troops are too slow into battle to effectively provide security in northern Afghanistan, the governor of Kunduz province told news magazine Der Spiegel on Saturday. Mohammed Omar said that in Kunduz, where Germany has up to 4,500 sold......

U.S. to tighten control of Afghan contracts - Gates

arabpolitical Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:42:00 AM CET | info

President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid , U.S. House of Representatives Speaker (Reuters) - The wants President Hamid Karzai to arrest and prosecute corrupt government officials and take other concrete measures to shore.......

Robert Gates says Afghan donors must fight corruption

arabpolitical Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:42:00 AM CET | info

(Reuters) - Veteran Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president on Thursday, pledging to fight graft and take control of his country's security before his five-year will control its own security within five years and prosecute corrupt officials, President Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday in.......

'Karzai Would Be Toppled If Nato Withdraws'

arabpolitical Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:42:00 AM CET | info

(AFP) A suicide bomber struck near a US military base in Kabul on Friday, wounding foreign soldiers and Afghan civilians less than a week before the inauguration of (AFP) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew into Kabul on Wednesday to attend the inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.......