Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day. Part of this analysis extracts entities and entity related information from clusters of stories.The selection and placement of stories are determined automatically by a computer program. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/117341.htmlenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/afghan%20avalanches%20death%20toll%20rises/3534357http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/afghan%20avalanches%20death%20toll%20rises/3534357Updated on 10 February 2010 Source PA News The death toll from massive avalanches that blocked a mountain pass north of Kabul has soared to 157, with hundreds of people still trapped in their vehicles, Afghan officials said. Interior ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said rescuers have recovered....Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100channel4news-6ddd14ea5c862223432de7b4f1532f51channel4newsenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/93ce46f0-cfc0-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93ce46f0-cfc0-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/93ce46f0-cfc0-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93ce46f0-cfc0-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=By Daniel Dombey in Washington, James Blitz in Brussels and Matthew Green in Kabul Published: November 12 2009 19:31 | Last updated: November 12 2009 19:31 Robert Gates, US defence secretary, on Thursday reacted angrily to the leaking of the Obama administration’s deliberations over Afghanistan,....Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100ft-5ab0bcc537127ae7d2650c4b1a0fd13dftenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8213374.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8213374.stmAfghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign says he has enough votes for a majority, but his main rival also claims victory.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-2d7d6c8de5f30f5f1647249bff16806cbbcenhttp://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=7http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=7WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (APP): Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday concluded Pakistan’s participation in the three-way consultative talks with the United States and Afghanistan with an upbeat assessment, saying the anti-terrorism allies took a “significant leap in bridging the trust....Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100Infopak-en-949d3aac90534e0fbdeafbca31d54beeInfopak-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/417347548/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/417347548/index.htmlU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks to end the seven-year conflict in that country.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-b7396cdd01a2889f312d93a4dbf57914cnnenhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/09/24/spy-plane.html?ref=rsshttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/09/24/spy-plane.html?ref=rssThe Pakistani army is investigating the crash of a suspected U.S. spy plane in the border region of the country where there are growing concerns about strained relations between the two nations.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200CBC-a5f9b53d71f5b4f6853387571f682180CBCenhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/23/world/main4471015.shtml?source=RSSattr=World_4471015http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/23/world/main4471015.shtml?source=RSSattr=World_4471015Security forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery killed more than 60 insurgents in northwest Pakistan in offensives aimed at denying al Qaeda and Taliban militants safe havens, officials said.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200CBSnews-a1c59cac0032651e76aa7a02e6dcfa59CBSnewsenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/280602835/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/280602835/index.htmlAfghan security forces on Wednesday surrounded a house in Kabul and exchanged fire with "anti-government elements" alleged to have ties to Taliban militants who opened fire on President Hamid Karzai and other dignitaries.Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-90823f4ea9e35adc2fb90fe08ee78672cnnenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/afghan+president+survives+attack/2089647?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewshttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/afghan+president+survives+attack/2089647?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsSuspected Taliban militants attacked a ceremony attended by the Afghan president, unleashing automatic weapons and rocket fire that sent foreign dignitaries and senior members of the government fleeing for cover. Three people were killed, including a politician, and eight others wounded.Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-4d898414007912cca492218ca2061c1echannel4newsenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/736b0f7a-df3e-11dc-91d4-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/736b0f7a-df3e-11dc-91d4-0000779fd2ac.htmlBy Fidelius Schmid in Casteau, Belgium Published: February 20 2008 00:13 | Last updated: February 20 2008 00:13 Nato’s military commander has warned of a new wave of suicide attacks from the ­Taliban and other insurgent forces in Afghanistan. Speaking at the alliance’s military headquarters in....Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100ft-2cec8a3827a62ab7263212605f957de4ftenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/a5abb104-ace2-11db-9318-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/a5abb104-ace2-11db-9318-0000779e2340.htmlCondoleezza Rice, the US secretary for state, will ask her European counterparts today to do more to help the reconstruction and security of Afghanistan, amid signs of a growing divide on the issue between the US and continental Europe. At a meeting of Nato and European Union foreign ministers in....Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100ft-52e7eb55586d8a47cd343e9108d1bdb5ftenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6061699,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6061699,00.htmlMusharraf, Karzai Talk Counterterrorism Wednesday September 6, 2006 2:31 PM AP Photo KAB105 By MUNIR AHMAD Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The leaders of bickering neighbors Pakistan and Afghanistan held talks on counterterrorism Wednesday amid the deadliest upsurge in insurgent-linked violence in five years.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0200guardian-6019c8510ec17ae44e6226a7eb3cfa9fguardianenhttp://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1821492,00.htmlhttp://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1821492,00.htmlBritish and coalition forces killed more than 40 militants across southern Afghanistan yesterday in the latest clashes of the bloodiest phase of violence in the country since 2001. Military sources said more than 300 British paratroopers, backed by US and Canadian soldiers, launched a pre-dawn raid....Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0200guardian-f3ed052f6d8635bffb0e205819e9d472guardianenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4441176.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4441176.stmA suicide bomber kills himself and three others in the Afghan city of Kandahar, as officials warn of an al-Qaeda link.Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0100bbc-1bb831847262b8996e00883bf43bd2b8bbcenhttp://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/01/nafg01.xmlhttp://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/01/nafg01.xmlMore British troops for AfghanistanSat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0200RSS-telegraph-cf3d872bdd3a4da240f2e4d132f79dc3RSS-telegraphenhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1173030http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1173030Britain is due to take command of ISAF next May, when an Allied Rapid Reaction Corps is to be deployed, and will be at forefront of a planned expansion of NATO forces into the south, where Taliban and allied militants are most active. British forces are expected to establish a base in the province of Helmand, joining Canadian, U.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0200ABCnews-3cde07a9c300e316e6860d91be725292ABCnewsenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5309951,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5309951,00.htmlExperts Examine Body of Afghan BomberThu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0200guardian-f499e16c4c3aedb3b7dace1aab94e655guardianenhttp://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/17/nuafghan.xmlhttp://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/17/nuafghan.xmlThe UN has said it still expects the election to go ahead, and it is not thought that the Taliban will be able to mount large attacks during voting. Despite Taliban insurgents threatening to disrupt Sunday's elections, turnout is still expected to be high.Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0200RSS-telegraph-e1239baa3f13018d51ee0b97ecfcd804RSS-telegraphenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/06F3BE4C-BCBA-40CC-8563-1FD0A71F1D5E.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/06F3BE4C-BCBA-40CC-8563-1FD0A71F1D5E.htm"The Taliban shura council appeals to the Afghan people not to take part in the September 18 elections as this election farce is also an American plan," he said, referring to the insurgents' council of clerics. "Therefore, not only should the Afghan people stay away from the elections, they should also try to sabotage them," he said.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-8f52bd8efad0c6b7988643c7a30f3e8faljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4234728.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4234728.stmShots fired near an Afghan minister's car were not an attempt to kill him but a soldiers' row, officials say.Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0200bbc-dad731be0c7beb2903d498be82669a09bbcenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5269256,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5269256,00.htmlSoldiers Try to Kill Afghan Minister Saturday September 10, 2005 8:16 PM By DANIEL COONEY Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan soldiers botched a brazen attempt to assassinate the defense minister at the capital's airport Saturday, while fighting in southern Afghanistan left 30 suspected militants dead, officials said.Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0200guardian-9741e07ca92f7fb9fb7dc8bda87d131fguardianenhttp://www.washtimes.com//upi/20050710-071444-3025r.htmhttp://www.washtimes.com//upi/20050710-071444-3025r.htmAfghan police find beheaded officers Jul. 10, 2005 at 7:27AM Six Afghan police officers were found beheaded Sunday on a roadside after a two-hour battle with what Afghan officials say were Taliban guerillas. Officials say a 30-person convoy was attacked by guerillas that crossed the border from Pakistan into the Helmand province.Sun, 10 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-8e122b56012b5ddb0aa9fe26445c43fewashtimesenhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050704.wafghan0705/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20050704.wafghan0705http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050704.wafghan0705/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20050704.wafghan0705Presidential spokesman says: 'It's the terrorists we are fighting. It's not our people who should suffer.'Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0200theglobeandmail-02eae228725d585eb02e57a0da9c471btheglobeandmailenhttp://www.afghannews.net/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=2923http://www.afghannews.net/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=2923By David Brunnstrom KABUL (Reuters) - A second American soldier missing in Afghanistan for the past week has been located, a provincial governor said on Monday, adding that 17 civilians died in a U.S. air raid last week during a search for the missing troops.Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0200myafghan-e1fc6706be3464e55c6d9098ed4766f3myafghanenhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1148849.cmshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1148849.cmsNEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Prime Minister has acknowledged that Pakistan had violated the "understanding" with India, going public with the government's uneasiness over Musharraf regime's transgression which threatens to sour the peace sentiments here.Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0200timesofindia-ea203fe5d0e7b3463f6dc656edaef08atimesofindiaenhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/20/world/main702984.shtmlhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/20/world/main702984.shtml(AP) Afghan intelligence officials have thwarted a plot to assassinate U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and arrested three Pakistanis armed with rocket propelled grenades and assault rifles, two senior government officials said Monday. The men were arrested in the Qarghayi district of Laghman....Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0200CBSnews-33b7a0a99ef83fb3f1a5abecc0437aa3CBSnewsenhttp://www.afghannews.net/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=2819http://www.afghannews.net/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=2819KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Al-Qaida has ferried about half a dozen Arab agents into Afghanistan in the past three weeks, two of whom detonated themselves in suicide bombings in the south targeting a packed mosque and a convoy of U.S. troops, Afghanistan's defense minister said Friday.Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0200myafghan-cc00bbf190380a503e4df21cec4e5621myafghanenTue, 08 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0100irish-news-72ea83dfc8ba63583a84acb75458fbf6irish-newsen