Kabul- An Afghan district governor and four Afghan police forces were killed in two separate roadside attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.
In the latest attack, Zaman Sabari, the district governor for Nadershah Kot district of south-eastern province of Khost was killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb on Saturday, Wazir Pacha, spokesman for the provincial police chief said.
London, Feb. 13 : The cost of Britain''s military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has gone up to 4.5 billion pounds over the last year, the Ministry of Defense said.
Last year, the military mission in Afghanistan cost Britain 1.5 billion pounds, which has risen to 2.6 billion pounds this year.
In a bid to ensure more protection to its army personnel from advanced explosive devices and suicide bombers, Britain deployed many armoured vehicles. This was the main reason for the cost amplification.
Washington, Feb. 13 : Three weeks into her new role as US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton seems to be enjoying her new status at the Foggy Bottom headquarters.
According to CBS, there are reports of her cruising the hallways and dropping in on people to talk about what they're doing, but it has been mostly a mix of briefings, meetings and policy reviews taking place out of the public eye.
Hamburg - In a case alleged by prosecutors to have been an "honour killing," an Afghan-born man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for stabbing to death his own sister.
Morsal O, aged 16, was knifed to death on May 15, 2008, a day after she approached welfare officials in the northern German city Hamburg for protection from her brother, Ahmad-Sobair O, now 24.
He had objected to the pretty schoolgirl wearing fancy clothes and staying out all night.
He was convicted Friday of murder.
The case gained Germany-wide attention, amid a controversy over whether Muslim immigrants are more violent than native Germans.
Washington, Feb. 12 : An audit undertaken by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in Washington has reported that tens of thousands of assault rifles and other firearms in Afghanistan are at risk of being stolen and landing in the hands of the Taliban because U. S. officials have lost track of them.
Kabul - Afghan police boosted security in Kabul Thursday by increasing their personnel on the streets and erecting new checkpoints, a day after simultaneous suicide attacks against three government
London, Feb. 13 : The cost of Britain''s military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has gone up to 4.5 billion pounds over the last year, the Ministry of Defense said.
Washington, Feb. 13 : Three weeks into her new role as US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton seems to be enjoying her new status at the Foggy Bottom headquarters.
