5 US troops die in blasts in southern Afghanistan

ShareSaturday bombings in southern Afghanistan caused five US troops to die. Four of those five American troops died in a separate roadside bombs. The US military spokesman confirmed the deaths of the service members. The NATO -led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said that the five American soldiers died in two separate blasts but they [...]

Attack on convoy in Pakistan kills 5

ShareCargo trucks holding oil and other supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan went on fire due to a gunmen attack on Tuesday near Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. Five people were killed and five others were wounded, the police said. At least 12 gunmen on motorcycles and in pickup trucks attacked the trucks at [...]

12 civilians killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

Share12 civilians were killed by a roadside bomb which struck a passenger van in southeast Afghanistan, a local official said on Wednesday. Among the dead were many women and children Dawlat Khan Yaqubi, head of the Tani district of Khost province near the Pakistan border, said. He added further that as the vehicle caught fire, the bodies [...]

NATO troops fired in bus killed Afghan civilians

ShareNATO troops fired on a bus in Afghanistan killing four Afghan civilians and eighteen (18) were wounded Monday morning according to officials. The shooting occurred particularly in Kandahar province. According to Zalmai Ayoubi, a spokesman for Kandahar province, the wounded victims in the bus included women and children. The provincial government in Kandahar province said [...]

Obama meets with Karzai, troops on overnight visit

Share US President Barack Obama told US troops in Afghanistan on Sunday he was confident the military mission would succeed after arriving in the war-torn country on a surprise visit that included talks with President Hamid Karzai. Barack Obama made his first trip to Afghanistan as U.S. president on Sunday, delivering a rousing speech to [...]

British Prime Minister visits troops in Afghanistan

ShareThe British Prime Minister made an unannounced visit on Saturday to southern Afghanistan to meet with the British troops. Gordon Brown made the trip to Camp Bastion in southern Helmand province to thank some of the 4,000 British soldiers who are involved in a 3-week-old NATO offensive to wrest control of the Taliban haven of Marjah from the insurgents. “We will do everything we can [...]