http://www.mail.com/locations/7778-kabul.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/7778-kabul.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089310-afghanistan-bomb-kills-15-including-6-americans.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans in a blast so powerful it rattled the other side of the Afghan capital. U.S. soldiers rushed to help, some wearing only T-shirts or shorts under their body armor. A Muslim militant group claimed responsibility... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:26:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089310-afghanistan-bomb-kills-15-including-6-americans.html 2013-05-16T20:26:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081072-nato-3-troops-killed-afghanistan-attack.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A truck bombing Monday killed three coalition service members in southern Afghanistan, NATO said in a statement. A local official said the attack targeted a base operated by troops from Georgia. Omer Zawak, spokesman for the governor of the southern Helmand province, said the truck bomb exploded at the entrance to the Georgian ou... Mon, 13 May 2013 19:07:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081072-nato-3-troops-killed-afghanistan-attack.html 2013-05-13T19:07:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2078658-top-us-afghan-diplomats-meet-security-pact.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Senior American and Afghan officials held talks Saturday to try to iron out the details of a key pact signed a year ago that defines the future of the United States' commitment to Afghanistan. The Strategic Partnership Agreement outlines a set of principles and general commitments for relations between Washington and Kabul after ... Sat, 11 May 2013 12:42:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2078658-top-us-afghan-diplomats-meet-security-pact.html 2013-05-11T12:42:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2075932-germany-chancellor-merkel-visit-to-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit Friday to northern Afghanistan to visit her troops less than two weeks after insurgents killed a German special forces soldier and wounded a second, a military spokesman said. Germany is the only NATO nation that has so far committed troops to Afghanistan after the coalitio... Fri, 10 May 2013 11:07:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2075932-germany-chancellor-merkel-visit-to-afghanistan.html 2013-05-10T11:07:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073482-karzai-us-9-afghan-bases-2014.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has irked Washington with his frequent criticism of American military operations in his country, said Thursday that his government is now ready to let the U.S. have nine bases across Afghanistan after most foreign troops withdraw in 2014. A border spat with Pakistan and a desire to test public o... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:16:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073482-karzai-us-9-afghan-bases-2014.html 2013-05-09T20:16:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071008-afghan-police-kill-8-protest.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police were accused of killing eight protesters at a demonstration on Wednesday as the U.S.-led coalition said it had opened an investigation into allegations of misconduct by NATO troops during an encounter with insurgents. Both incidents occurred in southern Afghanistan where violence has escalated in recent weeks follow... Wed, 08 May 2013 14:27:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071008-afghan-police-kill-8-protest.html 2013-05-08T14:27:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065794-afghans-file-protest-with-pakistan-border.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan filed an official protest with Pakistan after its forces allegedly came under fire early Monday along a contested stretch of their border. Kabul's Foreign Ministry said no one was wounded in the incident, which occurred in the same place where a firefight erupted between Afghan and Pakistani forces, killing an Afghan ... Mon, 06 May 2013 15:24:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065794-afghans-file-protest-with-pakistan-border.html 2013-05-06T15:24:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062622-7-american-service-members-killed-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Seven U.S. soldiers and a member of the NATO-led coalition were killed on Saturday in one of the deadliest days for Americans and other foreign troops in Afghanistan in recent months, as the Taliban continued attacks as part of their spring offensive. The renewed violence came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged at a ne... Sat, 04 May 2013 21:07:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062622-7-american-service-members-killed-afghanistan.html 2013-05-04T21:07:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058078-afghan-policeman-killed-pakistan-border-clash.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan border policeman was killed in an exchange of fire with Pakistani troops along the country's contested eastern border, an Afghan security official said Thursday, in an incident that threatens to further inflame tensions between the neighboring countries. Pakistani forces fired artillery rounds late Wednesday at Afghan b... Thu, 02 May 2013 13:49:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058078-afghan-policeman-killed-pakistan-border-clash.html 2013-05-02T13:49:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055606-afghan-peace-council-official-killed-south.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents ambushed an Afghan government peace negotiator on Wednesday, killing him and two bodyguards as they headed to a meeting in the south to discuss plans for local troops to take over responsibility from the U.S-led coalition, Afghan officials said. Malim Shah Wali Khan, 53, who sat on a council tasked with starting talks ... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:33:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055606-afghan-peace-council-official-killed-south.html 2013-05-01T12:33:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052774-us-panel-afghans-religious-freedom.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can't debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxies without fear of being punished, a U.S. commission said in a new report on Tuesday. As the country braces for ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052774-us-panel-afghans-religious-freedom.html 2013-04-30T05:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048338-nato-crash-kills-4-taliban-spring-offensive.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A NATO plane crash in southern Afghanistan killed four international troops on Saturday, the same day the Taliban announced its spring offensive and said it will target military and diplomatic sites with suicide bombers and infiltrate enemy forces to conduct deadly insider attacks. April already has been the deadliest month so fa... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:21:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048338-nato-crash-kills-4-taliban-spring-offensive.html 2013-04-27T19:21:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048330-afghan-troops-hold-their-ground-high-cost.html FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONNOLLY, Afghanistan (AP) — The Americans could be spotted waiting for the Chinooks in the 2 a.m. darkness only by the shape of their night-vision goggles, as they shared a cigarette with glowing embers in quick drags among the kneeling assaulters in the chilled dark. They would be on the first two helicopters to drop into the vill... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:06:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048330-afghan-troops-hold-their-ground-high-cost.html 2013-04-27T15:06:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046010-fiery-afghan-bus-crash-kills-45-taliban-blamed.html KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A bus collided on Friday with the wreckage of a truck that had been attacked by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, killing 45 people aboard the bus in a fiery crash, officials said. The battered oil tanker had been left in the middle of a narrow road near the border of Kandahar and Helmand provinces for several days a... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:36:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046010-fiery-afghan-bus-crash-kills-45-taliban-blamed.html 2013-04-26T13:36:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043772-rights-group-female-police-private-bathrooms.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Human Rights Watch urged the Afghan government on Thursday to force police stations to build restrooms for female officers to protect them from sexual harassment. The group said only a handful of provincial police stations have separate, safe and lockable toilets or changing rooms for women officers, leaving them at risk in a nat... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:43:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043772-rights-group-female-police-private-bathrooms.html 2013-04-25T15:43:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042004-sweden-reaffirms-commitment-to-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Sweden's foreign minister says his country will maintain its long-standing support for Afghanistan by keeping about 200 soldiers in the country after most foreign troops turn over combat responsibilities to Afghan forces next year. Carl Bildt said in Kabul on Wednesday that Sweden's commitment remains and will be even stronger in... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042004-sweden-reaffirms-commitment-to-afghanistan.html 2013-04-24T16:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038966-photographers-loss-offers-hope-boston-wounded.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In the first horrific moments after the Boston bombing, with smoke still billowing around the wounded, I know what is going through the minds of the maimed victims. They are at once conscious and unconscious. They want to scream, but they cannot scream. They want to wake up from a nightmare, but they are awake. Overcome with a sens... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:25:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038966-photographers-loss-offers-hope-boston-wounded.html 2013-04-23T19:25:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038846-taliban-foreign-prisoners-good-health.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A group of foreign civilians captured in eastern Afghanistan when their helicopter made an emergency landing are in good health, the Taliban said on Tuesday, as increased violence was reported around the country. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press that the 11 captives were "being investigated," and deni... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:11:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038846-taliban-foreign-prisoners-good-health.html 2013-04-23T13:11:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035814-taliban-capture-11-foreigners-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban took 11 civilians prisoner, including eight Turks and a Russian, after their cargo helicopter made an emergency landing in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Monday, in the first large scale capture of foreigners there in nearly six years. Security forces dispatched to the remote area retreated after engaging in fire... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035814-taliban-capture-11-foreigners-afghanistan.html 2013-04-22T19:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027784-red-cross-security-deteriorating-afghanistan.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross warned on Thursday that security was deteriorating across Afghanistan as militants flood the battlefield and conduct attacks in what could be the most defining spring fighting season of the nearly 12-year-old war. This year is crucial for Afghanistan as the U.S.-led coalition is expect... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:28:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027784-red-cross-security-deteriorating-afghanistan.html 2013-04-18T11:28:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019948-correction-afghanistan-opium-story.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In an April 15 story about a U.N. report on opium production in Afghanistan, The Associated Press miscalculated the price per pound for opium. The correct version is that prices went from about $60 to $85 a kilogram ($27 to $38 a pound) to $300 ($136) in 2011. Although prices this year range from $160 per kilogram ($72 per pound) to $200 per kilogra... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:52:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019948-correction-afghanistan-opium-story.html 2013-04-16T14:52:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2022270-wests-mores-china-imports-challenge-burqa.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The homespun Afghan burqa is under siege from east and west these days — cut-price competition from China, and Western influences that are leading many urban women to exchange the full-body cloak for a simple headscarf. The decline is most noticeable in Kabul, the capital, where women began joining the work force and adopting Wes... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:52:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2022270-wests-mores-china-imports-challenge-burqa.html 2013-04-16T13:52:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022700-official-5-afghan-guards-killed-ambush.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says insurgents have ambushed a convoy of trucks in a restive province near the capital, Kabul, killing five members of a government guard force. The spokesman for the governor of Wardak province says the convoy of supply trucks was being escorted by the Afghan Public Protection Force when it was ambushed on Tu... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:34:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022700-official-5-afghan-guards-killed-ambush.html 2013-04-16T11:34:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2021176-hopeful-signs-afghan-army.html CAMP THUNDER, Afghanistan (AP) — Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, commander of Afghanistan's 203rd Thunder Corps, looked happy as he sat down for lunch in his eastern command post near the border with Pakistan. He had every reason to be smiling, as did his U.S. advisers. His troops, he said, had just successfully completed a large-scale operation — code-name... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:08:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2021176-hopeful-signs-afghan-army.html 2013-04-15T19:08:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020182-afghan-commandos-kill-22-insurgents.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan commandos killed 22 insurgents on Monday during an operation to capture a Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan, police and the U.S. military said. The raid was carried out in the Bati Kot district of Nangarhar when a team of commandos raided a village looking for the Taliban leader, the U.S.-led Combined Joint Special ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:43:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020182-afghan-commandos-kill-22-insurgents.html 2013-04-15T13:43:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017562-afghan-investigation-finds-17-died-airstrike.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Both Taliban insurgents and the U.S. military were to blame for an airstrike a week ago that killed 17 people, including a dozen children, during a fierce battle in eastern Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday. Karzai made his comments after an Afghan investigation into the April 6 attack raised the civilian death to... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:53:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017562-afghan-investigation-finds-17-died-airstrike.html 2013-04-13T14:53:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015338-taliban-attack-kills-13-afghan-soldiers.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants stormed an Afghan army outpost on Friday, killing more than a dozen soldiers in an area that is a major infiltration route for insurgents crossing the mountainous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Taliban are stepping up their attacks this spring, analysts say, as they try to position themselves for p... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:08:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015338-taliban-attack-kills-13-afghan-soldiers.html 2013-04-12T19:08:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2004834-correction-afghanistan-diplomat-killed-story.html CHICAGO (AP) — In a story April 8 about an American diplomat killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of one of her co-workers at the U.S. embassy in Kabul. The co-worker's last name is spelled Sharifi. A corrected version of the story is below: Father: Slain diplomat died doing what she loved Father: Youn... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2004834-correction-afghanistan-diplomat-killed-story.html 2013-04-09T21:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007338-afghan-women-kabul-prison-moral-crimes.html KABUL (AP) — Lost and alone in a strange city Mariam called the only person she knew, her husband's cousin. She worried he wouldn't help her because she had left her home in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, fleeting to the capital Kabul to escape his relentless and increasingly vicious beatings. But he promised to help. Too busy to come himself he sent a friend who to... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:18:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007338-afghan-women-kabul-prison-moral-crimes.html 2013-04-09T13:18:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005494-french-photographer-kidnapped-afghanistan-freed.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says a French freelance photographer kidnapped nearly four months ago in Kabul has been freed. Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi on Monday confirmed the release of 30-year-old Pierre Borghi, but provided no other details. He referred all questions to the French government. There was no immediate com... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:18:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005494-french-photographer-kidnapped-afghanistan-freed.html 2013-04-08T14:18:22Z