KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A violent weekend in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of seven U.S. soldiers and several Afghans campaigning in the elections, NATO said. Afghanistan - NATO - Asia - United States armed forces - Taliban

My research with Dan lead me to this.

"Afghan authorities are keeping a close eye on world wheat prices as they seek to boost strategic stocks ahead of winter and ensure that demand is met as some traditional suppliers halt exports."

Linda writes: "Source: IRIN Education in Faryab Province, northern Afghanistan, has never been as good as it is now thanks to the dozens of new schools built by Norway."

Karzai appeared in Islamabad in March to announce that Pakistan would handle future negotiations with the Taliban. He added, Pakistan is a twin brother of Afghanistan. We are more than twins - we are conjoined twins.

I found this posted at WWW.EARTHTIMES.ORG on Sunday.

"Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan - The German commander of international troops in northern Afghanistan Saturday warned that the internet release of tens of thousands of secret documents about the NATO deployment posed a lethal threat."