Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:19 PM GMT
Suzanne told me about this and I found this story about it at WWW.TELEGRAPH.CO.UK on Tuesday.
"Nick Clegg insisted the military campaign in Afghanistan was "turning the corner" today as he made a surprise visit to the troubled country."
Posted by Kathy Moran from Vancouver, WA
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:06 PM GMT
Afghanistan has invited India to broaden its engagement in that country, including in enhancing the capabilities of its security forces, but made it clear that it would resist attempt by anybody to undermine the destiny of its people, in an apparent reference to Pakistan.
Posted by Craig Roberts from St. Paul, MN
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:42 PM GMT
My research with Floyd lead me to this.
"Over the course of this week Journalism.co.uk will be publishing extracts from a new book about media coverage of the Afghanistan war. Afghanistan, War and the Media: Deadlines and Frontlines is published by Abramis on 13 September."
Posted by Tony Houston from Erie, PA
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 3:30 PM GMT
KABUL, Afghanistan - A roadside bomb attack killed four U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the latest deaths in a particularly bloody spell that has left 18 service members dead since Saturday.
Posted by Loretta Watkins from Lexington, KY
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 1:05 PM GMT
My grandfather said he heard this on the radio.
"Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have signed an agreement on construction of the Trans-Afghanistan (TAPI) gas pipeline for the transfer of Turkmen gas to Pakistan and India, local media said on Tuesday."
he wants to know what you think.
Posted by April Watson from Columbus, GA
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:41 AM GMT
Listen to the Audio In just three days, U.S. forces suffered 14 casualties in a series of attacks by Taliban insurgents across Afghanistan. Ray Suarez has more. RAY SUAREZ: The latest U.S. casualty numbers out of Afghanistan were grim indeed -- 14 killed in the past three days. They died in a series of new attacks by Taliban insurgents. Seven Americans were killed today in two roadside bombs in ...
Posted by Sherry Frank from Raleigh, NC