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Afghanistan assures bank customers amid graft fears
Afghanistan's government sought to avert a run on the country's top private bank by nervous investors after directors at Kabulbank resigned, ostensibly to meet new rules but also amid media allegations of graft.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:26:01 -0700 |
Afghanistan's blasted Buddhas beckon tourists
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, Sept 3, 2010 (AFP) - Two empty niches facing over a lush green valley towards the snow-capped Hindu Kush mountains stand in silent testimony to Bamiyan's rich past -- and its uncertain future.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:02:37 -0700 |
Afghanistan, July, 2010
This past month, much of the attention focused on Afghanistan centered on the release of thousands of classified documents from the war effort by WikiLeaks. While the consensus appears to be that nothing significantly new was revealed by the release, the picture painted by the documents remains rather bleak. NATO and the United States now have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150 ...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:30:22 -0700 |
Afghanistan ambassador to U.S. ends service
Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States, Said T. Jawad, confirmed Tuesday that he has completed his service as ambassador but he adamantly denied that he has been forced out by what he called "a smear campaign."
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:39:33 -0700 |
Afghanistan casualty wasn’t from Lompoc
An Afghanistan war casualty — an Army Ranger who is listed bythe military as being from Lompoc but apparently lacks any links tothe city — is being remembered by San Diego area friends and familyas a hero.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:36:42 -0700 |
Afghanistan Says Shareholder Rule, Not Graft, Forced Out Kabul Bank Chiefs
Afghanistan’s central bank governor said top officials of the country’s largest commercial bank resigned to comply with new rules, rejecting U.S. newspaper reports that his agency forced them out for corruption.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:05:33 -0700 |
Afghanistan a 'quaqmire,' CIA officer says
SYDNEY, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence agencies are dysfunctional and are contributing to a "quagmire" in Afghanistan, a former CIA officer complained. Afghanistan - Central Intelligence Agency - Asia - Intelligence agency - United States
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:55:31 -0700 |
Afghanistan: Local leaders take over from troops
For British troops to be out of Afghanistan by 2015, local leaders need to be running the country themselves.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:50:10 -0700 |
Afghanistan, August, 2010
With four months left in the year, 2010 is already the deadliest year yet for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 321 have been killed so far (out of 485 total coalition deaths), compared with 313 deaths in all of 2009. As coalition troop size has increased, and moves have been made into Taliban strongholds, attacks are on the rise, and, according to General David Petraeus, "the footprint of the Taliban ...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:32:32 -0700 |
Afghanistan takes control of Kabul Bank
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Officials in Afghanistan said regulators seized control of the county's largest private bank, where a collapse would be an economic and political nightmare. Afghanistan - Kabul Bank - Asia - Kabul - Bank
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:06:22 -0700 |
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