<![CDATA[Bamdad | News]]> http://www.bamdad.af/ en Copyright 2013 news Bamdad News - Afghanistan Obama announces framework for cutting deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1106 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1106#When:03:53:24Z Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:53:24 +0000 Politics, washingtonpost.com
President Obama entered the debate about the national debt on Wednesday after months on the sidelines, offering a plan to trim borrowing by $4 trillion over the next 12 years by combining deep cuts in military and domestic spending with higher taxes on the wealthy. ]]> Afghan MPs Divided Over Candidate Ministers http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1105 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1105#When:03:49:45Z Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:49:45 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com David Miliband warns Afghanistan is ‘forgotten war’ http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1091 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1091#When:05:17:47Z Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:17:47 +0000 Politics, bbc.co.uk Humanitarian work most dangerous in last 10 years http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1090 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1090#When:05:04:46Z Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:04:46 +0000 Politics, cnn.com Can Pakistan force US to back off special ops and drone attacks? http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1087 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1087#When:04:30:09Z Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:30:09 +0000 Politics, csmonitor.com Afghan Peace Council Urges Opening of Taliban Office in Turkey http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1083 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1083#When:04:23:01Z Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:23:01 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com Ex-Gaddafi aide Moussa Koussa warns against civil war http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1078 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1078#When:04:58:59Z Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:58:59 +0000 Politics, bbc.co.uk Afghan War Destabilising Pakistan: Zardari http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1077 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1077#When:04:56:55Z Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:56:55 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com Peace is the Main Condition for Afghan-US Partnership: Karzai http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1076 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1076#When:04:52:28Z Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:52:28 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com Japanese Declare Crisis at Level of Chernobyl http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1075 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1075#When:04:47:42Z Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:47:42 +0000 Politics, wsj.com
TOKYO—The Japanese government raised its assessment of the monthlong crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the highest severity level by international standards—a rating only conferred so far upon the Chernobyl accident. ]]> Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai blames foreign advisers for near-collapse of Kabul Bank http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1074 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1074#When:04:46:09Z Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:46:09 +0000 Politics, washingtonpost.com Civilian Killings Must Stop: Karzai http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1063 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1063#When:04:35:33Z Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:35:33 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com General: Afghan people connecting with their gov’t http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1062 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1062#When:04:26:46Z Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:26:46 +0000 Politics, wsj.com War pulls apart Afghan families http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1061 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1061#When:04:18:15Z Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:18:15 +0000 Politics, washingtonpost.com Afghan Forces Prepare to Retake District in Nuristan http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1060 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1060#When:04:13:28Z Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:13:28 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com Terry Jones: an easy judgment but a difficult dilemmaw http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1050 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1050#When:06:39:58Z Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:39:58 +0000 Politics, washingtonpost.com Nigeria elections: Polls to open after deadly attacks http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1044 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1044#When:05:04:53Z Sat, 09 Apr 2011 05:04:53 +0000 Politics, bbc.co.uk 5 Afghan Forces Killed, 12 Wounded in Kandahar Suicide Attack http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1043 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1043#When:04:28:43Z Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:28:43 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com
At least five Afghan security forces were killed and 12 others were wounded after suicide bombers attacked on the recruitment centre of Afghan police and national army in Kandahar on Thursday, local officials said. ]]> Karzai Is Expected to Replace Afghan Defense and Finance Ministers http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1042 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1042#When:04:18:13Z Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:18:13 +0000 Politics, wsj.com Kabul woman dies after collision with UK Nato vehicle http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1037 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1037#When:03:55:47Z Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:55:47 +0000 Politics, bbc.co.uk Obama, Karzai Denounce Quran Burning; Two Held in Killings http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1036 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1036#When:03:49:47Z Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:49:47 +0000 Politics, wsj.com Afghan Forces Not Ready for Security Transition http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1035 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1035#When:03:44:45Z Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:44:45 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com
Afghan forces are not yet able to take over security responsibilities, Afghan Minister of Interior said on Wednesday. ]]> U.S. pledges more money for peace program in Afghanistan http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1034 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1034#When:03:04:34Z Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:04:34 +0000 Politics, washingtonpost.com US, UK to Stop Aid to Afghanistan if Corruption Continues http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1033 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1033#When:09:34:10Z Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:34:10 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com
The US and Britain will stop helping Afghanistan if corruption is not rooted out, the High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption said on Tuesday. ]]> Why did Karzai spotlight Terry Jones’s Quran burning? http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1032 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1032#When:09:26:03Z Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:26:03 +0000 Politics, csmonitor.com
Although US and international officials have placed the blame for this week's deadly Afghanistan protests squarely on Florida pastor Terry Jones for burning a Quran, many also blame Afghan President Hamid Karzai for spotlighting the issue. ]]> Al Qaeda Makes Afghan Comeback http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1031 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1031#When:09:21:44Z Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:21:44 +0000 Politics, wsj.com
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG And JULIAN E. BARNES In late September, U.S. fighter jets streaked over the cedar-studded slopes of Korengal, the so-called Valley of Death, to strike a target that hadn't been seen for years in Afghanistan: an al Qaeda training camp. ]]> Taliban Exploit Tensions Seething in Afghan Society http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1029 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1029#When:09:11:57Z Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:11:57 +0000 Politics, nytimes.com
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — If the protesters who pushed this city to the brink last weekend were really worried about Koran burning, wondered Layloma Popal, the headmistress of this city’s biggest girls’ school, “then why did they try to burn down my school? ]]> NATO forces repel insurgent attack against base in eastern Afghanistan, kill 7 insurgents http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1025 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1025#When:09:00:38Z Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:00:38 +0000 Politics, washingtonpost.com
The Associated Press - EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT-Afghans stand near the bodies of alleged insurgents at a hospital in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 6, 2011. NATO says it has repelled an insurgent attack against one of its bases in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least seven militants. A statement from the coalition on Wednesday says that NATO forces returned fire and called in an attack helicopter. It says there were no coalition casualties. There were no further details on the killed insurgents. ]]> Holder Blames Congress for Forcing Hand on Military Commissions for 9/11 Detainees http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1018 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1018#When:06:22:26Z Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:22:26 +0000 Politics, FoxNews.com
Congress tied the Obama administration's hands in trying the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and his accomplices, Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday, announcing that he was left without a choice and has referred the cases to the Defense Department for trial. In stark language, Holder lambasted Congress for imposing restrictions blocking any detainees from being tried in the U.S., saying that the "unwise and unwarranted restrictions" undermine the U.S. in counter-intelligence and counter-terror efforts ]]> Afghan Govt to Introduce 7 Ministers to Parliament http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1012 http://www.bamdad.af/english/story/1012#When:05:06:11Z Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:06:11 +0000 Politics, TOLOnews.com
Afghan government is to introduce the remaining ministers to the parliament to get votes of confidence, President Karzai's Spokesman said at a press conference on Monday. ]]>