Nov 7th, 2009 - Reuters
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Katrina Manson is a Reuters reporter based in East Africa. She recently accompanied the British government's development agency, DFID, on a visit to Helmand province in south Afghanistan.
The new head of Helmand's Provisional Reconstruction Team (PRT), tasked with helping to develop one of Afghanistan's most dangerous and conservative provinces, says that the 300-strong group's greatest achievement to date is the fact that the governor has managed to visit all 13 districts.
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2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Nov 8th, 2009 - XinHua
KABUL, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Two soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have been killed in the militancy-plagued Afghanistan, a press release of the alliance said on Sunday.
Canada plans Afghan withdrawal
Nov 6th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
TORONTO – Canada has begun preparations to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2011. Maj. Cindy Tessier said Friday that the chief of Defense staff, Gen. Walter Natynczyk...
London debates role in Afghanistan
Nov 5th, 2009 - UPI
LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The death of five British soldiers in Afghanistan at the hands of a Taliban-linked policeman sparked a heated debate over London's involvement in the war.
2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan Blast
Nov 6th, 2009 - CBS News
NATO is reporting the deaths of two more American service members in Afghanistan. A NATO statement says the two Americans were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan but gave no further details.
2 NATO Soldiers Missing in Afghanistan
Nov 6th, 2009 - VOA News
The NATO-led force in Afghanistan says two of its troops are missing in the western part of the country. The force issued a statement Friday saying the two service members went missing Wednesday while on a routine supply mission.
