Politics Jan 09 Karzai Calls for National Army, Economic Stability Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai today called for the creation of a national army and told his people he would work to stabilize Afghanistan's economy.
Politics Jan 07 High Court Rejects Nichols Appeal The Supreme Court Monday refused to block a trial that could mean the death penalty for convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols.
World Dec 20 U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force The United Nations Security Council Thursday unanimously approved a plan to send an international peacekeeping force to back Afghanistan's new interim government.
Nation Nov 30 Anti-Taliban Forces Move in on Kandahar Aided by heavy U.S. airstrikes, anti-Taliban tribesmen pressed toward the Taliban's last remaining stronghold of Kandahar on Friday, as American officials warned of potential violence against forces in the region.
Nation Nov 30 Afghan Talks Advance Amid Ethnic, Political Tensions In a sign of how difficult it will be to form a post-Taliban government, the head of the Northern Alliance in Kabul rejected some key points devised at the Bonn meeting and an ethnic Pashtun representative walked out of the…
Nation Nov 29 Afghan Factions Agree to Form Interim Parliament In the third day of negotiations, the Northern Alliance dropped its objection to international peacekeeping forces and agreed to form an interim national parliament.
Nation Nov 29 Pentagon Denies Massacre Reports; Struggle for Kandahar Intensifies As more U.S. ground troops move into Afghanistan, the Pentagon is trying to clarify reports of a massacre in southeastern Afghanistan and anti-Taliban troop movements toward Kandahar.
Nation Nov 28 Energy Giant Enron on Verge of Bankruptcy Dynegy Inc. withdrew its offer to acquire Enron, once the top trader of natural gas and electricity in the United States, after two major credit agencies downgraded Enron's bonds to junk status.
Nation Nov 28 Pentagon Targeting Taliban and Al-Qaida Leadership U.S. airstrikes today focused on a compound near Kandahar believed to be occupied by senior Taliban and al-Qaida officials. Pentagon officials said it's unclear if any of those officials were killed in the attacks.
Nation Nov 28 Afghan Talks Touch on Security, Interim Government The Northern Alliance today rejected the idea of sending an international peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan once the Taliban is defeated.