27 April 2010

Afghanistan Rejects Police Role in Death of UN Staffers, Los Angeles Times, 27 April 2010

EXCERPT: "The Afghan government on Tuesday took sharp exception to U.N. assertions that Afghan police, not suicide assailants, might have killed four of the five U.N. workers who died in an insurgent attack on a Kabul guesthouse in October. A day earlier, United Nations officials in New York had cited an independent report when saying that 'friendly...

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27 April 2010

Afghan Court Jails Briton on Bribery Charges, BBC News, 27 April 2010

EXCERPT: "A British manager of a firm providing security to the UK embassy in Kabul has been jailed for two years after being found guilty of bribery charges. Ex-army officer Bill Shaw was tried by the Afghan anti-corruption court, partly funded by the UK government. He was also fined $25,000 (?16,185). Reports say his lawyers will appeal against his conviction. Shaw...

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27 April 2010

Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan City, Al Jazeera, 27 April 2010

EXCERPT: "At least three people have been killed and 35 others injured after a cache of explosives detonated near the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials said. Sher Mohammed Zazai, a commander of Afghan forces in the south of the country, said Tuesday's attack happened close to an air field and hit a compound providing logistical support to Nato forces. Al Jazeera's James...

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27 April 2010

Commons Given Two Weeks to Resolve Detainee Document Issue, Vancouver Sun, 27 April 2010

EXCERPT: "The Speaker of the House of Commons has given government and opposition parties two weeks to come to a resolution over the Afghan detainees documents controversy, after ruling that the House has every right to order the production of uncensored documents. Speaker Peter Milliken spoke for roughly 45 minutes at the end of question period Tuesday...

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