1. David Swanson's 'Daybreak'
(Newsletter)

...raid Top_news By Agencies    Wednesday, 09 September 2009 A Western journalist has been freed and an Afghan reporter killed in a raid aimed at securing the pair's release from their Tali...

2. Anger over Afghan reporter's death
(Archived/News/Global)

The killing of an Afghan journalist in a rescue operation to free him and a colleague from Taliban capture has sparked calls for an inquiry into his death.

3. UK reporter rescued in Afghan raid
(Archived/News/Global)

A Western journalist has been freed and an Afghan reporter killed in a raid aimed at securing the pair's release from their Taliban captors in Afghanistan.

4. Afghan reporter spared execution
(Archived/News/Culture)

A young Afghan journalist has been spared execution after an appeal court overturned the death sentence handed down for his conviction for blasphemy by a provincial court earlier this year.

5. US first lady visits Afghanistan
(Archived/News/Global)

Laura Bush, the US first lady, has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to show support for the country in advance of next week's conference of donors in Paris.

6. Poland to bolster Afghan deployment
(Archived/News/Global)

Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister, has said Warsaw will increase its troops deployment in Afghanistan and take over security in Ghazni province.

7. Afghan video shows French hostages
(Archived/News/Global)

Two French nationals taken hostage in Afghanistan have told how they fear they will soon be killed, in video footage obtained by a Canadian television network.

8. French aid staff 'held by Taliban'
(Archived/News/Global)

Two French aid workers who went missing four days ago are reported to have been kidnapped by Taliban militants in southwest Afghanistan.