1. Avnery on the army being slapped in the face
(Newsletter)

... Agencies    Sunday, 05 July 2009 At least two Nato soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, as thousands of US marines moved deeper into the province to tackl...

2. Obama Can Win Without Florida or Ohio
(Newsletter)

...parent suicide car bomb attack on a Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) convoy in Afghanistan's Helmand province. CONTINUE... Fatal blast rocks Gaza residence Arab World By ...

3. Afghans killed in rocket attack
(News/Global)

An investigation has been launched into the deaths of nine people in a rocket attack in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai, the president, ordered the probe on Thursday into the ov

4. 'Afghan policeman' kills UK troops
(News/Global)

...n policeman in the country's south, officials have said.The men were killed in the Nad Ali district of the volatile Helmand province on Tuesday, the UK defence ministry said, adding the incident was u...

5. When Will Obama See Afghan's Daughters as His Own?
(Opinions/Society)

...teriorating” as U.S. casualties hit new highs. The Pentagon throws crack Marine fighters at the Taliban in southern Helmand province yet they are not enough. General Stanley McChrystal may shortly hav...

6. On drug wars and opium fueled insurgencies
(Opinions/op-ed)

... to many people and meting out suffering to many others. Perhaps a truce will be called for a time? The governor of Helmand province suggested in 2006 that those in the drug business should be encoura...

7. Bloodshed in Afghanistan
(Opinions/Daily)

...t we're hearing, about the 25 members of the same family killed. DECLAN WALSH: That's right. This was an attack in Helmand Province yesterday -- rather, on Sunday. And it appears that a local tribal ...

8. UK: Leaflet drop killed Afghan girl
(Archived/News/Global)

Britain's ministry of defence is investigating the death of an Afghan girl who died after being hit by a box of leaflets dropped by the Royal Air Force.

9. UK prioritises Afghan self-security
(Archived/News/Global)

Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has said that UK forces will not leave Afghanistan until Kabul can take care of its own security.

10. UN says Afghan opium harvest down
(Archived/News/S+T)

Opium farming in Afghanistan has declined by 22 per cent this year as prices for the drug tumbled, causing farmers to switch to other crops, the UN has said.