European Union foreign ministers wrapped up a two-day meeting in Stockholm by sounding an upbeat note on Afghanistan. After an in-depth discussion of a confidential EU strategy document for the country, the EU's external relations commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, said significant progress has been made in the country since 2001, adding that the bloc is intent to "make things even better." But speaking privately, EU diplomats said the discussion on Afghanistan was pervaded by an atmosphere of gloom, leaving no room for optimism or idealism.
U.S. and German military officers have met families and victims of a NATO air strike in northern Afghanistan in a bid to cool anger over an incident that undermines NATO efforts to win hearts and minds.
After a deadly bombing struck Konduz Province, concerns about the situation in Afghanistan topped the agenda as EU foreign ministers arrived in the Swedish capital Stockholm for two days of informal talks.
NATO and the European Union must work together more closely in Afghanistan because the current lack of cooperation is endangering troops on the ground, the alliance's head has said.
EU foreign ministers are gathering in the Swedish capital for two days of informal discussion on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and the Middle East.
The recent rise -- from $450 to $650 for a Kalashnikov -- appears to be linked to mounting security concerns among Afghans, according to RFA.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has ordered an investigation after a damning report alleging hazing and wild, alcohol-fueled parties by private security guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
Afghanistan's southern Kandahar Province has a special place in the country's history, having been home to Afghan kings and the ruling elite for centuries. But this vast desert region is now one of the most insecure areas in Afghanistan and a microcosm of what went wrong in the country after the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
France is hosting a meeting of special representatives from 27 countries to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Among those attending will be U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke. But discussions are being overshadowed by growing allegations of fraud in the country's recent presidential and regional elections.
Unidentified gunmen have shot and wounded Pakistan's religious affairs minister, Hamid Said Kazmi, in a brazen attack in the capital that killed his driver, officials said.
A suicide bomber struck in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 23 people, including the deputy head of the country's intelligence agency, the provincial governor's spokesman has said.
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