A team of U.S. geologists and Pentagon officials has discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, conceivably enough to turn the scarred and impoverished country into one of the world’s most lucrative mining centers, a senior military official told Fox News on Monday.
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June 8, 2010 05:08
Drug cartels smuggling illegals create security risk, officials say
Smuggling of potential terrorists across the border is evolving into a billion dollar industry for Mexican drug cartels while posing a significant threat to the United States, according to federal law enforcement officials.
June 1, 2010 05:02
2 Christian aid groups suspended in Afghanistan
Afghan authorities suspended two Christian foreign aid groups on suspicion of proselytizing in the strictly Islamic nation and said a follow-up investigation would include whether other groups were trying to convert Muslims.
May 31, 2010 06:00
Why do we ignore Iran’s war support against the US?
The commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan,Gen. Stanley McChrystal, said there is “clear evidence” that some Taliban fighters have trained in Iran.
May 29, 2010 10:43
2010 On Track to Be Deadliest Year for U.S. Forces in Almost Nine-Year-Long Afghanistan War
137 U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan since the first of the year, making the first five months of 2010 the deadliest January-through-May period of any year of the almost nine-year-long war.
May 28, 2010 05:45
How can troops fight knowing help might be ‘courageously restrained’?
“Sometimes not firing can be tough,” Raddatz writes. “Pilots say it’s hard to watch their fellow soldiers on the ground taking fire.” But that’s what they do, under orders from top American commanders.
May 18, 2010 06:20
Obama and the Dems ready to pass a union bailout bill attached to Afghanistan war funding – GOP balks
Senior Democrats in the upper chamber and the Obama administration are looking to attach to the war bill a $23 billion fund to help state and local governments stave off teacher layoffs.
May 12, 2010 06:20
‘Tough years ahead in Afghanistan’
A senior NATO official warns the US-led forces of further casualties in Afghanistan, where the alliance has already lost 172 soldiers so far this year.
May 11, 2010 03:43
Red Cross confirms ‘secret jail’ in Bagram, Afghanistan
The US airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan contains a facility for detainees that is distinct from its main prison, the Red Cross has confirmed to the BBC.
May 10, 2010 04:33
Why the U.S. Has Not — and Should Not — Ratify CEDAW
Why has the United States declined to ratify a treaty on “women’s rights”? Ironically, this treaty has not improved the standing or conditions of women in the countries that need it most — yet, if adopted, it would deny women basic freedoms and rights in America. Advocates for CEDAW criticize the U.S. for not adopting this treaty. Americans can respond with confidence on why our country has not — and should not — ratify CEDAW.
