KABUL, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The governor of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, Toryali Weesa, survived an attempt on his live but one of his body guards sustained injuries as a roadside bomb struck his vehicle Friday, his spokesman Zalmai Ayubi said.
"The governor was going towards a mosque to offer Eidul Adha prayer but the mine planted by rebels targeted his motorcade, wounding a bodyguard," Ayubi told newsmen.
Taliban elusive leader Mullah Mohammad in his message on the eve of Eidul Adha, the Muslims' biggest religious annual festival, rejected any talks with the Afghan government and called on his fighters to intensify attacks against the Afghan and NATO-led troops based in Afghanistan.
Thousands of Afghans offered their Eidul Adha prayers amid tight security across the country Friday morning.
The militants on Thursday attacked government interest in the northern Baghlan province, claiming killing of four policemen; while officials rejected the claim, saying six militants were killed and eight others sustained injuries in Baghlan-e-Markazi district.
President Karzai calls on Taliban to join peace process
KABUL, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on Taliban militants to lay down arms and join the peace process in his first press conference on Tuesday after winning the presidential polls.
Military measures not enough to ensure peace: Afghan president
ISTANBUL, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai saidhere on Monday that peace could not be ensured in the region by only taking military measures.
Karzai made the statement at an informal consultation meeting between Afghanistan and its neighboring countries held on the sidelines of the Economy Summit of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).Full story
Obama to make tough sell for his pending Afghan troop decision
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce decision on a pending buildup of U.S. troops Afghanistan "within days", preparing for a tough sale for the increasingly unpopular war.
"After completing a rigorous final meeting, President Obama has the information he wants and needs to make his decision and he will announce that decision within days," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement emailed to reporters Tuesday. Full story
Obama weighs three options on Afghanistan: analysts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is probably weighing three options for his new Afghanistan strategy, analysts at the New York Times said.
While each option proposes different level of troop increase, what really matters is how to fight the war under these options, they said in an analysis published by the newspaper on Monday. Full story
Clinton urges Afghan gov't to "do better" for U.S. support
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai must do better for U.S. support, adding that the Obama administration would convince the American people that the war in Afghanistan can be won.
"We've delivered that message. Now that the election is finally over, we're looking to see tangible evidence that the government, led by the president but going all the way down to the local level, will be more responsive to the needs of the people," said Clinton in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. Full story
Indian PM hopes U.S. to "stay involved in Afghanistan"
NEW DELHI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he hopes the United States and the global community "will stay involved in Afghanistan", said a report by the Indo-Asian News Service Friday.
Singh made the remarks in an interview with the U.S. newspaper the Washington Post on the eve of his visit to the United States next week, according to the report. Full story
