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AFGHANISTAN
UN to relocate foreign staff
The United Nations says it will relocate around 600 non-Afghan workers, more than half of its foreign staff in the war-torn country, following an attack by Taliban militants in the capital last week in which five foreign UN workers were killed.
AFGHANISTAN
UN to relocate 600 foreign staff, spokesman says
The UN has said it would relocate or evacuate more than half of its foreign staff in Afghanistan, following an attack by Taliban militants in which five foreign UN workers were killed in the capital in October.
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ITALY
Bodies of troops killed in Afghanistan arrive home
Italy held a ceremony at Ciampino Airport in Rome Sunday, as the bodies of the six soldiers who died in a suicide attack targeting NATO troops in Kabul arrived home. On Saturday, a separate ceremony took place in Kabul.
ITALY
Emotional farewell for Italian troops slain in Afghanistan
Soldiers from 40 nations paid silent homage to the six Italian soldiers killed in Thursday’s attack at a somber ceremony in Kabul Saturday. The bodies of the slain troops are on their way home for Monday’s funerals.
AFGHANISTAN
Taliban claims responsibility for Kabul suicide attack
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing outside Kabul's military airport on Tuesday that killed two Afghan civilians and injured four foreign soldiers. The attack was the second of such scale in less than a month.
AFGHANISTAN
Suicide bomb strikes outside Kabul airport
A suicide bomber targeted Kabul's military airport on Tuesday morning, killing two Afghan civilians and injuring four international soldiers, officials and the military said.
AFGHANISTAN
From Panjshir to Kabul, in testosterone zone
FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto arrives at Presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign headquarters just as the first post-election salvo is fired in the new war of words.
Afghan elections - Kabul - Taliban
Taliban make inroads in northern Afghanistan
A few days before Afghan presidential election, the north of the country is becoming a new battleground between the Taliban and government. FRANCE 24 reports from the Kunduz region.
AFGHAN ELECTIONS
Candidates: Women, ex-Taliban in the mix
In Afghanistan, it is often said, only the strongman can stand. But the 2009 list of Afghan presidential candidates features a number of lesser known presidential hopefuls – including two women and a former Taliban commander.
AFGHAN ELECTIONS
Candidates: The heavyweights
Leading war-torn, insurgency-hit Afghanistan is no easy task. But with 41 candidates contesting the presidential election, there is no dearth of people willing to take on the challenge. FRANCE 24 has taken a look at some of the major players.
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