Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’
War In Afghanistan Ebbs And Flows
A spurt of violence last week in provinces far from the Taliban's main southern strongholds suggests the insurgency is spreading, even as the top U.S. commander says the coalition has reversed the militants' momentum in key areas of the ethnic Pashtun south where the Islamic movement was born. Earlier this month, 10 members of a medical team -- [...]
Afghanistan Announces 1.8 Billion Barrel Oil Find
Afghanistan announced Sunday the discovery of a huge oil reserve in the northern sector of the country. Jawad Omar, spokesman for the nations’s ministry of mines, indicated it could contain an estimated 1.8 billion barrels. The initial survey was conducted by Afghan and international geologists. Efforts have been made to wean Afghanistan off [...]
