FinalCall.comTaliban raids choke NATO convoysFinalCall.com, IL - Jan 3, 2009A second overland route connects Pakistan’s Quetta city with Kandahar in Afghanistan. Pakistan represents the shortest land route to Afghan cities like ...

What's On: GalleriesToronto Star,  Canada - 12 hours agogalleryDK (1332 Queen St. W. 416-913-7116): "Brown Cities" group photographic show examining the need for environmental initiatives in the urban landscape ...

Promoting Understanding – Part ICollective Bellaciao, France - Jan 7, 2009What percentage of Iranians live like that compared to those who live in modern cities rivaling any throughout the world? KZ: Unfortunately, in contrast to ...

2008 In Review: Top 10 News Stories Of The YearRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic - Dec 31, 2008The Olympic torch relay was disrupted in several cities in protest at Beijing's poor human rights record. China agreed to lift Internet restrictions ahead ...

The Southern LedgerUS General Anbar lacks support of Iraq governmentThe Southern Ledger, TN - Jan 7, 2009"I could frankly care less about Afghanistan. I've got all the war I need here," Kelly said. "As people keep telling me, Anbar is not an island. ...

Lithuania: FM said Ukraine could lead the regionISRIA (subscription), DC - Dec 29, 2008Minister VUšackas also thanked Ukraine for its support and contribution to the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan's Province of ...

2009: Another Year of Living DangerouslyHuffington Post, NY - Dec 29, 2008US and NATO attempts to bring Ukraine and Georgia into the alliance risk igniting a truly dangerous crisis and encouraging extreme anti-western elements in ...

Foreign Coin Circulated in 11th, 12th Century RussiaNumisMaster.com, WI - Dec 29, 2008To find coin striking cultures you'd have to go south all the way to Ukraine, and further east to Tajikistan, etc., north of Afghanistan. ...

The Great Dragon awakens: China is preparing to challenge American ...Center for Research on Globalization, Canada - Jan 6, 2009Washington has established a meaningful military presence in Mindanao (the Philippines), Okinawa (Japan), the Korean Peninsula, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan ...

A Most Horrible Year - Could It Get Worse?Gold Seek - Jan 4, 2009In 1978 a secular government was overthrown in Afghanistan by communist insurgents and in 1979 a revolutionary movement in Iran overthrew the Shah of Iran. ...