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By Wikipedia Ghazni is a city in central Afghanistan, with an approximate population of 141,000 people. It is the capital of Ghazni Province, situated on a plateau at 7,280 feet (2,219 m) above sea level. It is linked by highways with Qalat to the south-west, Kabul to the northeast and Gardez to the east. Articles about Ghazni
Sep 11, 2009
Fraud commission voids ballots from Afghan electionA UN-backed fraud commission threw out votes from 83 polling stations and ordered recounts at hundreds of others in three provinces that form Afghan…
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Sep 9, 2009
UN-backed commission orders Afghan vote recount
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
UN-backed commission found "convincing evidence" of fraud Tuesday in Afghanistan's presidential election and ordered a recount of suspect ballots in…
May 18, 2009
India and Israel: Diverse in a homogeneous world
By seth j. frantzman
In a recent book entitled The Hindus: Alternative History, Wendy Doniger claims that Hinduism was invented by the British. Doniger is a scholar of…
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May 9, 2009
Jordan: Official thanks pope for his 'regret'The top religious adviser to Jordan's king thanked Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday for his expression of "regret" after a 2006 speech that many Muslims…
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Apr 12, 2009
Israel fears UNIFIL on its way to 'disintegration'
By Yaakov Katz
The United Nations force in southern Lebanon is on its way to "disintegrating," senior defense officials warned on Saturday, after Poland announced…
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Apr 9, 2009
Polish president approves Afghan mission increasePoland's president has approved the government's request to increase the country's military force in Afghanistan by 400 troops. President Lech…
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Mar 18, 2009
Poland likely to increase force in AfghanistanAn official says Poland is likely to increase its number of troops in Afghanistan. Poland currently has 1,600 troops in the central Afghan province…
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Sep 7, 2008
'Noise of terrorism'
By ALLISON HOFFMAN, Jpost correspondent, NEW YORK
A Pakistani neuroscientist and mother of three suspected of being a "fixer" for al-Qaida, moving money to support terrorist operations, has been…
Aug 12, 2008
Taliban ambush Afghan governor's convoy, 2 woundedTaliban militants attacked the convoy of an Afghan governor Tuesday, wounding two of the official's guards, the governor's spokesman said. Britain's…
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Sep 24, 2007
Afghanistan: 40 killed when two tour buses crash head-on at high speedTwo tour buses traveling at high speed collided head-on on a southern Afghan highway Monday evening, killing about 40 people on board, a highway…
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Sep 16, 2007
Afghanistan: The last Jew
By JASON MOTLAGH
The first question Zebulon Simentov asked his uninvited guest, eyes wide open at the prospect, was, "Are you Jewish?" There was a tinge of…
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Sep 4, 2007
Afghan, coalition forces kill insurgentsAfghan and US-led coalition forces killed several insurgents Tuesday after coming under attack in the central province of Ghazni, a coalition…
Sep 4, 2007
Afghan gov't: Taliban kidnapper among nearly 40 militants killed in clashesAfghan security forces said they killed a Taliban commander involved in the kidnapping of South Korean church workers - less than a week after the…
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Aug 29, 2007
Taliban frees eight South Korean hostagesTaliban operatives released eight South Korean hostages on Wednesday, the first of 19 captives scheduled to be freed under a deal struck between the…
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Aug 29, 2007
Taliban free 12 South Korean hostagesTaliban fighters on Wednesday released 12 of 19 South Korean captives they promised to free under a deal struck with the South Korean government to…
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Aug 13, 2007
Taliban release two female South Korean hostagesTwo South Korean women kidnapped by the Taliban burst into tears after being turned over to the Red Cross on a desert road where the body of one of…
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Aug 11, 2007
Taliban: Koreans may be freed 'today or tomorrow'A Taliban leader taking part in hostage negotiations for the lives of 21 South Koreans said Saturday that the hostages would "definitely" be released…
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Aug 11, 2007
Taliban, South Korean officials meet in personTaliban, South Korean officials meet in person for negotiations over hostages?Two top Taliban leaders and four South Korean officials met…
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Jun 3, 2007
60 killed in Afghan boat sinkingA boat sank while crossing a river in Afghanistan's most dangerous province, leaving an estimated 60 people dead, including Taliban militants,…
Mar 19, 2006
Former Afghan governor killed in Taliban ambush
By associated press
Militants ambushed an influential former governor near his home in an eastern Afghan city and killed him and four others, while three suspected…
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