BREAKING NEWS

UK says report of Afghan plot to kill envoys is credible

By REUTERS

MARCH 31, 2012 00:24

LONDON - Britain's outgoing ambassador to Afghanistan said on Friday there was "some credibility" to reports that an Afghan governor plotted to kill the US, French and British envoys to Kabul in 2009, but that there was not enough evidence for a trial.

US investigators allege former governor Ghulam Qawis Abu Bakr ordered a 2009 suicide bombing that killed two US soldiers, and that he plotted to kill the US, French and British ambassadors in November 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The investigators also accuse him of involvement in acts of extortion and corruption, according to a summary of the investigation shown to the newspaper. US officials are pressing the Afghan government to prosecute him.

Security cabinet postpones vote on Al Jazeera broadcasting restriction

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

05/03/2024 07:25 AM

Lloyd Austin says no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops

By REUTERS

05/03/2024 06:06 AM

Taiwan says 14 Chinese military planes crossed strait's median line

By REUTERS

05/03/2024 04:08 AM

Ukraine may have talks eventually with Russia, intelligence officer says

By REUTERS

05/03/2024 03:21 AM