• 7 dead in attack on Afghan police building
  
  p KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - Seven people were killed on Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a bastion of Taleban militancy, the interior ministry said. ...
  Straits Times.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:26:00 GMT.
• U.S. Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistan
  
  In ending its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected, the United States will rely more on special forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, officials say.
  By Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt.  International Herald Tribune.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:47:22 GMT.
• Kandahar blast kills 6 police officers
  
  A large explosion hit just outside the police headquarters in a southern Afghanistan city on Sunday, killing at least six police officers, officials said.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:48:49 EST.
• Taliban responsible for 77% of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, U.N. report says
  
  The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan last year, said a U.N. report released Saturday.
  Miami Herald.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:51 EST.
• Cold Weather Kills Children in Afghan Refugee Camps
  
  In the past month, at least 22 Afghan children under the age of 5 have frozen to death in refugee camps in Kabul, prompting deep concerns among aid workers.
  By Rod Nordland.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:16:06 GMT.
• 22 Children Killed by Afghan Winter's Cold
  
  New York Times report says children froze to death in past month in 2 refugee camps in Kabul.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:36:19 GMT.
• UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up for 5th Straight Year
  
  Assistance Mission in Afghanistan says 3,021 civilians were killed in 2011, 8 percent increase over previous year.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:54:03 GMT.
• Man raped two girls in city flats
  
  A man from Afghanistan is found guilty of raping two young girls at flats in Glasgow.
  BBC News.  Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:40:23 GMT.
• Politics at Heart of Latest Afghanistan Policy Flap
  
  Politics at heart of latest Afghan policy flap.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:15:00 -0500.
• The Follow-Up: Silicon Afghanistan: Kabul Innovation Labs Launches
  
  Last week I wrote about a Silicon Valley-type of technology “hackathon” in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. It was the Kabul Innovation Lab that was organized by Internews with the input of INSY Group. ...
  By Elmira Bayrasli.  Forbes.  Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:31:37 GMT.

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