WASHINGTON — A U.S.-backed program to recruit police in rural Afghanistan has failed to significantly stem the insurgency, with some units becoming deeply entangled in criminal activity, including bribe-taking and extortion, according to a Pentagon-funded study. . full story ![]()
President Hamid Karzai is demanding control of clandestine Afghan armed groups that are linked to U.S.-led forces amid complaints of abuses by the units.
foxnews.com (2 months and 23 days ago)
President Hamid Karzai is demanding control of clandestine Afghan armed groups that are linked to U.S.-led forces amid complaints of abuses by the units.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 23 days ago)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai is demanding control of clandestine Afghan armed groups that are linked to U.S.-led forces amid complaints of abuses by the units.
boston.com (2 months and 23 days ago)
A police officer tangled in a fistfight with a criminal is not such a common sight anymore. But hands-on confrontations will never go away -- no matter what cops pack in their duty belts.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered all US Special Forces out of two key provinces within two weeks, accusing Afghan units under their jurisdiction of being responsible for the torture, abuse, and disappearance of Afghan civilians.
abcnews.com (2 months and 27 days ago)
An investigation into the discovery of a deceased woman found Thursday in her 11 Bush St. home has revealed that no criminal activity was involved in the victim's passing. At about 2:30 p.m.
post-journal.com (11 days ago)
Investigators say there is no indication of criminal activity in a weekend fire that killed three children in eastern Ohio and injured two more people.
journal-news.com (2 months and 4 days ago)
Investigators say there is no indication of criminal activity in a weekend fire that killed three children in eastern Ohio and injured two more people.
middletownjournal.com (2 months and 4 days ago)
A state fire official says there's no sign of criminal activity in the explosion of a fertilizer plant in Central Texas that killed 14.
brownsvilleherald.com (1 month ago)
A state fire official says there's no sign of criminal activity in the explosion of a fertilizer plant in Central Texas that killed 14.
themonitor.com (1 month ago)
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