Afghanistan Sun
AfghanistanSun.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Issue 1899
bullet Navigation corner
bullet Afghanistan News
bullet Central Asia News
bullet World News
bullet Business News
bullet Entertainment News
bullet RSS Directory rss

bullet Market Indices corner
DJIA graph
DJI: 223.32 8280.74 2.63%
FTSE: 2.01 4236.28 0.05%
BSE: 254.56 14913 1.74%
NAS: 49.20 1796.52 2.67%
Nikkei: 60.08 9816.07 0.61%

bullet They said it corner
"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

bullet Exchange Rates corner
$£€ United States, Dollar Euro Afghanistan, Afghani Iraq, Dinar Pakistan, Rupee
United States, Dollar - 0.716 47.30 1167. 81.47
Euro 1.395 - 66.02 1629. 113.7
Afghanistan, Afghani 0.021 0.015 - 24.68 1.722
Iraq, Dinar 0.000 0.000 0.040 - 0.069
Pakistan, Rupee 0.012 0.008 0.580 14.33 -

bullet More Afghanistan News corner
Japan extends its naval unit's Afghan support mission
11 militants killed in Pakistan
Taliban claims downing Pakistan Army helicopter
Gilani stresses on US-Mexico like fencing along Pak-Afghan border
"Mortified" Prince Charles's heartbreaking tribute to his army pal

bullet Central Asia corner
Islamic revival tests Azerbaijan's tolerance
China-Mongolia military drill held in Beijing
Nabucco Not At Risk From Russia-Azerbaijan Gas Deal - Turkey
Turkmenistan Begins Oil Production in the Karakum Desert

bullet US Military corner
Pakistan seals border with Afghanistan, clamps curfew
US pushes ahead with Afghan offensive
Oz brothels put on more staff to serve US naval officers
U.S. Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns
2 U.S. troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan

bullet Subscribe corner
Get Afghanistan Sun headlines sent daily.

bullet Add Headlines corner
Add Afghanistan news headlines to your site.
Start here.
bullet Afghanistan Sun corner
Breaking News
32 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, July 4 (Xinhua) Thirty-two militants and a foreign soldier were killed in fighting in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province Saturday, officials...

Military offensive not against tribals, says Pakistani minister
The military operation in northwest Pakistan is not against any tribal group but targets the Taliban led by Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said, stressing that the government has not signed any peace deal with the...

Pakistani residents ask Taliban commander to go away
Pakistani residents in the Hamza Banda area of Lower Dir district have ordered Taliban commander Mufti Aftab to leave the area immediately, a media report said...

More breaking stories
World News
Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

More international stories
Business News
Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

More business stories

bullet Afghanistan Sun corner
Bringing you the latest news from Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Sun tries to leave no stone unturned.

Our news extends from Kabul, the capital, to all parts of the country. We cover the reconstruction, the continuing military operations, the trials and tribulation of the interim government, and the pathway to elections.

We don't dodge the controversies either, the impact of the Afghan warlords that retain power throughout much of the country, the continuing presence of Taliban elements, the aftermath of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, eliminated in the military conflict of late 2001 and early 2002, and the resurgence of the opium growing and drug trade in Afghanistan.

Whether it's hard news or stories of general interest, the Afghanistan Sun has a mission to cover it all. The online newspaper also provides updates of what's happening in the region, particularly in the surrounding Central Asian, and former Russian states, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

World news, finance, sports and markets features, and we have a news poll where readers can register their views on regular topics.

bullet Feedback corner
  • Comments or suggestions for this site? Use our contact page.
  • Have your say. Post on our letters forum.
  • See what others say on our letters forum.
  • bullet Sponsored Links corner

    bullet Afghanistan Weather corner
    Kabul, Afghanistan
    Now 26°C/79°F Chance of Rain
    Saturday 29°C/84°F Chance of Rain
    Sunday 29°C/84°F Chance of Rain
    Monday 31°C/87°F Clear
    Tuesday 33°C/91°F Clear
    Wednesday 34°C/93°F Clear

    National Weather

    bullet Movie Review corner

    bullet Muslim News corner
    'New York' gets good press in US
    Clerics in Moradabad issue fatwa against homosexuality
    "Mischievous" cleric instigated Muslims to attack Christians in Pak
    Short lived freedom for Geelani
    12 volunteers, 3 militants killed in Mohmand Agency clash

    bullet Have Your Say corner
    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


    bullet Hotel Review corner
    Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan
    Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan

    The taxi drove through the center of the building to an arrival station for the Crowne Plaza which is a building towering 42...


    bullet Space corner
    Mixing in Earth's outer core causes geomagnetic dipole to collapse
    Buzz Aldrin calls for human settlement on Mars
    Scientists make first direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind
    The man who fell to Earth