Karzai calls for release of detainees Incumbent President Hamid Karzai, making a rare campaign appearance yesterday in the heavily Pashtun east to appeal for votes, said that Western forces must release suspected Taliban supporters and fighters held without charge for months and even years.By: Fisnik Abrashi|Date: Aug 5, 2009

KABUL - The US military in Afghanistan stopped releasing body counts of insurgents believed killed in operations because the tolls distract from the US objective of protecting Afghans, a spokesman said yesterday.By: Fisnik Abrashi|Date: Jul 28, 2009

Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters Wednesday evening in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan.By: Fisnik Abrashi and Lara Jakes|Date: Jul 1, 2009

An American soldier, who disappeared after walking off his base in eastern Afghanistan with three Afghan counterparts, is believed captured, officials said Thursday.By: Fisnik Abrashi|Date: Jul 2, 2009

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...killings in Afghanistan UN envoy: Foreign intelligence services behind spate of mysterious killings in Afghanistan By FISNIK ABRASHI http://www.msnbc. msn.com/id/ 24641296/ KABUL,... 1 Jul 8, 2008 5:30 pm World...