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16 policemen killed in 2 attacks in Afghanistan

Ahmad — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:24:36 +0000

Taliban fighters attacked checkpoints in northern and southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing 16 members of the Afghan National police.

Eight policemen were killed before dawn when militants targeted a checkpoint in the northern province of Baghlan. At about the same time, Taliban fighters attacked another outpost in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, killing another eight policemen, the Interior Ministry said.

Two militants were killed and another was wounded in the Baghlan attack, deputy provincial police chief Zalmai Mangal. Baghlan Gov. Mohammad Akbar Barakzai said the policemen were providing security on the main road through the province.

In Lashkar Gah, provincial spokesman Daud Ahmadi said the attack occurred before dawn.

One policeman who disappeared may have been linked to the attackers, he said, adding the Taliban made off with a police vehicle, six Kalashnikov rifles and a heavy machine gun.

Separately on Monday, NATO said an Afghan-international security force detained a weapons smuggler and a small group of other militants in Khost province in eastern Afghanistan. The suspect allegedly worked with the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network of militants.

You could be Taliban if:

Ahmad — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:10:54 +0000

You could be Taliban if:….You refine heroin for a living, but have a “moral objection” to beer.….You own a $700 machine gun and $5000 rocket launcher, but you can’t afford shoes.….You have more wives than teeth.….You think vests come...

Nato looks to new tactics in Afghan opium war

Ahmad — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:37:20 +0000

Nato defence ministers will hear a plea Thursday to take new steps to crack down on the opium trade in Afghanistan as the illicit business generates vital funds for the Taliban-led...

9 Ways To Jumpstart Your Writing Goal

Ahmad — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:39:47 +0000

In the past I conducted a writing project called Gotta Get Goals where people blogged about the life goals that they just had to get done before their time was up. Not surprisingly, the majority of the people said that writing a best selling novel was high up on their goals list.

This tells me that a lot of people can relate to the desire to create beautiful writing, while a lot of people lack the discipline to put the pen to the paper.

Like most goals, accomplishment comes with investments in time, in brain power, and consistent commitment. Here I will discuss some specific things you can do to get a jump start on developing a writing habit. If writing is not for you, think of a life goal that you have and then build a plan for it.