Posts Tagged ‘taliban’
Afghanistan seeks bids to tap huge mineral wealth
NEW DELHI, June 16, 2010-Afghanistan is to seek bids from global mining groups to extract the war-torn country’s near one trillion dollars of mineral wealth, its mines minister said. Wahidullah Shahrani said the country would organise a roadshow to promote opportunities for foreign investors on June 25 in London. “We will invite bids for the [Read More]
Afghanistan-Missing American soilder identified.
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Sunday confirmed that an American soldier who went missing from his base in Afghanistan has been captured and identified him as a private from Idaho serving with an Alaska-based infantry regiment. The Defense Department released the name of Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho, one day after he [Read More]
