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Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank - The Associated Press

2010-09-04
Kansas City StarAfghans continue pulling money from troubled bankThe Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan — Nervous Afghans on Saturday continued pulling funds out of the nation's largest bank despite assurances from government leaders that ...Ex-executives say their dismissals triggered run on Kabul BankWashington PostAfghan officials resist clean-up of Kabul Bank as scandal engulfs eliteThe GuardianKabul Bank: Moral Hazard PersonifiedWall Street Journal (blog)AFP -The Press Association -Christian Science Monitorall 1,341 news articles »

US soldier dies in southern Afghanistan - AFP

2010-09-04
Boston GlobeUS soldier dies in southern AfghanistanAFPKABUL — A US soldier in southern Afghanistan has died after an insurgent attack in the most volatile part of the country, NATO said Saturday. ...Factbox: Security developments in Afghanistan, Sept 3ReutersFatal airstrike in Afghanistan is disputedSt. Louis Post-DispatchAfghan air strike casualties reviewedNewsOK.comPhiladelphia Daily News -MiamiHerald.comall 412 news articles »

Analysis: Special-ops on show to woo war skeptics - The Associated Press

2010-09-03
WANEAnalysis: Special-ops on show to woo war skepticsThe Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan — The new top commander in Afghanistan is talking up a weapon that has been kept in the shadows for years — special operations missions ...News Article Mullen Gets Afghanistan Updates in KabulDepartment of Defenseall 111 news articles »

Following the Lions from Kabul - Morning Times

2010-09-03
Following the Lions from KabulMorning TimesAlexa James admits to being a Pennsylvania girl who can't get enough of her Penn State Nittany Lions. What makes it tough for her to do this is ...and more »

Suicide bomber kills 5 Afghan police, civilian - The Associated Press

2010-09-04
Bradenton HeraldSuicide bomber kills 5 Afghan police, civilianThe Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber perched on the back of a motorcycle killed five Afghan policemen and one civilian in the increasingly violent ...Blast kills Afghan policemen, civilians: governorReutersSuicide bomber kills 5 police, 1 civilian in northern city of KunduzTODAYonlineTwitter messages posted on missing Japanese journalist's siteMainichi Daily Newsall 133 news articles »

Abiding some Afghan graft - Washington Post

2010-09-04
Abiding some Afghan graftWashington PostSome military and civilian advisers to the US-led command in Kabul argue for a comprehensive effort to root out graft and other official abuses, ...and more »

6 more American troops die in Afghan fighting - TMCnet

2010-09-03
Kansas City Star6 more American troops die in Afghan fightingTMCnetBy AP , KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Six more American troops were killed in action in Afghanistan, ending August with a spike in bloodshed that has claimed ...War in Afghanistan News 3 Sep 2010War On Terror NewsUS Defense Secretary Reaches Kandahar To Boost Morale Of SoldiersAHN | All Headline NewsAfghan exit plan already draftedThe AustralianNewsyStocks.com -TODAYonline -Cryptome.orgall 1,588 news articles »

Afghan candidate wounded in grenade attack - The Associated Press

2010-09-03
Central Florida News 13Afghan candidate wounded in grenade attackThe Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan — A candidate in this month's Afghan parliamentary elections was wounded in a grenade attack amid growing political violence and ...Afghan parliamentary candidate woundedCNNTerrorists Attack Ghazni PoliticianWar On Terror NewsParliamentary candidate wounded in grenade attack in central AfghanistanWireUpdateall 113 news articles »

Afghan school poisonings linked to toxic chemicals - The Associated Press

2010-09-01
Daily MailAfghan school poisonings linked to toxic chemicalsThe Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan — Blood samples taken from Afghan schoolgirls who collapsed in apparent mass poisonings showed traces of toxic chemicals found in ...US Concerned Over Attacks On Afghan SchoolchildrenRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyAttacks on Afghan School ChildrenUS Department of StateAfghan schoolgirls sickened by poison gasUPI.comall 187 news articles »

CFIA issues alert on Kabul Farms beef products - Food Business Review

2010-09-02
CBC.caCFIA issues alert on Kabul Farms beef productsFood Business ReviewBy Staff Reporter The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has warned the public not to consume the raw beef products bought from Kabul Farms retail store ...E. coli warning in beef products sold at Kabul FarmsinsideTORONTO.comCFIA/Health Hazard Alert: All Raw Beef Products Sold on August 6, 2010 From ...Benzingaall 40 news articles »

Kabul Bank: Moral Hazard Personified - Deal Journal - WSJ

2010-09-03
Ok, critics of the US bank bailouts, you warned about moral hazard. Well, here it is.

Afghans continue pulling money from Kabul Bank amid concerns over ...

2010-09-04
Crowds gathered at Kabul Bank branches around the capital to withdraw dollar and Afghan currency savings, with customers saying they had lost faith in the bank's solvency following a change in leadership and reports that tens of ...

Kabul Bank Bailout? Mahmoud Karzai, President's Brother, Calls For ...

2010-09-03
Hamid Karzai's older brother wants the US to guarantee deposits at Afghanistan's largest bank to stop a developing bank run fueled by fears of fraud. Mahmoud Karzai, Kabul Bank's third-biggest shareholder, told The Washington Post that ...

Collapse of Kabul Bank Points to Fatal Corruption of Karzai ...

2010-09-03
The house of cards that is the Hamid Karzai government in Kabul may be falling before our eyes, as vast, globe-spanning webs of corruption, formerly hidden in shadows, have suddenly had a spotlight thrown on them. The crisis raises the ...

Tackle corruption before bailing out Kabul Bank | Shadow Government

2010-09-03
Afghanistan's largest bank, Kabul Bank, is now in the midst of fending off a run on its deposit accounts. As was the case those many years ago in Europe, it is the small depositors who are the most angry, vociferous, and panicked. ...

Employment Opportunities In Kabul | Karmsundbk.com

2010-09-04
Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan and an economic and cultural centre of the state. It is a 3000 year old country, strategically located along the trade.

Blood & Treasure: bust out in Kabul

2010-09-03
I think the take-out from the Kabul Bank story is that it's a bust out. The venal and corrupt government we have expensively installed is filling its boots before heading off to retirement homes in Dubai – homes purchased by...

Mullen Gets Afghanistan Updates in Kabul :: Elites TV

2010-09-03
Mullen Gets Afghanistan Updates in Kabul By John D. Banusiewicz American Forces Press Service KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2010 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed progress and challenges in Afghanistan with top ...

Will U.S. need to rescue Kabul Bank?

2010-09-03
So far the situation seems under control but Afghans are very nervous and there has been a run on the bank. The run started on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, scores.

Kabul Bank in a “bank run” « Follow The Money

2010-09-03
Kabul Bank handles salary payments for soldiers, police and teachers. It has scores of branches across Afghanistan and holds the accounts of key Afghan government agencies. The collapse of the bank would probably spread panic throughout ...