Afghan Police Commander, 3 others Killed in Attack

UT San Diego | AP | KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan authorities say a regional police commander and three of his men were killed when their vehicle was hit with a roadside bomb in the country's north. Baghlan provincial police spokesman Jaweed Basharat said district commander Habinul Rahman was killed Monday when the bomb exploded next to his vehicle while on patrol at about 11 a.m. Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says roadside bombs are the biggest danger facing security forces in their fight against Taliban militants. READ MORE

7 killed in Afghan police checkpoint attack in S. province

Afghanistan Sun (ANI) | Wednesday 13th March, 2013 | Kabul | One Afghan policeman and six militants were killed in an attack launched overnight by Taliban at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan province of Helmand, an official said Wednesday. "Unknown number of Taliban militants raided a police checkpoint in Zhranda area of Sangin district late Tuesday night as a result one policeman and six militants were killed," the administrative chief of the Sangin, Mohammad Sharif, told Xinhua. (READ MORE)

Fear and Loathing in Afghanistan

The Independent | John Wendle | Maidan Shahr | Tuesday 12 March 2013 | US Special Forces were meant to bring stability to Maidan Wardak. But a recent string of atrocities - and now a murderous assault by a disgruntled local police officer - reveal a province in crisis as their mission nears its end -  Sayeed Agha woke just before 4am to pray. In the moonlight, he opened the door of his home and began to walk down the dirt road to his village mosque, passing the apple orchards that his province, Maidan Wardak, is famous for. (READ MORE)