![](\"http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/rss_news_logo.gif\" "\\"\\""){kind=logo} | ");document.writeln(" ");document.writeln("");document.writeln(" | ");document.writeln(" ");document.writeln(" as of Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:03:49 -0500. ");document.writeln(" | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan war: USAID spends too much, too fast to win hearts and minds | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | In the Afghanistan war, it\'s quantity vs. quality: The USAID battle for hearts and minds is being lost just as President Obama\'s \'civilian surge\' prepares to more than double annual assistance to $5 billion. | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan war: Successful foreign assistance lets Afghans pick their project | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | In the Afghanistan war for hearts and minds, foreign assistance succeeded when a village decided to go from torches to light bulbs | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan war: How USAID loses hearts and minds | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | One battle in the other Afghanistan war: How a mismanaged $60 million USAID project alienated those it aimed to help. | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan bus blast \'kills 25\' | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | A roadside bomb kills 25 civilians and wounds 20 travelling on a bus in south-western Afghanistan, officials say. | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan: Election Officials, Security Forces Prepare For Presidential Poll | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | United Nations election officials in Afghanistan say 30 October is their target date for releasing the final official results from the 9 October election -- that is, provided one of the 18 candidates wins the 50 percent needed for outright victory in the first round. | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan government shuts down TV network | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | Najibollah Kabuli, member of Afghanistan\'s parliament and head of Emrooz television condemned the move saying that this action is a result of pressure from Shiite religious leaders and his own opposition to Iranian policies. -Zamaneh | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan: Dutch leave | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | The Dutch troop deployment in Afghanistan is set to end after four years. | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan war deaths | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2001 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Afghanistan war, as announced by the Pentagon: Afghanistan - Asia - Warfare and Conflict - Afghanistan Civil War - Improvised explosive device | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan, Hong Kong to send teams to Pakistan | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | In what is a minor boost for cricket in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Hong Kong will travel to the country to participate in a club tournament in Karachi | ");document.writeln("
| Afghanistan shuts down private TV channel \'Emroaz\' over \'anti-national\' programming | ");document.writeln("|
| ");document.writeln(" | London, July 28 : Afghanistan has closed down a private television station \'Emroaz TV\', owned by an Afghan MP Najibulla Kabuli, for allegedly \'fueling religious tensions and harming national unity.\' The channel recently criticised leading Shia politicians in the country for being \'agents of Iran\'. | ");document.writeln("