Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2011 – A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed Malawi Sahib, a Taliban leader, during an operation in the Baraki Barak district of Afghanistan’s Logar province today, military officials reported.
NEW YORK-A United Nations survey launched yesterday points to “significant†increases in opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar and Laos, and calls for greater investment to support alternative livelihoods.
VIENNA, Austria-When the 2012 European soccer championships kick off in Poland and Ukraine next June, the United Nations atomic energy will be centrefield offering its expertise to guarantee the safety of the tournament's spectators and participants.
CAMBODIA-The United Nations-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia ruled yesterday that Ieng Thirith, a 79-year-old former senior member of the Khmer Rouge who was found unfit to stand trial, will not be released as ordered last month but remain in detention.