http://www.icasualties.org/oef/01/31/08 Reuters: Bomb kills one in Kabul
Suicide car bomber targets an Afghan army bus in Kabul, killing one and injuring many.
01/31/08 BBC: Afghanistan's future 'in peril'
Two more Western reports say that international efforts are failing to make Afghanistan a stable state. The Atlantic Council says that Nato is not winning in Afghanistan and Oxfam warns that the country faces a humanitarian disaster.
01/31/08 AP: Bomber kills Afghan deputy governor, 5 others in mosque attack
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing Helmand province's deputy governor and five other people, officials said.
01/30/08 Reuters: Half-trained troops to fight the Taleban
Afghanistan risks reverting to a failed state and a haven for global terrorism without new U.S. and international efforts to win the war and achieve development, two studies said on Wednesday
01/30/08 AP: 3 Civilians Killed in Afghan Bombings
Roadside bombings and a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan killed three civilians and wounded nine others, a police chief said Wednesday. A suicide bomber in a vehicle tried to attack a NATO convoy in Kandahar province's Zhari district Wednesday...
01/30/08 Reuters: Afghan upper house backs journalist death sentence
Afghanistan's upper house of parliament has backed a death sentence issued against a reporter accused of blasphemy, one of the members said on Wednesday.
01/30/08 NPR: Children Try to Make a Living on Afghan Streets
On any given day in the towns and cities of Afghanistan, tens of thousands of children head to the streets to beg and hawk sundries — even during the winter, when bitter winds and snow keep most adults indoors.