Latest Afghanistan Stories
Wanting to raise awareness of the gluten free diet and inspire gluten free dieters everywhere, CPT B. Donald Andrasik releases a new book detailing his gluten free deployment to Afghanistan. Pasadena, MD (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Over 1 out of every 133 Americans suffer from celiac disease, and many more from gluten intolerance. A condition that requires these individuals to strictly adhere to a gluten free diet; which, can be difficult and frustrating to maintain. However, as proven by a...
Toxco Waste Management Ltd. gives battery recycling and transportation presentation to international community at latest NATO conference. Trail, BC (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 On April 17, 2013, Toxco Waste Management Ltd. (“Toxco”) made a presentation to the NATO (“North Atlantic Treaty Organization”) Transportation of Dangerous Goods Group, in Brussels, Belgium. After more than a decade-long presence of NATO forces in Afghanistan, a large accumulation of spent lithium batteries has...
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Brian McCleskey Honors Patriot Award Winner Con-way Freight for Active Support of Veterans and their Families as Soldiers are Called to Serve DECATUR, Ala., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Brian McCleskey, a driver sales representative for Con-way Freight, has served two tours of duty with the Army Reserve in Kuwait and Afghanistan. During those deployments, he was able to focus on his mission and leave concerns over his family's...
VADUZ, Liechtenstein, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- http://www.worldreview.info Russia fears the destabilising spread of radical Islam along its southern borders once Nato troops pull out of Afghanistan in 2014 . 'The Kremlin fears a possible return to the situation of the 1990s, when militant groups extended their activities from Afghanistan into central Asia, seriously devastating both Tajikistan and Uzbekistan," writes World Review expert Professor Stefan Hedlund. Russia, which...
-- Pledges announced will enable over a billion children to be vaccinated ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the Global Vaccine Summit, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) presented a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan to eradicate all types of polio disease - both wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived cases - simultaneously. Global leaders and individual philanthropists signaled their confidence in the plan by pledging...
LENOIR CITY, Tenn., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As they searched for landmines and other unexploded ordnance at a Kabul, Afghanistan girls school, employees of Sterling Global Operations (SGO) knew their task was important, but its significance was amplified when a 15-year-old Pakistani girl was shot a few weeks later by Taliban terrorists because she wants an education. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130205/CL54289LOGO-b ) Malala Yousafzai started school again in...
Seven veterans with the Canadian Armed Forces’ Soldier On program will ride with American veterans in the Face of America from World T.E.A.M. Sports April 26-28. Arlington, Virginia (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 Seven veterans from the Canadian Armed Forces’ Soldier On program have accepted an invitation to travel to Washington this month to participate in World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Face of America bicycle ride April 26-28. Sponsored in part by American Portfolios Financial Services, the...
KABUL, Afghanistan, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Roshan, Afghanistan's leading total communications provider, today launched 3G Jahaan (meaning "the world"), which will immediately be available in Kabul, and then rolled out nationwide. Roshan 3G Jahaan presents a significant next step in access by connecting the company's six million customers with each other and the world. Furthermore, 3G Jahaan's features such as video calling, conferencing and streaming confirm Roshan's promise...
MobileRecharge.com expands its coverage area by adding two top up operators in Suriname and Afghanistan. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 14, 2013 MobileRecharge.com enhanced its network by adding two mobile recharge operators for Afghanistan and Suriname. MobileRecharge.com customers can now make international online mobile recharges and send credit to cellphones pertaining to Afghan Wireless and Telesur. On the other hand, relatives and friends in these countries can now receive mobile credit...
ARLINGTON, Va., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Case studies narrating effective community-led solutions to development challenges in seven countries have been released, Counterpart International announced. www.Counterpart.org. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110818/DC54764LOGO) The eight case studies - which focus on Afghanistan, Armenia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, India, Turkmenistan and Vietnam - highlight a mix of strategies and techniques from...
Latest Afghanistan Reference Libraries
The Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus), is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family of birds. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Western Sahara.
Mouse-like hamsters are a group of small rodents found in Syria, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. They are found in rocky outcrops and semi-mountainous area in desert regions. The mouse-like hamsters are not true hamsters, but represent an early split from the rest of the mouse-like rodents. They were once thought to be hamsters based on the shape of their molars. They lack the cheek pouches, sebaceous flank glands, and short tail of the true hamsters. The...
The Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) is a member of the bird family Laniidae. This widespread resident breeder is found mainly in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, but has recently been recorded from Sri Lanka. It constructs its nest in bushes in scrubby areas and cultivation, laying 3-5 eggs. This small shrike measures an average of 17cm. It is maroon-brown above with a pale rump and long black tail with white edges. The underparts are white, but with buff flanks. The crown and nape...
