Lack of ammunition plagues Afganistan’s police - 05 May 08

Afghan police officers are increasingly seen as an easy target for the Taliban fighters.

Lacking proper equipment and training, they have come under repeated attacks in recent weeks.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from the district of Arghandab in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.

Albania ammunition blast - 15 Mar 08

Footage of the blasts that rocked an Albanian village, north of the Albanian capital, after an ammunitions dump exploded.

The blasts sent missiles and debris smashing into homes several kilometres away from the dump

Five people are confirmed dead, but that figure is likely to rise.
More than 200 have been injured and blood supplies are being flown in by NATO forces, from neighbouring Kosovo.