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Taliban fighters warned Afghans not to take part in the war-wracked country’s upcoming presidential runoff, threatening Saturday to launch a fresh wave of violence on polling day to stop them.
The warnings came on the first official day of...
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Friday that the United States could start holding Afghanistan’s government accountable for corruption by withholding money for...
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A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan.
Several...
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Afghanistan’s capital Kabul remained sealed for the commoners as the country’s president was to be sworn in for a second five year’s term.
Kabul was...
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Kabul will witness the oath taking ceremony of its future five year’s ruler today November 19, 2009. The attendance of regional leaders and guests from the western...
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British forces should buy off potential Taleban recruits with “bags of gold”, according to a new army field manual published yesterday.
Army commanders should also...
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Insurgents fired two rockets on Monday into a market northeast of Kabul where the head of French forces in Afghanistan was holding a meeting with tribal elders. The...
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The Attorney General of Afghanistan Muhammad Ishaq Aloko revealed the names of Ministers and other government officials accused of widespread corruption during their...
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The document calls for a “combination of carrot and stick” to encourage Taliban commanders and foot soldiers to lay down their arms and rejoin Afghan...
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By Afghan standards, it’s a panic of apocalyptic proportions: A state of emergency has been declared; parents are scaring their children into wearing masks on...
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First came the Brezhnev Market. Then the Bush Market.
Now Afghans are beginning to call their notorious bazaar full of chow and supplies bought or stolen from the vast...
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Some of the Saudi Royals.
Only three nations recognized the Taliban prior to September 11th, 2001: Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Needless to say,...
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As violence rises in Afghanistan, the power balance between insurgent groups has shifted, with a weakened al-Qaeda relying increasingly on the emboldened Taliban for...
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The upper house of Afghan Parliament “Misharano Jirga” has condemned the ‘arrests’ of Afghan refugees in Pakistan and has said it will closely assess the...
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The Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan confirmed eleven deaths due to the fast spreading Swine Flue which has forced the closure of Afghan public places and...
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Recently I read an article related to US is sending 40k troops to protect from Terrorism to Pakistan and Afghanistan border. And I am sure America can not contribute...
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Will it be China that finally pays the huge bills for repairing and rebuilding Afghanistan and Iraq — and reaps the rewards? It’s looking that way: as the US and...
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The head of the United Nations in Afghanistan threatened a complete pullout yesterday after half of his staff were evacuated following last week’s terrorist attack,...
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Taliban-led insurgents in Afghanistan have devised ways to cripple and even destroy the expensive armored vehicles that offer U.S. forces the best protection against...
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In a rather surprising move UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon flew all the way from New York to Kabul to congratulate the re-election of President Karzai. It was...
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The United Nations said on Thursday it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for...
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With less than two weeks to go until national elections, the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is trying to cut a secret deal with one of his rivals to knock out his...
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His portrait adorns giant billboards in every corner of the capital: hugging a child, making a speech and smiling serenely atop comforting platitudes about progress and...
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As the days are closing to the second landmark Presidential Elections in Afghanistan’s recent history, the sitting president is seeking his re-election. His campaign...
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Ten days after the formal launching of election campaigns in Afghanistan, several Presidential Nominees have voiced their concerns on the worsening security threats in...
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It has been at least a quadrant of a year now that Afghan government’s relation has slowly and gradually deteriorated with the US administration which included...
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Facing growing public anger over the rising civilian death toll from the war in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has proposed a solution — increasing...
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Afghanistan is about three and a half months away from its historic elections to elect its leader, the president of the country, for the next four years in April of...
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