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Ballots of Afghan women in conservative districts are vulnerable to fraud in August’s presidential election, the country’s top human rights official said Sunday.
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The offensive was led by 4,000 Marines who were sent to Afghanistan as part of the new U.S. troop surge. The move is seen as an early test of the Obama...
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Everything in the world doesn’t necessarily happen for the first time. American soldiers are supposedly the “prime targets” of Taliban and Al-Qaeda as is put...
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The United States army says it has launched a major offensive against the Taliban in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.
The US military says about 4,000 marines...
made popular Jul 2 2009
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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In a move that could be the biggest joke of the century for at least in Afghanistan, the US-installed Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a News conference turned angry...
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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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Afghanistan’s kidnap economy has not quite reached the heights of Iraq’s at its worst point, but it is certainly a growth industry and shows the same ugly nexus...
made popular Jun 22 2009
The idea to transform a vacant tract near the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif into a sprawling commercial farm, with miles of strawberry fields and thousands of cashmere...
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No sooner had Pakistan announced its plans to attack South Waziristan than some pundits began to hail the operation as the Waterloo of the Taleban and al-Qaeda...
made popular Jun 17 2009
As many as 91 civilians were killed when a neighbouring villager lied to US special forces about Taliban positions it was claimed.
The deaths in a night assault by US...
made popular Jun 15 2009
Yesterday’s attack on Peshawar’s Pearl Continental Hotel was the latest signal of Pakistan’s growing Islamist insurgency.
Since the raid by the Pakistani...
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British troops fighting the Taliban are facing three times as many attacks as any other Nato force in Afghanistan amid spiralling violence across the country which has...
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Reporting from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan — The accusation was damning: U.S. soldiers were said to have tossed a grenade into a crowd of Afghans in the eastern...
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For the usually peaceful Norfolk countryside it was a startling sight: a suicide bomber appeared to blow himself up, seriously wounding a passer-by and scaring several...
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Blimps have long been popular for their recreational value and probably the Zeppelins were the best variations with the ability to accomplish purposeful assignments...
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The U.S. military, which built itself for Iraq, is racing to remake itself for Afghanistan.
The effort is on full display at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, a sprawling...
made popular Jun 9 2009
The soldiers turned on each other with shoves, punches and kicks. One swung an ammunition can in a slow-motion haymaker. The patrol had already been hapless: a display...
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Afghan government officials claim that diseases originating from the pollution of living environment in Kabul city only, kill at least eight (8) in every 24 hours. This...
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A number of Members of Afghan Parliament (Wolasi Jirga) have accused foreign troops, stationed in Afghanistan for fighting Al-Qaeda and Taliban rebels, of committing...
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A long-standing member of an Afghan women’s association fighting for justice and rights calls for U.S. troops to withdraw, saying they are occupying her country...
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Scores of militants attacked a Pakistani security post near the Afghan border on Saturday, triggering a battle that left 16 assailants and two troops dead, the military...
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AP, Islamabad
A Pakistani official says that 13 militants and two troops have been killed after insurgents attacked a security post near the Afghan border.
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As of Friday, May 1, 2009, at least 607 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in...
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AP, Kabul
International and Afghan forces killed 15 militants in southern Afghanistan on Friday, the U.S. military said.
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AP, New York
A formerly powerful Afghan tribal leader has been sentenced to life in prison for smuggling heroin into the United States.
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AP, Tangi Valley
Only a few Afghan villagers waved as the new American forces patrolled deep into this valley, a warning sign even in a region not exactly known for its love for foreign...
made popular Apr 30 2009
AP, Dera Ismail Khan
Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed five people in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border.
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AP, Kabul
A top Taliban commander warned Wednesday that militants would unleash a wave of ambushes, roadside bombs and suicide attacks in a new spring offensive. In a possible...
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AP, Kabul
The U.S. military says Afghan and international forces have killed 32 militants in two clashes in southern Afghanistan.
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AP, Islamabad
Pakistan warned militants Tuesday to leave a district just 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the capital or face military action, an indication that the government may be...
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AP, Islamabad
Taliban militants declared their peace deal with the Pakistani government “worthless” on Monday after authorities deployed helicopters and artillery against...
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AP, Islamabad
Taliban militants said Monday their peace deal with the Pakistani government was “worthless” after authorities sent helicopters and artillery against...
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AP, Kabul
Afghan counter-drug officials destroyed 6.5 tons (6 metric tons) of drugs and precursor chemicals in a raging bonfire Sunday they said symbolized recent successes in...
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AP, Kabul
Afghan counter-drug officials destroyed 6.5 tons (6 metric tons) of drugs in a raging bonfire Sunday they said symbolized recent successes in Afghanistan’s fight...
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AP, Kandahar
An Afghan official says at least three suicide bombers have attacked the governor’s compound in Afghanistan’s largest southern city, killing five police...
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AP, Kabul
International and Afghan troops clashed with Taliban insurgents in heavy fighting that left at least 12 militants dead in central Afghanistan on Friday, officials...
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AP, Kabul
International and Afghan troops killed two militants in an overnight raid in central Afghanistan, U.S. forces said Thursday.
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AP, Kabul
A cascading collection of deep-blue high-mountain lakes became Afghanistan’s first provisional national park Wednesday, as the violence-plagued nation took a big...
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AP, Kabul
Day laborer Sayed Sekander spent more than half a day’s pay on textbooks for his third-grade son, stuffing them into a dirty rice sack to take home. He will wait...
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, April 27, 2009. Pakistan’s foreign minister asked U.S. officials Monday to “not panic”...
