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The war in Afghanistan has not been going well, and it is no surprise that Americans are frustrated. Many observers can rightly point to signs of progress: the functionality of specific Afghan government ministries and programs, the slow growth of the...
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By 10 a.m. this morning, the day looked bright. The sun was shining on Kabul, taking the chill out of the bones. I’d had my breakfast of cereal and tea and read...
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Even near military bases, female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan aren’t often offered a drink on the house as a welcome home.
More than 230,000...
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David Headley case is getting murkier day by day, confirming the worst fears. Perhaps like Pakistan, USA is also paying for its sins which go back to cold war era. As...
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At least eight people have been killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, officials say.
The blast happened near a hotel in Wazir Akbar Khan...
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Meet the measuring stick of America’s Pentagon:
In other words, the Pentagon determined that 30 casualties, even if they were civilian, were too few to matter...
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Taliban fighters attacked checkpoints in northern and southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing 16 members of the Afghan National police.
Eight policemen were killed...
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Attorney General of Afghanistan reported the arrest of Wahab-ud-Din Sadaat, Secretary to the Mayor of Kabul on charges of corruption.
Sources revealed that Mr. Sadaat...
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Welcoming 30,000 troops coupled with at least 7000 NATO forces, Afghanistan doesn’t appear at all ready for taking up the security responsibilities nor is the...
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The phenomenon of Global Warming has brought the world together in Copenhagen to face its common enemy that it has created itself. This phenomenon takes me directly to...
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During yesterday’s hearings before the House and Senate Armed Service Committees, General Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry presented a unified...
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Two of the biggest goals for U.S. forces in Afghanistan are building up Afghan security forces and convincing Taliban fighters to lay down their arms — and cash...
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President Obama has delivered the most important war speech of his presidency. But the surge of 30,000 of American troops along with 5000 of other allies; will it make...
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Calling it important to talk to the armed opposition, a number of political parties and civil societies in a gathering in Kabul called upon the US President to...
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The man in whose name the first outraged war of the 21st century was launched under the title of ‘war on terror’ has been hiding in one of the most rigorous...
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Obama’s announcement surge of 30,000 more US troops in Afghanistan may turn out to be the turning point in the history of American war in Afghanistan. Launched in...
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The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan bears ominous similarities to the disastrous Soviet war there 20 years ago, when a modern army was humbled by small guerrilla bands and...
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Rape in Afghanistan is an under-reported, concealed human rights problem of ‘profound proportions’, the United Nations said today.
Norah Niland, the United...
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Strengthening Afghan government means weakening the Taliban. These were the ultimate summary of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s speech to the House of Commons...
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“The hottest stories surrounding Eid festivities in Afghanistan’s political circle has been the proposed International Conference on Afghanistan to be held in...
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Violence against women is widespread and deeply rooted in Afghanistan, where they are becoming less active in public life eight years after the Taliban regime...
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Taleban militants in the Swat valley in north-west Pakistan have threatened to kill girls who attend school.A local Taleban commander ordered parents to stop sending...
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Taleban members said they had received Iranian-made arms from elements in the Iranian state and from smugglers.
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The area of poppy production in Afghanistan and the yield of opium from these crops have reduced this year compared with 2007, a UN report says
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Afghanistan’s opium trade funds the arms, ammunition, and military operations of the Taleban who made an estimated $100m (£50m) in 2007 from Afghan poppy farmers by...
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Pakistan’s battle against the Taleban threatened to spiral out of control yesterday after Islamic militants extended their grip in the lawless North West Frontier...
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As he drives out into the dusty fields of Kandahar province keeping one eye open for the Taleban, Harry Spies can’t help daydreaming sometimes about the farm he...
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