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Afghan security concerns to ease after 2014, Karzai says
NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
Tags: Nawaz Sharif, Political Corruption, India, Government, Manmohan Singh
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Delay in mine project shadows hopes for Afghan economy
McClatchy Foreign StaffKABUL, Afghanistan The giant copper mine that the Afghan government has made the centerpiece of its plans for building an economy nearly from scratch is at least five years behind schedule, and the state-owned Chinese company that won the bidding has...Tags: International Economic Institution, Economy, Business and Finance, World Bank Group, Companies and Corporations, Government
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Emergency Incidents, Criminals, Government, Human Rights
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A moving novel about families
"And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead Books, 416 pages, $28.95. Khaled Hosseini is the author of both "Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns," which together have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide. "And the Mountains...Tags: Nabi, Literature, Authors, Arts and Culture
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Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Suicide, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Landforms, Armed Conflicts
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Boot gripe prompted retaliation, says isle airman
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserAll he wanted was some American-made boots. An Air Force noncommissioned officer who complained to Congress, military investigators and the media that he was issued Chinese-made boots for an Afghanistan deployment now says he is being retaliated against...Tags: Crimes, Shoes, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Trials
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Khaled Hosseini goes to heart of characters' desires
St. Louis Post-DispatchKhaled Hosseini's first novel, "The Kite Runner," became a sensation in 2003. Hosseini, now 48, was able to stop working as a physician while writing his second novel, "A Thousand Spendid Suns." He says he struggled with the second book, in part,...Tags: Afghanistan
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Hosseini's latest is moving family story
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe story that Khaled Hosseini tells in "And the Mountains Echoed" is one of loss and love -- in that order. At its heart, this tale spells out what happens when a brother and sister are torn apart as children -- a father's choice to do what he hopes is...Tags: Nabi, Literature, Book, Arts and Culture, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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Top 3 Pop Releases: 'The Hangover III,' 'Mountains Echoed' book, 'Dancing with Stars'
'DANCING WITH THE STARS' SEASON FINALE MONDAY AND TUESDAY Who will win the Mirror Ball? Only four couples are left from the original 12 and the competition is fierce. Vyeing for the Season 16 win are Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas; Jacoby Jones and Karina...Tags: Nabi, Mark Ballas, Literature, The Hangover (movie), Arts and Culture
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Rebellions, Transportation Accidents, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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Grovetown man killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.A Grovetown man was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to the company he was employed with as a civilian contractor. Michael Robert Bradford, 26, was one of four DynCorp International personnel killed in Kabul, a company...Tags: NATO, U.S. Army, Bombings, Suicide, Afghanistan
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Fort Bliss adds names of 13 fallen soldiers to memorial
El Paso Times, TexasIt was a somber Friday morning as the families and friends of 13 fallen Fort Bliss soldiers gathered to watch the unveiling of their names on the post's Field of Honor monument -- a lasting reminder of their sacrifice. The monument honors those...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Israel, Human Interest, Bombings
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