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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Taliban attack international aid group in Afghanistan capital

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated attack on an international aid group’s guesthouse in an upscale Kabul neighborhood Friday, setting off a furious firefight that lasted several hours and renewing fears of the insurgents’ ability to strike virtually at will in the heart of the capital.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated attack on an international aid group’s guesthouse in an upscale Kabul neighborhood Friday, setting off a furious firefight that lasted several hours and renewing fears of the insurgents&...

    Tags: Firearms, Taliban, Pakistan, Rebellions, Afghanistan

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obama puts restrictions on drone program

    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly reduce U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere.
    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...

    Tags: Murder, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Ed Royce

    3. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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 told reporters in India on Wednesday.
    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: Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh, Elections, Pakistan, Political Corruption

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. In Afghanistan, businesswomen must seek a delicate balance

    KABUL, Afghanistan — Roya Mahboob navigates the potholes of doing business in Afghanistan like any other entrepreneur. Corruption is rife. Kidnappings are common. Bomb blasts remain an overarching reality.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — Roya Mahboob navigates the potholes of doing business in Afghanistan like any other entrepreneur. Corruption is rife. Kidnappings are common. Bomb blasts remain an overarching reality. But as the female chief executive of a...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Feminism, Employees, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Khaled Hosseini sets 'And the Mountains Echoed' against Afghan history

    Although Khaled Hosseini has lived in the United States since he was 15, he remains engaged in the struggles of his native Afghanistan, which he has made palpable for Western readers in two bestselling novels, "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns." His beautifully written, masterfully crafted new book, "And the Mountains Echoed," spans nearly 60 years of Afghan history as it investigates the consequences of a desperate act that scars two young lives and resonates through many others.
    Although Khaled Hosseini has lived in the United States since he was 15, he remains engaged in the struggles of his native Afghanistan, which he has made palpable for Western readers in two bestselling novels, "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid...

    Tags: Taliban, Nabi, Afghanistan, Health and Medical Professionals, Book

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 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's rights, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
    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: Environmental Issues, Feminism, Human Rights Watch, Hydroelectricity, Civil Rights

    7. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 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 2014.
    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: Landforms, Pakistan, Suicide, Emergency Incidents, Hamid Karzai

    8. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack

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    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, Hamid Karzai, Government, Shootings, Taliban

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Three coalition troops killed in Afghanistan

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    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three international service members were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. The soldiers were Americans, said Jawed Faisal, a spokesman...

    Tags: Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Six Americans among at least 15 killed in Afghanistan bombing

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-military contractor DynCorp International says four American employees were killed in a suicide car bombing Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, bringing the number of Americans slain to six.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-military contractor DynCorp International says four American employees were killed in a suicide car bombing Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, bringing the number of Americans slain to six. Nine Afghan civilians were...

    Tags: Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Afghan militants threaten more attacks after deadly bombing

    KABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack Thursday on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more such assaults. The suicide bombing killed six Americans, including four civilian contractors, and at least nine Afghan civilians, including two children, according to local and coalition officials.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack Thursday on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more such assaults. The suicide bombing killed six...

    Tags: Pakistan, Suicide, Emergency Incidents, Wars and Interventions, Taliban

    12. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Afghanistan suicide attack kills 15, including at least two Americans

    KABUL, Afghanistan – The death toll from a powerful suicide car bomb that shook the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday morning has increased to 15, including two American troops and four foreign civilian contractors, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.
    KABUL, Afghanistan – The death toll from a powerful suicide car bomb that shook the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday morning has increased to 15, including two American troops and four foreign civilian contractors, according to U.S. and Afghan...

    Tags: Suicide, Emergency Incidents, Fishing, Taliban, Bombings

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