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Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 10 civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A minivan packed with civilians struck a roadside bomb in the southern Afghanistan province of Oruzgan on Thursday morning, killing 10 people and wounding eight others. Most of the victims were women and children, said Abdullah...Tags: Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taliban, Hajj, Injuries and Wounds
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Report cites extensive corruption involving Afghan bank
SAROBI, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan, notorious for institutionalized corruption, has reached breathtaking new levels of officially sanctioned theft as fresh details emerge of a massive conspiracy to loot the privately owned Kabul Bank. An independent...
Tags: Political Corruption, Embezzlement, Lawyers, Corporate Crime, Business Enterprises
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Clashes in Afghanistan on Shiite holy day kill 1
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Violence broke out at the annual Shiite Muslim observance of Ashura here Saturday, but on a much smaller scale than security authorities in Kabul had feared. At least one person was killed and 16 others were wounded in clashes...
Tags: Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Suicide, Injuries and Wounds, Afghanistan
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Two Marines killed in attack on Afghan base where Prince Harry is deployed
World NowKABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. Marines were killed when Taliban insurgents attacked the NATO base in southern Afghanistan where Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, is deployed, military officials said Saturday. The prince was not in any... -
'Insider shooting' kills 3 more Western troops
World NowA gunman in an Afghan army uniform killed three Western troops on Wednesday, the NATO force said. That brought the number of “insider” shooting deaths in August to 15, the most in a single month since the start of the war nearly 11 years ago..... -
NATO helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan kills 2 Australians
World NowA NATO helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing two Australian troops, officials said, bringing that country's military fatalities to five in less than 24 hours.... -
August is year's deadliest month for foreign troops in Afghanistan
World NowKABUL, Afghanistan -- More NATO troops, and more Americans, were killed in Afghanistan in August than in any other month this year. Fifty-three Western troops had died in Afghanistan as of Aug. 31, according to the website icasualties.org. Of those, 38... -
Tense but quiet day in Kabul after film denounced at Friday prayers
World NowA heavy security presence and behind-the-scenes efforts by the government of President Hamid Karzai were credited with staving off violent protests over an anti-Islam video on Friday following the week’s main Muslim prayers.... -
Bus, fuel tanker collide in Afghanistan; at least 54 reported dead
World NowIn a country where many of life’s daily risks stem from warfare, a horrifying crash involving a passenger bus and a fuel tanker killed up to 54 people on an Afghanistan road on Friday, officials said. The dead included women and children.... -
Afghan leader rips film tied to Libya attack, raising fears of violence
World NowPresident Hamid Karzai condemned an American-made film that crudely mocks Islam, galvanizing fears among Westerners that the Afghan leader's denunciation could be read as a go-ahead to stage violent protests.... -
Taliban vows to retaliate for anti-Islam video
World NowThe Taliban movement harshly denounced an amateur video mocking Islam, blaming "bestial" America for its production and urging that the Muslim world respond with "appropriate action."... -
Blast near NATO headquarters in Kabul kills at least 6
World NowA suicide attacker set off a powerful explosion near NATO headquarters in one of the most heavily secured districts of Kabul, killing at least six civilians, some of them street children....
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