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    Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Musharraf tells supporters he has returned to save Pakistan

    KARACHI, Pakistan — As former military ruler Pervez Musharraf stepped off the plane at Karachi’s international airport Sunday, he returned to a very different nation from the one he was forced to leave in 2008 — one that has no interest in bringing back military rule, and has little if any appetite to give a onetime autocrat a major spotlight on the political stage.
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    KARACHI, Pakistan — As former military ruler Pervez Musharraf stepped off the plane at Karachi’s international airport Sunday, he returned to a very different nation from the one he was forced to leave in 2008 — one that has no...

    Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), Asif Ali Zardari, Parliament, Karachi (Pakistan), Elections

    2. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Kerry confronts clashing interests in Syria, Iran and Russia

    This time will be different. That is the word from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Syrian rebels who have become so frustrated by empty promises of help to overthrow President Bashar Assad that they had threatened to boycott a Thursday meeting in Rome of the Friends of Syria alliance.
    This time will be different. That is the word from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Syrian rebels who have become so frustrated by empty promises of help to overthrow President Bashar Assad that they had threatened to boycott a Thursday meeting in...

    Tags: Russia, Islam, Bashar Assad, Woodrow Wilson, Religion and Belief

    3. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Pakistan car bombing at food center kills 17

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A car bomb exploded amid scores of people lining up at a food distribution center in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 28 others in what appeared to be a rare attack on Pakistanis displaced by the country’s war against insurgents.
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A car bomb exploded amid scores of people lining up at a food distribution center in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 28 others in what appeared to be a rare attack on Pakistanis...

    Tags: Explosions, United Nations, Taliban, Emergency Incidents, Pakistan

    4. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Afghanistan gets visit by U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman

    KABUL, Afghanistan –Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for a weekend visit aimed at assessing the amount and type of training that American troops will continue to provide Afghan defense forces...

    Tags: International Military Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, Bombings

    5. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Angelina Jolie opens a girls school in Afghanistan

    Looking for inspiration to make the world a better place? Well, Angelina Jolie has opened a school for hundreds of girls in Afghanistan and intends to open more funded by profits from her jewelry collection, according to a report out Monday.
    Looking for inspiration to make the world a better place? Well, Angelina Jolie has opened a school for hundreds of girls in Afghanistan and intends to open more funded by profits from her jewelry collection, according to a report out Monday. The all-...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Social Media, Angelina Jolie, Media Industry

    6. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Afghans seek their own exit strategy

    KABUL, Afghanistan — Nabil Ahmad was at his desk at a logistics support firm last spring when an explosion ripped through the office.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — Nabil Ahmad was at his desk at a logistics support firm last spring when an explosion ripped through the office. Windows shattered. The ceiling collapsed. "I thought it was an earthquake — or the end of the world," the...

    Tags: Migration, Interior Policy, Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Italy

    7. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Don't abandon U.S. troops' allies

    When American troops went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, they relied on local translators, drivers and guides to help them navigate incalculable risks. In exchange, the United States promised, beginning in 2006, to provide visas for those men and women whose work put them in danger. But nearly a decade later, it has yet to fulfill that commitment.
    When American troops went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, they relied on local translators, drivers and guides to help them navigate incalculable risks. In exchange, the United States promised, beginning in 2006, to provide visas for those men and women...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, International Military Interventions, Interior Policy, Immigration

    8. Mar 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. U.S. forces hand over control in Afghan province

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. military leaders on Saturday formally handed over security responsibilities to Afghan troops in an area of Wardak province that was the focus of claims by President Hamid Karzai that U.S. troops were responsible for kidnappings and human rights abuses.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. military leaders on Saturday formally handed over security responsibilities to Afghan troops in an area of Wardak province that was the focus of claims by President Hamid Karzai that U.S. troops were responsible for...

    Tags: U.S. Military, Pneumonia, Taliban, Hamid Karzai, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    9. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Suicide blast in Pakistan kills soldier, 6 civilians

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A blast set off by a suicide bomber killed at least seven other people in the northwest city of Peshawar on Friday in an attack that appeared to be aimed at assassinating a top Pakistani paramilitary official, police said.
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A blast set off by a suicide bomber killed at least seven other people in the northwest city of Peshawar on Friday in an attack that appeared to be aimed at assassinating a top Pakistani paramilitary official, police said. The...

    Tags: Explosions, Armed Conflicts, Emergency Incidents, Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    10. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Two Americans killed in air crash in Afghanistan

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. troops died in eastern Afghanistan after their aircraft crashed Tuesday, military officials said.
    This post has been updated. See the note below for details.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. troops died in eastern Afghanistan after their aircraft crashed Tuesday, military officials said. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said the cause of the crash, which took place in a field, is under...

    Tags: International Military Interventions, United Nations, Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO

    11. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. U.S. contractor illegally detained in Afghanistan, officials say

    KABUL, Afghanistan — An American contractor was detained illegally for 24 hours in an Afghan prison, beaten, denied more than basic medical help and told he wouldn't be released unless his company paid $2.4 million, according to three U.S. congressmen and his employer.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — An American contractor was detained illegally for 24 hours in an Afghan prison, beaten, denied more than basic medical help and told he wouldn't be released unless his company paid $2.4 million, according to three U.S....

    Tags: Afghanistan, Frank R Wolf, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, John Kerry

    12. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Civilian deaths in war in Afghanistan drop for first time in 6 years

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan dropped in 2012 for the first time in six years, a sign of lessening hostilities, but insurgents dramatically expanded their campaign of assassinating government supporters, the United Nations said Tuesday.
    This post has been updated. See the note below for details.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan dropped in 2012 for the first time in six years, a sign of lessening hostilities, but insurgents dramatically expanded their campaign of assassinating government supporters, the United...

    Tags: United Nations, Taliban, Hamid Karzai, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO

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