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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: Political Corruption, Pranab Mukherjee, Pakistan, New Delhi (India), Armed Conflicts
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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, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Abusive Behavior, Explosions
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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: U.S. Military, Mountains, Wars and Interventions, Suicide, Explosions
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Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan
There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...
Tags: Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, International Monetary Fund, Civil Rights
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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: Transportation Accidents, Armed Conflicts, Government, Shootings, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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U.S. turns over troubled dam project to Afghanistan
KAJAKI, Afghanistan — After struggling for more than a decade to upgrade a huge hydroelectric plant in a volatile region that saw heavy American losses in fighting with the Taliban, the United States is trying a new approach: Let the Afghans take...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Heavy Engineering, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Environmental Issues, Technology
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Afghanistan files formal protest after Pakistan border clash
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires in Kabul to the Foreign Ministry on Monday to file a “strong protest” after another clash along the countries' troubled border. The skirmish,...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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NATO: 5 Americans killed in southern Afghanistan
Five U.S. service members were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the latest deadly attack against international troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive this week. The coalition did not disclose...Tags: U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Police Investigations, Explosions, Pakistan
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U.S., Afghan diplomats work toward long-term agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan — Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for just the second time since the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out a pact defining Washington'...
Tags: Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Wars and Interventions, Political Corruption, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S. and Afghan officials meet for formal talks; progress declared
KABUL, Afghanistan – Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for only the second time since the two countries inked a strategic partnership agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out an agreement defining...
Tags: Human Rights, Political Corruption, Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Afghanistan
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Karzai: U.S. wants use of 9 bases in Afghanistan after 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan – The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...
Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, U.S. Embassy
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U.S. seeks use of nine Afghanistan military bases after 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...
Tags: U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, U.S. Embassy, Military Equipment
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