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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.... -
Taliban says 9/11 attacks were excuse for 'illegal' war
World NowOn the eve of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Taliban issued a bellicose statement accusing the United States of using the "September incident" as a pretext for an unjust war.... -
Insurgents kill two NATO troops in Afghanistan
World NowA suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed two foreign troops in eastern Afghanistan, according to NATO and Afghan officials.... -
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.... -
Calls to protest movie mocking Muhammad spread to Algeria, Iran
World NowThe day after outraged Egyptians scaled the walls of the American Embassy and Libyan militants attacked and burned a U.S. consulate, protests and denunciations against an amateur movie mocking the Islamic prophet spread across the region, spurring... -
Bomb kills provincial women's affairs chief in Afghanistan
World NowFueling fears over the growing dangers faced by Afghan women, a bomb attached to the car belonging to a provincial women’s affairs chief killed her and seriously injured her husband on Friday, Afghan officials said.... -
Wedding-hall blast kills at least 19, including prominent Afghan lawmaker
World NowKABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber struck a wedding hall packed with VIPs from across northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 19 people, including a prominent anti-Taliban politician and a high-ranking police official. There was no... -
McManus: All quiet on the war front
Here's an important fact you haven't heard much about in the presidential campaign: The armed forces of the United States are at war in at least four countries, and that number could increase any day. About 87,000 Americans are still fighting in...
Tags: Afghanistan, Democratic Party, Pakistan, Elections, Israel
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Afghan parliament orders defense, interior ministers be replaced
World NowKABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan’s parliament Saturday ordered President Hamid Karzai to replace the country’s defense and interior ministers, dealing his administration a harsh blow as it struggles to show its readiness to take over security... -
Another 'green-on-blue' shooting kills three more Western troops
World NowKABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan worker on a military base opened fire and killed three NATO troops, military officials said Saturday, bringing the toll to six Western military fatalities in 24 hours at the hands of ostensible allies. The attack took place... -
Afghanistan's Karzai urges Taliban leader Omar to run for president
World NowKABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai had a suggestion Thursday for Mullah Mohammed Omar, the fugitive leader of the Taliban movement: Run for president if you want. The Afghan leader, speaking at a news conference, urged the Taliban chief to... -
3 U.S. troops among dead in two Afghanistan bombings
World NowTwo explosions in eastern Afghanistan, one targeting an American convoy, killed three U.S. troops, an Afghan interpreter and at least 24 other Afghans on Wednesday, defying what the military had described as a trend of diminishing violence this year....
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