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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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: Wars and Interventions, Suicide, Armed Conflicts, U.S. Military, Afghanistan

    2. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 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 military's 40-year domination of its politics. He has also promised to improve relations with India and take on the radical Islamist terrorism that has tormented Pakistan. The United States should assist him in every way possible to achieve those goals.
    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: Afghanistan, Nawaz Sharif, Haqqani Network, Philosophy, Barack Obama

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

  3. 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: Armed Conflicts, Transportation Accidents, National Government, Shootings, Motorvehicle Accidents

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

  4. Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative

    BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper.
    BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper. The Syrian leader...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), National Government, United Nations, Afghanistan

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

  5. 12 killed as suicide car bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Kabul on Thursday, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Kabul on Thursday, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials. The attack took place around 8 a.m., a time when many people in the Afghan capital were...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Suicide, Armed Conflicts, Transportation Accidents, U.S. Military

    6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Bombings at 2 Pakistan mosques kill 10

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Bomb blasts tore through two village mosques in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 25, local authorities said. The bombings occurred in the village of Baz Darrah in the Malakand region,...

    Tags: Bombings, Religion and Belief, Emergency Incidents, Pakistan, Explosions

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

  7. 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: Bombings, Suicide, Armed Conflicts, Kabul (Afghanistan), Transportation Accidents

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

  8. 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: Wars and Interventions, Suicide, Armed Conflicts, Transportation Accidents, U.S. Military

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

  9. 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, Armed Conflicts, Transportation Accidents, Afghanistan, Lifestyle and Leisure

    10. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Pakistan's incoming prime minister turns pragmatic

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested....

    Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, Armed Conflicts, National Government, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Afghanistan

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

  11. 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's 10-year commitment to the war-ravaged country.
    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: Wars and Interventions, Labor Markets, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights

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

  12. Polls close in historic Pakistan elections; some bombings occur

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a bloody campaign season marred by waves of bombings and candidate assassinations, Pakistanis turned out in large numbers Saturday to elect a new parliament in what is slated to be the first democratic transition of civilian governments  in a country with a history of military coups and forced political ousters.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a bloody campaign season marred by waves of bombings and candidate assassinations, Pakistanis turned out in large numbers Saturday to elect a new parliament in what is slated to be the first democratic transition of...

    Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), Asif Ali Zardari, Armed Conflicts, Polls, Karachi (Pakistan)

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