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| Blasts across Afghanistan target Shi'ites, 59 dead Reuters By Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide attack killed dozens of Shi'ite Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine on Tuesday, and four others died in a smaller blast in a key northern city, in the worst sectarian violence Afghanistan has seen since the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Afghanistan's allies pledge to stay for long haul Reuters By Myra MacDonald and Hamid Shalizi BONN (Reuters) - Foreign governments pledged on Monday to support Afghanistan long after allied troops go home, with or without a political settlement with insurgents once seen as the best way to prevent a new civil ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghanistan opens bids for gold, copper deposits to generate revenue for war ... Washington Post KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan opened bids Tuesday on billions of dollars worth of copper and gold deposits in four areas of the country that together are roughly half the size of the Grand Canyon. Despite ongoing violence, Afghanistanhas high ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pakistani Boycott Jeopardizes Conference on Afghanistan Voice of America December 01, 2011 Pakistani Boycott Jeopardizes Conference on AfghanistanMeredith Buel | Washington Pakistan's decision to boycott an international conference on Afghanistan's future is jeopardizing the meeting's success. The conference is scheduled ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pakistan Announces Boycott of Afghanistan Conference Voice of America November 29, 2011 Pakistan Announces Boycott of Afghanistan Conference Kurt Achin | Islamabad, Pakistan Pakistan says it will boycott a major Afghanistanreconciliation conference next week in Germany to protest NATO's recent airstrike that killed 24 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| For Marines, it's back to the future after Iraq, Afghanistan Washington Post With the Iraq war ending and an Afghanistan exit in sight, the Marine Corps is beginning a historic shift, returning to its roots as a seafaring force that will get smaller, lighter and, it hopes, less bogged down in land wars. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Elite Marine role in Afghanistan key to 2014 exit The Associated Press PUZEH, Afghanistan (AP) — In this dusty village in southern Afghanistan a small team of elite US Marines is nudging Afghans toward rejection of the Taliban insurgency, a mission that is emerging as central to the US and NATO exit strategy but is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Drone belonged to CIA, officials say Washington Post Iran, a longtime adversary of the United States, is believed by US intelligence agencies to be pursuing the development of a nuclear weapon and is also accused of providing support to anti-coalition elements in both Iraq and Afghanistan. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1726 The Associated Press 6, 2011, at least 1726 members of the US military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is seven less than the Defense Department's tally, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghanistan Taps Aussie Miners Wall Street Journal (blog) There's a catch: the ad has been posted by the ministry of mines of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Mining in Afghanistan is far from unprecedented. One of the main benefits from Alexander the Great's invasion of Bactria around 330 BC was the gold ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US drone 'downed' by Iran may have been lost over Afghanistan Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM TEHRAN AND BEIRUT — A drone that Iranian officials claimed to have taken down may be an unarmed US reconnaissance aircraft that went missing over western Afghanistan late last week, according to US-led forces in that country. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghan woman, jailed for being raped, wins pardon Chicago Tribune KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has pardoned a woman who was raped by a family member but then jailed for adultery, a statement from the presidential palace has said, in a case that highlights deep concerns about women's rights in the country. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Senate pushes to hurry up Afghanistan pullout Reuters A US Army soldier from the 2nd Platoon, B battery 2-8 field artillery, takes a picture of a howitzer artillery piece being fired at Seprwan Ghar Forward fire base in Panjwai district, Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, June 12, 2011. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| India Wins Major Mining Concession in Afghanistan Wall Street Journal By DION NISSENBAUM KABUL—India secured a potentially lucrative foothold inAfghanistan as a consortium of seven companies won rights to develop a large portion of the country's largest iron-ore deposit. Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines awarded the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Afghan children ready to walk down Sesame Street Reuters By Daniel Magnowski KABUL (Reuters) - Children in Afghanistan soon will be able to start their education the same way as millions of preschoolers elsewhere in the world: by watching the TV series "Sesame Street." Makers of the show worked with two ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghanistan's Struggle Has Wide Resonance Wall Street Journal Once there, we were to receive our orders for deployment to Afghanistan, where the Red Army was bogged down in what was to become one of the most notorious wars of the modern age. As luck would have it, our commanding officer liked a drink, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghan woman attacked with acid after refusing marriage Reuters KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An Afghan family who refused to give their daughter in marriage to a man they considered irresponsible were attacked at home by unknown gunmen who beat the father and then poured acid over both parents and three children ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Norway M.O.D: Several Afghan measures 'improbable' / News / The ... Norway M.O.D: Several Afghan measures 'improbable'. On a current visit to Meymaneh, Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide admits military forces were idealistic regarding the operation. news / The Foreigner. Norwegian... |
| Afghanistan War News Updates -- December 6, 2011 By War News Updates Editor More News On Afghanistan. Fears Afghanistan is on verge of new sectarian war as 59 people killed in twin bomb attacks -- The Telegraph Blasts Kill Dozens inAfghanistan -- Wall Street Journal Afghanistan: Kabul shrine attacks kill 54 -- The... War News Updates |
| War In Afghanistan News - 6 Dec 2011 - War On Terror News By WOTN Editor An Haqqani leader responsible for a recent car bomb attack was captured by a combined Afghan and coalition security force during an operation in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, today. The leader was responsible for Friday's car bomb ... War On Terror News |
| Pakistan pulls some troops from border posts - Army News | News ... By The Associated Press ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Tuesday temporarily recalled some troops from border posts meant to coordinate activity with international forces in Afghanistan as relations have been pushed to an all-time low by NATO airstrikes that killed 24 ... Army Times - News |
| Need to Know News: 58 dead in Afghanistan blasts; S&P puts 15 ... By andyapuy Each day, we here at "Piers Morgan Tonight" put together the news you need to know - from what happened last night to what will happen today. For December 6, 2011 - 58 dead in Afghanistan blasts, 15 eurozone governments on notice from ... Piers Morgan |
| Holy War: Afghan suicide blasts mar religious holiday — RT By RT Twin suicide bombings killed 59 in in Afghanistan as the specter of sectarian violence now looms over Afghanistan. News RSS : Today |
| Dozens Die in Rare Attacks on Afghan Shiites - World - CBN News ... At least 55 people were killed after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device inside a mosque in Kabul, the single deadliest attack in the Afghan capital in more than three years. CBN.com - CBN News |
| Frontier Post :: Afghanistan News :: Ban assures cooperation to ... By shimran KABUL (AIP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday assured President Hamid Karzai that United National would continue assisting Afghanistan beyond 2014, the year in which the mission of international force would expire.A press ... Frontier Post |
| Pakistan Boycotts Meeting While Afghanistan ... - ABC News Radio By Jeanette Torres World News and Headlines From ABC News Radio. World News - ABC News Radio |
| Afghanistan opens bids on gold, copper deposits | Washington ... By The Associated Press Afghanistan opened bids Tuesday on billions of dollars worth of copper and gold deposits in four areas of the country that together are roughly half the size of the Grand Canyon. Examiner World RSS |
| Blasts kill scores as Afghans mark holy day - CBS News Officials say more than 50 killed as suicide blasts hit Shiite shrine in Kabul, 2 more locations across country. www.cbsnews.com/.../blasts-kill-scores-as-afghans-mark-holy-... |
| BBC News - Afghanistan bombs kill 58 in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif At least 58 people - many Shia Muslims - die in twin attacks on a holy day inAfghanistan, raising the prospect of a new, sectarian conflict. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16046079 |
| Top Marine Spends Thanksgiving in Afghanistan - ABC News The U.S. Marines' top general, James Amos, sprinted up and down the Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, visiting frontline Marines at ... abcnews.go.com/.../top-marine-spends-thanksgiving-afghanist... |
| Blasts kill scores as Afghans mark holy day Two officials from Afghanistan's National Defense Forces told CBS News the the suicide bomber approached the shrine among the worshipers. ... www.cbsnews.com/.../blasts-kill-scores-as-afghans-mark-holy-... |
| Thanksgiving 2011: Troops in Afghanistan chow down - News - Stripes Forget the Macy's parade in New York City. On Thursday morning, soldiers at Combat Outpost Garcia in Nangarhar province may have held Afghanistan's ... www.stripes.com/.../thanksgiving-2011-troops-in-afghanistan-... |
| Senate pushes to hurry up Afghanistan pullout - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to require President Barack Obama to devise a plan for expediting the pullout ... news.yahoo.com/senate-pushes-hurry-afghanistan-pullout-021... |
| Letters: What future for Afghanistan? | World news | The Guardian Letters: The wider concern now is that the highly secretive reconciliation talks with the Taliban will involve the Afghan government trading away women's rights. www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../afghanistan-future-womens-rig... |
| World News: Afghan president pardons woman serving time for ... Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday pardoned an Afghan woman serving a 12-year prison sentence for having sex out of wedlock after she was raped ... www.thestar.com/.../1095633--afghan-president-pardons-wom... |
| Afghanistan News November 22 2011 VOA News November 22, 2011. The European Union is pledging an additional $2 million in food assistance to drought victims in northern Afghanistan. Defining ... www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/2011/.../nov222011.ht... |
| Delegates Arrive For Conference on Future of Afghanistan | News ... Delegates from around the world are gathering in Bonn, Germany for a conference on the future of Afghanistan. The conference, which starts Monday, will focus ... www.voanews.com/.../Delegates-Arrive-for-Conference-on-Fu... |
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