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Cut all ties to Afghanistan
The May 23 headline read, "Karzai: More peace after US withdrawal in 2014." You're kidding, right? I can't believe that we continue to stay in Afghanistan and stuff the pockets of Hamid Karzai and his goons. This guy has the gall to say "things will only...Tags: The New York Times, Afghanistan, NATO, Central Intelligence Agency
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Afghanistan's Karzai gives India military equipment "wish list"
ReutersBy Ross Colvin NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he had given a "wish list" of military equipment to India during a visit this week, presenting a conundrum for New Delhi as it weighs whether arming the Afghan...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment, Taliban, Politics, Pakistan
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Elections, Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif
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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse...Tags: Justice and Rights, Parliament, Sex Crimes, Taliban, Politics
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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: International Law, Feminism, Justice and Rights, Explosions, Criminals
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Explosions, Taliban, Emergency Incidents, Suicide
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Pepsi to march in, as foreign troops leave Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL, May 20 (Reuters) - PepsiCo will open its first plant in Afghanistan in 2014, its Afghan partner said on Monday, the same year foreign troops complete their withdrawal from the country after 13 years of war. "It will go on stream in 2014," Hamed...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, PepsiCo Inc., NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Suicide bomber kills senior official, 14 others in Afghan north
ReutersPOL-E-KHOMRI, Afghanistan, May 20 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew up a senior official and 14 others outside a government office in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan on Monday, police said. The bomber targeted Mohammad Rasoul Mohseni, head of the...Tags: Bombings, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Armed Conflicts
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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: Al-Qaeda, Justice and Rights, Haqqani Network, U.S. Congress, International Monetary Fund
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Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan....Tags: New Delhi (India), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islamabad (Pakistan), Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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UPDATE 1-Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
Reuters(Adds Pakistan ex-brigadier comment) By Hamid Shalizi KABUL, May 19 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, New Delhi (India), Islamabad (Pakistan), Afghanistan, NATO
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Shootings, Taliban, Transportation Accidents, Politics
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