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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Rights, Al-Qaeda, Taliban
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America's go-to man in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province
TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan — A shy boy with filthy hands and a shabby tunic approached the great man, bowed and tried to kiss his hand. Gen. Matiullah Khan was seated like a sultan on a cushion in his hojra, his airy receiving room. He barely...
Tags: Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, Bombings, Separation of Church and State
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2 More U.S. Soldiers Killed by Taliban Posing as Afghan Troops
CNNA man wearing an Afghan police uniform opened fire on U.S. troops in southwest Afghanistan on Friday, killing two service members, military and Afghan officials said. The killings are the latest in a series of "green-on-blue" attacks carried out by...Tags: Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Army, National Government
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Joel Brinkley: In Egypt, Morsi's silence speaks volumes
American VoicesMohammed Morsi has been Egypt's president for less than a month, and already senior clerics in his country and around the Islamic world are loudly calling for the demolition of the pyramids, Egypt's most important tourist attraction and among the Seven...Tags: Entertainment Events, The Washington Post, U.S. Department of State, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Firearms
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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... -
News briefs: GOP primaries in three states today; mass murder shooting at Christian school
3 GOP primaries Tuesday, but Romney and Obama act as though the fall campaign is all but set MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are trading jabs even before Republicans vote in their latest...
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The Taliban's olive branch
American officials are welcoming a Taliban statement that the Afghan insurgents will set up an office in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. The move is being seen as a first step toward peace talks aimed at reconciling the Taliban and the Western-backed...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Qatar, Wars and Interventions, Al-Qaeda, Taliban
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Pakistan rips 'preposterous' ideas about its role in Afghan talks
World NowPakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said any expectations Pakistan could deliver the Taliban leader to the negotiating table for Afghan peace talks were “preposterous.”... -
U.S. offers $10-million bounty for Pakistani militant chief
World NowThe U.S. government has set a $10-million bounty on Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the founder of a Pakistani militant group with suspected links to Al Qaeda and the alleged mastermind behind the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that killed 166 people.... -
Taliban talks the only hope for Afghan peace process?
Special to CNNThere was little to celebrate in Kabul this week as the United States marked the tenth anniversary of its invasion of Afghanistan. The war against the Taliban is already the longest in America's history and there are few signs that it will be ending any...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, News Agency, Taliban, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Terrorism
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Muslim holiday in Afghanistan opens with a bombing
World NowAfghanistan bombing: Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday of the Muslim calendar, got off to a violent start in Afghanistan on Sunday when suspected insurgents staged a bombing outside a mosque in the north, killing at least seven worshippers, Afghan...
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