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Fourth U.S. drone victim influenced by Sept. 11, war
WASHINGTON — In his early teens, Jude Kenan Mohammad was a familiar sight in his middle-class section of Raleigh, N.C., riding around on his bike to deliver groceries to elderly Muslim neighbors. But with an American mother and Pakistani father,...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Islam, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), U.S. Military, Jihad
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In Afghanistan, businesswomen must seek a delicate balance
KABUL, Afghanistan — Roya Mahboob navigates the potholes of doing business in Afghanistan like any other entrepreneur. Corruption is rife. Kidnappings are common. Bomb blasts remain an overarching reality. But as the female chief executive of a...
Tags: Technology, Employees, Kabul (Afghanistan), Feminism, Career and Workplace
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Pen pals reunited: Reservists from Afghanistan meet the sixth-graders who wrote them letters
South Florida reservists serving in Afghanistan got a dose of American culture every few weeks when they opened letters from sixth-grade students. Students told the reservists about the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, about a new popular song called...
Tags: Students, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Barack Obama, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Khaled Hosseini sets 'And the Mountains Echoed' against Afghan history
Although Khaled Hosseini has lived in the United States since he was 15, he remains engaged in the struggles of his native Afghanistan, which he has made palpable for Western readers in two bestselling novels, "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid...Tags: Taliban, Nabi, Kabul (Afghanistan), Book, Health and Medical Professionals
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British soldiers descend on Imperial
Staff WriterIMPERIAL — Scorching heat, desert sand and locals’ scrutiny are just some of the things that members of the British Army Air Corps 672 Squadron 9 can expect when they deploy to Afghanistan. But when they landed a helicopter at T.L. Waggoner...Tags: United Kingdom, Students, Military Equipment, Armed Forces, Teaching and Learning
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Eldersburg's Knutson-Cullen among honorees at Memorial Day service
U.S. Army Capt. Sara M. Knutson-Cullen, a former Eldersburg resident who died in a helicopter crash in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 11, will be among the honorees at the May 27 Memorial Day service at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium....
Tags: Timonium, Robin Williams, U.S. Military, U.S. Army, Transportation Accidents
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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: Elections, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government, Political Corruption, National Government
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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: Human Rights Watch, Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Sex Crimes, Emergency Incidents
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Injured warrior breaks down barriers
Still feeling the effects of the nerve damage suffered when her arm broke in half while she was serving in Afghanistan, Marine Sgt. Lorie Yrigoyen stood on the podium on the first day of the Warrior Games, gold medal in hand. The following Thursday,...
Tags: Cycling, Parkinson's Disease, U.S. Army, Sports, Paralympic Games
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Two bombings kill four, injure dozens in Dagestan
MOSCOW -- Twin explosions rocked the capital of Dagestan on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens in the Russian region most recently known for its association with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. A car bomb detonated in the center of...
Tags: Islam, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Politics, Bombings, Human Rights
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Harford Friends seventh-graders learning about Afghanistan
Seventh-graders at Harford Friends School have a new opportunity to let their voices be heard as far away as Afghanistan. The only school in Maryland selected to participate in an interactive program entitled "Afghanistan Hearts and Minds," Harford...Tags: Students, Quakerism, Teaching and Learning, Education
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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: Mountains, Wars and Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), U.S. Military, Landforms
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