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U.S. helicopter shot down, killing 30 US troops, 8 Afghans
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter during fighting in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most of them belonging to the same elite Navy SEALs unit that killed Osama bin Laden, as well as seven Afghan...Tags: Human Interest, Kabul (Afghanistan), Elections, Aerospace Manufacturing, Taliban
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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: New Delhi (India), Pranab Mukherjee, Iran, Kabul (Afghanistan), Elections
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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: Feminism, Kabul (Afghanistan), Explosions, Environmental Issues, Taliban
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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: Explosions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Emergency Incidents
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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: Mohammed Omar, Elections, Taliban, Philosophy, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Shootings, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Transportation Accidents
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May 14 Letters: Bombing suspect burial, foreign aid
Right thing to do Re: "Mass. bombing suspect buried in Va. cemetery," May 11. My deepest respect goes to whoever approved this burial at the Al-Barzahk Islamic Cemetery. I was disgusted following the news of the last few days that the body of...Tags: Government, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), U.S. Congress, Islam, Politics
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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'...Tags: Iran, Kabul (Afghanistan), Elections, Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. and Afghan officials meet for formal talks; progress declared
KABUL, Afghanistan – Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for only the second time since the two countries inked a strategic partnership agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out an agreement defining...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Political Corruption, Wars and Interventions
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Karzai: U.S. wants use of 9 bases in Afghanistan after 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan – The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Kabul (Afghanistan), U.S. Embassy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces
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U.S. seeks use of nine Afghanistan military bases after 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, NATO
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U.S. turns over troubled dam project to Afghanistan
KAJAKI, Afghanistan — After struggling for more than a decade to upgrade a huge hydroelectric plant in a volatile region that saw heavy American losses in fighting with the Taliban, the United States is trying a new approach: Let the Afghans take...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Environmental Issues, Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hydroelectricity
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