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Clashes kill 4 cops 26 militants in S. Afghanistan
An Afghan provincial official said Tuesday that four Afghan policemen and 26 militants have been killed in ongoing clashes in the country's southern province of Helmand."Militants numbered hundreds launched armed attacks against police checkpoints in Pirozo and Kolali areas of Sangin district Monday morning and clashes still going on there till now," the provincial government ...
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Nawaz Sharif calls Pakistani Taliban for peace talks
Pakistan's presumptive prime minister Nawaz Sharif called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government on Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.Nawaz Sharif said 'terrorism' was one of the most serious problems plaguing the country and any offer by the Pakistani Taliban to talk 'should be ...
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Endgame Afghanistan living in the fear of the Taliban
Kabul: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai is in India to seek economic cooperation but the focus this time is likely to be on security.The Afghan MPs, Opposition leaders, former intelligence chiefs and police commissioners have told NDTV that they want more than developmental aid from India.They would like India to player a much bigger role post-2014, when Western troops will exit ...
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Bomber kills 14 at Afghan provincial council
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people, including a prominent provincial council chief, outside the council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed ...
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Military Memo Applying Early Lessons to Build Afghan Security
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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense has identified 2,206 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans ...
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Getting to Yes with the Taliban - By John Arquilla
Hagel's front office gets a new Hand; Shineski, under fire; Obama to talk drone, Gitmo policy; MCT: Amos being investigated; Terminal Lance: "Shut up!" and a bit more. - by Gordon ...
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Russians kill 2 suspected terrorists following shootout
Russian police said they killed two suspected terrorists and captured a third in a shootout outside Moscow Monday. RIA Novosti said the men had recently returned from the border area ...
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Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province...
Afghan policemen evacuate a wounded person after a suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in Pul-i-Khumri, Baghlan Province, on Monday. ...
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Why insider attacks are down in Afghanistan
No one claims the problem is solved, but officials are cautiously hopeful that the lower number of 'green-on-blue' killings in Afghanistan this year means preventive measures are having an ...
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UN officials in Afghanistan urge ratification of law to eliminate violence against women
Print 20 May 2013 – Senior United Nations officials in Afghanistan are today urging the Government to fully implement legislation to protect women from child marriage and other forms of violence, in line with international commitments, after the Afghan Parliament failed to ratify the law over the weekend. President Hamid Karzai passed the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) ...
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Pentagon requests $US79bn for Afghanistan
THE Pentagon has asked Congress for nearly $US80 billion ($A82.41 billion) to cover the cost of the war in Afghanistan in 2014. The request for $79.4 billion in fiscal year 2014 is slightly lower than the war funding of $87.2 billion for the current fiscal year, Pentagon press secretary George Little told reporters. The proposed funding for Afghanistan operations is in addition to a $526.6 ...
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Pakistans presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks
Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government today, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army. Nawaz Sharif said "terrorism" was one of the most serious problems plaguing the country and any offer by the Pakistani Taliban to talk "should be taken seriously. ""All options should be ...
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Afghanistan Lawmakers Say No To Women’s Rights
women’s rights in Afghanistan was blocked by religious lawmakers, soon after being introduced. The lawmakers said parts of the law wouldviolate Islamic principles and ...
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai to seek military aid as he arrives in India
India to boost its assistance to Afghan armed forces.The request would heighten tensions in the region, and raise concerns among western observers of a fierce battle for influence ...
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More Fort Campbell troops return from Afghanistan
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- More of the "Rakkasans" have returned to Fort Campbell from Afghanistan. The plane carrying nearly 90 members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division touched down at the U.S. Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border Sunday evening. Environmental and science engineering officer Julie Bridges was surrounded by family, including her ...
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FSB prevents terror act in Moscow by militants trained in Afghanistan Pakistan
Russia's FSB has foiled a terror attack in Moscow as they managed to kill two and detain one of the militants planning it, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said. The three men are "Russian citizens, arrived from Afghani-Pakistani region, where they have been trained," the committee said in a statement. As FSB forces approached the house in a small town in the Moscow ...
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Endgame Afghanistan can security forces deliver post 2014
Kabul: Every year as the snow melts, groups like Taliban and its affiliates, the Haqqani network, as also the Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let) cross over from Pakistan as a fresh fighting season begins in Afghanistan.It is soldiers like Commander Kushal Sadat from Special Forces 222 who are called upon when terror strikes. The unit is based on the outskirts of Kabul and their mandate is to protect the ...
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With end of Afghan war in sight Europe pushes business
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next ...
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Worrying Signs Afghan Womens Rights Will Slip After U.S. Departure
An Afghan woman in Kabul on May 10, 2012. (Mohammad Ismail/Reuters) In 2009, Afghan President Hamid Karzai used his powers of presidential decree to put a law to protect women on the books. This weekend the measure failed to gain parliamentary approval, raising once more the question of whether women's legal rights will be a casualty of Afghanistan's political and security ...
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Afghan children on a long and perilous journey
The years' long trek will not end in the first European country they arrive in, as should be the 'host' country for asylem seekers, the trek will continue onto Britain which is noted for benefits for asylem seekers right off the boat/plane. Do-gooders at the docks/airports directing them to the welfare office and explaining their 'rights' how to stay in the country and ...
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Pepsi to march in as foreign troops leave Afghanistan
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 Kakar, head of marketing for Dubai-based Alokozay, which has an exclusive bottling agreement with PepsiCo in Afghanistan, told Reuters.As the NATO-led war winds down, ...
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Nearly 600000 Wounded Vets Claims for Disability Suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan Wars backlogged for Months
Let's say you're an Iraq or Afghanistan war veteran and you were seriously wounded during your tour of duty and subsequently upon your return to the states filed a claim for disability compensation to the Department of Veterans Affairs but as yet haven't had your claim processed. Most likely you're one of almost 600,000 wounded veterans whose claim is "backlogged", ...
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Afghan Effort To Boost Protection For Women An Uphill Battle
The rapid withdrawal over the weekend of proposed legislation to expand protections for Afghan women has highlighted obstacles facing elected representatives and others who want to bolster institutional protections for a vulnerable segment of Afghan society. It's a legislative debate that does not necessarily divide up along predictable segments. Some women's rights ...
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Afghan Coalition Forces Arrest Insurgents in Khost Province
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 A combined Afghan and coalition security force arrested three insurgents today during a search for an insurgent leader with ties to the Taliban and Haqqani terrorist networks in the Sabari district of Afghanistan's Khost province, military officials reported. The leader finances ...
Afghanistan Feature
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Why should American troops remain in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan is widely regarded, even by its own people, as a puppet state, and has little hope of breaking away from US influence in the foreseeable future, there is wide-spread resentment toward foreign troops, and increasingly loud calls in the states for a withdrawal of troops. But, like or not, these two countries have been tied together irrevocably, even before the war on terror.
Since the invasion of Afghanistan by allied forces in 2001, the country’s destiny has in many ways not been its own. Read more
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