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| washingtonpost.com - Afghanistan |
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| A Killing Commanded by Tradition |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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| GAZON, Afghanistan -- Begum Nessa recalled waking up with a start. |
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| $82 Billion Bill Advances With War Funds, Add-Ons |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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| House and Senate negotiators agreed yesterday to an emergency spending bill to fund Iraq and Afghanistan war costs, provide international food aid and tsunami relief, and curtail illegal immigration while expanding a popular guest-worker visa program. |
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| Ex-Taliban Official Appeals To Afghans on Peace Talks |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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| CHAMAN, Pakistan, May 3 -- A former Taliban official urged the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan on Tuesday to show it was serious about talks with rebels, saying it should be patient and not impose tough conditions. |
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| Hollywood on Crusade |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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PASADENA, Calif.
It's Muslims against Christians, and right now the Muslims are winning. Great balls of Greek fire float through the night sky, then explode on the battlements of Jerusalem. Screaming Muslim attackers batter down a section of the city's wall. Howling Christian defenders... |
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| WORLD IN BRIEF |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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Iran Says It Will Likely Restart Uranium Enrichment Activities
TEHRAN -- Iran said Saturday that it is likely to resume uranium enrichment-related activities within a week, a process it halted last year to build confidence in talks with European countries and to avoid referral to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions. |
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| Alleged Afghan Drug Kingpin Arrested by DEA in New York |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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| NEW YORK, April 25 -- U.S. drug agents have arrested an alleged Afghan heroin dealer accused of funneling weapons and fighters to the Taliban in exchange for protection for his poppy fields in Afghanistan. |
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| In a Jail in Cuba Beat the Heart of a Poet |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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| PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Among the old leather volumes in the library of Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost is a black plastic binder full of rumpled letters he wrote, sent from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. |
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| Senate Approves Spending Bill |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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| The Senate unanimously approved yesterday an $81 billion bill to finance the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, provide relief to Asian tsunami victims and construct a massive embassy in Baghdad. |
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| A Disarming Presence |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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| Marla Ruzicka moved her one-woman human rights crusade to Iraq, where she was killed Saturday in a suicide bombing at age 28. |
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| General Predicts Taliban's Demise |
(Sun, 08 May 2005)
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| The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan predicted Saturday that the Taliban militia would collapse as a viable fighting force over the next several months as rank-and-file members accept a reconciliation offer from the Afghan government. |
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