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| Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar 'sent letter to Obama indicating interest in peace talks' |
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
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| The Afghan Taliban has denied that the group' leader Mullah Omar wrote any letter to US President Barack Obama, indicating an interest to initiate peace talks. |
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| UN report says Afghan civilian death toll rises for fifth year in row |
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
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| A UN report has claimed that the number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row. |
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| Gilani to visit Qatar next week for Afghan peace talks |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will explain his country's stance on the issue of peace talks with the Afghan Taliban during hid visit to Qatar next week to meet the Gulf state's leaders, a |
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| US soldier shoots Afghan guard |
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
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| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An American soldier shot and killed an Afghan guard at a base in the country's north, apparently because the American thought the guard was about to attack him, ... |
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| Afghan peace crucial to Pakistan-Qatar talks |
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
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| Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's visit to Qatar next week for signing energy and investment agreements. Qataris, desirous of playing the role of a regional peace broker, have ... |
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| Building trust leads to success |
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
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| When we arrived last August and became part of the NATO training mission to help the ANA build a more professional army, we knew there would be challenges. After almost seven months of working ... |
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| Taliban caused 77% of civilian deaths in Afghanistan |
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
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| KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan last year, said a U.N. report released ... |
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| Fort Hood brigadier general is highest-ranking soldier to die in Afghanistan |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| FORT HOOD -- A 49-year-old brigadier general died Friday in Afghanistan, apparently of natural causes, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. soldier to die there, the military said ... |
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| Brigadier-generals death in Afghanistan was from natural causes, U.S. military says |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| A 49-year-old brigadier-general died Friday in Afghanistan of apparent natural causes, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. soldier to die there, the military said Saturday.Fort Hood announced ... |
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| US plans shift to elite units in Afghanistan |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| WASHINGTON — The United States' plan to wind down its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected relies on shifting responsibility to Special Operations forces that ... |
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| Taliban responsible for 77% of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, U.N. says |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan last year, said a U.N. report released Saturday. ... |
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| *Afghan Killer of Bulgarian, French Soldiers Bribed Way to Attack |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| French foreign legionnaire, chief sergeant Svilen Simeonov, a Bulgarian, was among the 4 French soldiers killed in Afghanistan this week. Photo by the Embassy of France to ... |
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| Taliban denies Omar wrote to White House |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| The Tolonews website runs a story on its front page reporting about the news of the death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar in Kabulin this May 23, 2011, file photo. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/Files ... |
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| Another Karzai tiff with the US |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will personally attend a meeting with Taliban figures in Saudi Arabia, working around Western efforts to coordinate the peace ... |
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| Taliban denying their leader sent letter to Obama |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| Obama last July. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid describes as "baseless allegations" reports that Omar had sent a letter indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in ... |
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| Dear Mr President, the Taliban want to talk |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said reports that Omar had sent a letter indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan were "baseless allegations.""The ... |
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| 2011 deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians, U.N. report |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| Last year was the deadliest on record for Afghan civilians with 3,021 killed, a rise of eight per cent from the year before as insurgents ratchet up violence with roadside bombs and suicide attacks, ... |
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| New Zealand troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| New Zealand troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by 2014, despite requests for on-going support in the war-torn country. Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman hasconfirmed that New ... |
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| Pakistan PM to discuss Afghanistan reconciliation in Qatar |
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012)
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| (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with officials from the Gulf Arab state on the Afghan reconciliation process, a senior government official said on ... |
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