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| Mullah Omar tells Afghans that Taliban is winning |
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010)
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| Mullah Omar, the shadowy figure who leads the Taliban, has issued a statement saying his group is winning the war in Afghanistan. |
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| US soldiers accused of cutting fingers from corpses |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Five US soldiers who served in Afghanistan have been accused of murdering three Afghans and cutting off fingers and other body parts to keep as trophies, the Seattle Times reported Thursday. |
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| Afghans stone US convoy protesting Quran burning plan |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Thousands of Afghans demonstrated Thursday north of the capital Kabul by throwing rocks at Afghan police and a US military convoy to protest a US church's plan to burn copies of the Quran. |
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| Kidnapped British journalist released in Pakistan |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| A British journalist of Pakistani origin abducted by Taliban militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region has been released, the British High Commission in Islamabad confirmed Thursday. |
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| US soldiers 'killed Afghan civilians for sport, collected fingers as trophies' |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Twelve American soldiers are facing charges over a secret "kill team" that allegedly blew up and shot Afghan civilians at random and collected their fingers as trophies. |
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| Taliban close to victory, says Mullah Omar |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| The victory of the Taliban over US-led forces in Afghanistan is imminent, the group's elusive chief Mullah Omar has said in a rare statement. |
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| Karzai's brother used Kabul Bank funds to make a killing |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother made a half-million pound profit in eight months on a high-end villa in Dubai bought with a loan from the troubled Kabul Bank. |
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| Afghan Elections Breed Security Fears |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Afghanistan's September 18 parliamentary elections could be "severely compromised" because of insurgent attacks on candidates and poor government security.Sarah Williams spoke with HRW researcher Rach... |
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| Kosuke Tsuneoka used Twitter to trick Taliban captors |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Japanese journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka who was abducted by militants in Afghanistan five months ago, arrives at Kansai International Airport in Izumisano in Osaka, western Japan, Monday, on Sept. 6. |
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| Top US intel chief in Afghan leaving for new post |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| The top U.S. and NATO intelligence officer in Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, is moving to a senior intelligence job in Washington, two defense officials said Thursday. |
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| Two S.D. Army National Guard units to deploy to Afghanistan |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Two South Dakota Army National Guard units have received word they will be deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan next spring. |
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| New top soldier assumes final command of Canada's Afghan mission |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Canada's new top soldier in Kandahar says he has taken command of a military combat mission at its most "defining and critical moment" as operations to roo... |
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| Troops will face protests over Quran burning |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| GAINESVILLE - As Florida officials worried about public safety surrounding a small church's plan to burn the Quran, President Barack Obama added his voice to the chorus of opposition to the church's i... |
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| What happens when a war interpreter doesn't know the language |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| US troops rely on local Afghan interpreters in the mission to win hearts and minds in the Afghanistan war. But many learn crucial languages on the job, resulting in deadly mishaps. |
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| Violence threatens Afghan elections |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The legitimacy of Afghanistan's parliamentary elections is severely threatened by insurgent attacks on candidates and the lack of security provided by the government, an inte... |
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| Afghanistan's Karzai to Limit Foreign Role in Corruption Probes |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Karzai Aide Reportedly in Corruption Probe Linked to CIA Afghan President Hamid Karzai is moving to curb foreign involvement in anti-corruption investigations, a contentious issue that has strained re... |
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| Soliders charged in Afghan deaths kept body parts |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| At least two of the five Army soldiers charged in the deaths of three Afghan civilians had kept body parts taken from Afghan corpses, according to documents released by the Army on Wednesday. |
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| Poor security to keep more Afghan polls closed |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan election officials said Wednesday that scores of additional polling stations will be closed during the Sept. 18 parliamentary vote because of the deteriorating securi... |
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| A Visit to the Shrine of Afghanistan's National Hero |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| CLOSE BAZARAK, Afghanistan—I have seen Ahmad Shah Massoud's snow globe. He had two, actually, identical except for some sort of algae that has muddied the water in one of them. I've also seen the ma... |
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| West should not lead corruption fight |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's top prosecutor said Thursday that while President Hamid Karzai backs the work of Western-supported anti-corruption teams, he wants investigations to be led by ... |
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| On foot patrol to deter the Taliban |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| The iconic 101st Airborne division of the US Army has arrived in Afghanistan as the last of the 30,000 strong surge that America hopes will turn the tide against the Taliban. Around 4,000 troops from... |
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| Karzai Warns that Koran Burnings Could Cause Violence |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Afghanistan's president is warning of grave conseequences should a Christian fundamentalist in the US proceed with his plan to burn hundreds of Korans in Florida on Sept. 11. Karzai's spokesman told S... |
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| Joint Task Force Afghanistan Change of Command |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Command of Joint Task Force Afghanistan was transferred from Brigadier-General (Brig.-Gen.) Jonathan Vance to Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner during a ceremony today at Kandahar Airfield. The ceremony was atte... |
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| Afghanistan seeks to dilute foreign anti-graft role |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Afghanistan will limit foreign involvement in two major anti-crime units in a move likely to worry its Western backers and stoke fears about President Hamid Karzai's commitment to fighting endemic gra... |
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| 1-UN agency to report fall in Afghan opium output ..... |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| LONDON: A United Nations agency will report that opium poppy production has fallen in Afghanistan this year but there are enough stocks to keep supplying heroin production, the agency’s new chief sa... |
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| 2-UK’s special envoy for Afghanistan steps down ..... |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| LONDON: British diplomat Sherard Cowper-Coles, who is reported to have clashed with the US over Afghan policy, is stepping down as the UK’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, the g... |
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| NIIT To Provide Hi-end IT Training In Afghanistan |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| (RTTNews) - IT trainer NIIT on Thursday said that it has entered into a standard education agreement with ARIA Institute of Higher Education, one of the top education institutes in Afghanistan, to de... |
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| Afghan president's brother profited on deal tied to Kabul Bank |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The brother of Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he made at least $800,000 by buying and then quickly reselling a high-end Dubai villa using a loan provided by the ch... |
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| Afghanistan s Natural Wealth Evaluated at $1 Trillion |
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010)
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| In Afghanistan, American geologists have discovered deposits of iron, copper, lithium, cobalt, and gold worth $1 trillion. Experts believe that these reserves may not only stop the poverty in one of t... |
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| Defence minister worries American's burning of Qur'an will incite violence against troops in Afghanistan |
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010)
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| Canada's minister of Defence fears plans by a U.S. pastor to burn copies of the Qur'an on Sept. 11 will incite violence against Western troops in Afghanistan."We are fighting extremists. We are n... |
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| Afghan police beat back mob of workers at bank |
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010)
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| The Washington Post KABUL, Afghanistan -- Fears over the future of the ailing Kabul Bank grew violent Wednesday as state police beat back crowds of frustrated Afghan government workers trying t... |
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| Hearings into Afghan detainee transfers set to resume |
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010)
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| Canadian soldiers guard suspected Taliban prisoners in Northern Kandahar, May 10, 2006. The suspects were subsequently handed over to the Afghan National Police. |
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| Threat to burn Koran could endanger those assisting Afghanistan, warns UN envoy |
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010)
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| The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today voiced his outrage over the threat by a religious group in the United States to burn copies of the Koran, warning that it could endanger the lives of ... |
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| Calls for Change of Strategy Grow Louder |
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010)
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| WASHINGTON, Sep 8, 2010 (IPS) - Amid continued high levels of violence and a steady stream of reports of high-level government corruption in Kabul, a growing number of foreign policy specialists are... |
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| Why Karzai might be the first victim of anti-graft fight |
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010)
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| Afghan president Hamid Karzai might talk tough about dealing with endemic corruption that has weakened his country for so long, but tangible results have been hard to find. |
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