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NYTWith protesters raging outside, NATO leaders on Saturday gave a tepid troop commitment to President Obama's escalating campaign in Afghanistan, mostly committing soldiers only to a temporary security duty.To a global audience concerned with an exit str...
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AFPThe bodies of 45 Afghans who suffocated to death in a human smugglers' container in Pakistan arrived back in Afghanistan on Monday en route to their homes, officials said.The corpses, found in the container on Saturday along with 65 survivors, were dri...
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ReutersAfghanistan's Justice Ministry said on Monday a law for the country's Shi'ite minority is on hold and under review after provoking an outcry in the West over concerns about women's rights. Shi'ite Muslims account for some 15 percent of the popula...
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AFPChancellor Angela Merkel visited German troops stationed in northern Afghanistan on Monday, days after a NATO summit recommitted the alliance to helping the country fight a Taliban-led insurgency. Merkel was accompanied by German Defence Minister Franz...
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AFPAbout 17,000 extra US troops headed to Afghanistan will allow security forces to begin overcoming the Taliban in the volatile south, the top US military commander said in Kabul Sunday. "I am convinced that the additional military capacity will certai...
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- ADRIS DANYALWhen thousands of Pakistanis took to the streets to support independent judges, I was surprised and wondered why they fought so hard for an independent judiciary. But I can give a concrete example of the conflicts of interests that arise whe...
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Afghanistan was the central discussion for Nato officials meeting in the Paris and at a recent gathering at The Hague. In both events, U.S. President Barack Obama stated that America's close allies and others, including Iran, India, Russia and China suppo...
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By Edward Cody NATO allies handed President Obama a broad endorsement of his new Afghan strategy Saturday, pledging the temporary dispatch of 3,000 troops to protect elections next August, new military training teams to strengthen Afghanistan's army and m...
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By NASIBA ALEMYARHundreds of school girls dressed in black tunics and white headscarves filed out of Zarghuna High School on a recent weekday. Their chatter and laughter mixed with the bustle of the nearby markets in the Qalai Fatullah neighborhood.Two st...
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By EHSAN RASHIDIPresident Karzai has 500,000 afghanis in savings and no capital assets or other holdings, according to a report that has been filed with the government. The President announced his meager earnings and lack of capital assets during a speech...
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By SEDIQ ZALIQThe official registration of candidates for the presidential election begins in 10 days but the National Assembly still has not approved the country's electoral law. Debate on the law was delayed, and last winter, they quickly collapsed afte...
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AFPAfghan President Hamid Karzai called Saturday on the United Nations to remove from its blacklist the names of Taliban leaders who are not pa rt of Al-Qaeda, as a first step toward peace talks. Karzai hailed Washington's new strategy for the "war on t...
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AFPThe Red Cross warned on Monday that it expected a surge in civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Pakistan over the coming months as military operations are stepped up there. On the eve of a humanitarian conference on Afghanistan and neighbouring cou...
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BloombergGerman Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung rejected attempts to negotiate with elements of the Islamist Taliban movement in Afghanistan, rebuffing NATO allies who have sought to draw out cooperative elements in the group. President Barack Obama's...
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AFPThe United States on Monday welcomed an Afghan Supreme Court ruling that President Hamid Karzai should stay in power beyond the constitutional end of his term in May and until elections in August. "The United States strongly supports and welcomes thi...
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Associated Press Afghanistan's president offered support Saturday for the new U.S. strategy for the growing conflict in his country, praising increased civil and military aid and highlighting a plan for reconciliation with moderate elements of the Taliban...
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By HAKIMA HEJRANThe Education Ministry has announced a new language policy for schools across the country requiring that subjects are taught in a mix of Dari and Pashto. Currently, in Dari-majority speaking regions Pashto is taught as a second language,...
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By NASEEBA AALIMYARThe Attorney General's Office announced Monday that a case against TV journalist Fahim Kohdamini would be referred to the courts for prosecution. Kohdamani, the Emroz station manager, was arrested two weeks ago on charges of slander a...
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By SEDIQ ZALIQWith the presidential election around the corner in August, public and private concern is mounting about campaign finance rules.The Independent Election Commission is attempting to address these concerns with new regulations and the establis...
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The new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has many positive elements and it has ushered in frank statements about the roots of the problem in the region.U.S. President Barack Obama announced the new strategy on Saturday and the following day, the...
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