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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
ReutersBy Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghazi, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Rebellions, Government, Shootings, Bombings, National Government
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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...Tags: Human Rights, Adultery, Human Rights Watch, Prosecution, Arts and Culture
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Police chief who launched anti-Taliban crackdown shot dead in western Afghanistan
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday. Police Chief Abdul Ghani was leaving his driveway in his...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Bombings, Al-Qaeda, Ahmed Wali Karzai
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Reuters World News Highlights at 2200 GMT, May 17
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service provided little help on Friday to lawmakers investigating who at the tax-collection agency was responsible for targeting conservative groups for...Tags: South Africa, Religion and Belief, Moscow (Russia), Ban Ki-moon, Bashar Assad
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Echoes of pain, suffering
A multigenerational saga about disrupted family ties and their repercussions over several decades, the novel begins with an ominous fable told by Saboor, a desperately poor man in a small village, to his 11-year-old son, Abdullah. As Abdullah comes to...Tags: Ethan Canin, Polio, USA Today, Authors, Newspaper and Magazine
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Army general who served in Afghanistan is Pentagon pick to command US troops in South Korea
AP National Security WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in South Korea. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the promotion of Lt. Gen....Tags: Chuck Hagel, Armed Forces, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1400 GMT, May 17
ReutersLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- BAGHDAD - At least 32 people were killed in two explosions outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Baghdad, after Friday prayers, police and medics said. - - - -...Tags: U.S. Congress, South Africa, Moscow (Russia), Government, Baghdad (Iraq)
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INTERVIEW-Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops
Reuters* Moscow sees increasing instability in Afghanistan * Russian envoy says current NATO war unsuccessful * Wants to deploy border guards again By Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL, May 17 (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw...Tags: International Organizations, AIDS, Moscow (Russia), Tajikistan, Barack Obama
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Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of next year, is considering deploying border guards on the Tajik-Afghan border, Moscow's envoy to Kabul told Reuters in an interview. Moscow,...Tags: International Organizations, AIDS, Moscow (Russia), Tajikistan, Barack Obama
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Six Americans among at least 15 killed in Afghanistan bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-military contractor DynCorp International says four American employees were killed in a suicide car bombing Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, bringing the number of Americans slain to six. Nine Afghan civilians were...
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Afghan militants threaten more attacks after deadly bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack Thursday on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more such assaults. The suicide bombing killed six...Tags: Bombings, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, Pakistan, U.S. Military
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