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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: Criminal Laws, Abusive Behavior, Al-Qaeda, Arts and Culture, Prosecution
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.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 Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government, Taliban
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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: Afghanistan, Religion and Belief, Kabul (Afghanistan), Justice System, Justice and Rights
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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: Emergency Incidents, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief
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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: Afghanistan, Russia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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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: Afghanistan, Russia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Obama hails Pakistan for elections, pledges equal partnership
ReutersBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Pakistan on Sunday for the successful completion of its parliamentary elections and said the United States would work with the country's new government as an equal...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Government, National Government, Elections
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U.S., Afghan diplomats work toward long-term agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan — Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for just the second time since the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out a pact defining Washington'...Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government
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U.S. and Afghan officials meet for formal talks; progress declared
KABUL, Afghanistan – Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for only the second time since the two countries inked a strategic partnership agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out an agreement defining...
Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Armed Forces
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Karzai: U.S. wants use of 9 bases in Afghanistan after 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan – The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...
Tags: Afghanistan, International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Embassy
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U.S. seeks use of nine Afghanistan military bases after 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...
Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Embassy, Terrorism
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Afghan police demand weapons amid simmering tension with Pakistan
ReutersBy Hamid Shalizi GOSHTA, Afghanistan, May 9 (Reuters) - Afghan border police, enraged by recent clashes with their Pakistani counterparts, are pleading for more weapons to take on their neighbours, escalating the tension between the two sides. The...Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Pakistan
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