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Suicide attacker dies in blast in Afghan capital; explosion in mosque kills 12 in east
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an...Tags: Terrorism, Politics, Afghanistan, Explosions, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Taliban attack international compound in Afghan capital
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. A plume of smoke hung over Kabul after the attack was...Tags: Politics, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, Motorvehicle Accidents, Armed Conflicts
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World's wrecked cars reincarnated on Afghanistan's dusty streets
HERAT, Afghanistan - They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and stolen kisses. On dusty windshields, insurance stickers from Travelers and State Farm bear witness to wrecks in...
Tags: Japan, Vehicles, World Bank Group, Services and Shopping, Afghanistan
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Obama's drone limits may bolster ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said...
Tags: Terrorism, Politics, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif
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Bring my son, and everyone else's, home from Afghanistan
My soldier son called last month to wish his mother and me a happy Thanksgiving. My iPhone buzzed and there he was, sitting in a gun tower, his smiling face bathed in gauzy infrared light, an M249 machine gun propped at the ready behind him. For...
Tags: Terrorism, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces
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Taliban attack international aid group in Afghanistan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated attack on an international aid group’s guesthouse in an upscale Kabul neighborhood Friday, setting off a furious firefight that lasted several hours and renewing fears of the insurgents&...
Tags: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Wars and Interventions, Bombings, Rebellions
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In Afghanistan, businesswomen must seek a delicate balance
KABUL, Afghanistan — Roya Mahboob navigates the potholes of doing business in Afghanistan like any other entrepreneur. Corruption is rife. Kidnappings are common. Bomb blasts remain an overarching reality. But as the female chief executive of a...
Tags: Politics, New York City, Afghanistan, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Khaled Hosseini sets 'And the Mountains Echoed' against Afghan history
Although Khaled Hosseini has lived in the United States since he was 15, he remains engaged in the struggles of his native Afghanistan, which he has made palpable for Western readers in two bestselling novels, "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid...Tags: Book, Afghanistan, Health and Medical Professionals, Kabul (Afghanistan), Nabi
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Taliban claim bomb in southwest Pakistan that kills 13
ReutersPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb that killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta. Sixteen people were wounded in the attack in the capital of...Tags: Pakistan, Wars and Interventions, Explosions, Nawaz Sharif, Emergency Incidents
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Julian Bond: Race relations progress still has long way to go
I have always suspected racists didn't like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof. When I told MSNBC's Thomas Roberts on May 14th that the tea party was "the Taliban wing of American politics", a firestorm erupted. Arguing the IRS was...Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Arts and Culture, Tea Party Movement, John Lewis
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Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters
Reuters* Offer changes government's earlier position * Critics say it is too restricted * Campaigners press for Iraqi-style deal By Mark Anderson LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are to be...Tags: Politics, Afghanistan, Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions, National Government
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Afghanistan's Karzai gives India military equipment "wish list"
ReutersBy Ross Colvin NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he had given a "wish list" of military equipment to India during a visit this week, presenting a conundrum for New Delhi as it weighs whether arming the Afghan...Tags: New Delhi (India), Politics, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Wars and Interventions
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