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U.S. hands over control of Bagram prison to Afghan government
BAGRAM, Afghanistan—The U.S. handed over control of the prison at Bagram air base to the Afghan government Monday, resolving a major sticking point that had been complicating relations between Washington and Kabul as both countries brace for the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, International Military Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), National Government
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Kerry in show of unity with Afghanistan's Karzai
KABUL – Secretary of State John Kerry joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday for a public show of unity, declaring that the two allies “are on the same page” despite weeks of unprecedented friction. Kerry, who has played a...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Afghanistan, John Kerry, Chuck Hagel
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Pakistan car bombing at food center kills 17
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A car bomb exploded amid scores of people lining up at a food distribution center in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 28 others in what appeared to be a rare attack on Pakistanis...
Tags: Pakistan, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, United Nations, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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U.S., Afghan leaders agree on gradual security transfer in key province
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. military leaders reached a deal with Afghan officials that calls for a gradual transition of security responsibilities in a volatile eastern province from American special forces to Afghan troops, officials from both...
Tags: Iraq, Justice and Rights, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, International Military Interventions
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Pakistani girl shot in head by Taliban resumes school
LONDON – Just five months after she was shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, apparently for defying a ban on girls' education, Malala Yousafzai returned to school, this time in the safer confines of central England....Tags: Shootings, Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai, Hospitals and Clinics, Elizabeth II
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U.S. should speed Afghan pullout
From media accounts, the war in Afghanistan has hit a disturbing snag which was precipitated by President Hamid Karzai's recent remarks following the U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's visit, when he accused the Taliban terrorists and America of being...Tags: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Armed Forces
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Suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan courthouse kills four others
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.PESHAWAR, Pakistan— A suicide bomber killed four other people and injured at least 33 after rushing into a crowded courtroom in the northwest Pakistan city of Peshawar on Monday and detonating his explosives, police and witnesses said. The...Tags: Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Armed Conflicts, Suicide
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U.N. investigator: U.S. drone strikes violate Pakistan sovereignty
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— A top U.N. investigator has criticized Washington’s drone missile campaign against Islamic militants in Pakistan as a violation of the South Asian nation’s sovereignty, a stance that echoes Islamabad’s public...
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Armed Conflicts, Parliament, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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UN says U.S. drones violate Pakistan's sovereignty
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The head of a U.N. team investigating casualties from U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan declared after a secret research trip to the country that the attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty. Ben Emmerson, the U.N. special rapporteur...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Human Rights
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Bad to worse in Afghanistan
Over 11 years, the United States has expended more than 2,000 lives and $620 billion fighting the war in Afghanistan and supporting the government of President Hamid Karzai. And what have we accomplished? You can get an idea from Karzai's statement...
Tags: National Government, Afghanistan, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Hamid Karzai, Government
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Afghan bombing kills 8, including relatives of parliament speaker
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber attacked a popular sporting event Wednesday in northern Afghanistan, killing eight people including relatives of the Afghan parliamentary speaker as a crowd of thousands commemorated the coming Persian new year....
Tags: Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai
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Security risks, frayed relations dog U.S., Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A series of security problems and fractured relations with Afghan leaders plagued Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's first trip here as Pentagon chief, including the Afghan president's accusations that the U.S. and the Taliban...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan, U.S. Department of Defense
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