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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: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Vehicles, Pakistan, Afghanistan, World Bank Group
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Taliban attack int'l compound in Afghan capital, killing 2 guards and wounding 4 aid workers
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Central Intelligence Agency, The Associated Press, Rebellions, Relief and Aid Organizations
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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: Motorvehicle Accidents, Central Intelligence Agency, NATO, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan
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Editorial: Obama won't ground aerial strikes that kill terrorists. Good.
President Barack Obama has taken a lot of heat over America's targeting of terrorists overseas with lethal drone strikes. Critics argue that the secret CIA-run program provokes political backlash in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, outweighing the value of...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Congress, Dianne Feinstein, Crime, Law and Justice
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Q&A: Questions and answers about restrictions proposed on alcohol sales and ads in Turkey
Associated PressANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Diageo Plc, Turkey, Dwayne Johnson, Alcohol Addiction
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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: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Firearms, Taliban, Armed Conflicts
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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: Civil Rights, Feminism, Media Industry, Justice and Rights, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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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: Afghanistan, Taliban, Book, Health and Medical Professionals, Nabi
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Obama puts restrictions on drone program
WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Ed Royce, Pakistan
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Khaled Hosseini discusses novel, "And the Mountains Echoed," at NY reading; book spans decades
AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is. "What separates me from someone in the streets of Kabul is such a thin line," says the Afghan-American author of "The...Tags: Afghanistan, Manhattan (New York City), George Saunders, Barnes & Noble, Authors
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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), Hamid Karzai, Military Equipment, Wars and Interventions, India
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Afghan security concerns to ease after 2014, Karzai says
NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
Tags: Hamid Karzai, New Delhi (India), Pranab Mukherjee, Elections, NATO
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