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28 Dec 2011

‘Former Taliban’ in the Afghan peace puzzle

For months, Burhanhuddin Rabbani, the elderly statesman charged by the Afghan president to explore peace talks with the Taliban, communicated with a man he thought was an emissary for the armed movement s senior leadership. Abdul Hakim Mujahed, Rabbani s deputy and the highest ranking "former member of Taliban" in the peace council, perceived as an important interlocutor in the talks, had not been consulted about the commutations.
For months, Burhanhuddin Rabbani, the elderly statesman charged by the Afghan president to explore peace talks with the...
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22 Dec 2011

Big security challenge in Afghanistan

US-led foreign combat troops are expected to pull out of Afghanistan within three years, but a decade into their mission, security still remains precarious. In Sar Howza in Paktika province, a new district governor has been appointed - the second in just four weeks - after the previous governor was killed in a Taliban attack.
US-led foreign combat troops are expected to pull out of Afghanistan within three years, but a decade into their...
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14 Dec 2011

US defence chief sees progress in Afghanistan

The US defence secretary has told US troops in Afghanistan that they are winning the conflict against the Taliban, as Washington and its allies prepare to begin withdrawing more forces and handing responsibility for security to Afghan forces.
The US defence secretary has told US troops in Afghanistan that they are winning the conflict against the Taliban, as...
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6 Dec 2011

Bonn talks on Afghanistan – Doomed to fail?

While the Taliban fell just days ofter the 2001 Bonn conference, its critics point to the freezing out of the group from the talks as a major blunder, something Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN special envoy to Afghanistan, referred to as the "original sin".
While the Taliban fell just days ofter the 2001 Bonn conference, its critics point to the freezing out of the group from...
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5 Dec 2011

Afghan conference beset by boycotts

An international conference tasked with seeking a way forward for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014 is under way in the German city of Bonn, but the absence of the Taliban and Pakistan from proceedings has dampened hopes of success.
An international conference tasked with seeking a way forward for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO combat troops...
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26 Nov 2011

Saving lives – and billions – in Afghanistan

If Senator Jeff Merkley's "expedite the drawdown from Afghanistan" amendment to the National Defense Authorisation Act makes a strong showing, it could tip the Obama administration towards a faster drawdown. That would likely save hundreds of US and Afghan lives - not to mention all the people who wouldn't be physically and psychologically maimed - and could easily save the US hundreds of billions of dollars, at a time when the alleged need for fiscal austerity is being touted as a reason to cut Social Security benefits and raise the Medicare retirement age.
If Senator Jeff Merkley's "expedite the drawdown from Afghanistan" amendment to the National Defense Authorisation Act...
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20 Nov 2011

Afghans protest against long-term US pact

Hundreds of Afghan students have blocked a main highway in the eastern city of Jalalabad, protesting against any agreement that would allow US troops to remain in the country after a planned transfer of authority in 2014.
Hundreds of Afghan students have blocked a main highway in the eastern city of Jalalabad, protesting against any...
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19 Nov 2011

Afghan council endorses US security pact

Delegates at an Afghan national assembly have endorsed a proposal by Afghanistan's president for a long-term security pact with the United States, officials said. More than two-thirds of the delegates said on Saturday they will support President Hamid Karzai's call for a security agreement, but only if the US accepts certain conditions.
Delegates at an Afghan national assembly have endorsed a proposal by Afghanistan's president for a long-term security...
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16 Nov 2011

Doubt cast over glowing Afghan survey

A US-funded survey in Afghanistan says that 73 per cent of the population is satisfied with the government's performance, a claim which leaders and analysts have disputed as being far from reality.
A US-funded survey in Afghanistan says that 73 per cent of the population is satisfied with the government's...
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8 Nov 2011

Deadly roadside blast hits Afghan district

At least 11 people have been killed by a roadside bomb in northwest Afghanistan, sources say. Two officers and eight civilians were among those killed after the blast struck a police vehicle and another car behind it in Badghis province late on Monday, Faizullah Azimi, the province's council chairman, said.
At least 11 people have been killed by a roadside bomb in northwest Afghanistan, sources say. Two officers and eight...
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2 Nov 2011

Afghanistan security summit opens in Turkey

Diplomats and foreign government heads are meeting in Turkey for a conference on the security of Afghanistan, which is preparing to hand over some provinces to its own forces for policing, when foreign troops leave the country in 2014.
Diplomats and foreign government heads are meeting in Turkey for a conference on the security of Afghanistan, which is...
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7 Oct 2011

Afghanistan marks 10 years since US invasion

Afghanistan is marking the 10th anniversary of the start of the US-led invasion of the country amid growing security concerns and questions over what the next decade will hold. For some Afghans, the Friday anniversary of the offensive against the Taliban and al-Qaeda marks a time of reflection on what the war has meant for their country.
Afghanistan is marking the 10th anniversary of the start of the US-led invasion of the country amid growing security...
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3 Oct 2011

Kabul: Rabbani killing plotted in Pakistan

The killer of Afghan peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani was a Pakistani, a statement from Afghanistan's presidential palace has said, quoting investigators. Evidence shows that the former president's death last month "was plotted in Quetta and the person who carried out the suicide attack against Rabbani was a citizen of Pakistan," the statement released on Sunday said.
The killer of Afghan peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani was a Pakistani, a statement from Afghanistan's presidential palace...
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12 Sep 2011

Ten years after 9 11

Of all the measures of a nation's prospects, the state of its education system is a sure indicator - and Afghanistan is no exception. A decade after the US invasion, Afghan girls have the opportunity to study and pursue careers previously closed to them by the Taliban.
Of all the measures of a nation's prospects, the state of its education system is a sure indicator - and Afghanistan is...
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12 Aug 2011

Afghan forces prepare for US exit

The Afghan government says that it is confident that it can assume control of the country's security by the end of 2014, when US forces are scheduled to depart.
The Afghan government says that it is confident that it can assume control of the country's security by the end of 2014,...
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2 Aug 2011

Afghan president’s senior aide quits

The Afghanistan president's communications director and spokesman has resigned. Waheed Omer, who had been in the post for nearly two years, had the tough job of managing President Hamid Karzai's relations with Afghan and international media amid increasing violence in the country and tense ties between the president and his Western allies.
The Afghanistan president's communications director and spokesman has resigned. Waheed Omer, who had been in the post...
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13 Jul 2011

Violence surrounds Wali Karzai’s funeral

Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has led mourners at the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai, his influential younger half-brother, who was assassinated on Tuesday in Kandahar by a member of his own security team. Thousands of people gathered on Wednesday morning amid tight security outside the provincial governor's compound from where Ahmed Wali's body was transferred to the family's home village of Karz, some 20km away. Many more piled on to buses to join the funeral procession.
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has led mourners at the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai, his influential younger...
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13 Jul 2011

French soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack

At least five French soldiers have been killed, along with one civilian, in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, has said. Four other soldiers were seriously wounded in Wednesday's incident in Joybar in the country's eastern Tagab valley, Sarkozy said in a statement a day after he returned home from a visit to the country.
At least five French soldiers have been killed, along with one civilian, in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, Nicolas...
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5 Jul 2011

Cameron Future role possible for Taliban

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that Afghanistan's Taliban - currently fighting against British troops and other international coalition forces - could play a future role in the government of the country.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that Afghanistan's Taliban - currently fighting against British troops and...
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2 Jul 2011

Deadly roadside blast hits Afghanistan

Eleven members of an Afghan family have been killed by a roadside bomb in Zabul, a province in southern Afghanistan, officials say. Roadside bombs planted by Taliban-led fighters, who have been waging an uprising against foreign forces for nearly 10 years, are a frequent cause of casualties among civilians in Afghanistan.
Eleven members of an Afghan family have been killed by a roadside bomb in Zabul, a province in southern Afghanistan,...
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29 Jun 2011

Afghan banker: I have evidence of death plot

Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, the former governor of the Afghan central bank, has told Al Jazeera that he has evidence of a plot to kill him. "I have credible evidence to suggest that my life was completely in danger, and the government was part of this plan" Fitrat said in an interview with Al Jazeera in Washington on Tuesday.
Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, the former governor of the Afghan central bank, has told Al Jazeera that he has evidence of a plot...
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24 Jun 2011

Unseated Afghan MPs threaten protests

Dozens of Afghan MPs unseated by a special election court investigating allegations of fraud and irregularities have threatened to call for protests, including blocking the country's roads.
Dozens of Afghan MPs unseated by a special election court investigating allegations of fraud and irregularities have...
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23 Jun 2011

Taliban dismisses US troop withdrawal

The Taliban has dismissed President Barack Obama's announcement of US troop withdrawals from Afghanistan as "only as a symbolic step," in a statement released on Thursday. The Taliban "considers this announcement, which currently withdraws 10,000 soldiers this year, only as a symbolic step which will never satisfy the war-weary international community or the American people," it said.
The Taliban has dismissed President Barack Obama's announcement of US troop withdrawals from Afghanistan as "only as a...
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8 Jun 2011

US Afghan aid ‘must focus on sustainability’

Afghanistan could be left in the midst of a deep financial crisis when foreign troops leave the country 2014, according to a US congressional study that recommends that the US government restructure its aid programmes in the country to focus on long-term, sustainable development.
Afghanistan could be left in the midst of a deep financial crisis when foreign troops leave the country 2014, according...
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19 May 2011

Pakistan Taliban warns of retaliation

The Pakistani Taliban have issued their first videotaped message since Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals earlier this month. In the exclusive footage, obtained by Kamal Hyder, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Islamabad, the group is shown vowing revenge for the al-Qaeda leader's death.
The Pakistani Taliban have issued their first videotaped message since Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals...
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19 May 2011

Many dead in Afghan bus bombing

At least 13 people have been killed and 20 others injured after a suicide bomber hit a minibus carrying police cadets in eastern Afghanistan, a government spokesman has said. The attack took place at around 4:45 pm (1215 GMT) in the eastern province of Nangarhar, just outside the city of Jalalabad.
At least 13 people have been killed and 20 others injured after a suicide bomber hit a minibus carrying police cadets in...
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1 May 2011

Deadly start to Taliban ‘spring offensive’

The Taliban has killed five people and injured 12 others in two attacks staged on the first day of its newly launched 'spring offensive', Afghan officials said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-packed vest at a bazaar in the Barmal district of Paktika province, which is on the Afghan-Pakstani border, the interior ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
The Taliban has killed five people and injured 12 others in two attacks staged on the first day of its newly launched...
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23 Apr 2011

Roadside bomb kills Afghan border policemen

A roadside bomb has killed five border policemen in southern Afghanistan amid a surge in violence in the country. Officials said on Friday that the policemen were hit when a mine blew up their vehicle in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province, late on Thursday.
A roadside bomb has killed five border policemen in southern Afghanistan amid a surge in violence in the country....
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4 Apr 2011

Afghans continue to denounce Quran burning

Hundreds of people have taken to Afghanistan's streets in fresh protests against a Quran burning in the United States, as the UN vowed a deadly attack on its staff would not derail its work.
Hundreds of people have taken to Afghanistan's streets in fresh protests against a Quran burning in the United States,...
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22 Mar 2011

Karzai Afghan troops to provide security

Afghan forces will take the lead for securing seven areas of the country, relegating NATO forces to a "supporting" role, according to a plan unveiled by Afghan president Hamid Karzai. Karzai's plan covers three full provinces: Bamiyan, Panjshir and Kabul, all of them among the most secure in Afghanistan. (One district of Kabul province, Surobi, will be excluded, and Afghan troops already handle most day-to-day security in the capital.)
Afghan forces will take the lead for securing seven areas of the country, relegating NATO forces to a "supporting" role,...
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19 Feb 2011

Taliban attack on Afghan bank

Gunmen dressed as border police have killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 70 in an attack on a bank in the main city in Afghanistan's east, witnesses and government officials have said. Al Jazeera has learned that at least seven suicide bombers stormed a branch of the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad city on Saturday and detonated their explosives.
Gunmen dressed as border police have killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 70 in an attack on a bank in the...
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5 Jan 2011

How Afghanistan became a NATO war

The official line of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO command in Afghanistan, is that the war against Afghan insurgents is vital to the security of all the countries providing troops there. In fact, however, NATO was given a central role in Afghanistan because of the influence of US officials concerned with the alliance, according to a US military officer who was in a position to observe the decision-making process. "NATO's role in Afghanistan is more about NATO than it is about Afghanistan," said an officer, who insisted on anonymity because of the political sensitivity of the subject.
The official line of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO command in Afghanistan, is that the...
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