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25 Dec 2011

Suicide bomber strikes Afghan funeral, killing parliament member and 18 others

A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday just after a funeral in northern Afghanistan, killing 19 people, including a member of the national parliament, the Interior Ministry said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Over the past year, the Taliban have repeatedly struck at officials and other prominent figures in an apparent effort to paralyze the government. In September, a suicide attacker killed Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president and head of the nation s peace council.
A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday just after a funeral in northern Afghanistan, killing 19 people, including a...
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15 Aug 2011

Afghan widows form community on Kabul hill

The hills of this capital stand as monuments to men in battle, topped by crumbling forts and rusted tanks, ancient ramparts and gleaming tombs of kings. One is different but no less a testament to war. It is known as Tapaye Zanabad - the hill that women built.
The hills of this capital stand as monuments to men in battle, topped by crumbling forts and rusted tanks, ancient...
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23 Jun 2011

Mullen endorses Obama troop decision, acknowledges ‘risk’

The top U.S. military officer told lawmakers Thursday that he supported President Obama s plan to draw down forces in Afghanistan, but said Obama s decisions were 'more aggressive and incur more risk that I was originally prepared to accept.'
The top U.S. military officer told lawmakers Thursday that he supported President Obama s plan to draw down forces in...
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31 May 2011

Karzai demands NATO stop bombing homes

In demanding that the U.S.-led coalition stop all airstrikes on Afghan homes, President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday drew his government closer than ever to direct opposition to the United States presence in Afghanistan, a position that could complicate President Obama s looming decision on how quickly to withdraw American troops.
In demanding that the U.S.-led coalition stop all airstrikes on Afghan homes, President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday drew his...
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17 May 2011

U.S. speeds up direct talks with Taliban

The administration has accelerated direct talks with the Taliban, initiated several months ago, that U.S. officials say they hope will enable President Obama to report progress toward a settlement of the Afghanistan war when he announces troop withdrawals in July.
The administration has accelerated direct talks with the Taliban, initiated several months ago, that U.S. officials say...
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27 Apr 2011

Afghan pilot opens fire inside NATO compound, killing nine Americans

An Afghan air force pilot opened fire inside a NATO military base on Wednesday, killing eight troops and a contractor, all of them Americans, officials said. The shooting took place around 10:30 a.m. inside the North Kabul International Airport, the military compound that houses the NATO coalition s joint command and is adjacent to the city's civilian airport.
An Afghan air force pilot opened fire inside a NATO military base on Wednesday, killing eight troops and a contractor,...
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