France upends NATO’s exit strategy in Afghanistan – The Express Tribune
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France upends NATO's exit strategy in Afghanistan
The Express Tribune PHOTO: AFP/FILE WASHINGTON: France's decision to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned deals a blow to the US-led war effort and threatens to trigger a “rush to the exits” by other Nato members, experts said Monday. NATO sticking to 2014 date for ending combat operations in AfghanistanWashington Post Judge to probe deadly French troop ambush in AfghanistanPakistan Daily Times |
On the Ground in Afghanistan, a Taliban Whose Momentum Seems Anything but Broken – TIME
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On the Ground in Afghanistan, a Taliban Whose Momentum Seems Anything but Broken
TIME 30, 2012 US soldiers return fire as they are attacked by insurgents positioned on the mountainsides around Outpost Shal in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 30, 2011 The hundreds of bullets, mortar shells and rockets that slammed into the boulders … |
Afghan police: Man kills wife for giving birth to daughter instead of son – CNN
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Afghan police: Man kills wife for giving birth to daughter instead of son
CNN By Nematullah Sarfraz, For CNN File photo of women near the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, where police say a man strangled his wife for not bearing him a son. Kunduz, Afghanistan (CNN) — Police in the northern Afghanistan province of Kunduz are looking … Afghan woman is killed 'for giving birth to a girl'BBC News Afghan Kin Are Accused of Killing Woman for Not Bearing a SonNew York Times Afghan mother killed allegedly for not bearing sonSan Francisco Chronicle Washington Post all 568 news articles » |
Germany returns two millennia old Afghan sculpture – Reuters
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Germany returns two millennia old Afghan sculpture
Reuters By Amie Ferris-Rotman | KABUL (Reuters) – Germany this week returned an ancient pre-Islamic sculpture looted during Afghanistan's civil war, giving hope to Kabul's cultural mavens that the rest of its stolen treasures will also make their way home. Germany returns Afghan sculptureIrish Times |
Iran, Afghanistan Agree to Boost Economic Cooperation – Fars News Agency
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Iran, Afghanistan Agree to Boost Economic Cooperation
Fars News Agency "Iran and Afghanistan economies are complementary for each other; Tehran wishes a stable developed Afghanistan in its neighborhood," Alishiri underlined. Iran and Afghanistan enjoy expanding ties and cooperation and observers believe that the good … Afghanistan sign economic cooperation pact with IranKhaama Press Iran, Afghanistan sign economic MoUIslamic Republic News Agency Tehran, Kabul ink MOU to expand economic tiesTehran Times |
Canada’s military training in Afghanistan until 2014 – Vancouver Sun
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Canada's military training in Afghanistan until 2014
Vancouver Sun Canada intends to keep military trainers in Afghanistan until 2014, according to Defence Minister Peter MacKay, despite France's announcement last week that it would bring home all its troops a year earlier than planned in 2013. |
NATO sticks to 2014 Afghanistan pullout date – IBNLive.com
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NATO sticks to 2014 Afghanistan pullout date
IBNLive.com AP Brussels: NATO's top official said Monday that the alliance will adhere to its plans to hand over security to local forces in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, comments that came after France said it would push NATO to speed up its timeline for the … France Upends NATO's Exit Strategy in AfghanistanJakarta Globe Judge to probe deadly French troop ambush in AfghanistanPakistan Daily Times US unilateralism in AfghanistanFrontier Post Fox News all 237 news articles » |
Marine admits hazing California Marine who committed suicide in Afghanistan – Los Angeles Times
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Marine admits hazing California Marine who committed suicide in Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times Lance Cpl. Jacob Jacoby admitted that he punched and kicked Lance Cpl. Harry Lew out of anger because Lew kept falling asleep while on guard duty in Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press. Two other Marines are also charged with hazing Lew, … Marine guilty of assault in court-martial linked to suicideReuters Marine pleads guilty to assault fellow MarineFox News Kaneohe Marine pleads guilty to hazing fellow marineKHON2 KITV Honolulu all 263 news articles » |
For Soldier Disfigured in War, a Way to Return to the World – New York Times
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For Soldier Disfigured in War, a Way to Return to the World
New York Times Specialist Joey Paulk awoke from a coma in a Texas hospital three weeks after he was burned nearly to death in Afghanistan. Wrapped in bandages from head almost to toe, he immediately saw his girlfriend and mother, and felt comforted. |
Afghanistan to press Pakistan for access to Taleban leaders – Kuwait Times
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Afghanistan to press Pakistan for access to Taleban leaders
Kuwait Times —AFP KABUL: Afghanistan will press Pakistan for access to Taleban leaders during a one-day visit to Kabul by Pakistan's foreign minister, with Afghan officials hoping to ease cross-border strains and lay the ground for peace negotiations with the … Pak role for Afghanistan peace talks imperative: Ex-Taliban commanderInternational News Network Afghanistan, Taliban to Talk in Saudi ArabiaWall Street Journal |
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