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 » |
U.S. lawmakers’ meeting sets back Obama’s Afghan agenda – Kansas City Star
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U.S. lawmakers' meeting sets back Obama's Afghan agenda
Kansas City Star WASHINGTON — The US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan had planned to use his latest foray to the region to build Afghan government support for the nascent US effort to kindle peace talks with the Taliban. Instead, Ambassador Marc Grossman … US lawmakers' meeting sets back Obama's Afghan agendaMiamiHerald.com Did the US meet with the Taliban?CNN (blog) Taliban willing to compromise, Afghan negotiators sayChicago Tribune International Business Times -PakTribune.com all 100 news articles » |
French defense minister travels to Afghanistan after deadly attack – CNN
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French defense minister travels to Afghanistan after deadly attack
CNN By the CNN Wire Staff US Marine CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, remain docked along the flight line of HMH-463 for maintenance checks and repairs, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 6, 2011. … Naval Academy grad killed in AfghanistanBaltimore Sun (blog) Willis corporal among Marines killed in Afghanistan copter crashHouston Chronicle Six marines killed in Afghanistan crash identifiedReuters Chicago Tribune -KHON2 -The Seattle Times all 202 news articles » |
US envoy in Afghanistan to discuss peace, Taliban – CNN
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US envoy in Afghanistan to discuss peace, Taliban
CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Marc Grossman, US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is in Kabul to talk with Afghan president Hamid Karzai.. Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — America's special envoy to the region talked peace and reconciliation with Hamid … Afghanistan's Karzai met with insurgents' peace delegationMiamiHerald.com EDITORIAL: Afghanistan developmentsPakistan Daily Times Afghanistan's Karzai Pushes Ahead With Peace TalksVoice of America Washington Post -The Daily Star all 378 news articles » |
Afghanistan investigates NATO bombing – CNN
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Afghanistan investigates NATO bombing
CNN NATO forces led by the United States have been battling the Taliban and its al Qaeda allies in Afghanistan for a decade, since al Qaeda's 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. A US invasion swiftly deposed the Taliban, which had ruled most … |
ISAF: Video appear to be work of ‘small group of US individuals’ – CNN
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ISAF: Video appear to be work of 'small group of US individuals'
CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — NATO-led forces in Afghanistan denounced a video purporting to show a Marine sniper team urinating on dead bodies, saying Thursday the actions appear to be the work of "a small group of US individuals" who are no longer … Taliban: Peace talks not harmed by urinating-Marines videomsnbc.com US Marines to probe alleged urination videoCBS News Video Said to Show Marines Urinating on Taliban CorpsesNew York Times Washington Post -ABC Online all 1,280 news articles » |
Suicide attack in Afghanistan leaves 7 dead – CNN
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Suicide attack in Afghanistan leaves 7 dead
CNN Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — A shoot-out at a government building in Afghanistan has left seven people dead, including three police officers, Afghan's interior ministry said Tuesday. The attack took place at the directorate of communication building in … Suicide Attack at Government Building in Afghanistan Kills 7New York Times 10 killed in Taliban attack on government building in east AfghanistanWashington Post Militants storm government building in Afghanistan, killing sevenLos Angeles Times Huffington Post -BBC News all 318 news articles » |
Critics Question Pentagon’s New Strategy – NPR
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Critics Question Pentagon's New Strategy
NPR "Going into the surge and Iraq, we realized that we did not have sufficient numbers of ground forces to carry out both the surge in Iraq and the ongoing operations in Afghanistan," Harrison said. So the Pentagon had to increase the size of the Army and … New Defense Plan to Slim Down Military, Shift US Security Focus to AsiaFox News Two wars too much?CNN (blog) Obama plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troopsReuters msnbc.com all 711 news articles » |
2 French soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack – CNN
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2 French soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
CNN The latest deaths bring the number of service members killed in Afghanistan this year to 553, according to a CNN count. A soldier in the Afghan National Army uniform shot dead two French soldiers serving in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, … |
Afghanistan sets rules for Taliban office in Qatar – CNN
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Afghanistan sets rules for Taliban office in Qatar
CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Afghanistan will accept the presence of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar but under strict ground rules forbidding foreign intervention in peace talks. Ismail Qassemyar, a member of the Afghan High … Exclusive: Afghanistan sets ground rules for TalibanReuters Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban talksChicago Tribune Afghanistan Supports Taliban Office in QatarThe Epoch Times |
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