Mohammad Shafia was ‘so obsessed, so closed-minded’ – National Post
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Mohammad Shafia was 'so obsessed, so closed-minded'
National Post Mohammad Shafia, a native of Afghanistan, came to Canada in 2007 a wealthy man intent on imprisoning his daughters in an authoritarian household. And when they took steps to break free, a jury found Sunday, he murdered three of them along with his … Shafia family sentenced to life for four counts of first-degree murderMontreal Gazette Afghan Family Found Guilty in Honor KillingsTIME Chronology of events in the Shafia murdersCTV.ca Vancouver Sun -Toronto Star all 1,081 news articles » |
Afghanistan post-Taliban: Academy rebuilding ‘ruined lives through music’ – National Post
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Afghanistan post-Taliban: Academy rebuilding 'ruined lives through music'
National Post Here, at Afghanistan's sole music academy, students are taught music with the hope it will bring comfort in the face of war and poverty, bringing back cellos and violins to revive a rich musical legacy disrupted by decades of violence and suppression. … The AfPak Channel: Afghan solutions for Afghan womenForeign Policy (blog) Kabul music academy hopes to revive Afghan musical traditionsBBC News |
Christie Blatchford: Afghanistan excuses don’t work for Shafia mother’s … – National Post (blog)
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Christie Blatchford: Afghanistan excuses don't work for Shafia mother's …
National Post (blog) What has emerged, most clearly from her evidence though it was there in Mr. Shafia's too, is a thread of pathology, and how this family hides behind the purported practices both of their native Afghanistan and of their religion, Islam. … |
Cost of Canadian withdrawal from Afghanistan could climb due to blocked … – National Post (blog)
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Cost of Canadian withdrawal from Afghanistan could climb due to blocked …
National Post (blog) By Jeff Davis Hundreds of cargo containers of Canadian war supplies are stranded in volatile southern Afghanistan, thanks to an ongoing Pakistani blockade of routes exiting the landlocked country. And with Pakistani officials preparing to impose steep … Pakistan border closure leaves Canadian supplies stuck in AfghanistanMontreal Gazette Afghanistan jail: APOTA seeks government help in Pakistani driver's releaseBusiness Recorder (blog) Afghanistan: State or a renter countryPakistan Observer Khaleej Times -South Asian News Agency -Chicago Tribune all 890 news articles » |
More than 10 skeletons pulled from mass grave in Afghanistan – National Post
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More than 10 skeletons pulled from mass grave in Afghanistan
National Post A mass grave containing at least 10 human skulls was discovered in northern Afghanistan by construction workers digging the earth to build a car park in an army compound, Afghan officials said. A picture shows human remains inside a mass grave in the … Mass grave found in Afghan army compound-officialsChicago Tribune Mass Grave Found In AfghanistanRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |
Canada impotent to quell distrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan: report – National Post
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Canada impotent to quell distrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan: report
National Post The Durand Line, as the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is called, stretches across more than 2500 kilometres of some of the most rugged, impassable terrain in the world. It has become a major flashpoint in the region as insurgents slip back … U.S.-Pakistan Trust Deficit: 2011 Year in ReviewExaminer.com Pakistan between fragility and resiliencegulfnews.com Cross-Border IncidentCounterPunch The National Interest Online all 88 news articles » |
Jonathan Kay on Afghanistan: The end of the mission isn’t the end of the road – National Post
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Jonathan Kay on Afghanistan: The end of the mission isn't the end of the road
National Post About 1000 Canadian Forces soldiers will remain in Afghanistan with the NATO Training Mission. Yet here in Canada, there has been very little debate about what our remaining troops and diplomats should be doing in Afghanistan to protect the fragile … GG, MacKay visit Canadian troops in Italy, AfghanistanCTV.ca Canada's governor general visits troops in AfghanistanPeople’s Daily Online MacKay, Governor General visit Canadian troops in Italy, AfghanistanMontreal Gazette Globe and Mail -London Free Press -MarketWatch (press release) all 87 news articles » |
Why hasn’t Ottawa honoured our Afghanistan veterans yet? – National Post (blog)
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Why hasn't Ottawa honoured our Afghanistan veterans yet?
National Post (blog) That said, the Harper government, in conferring honours with a sole focus on the Libyan air and naval campaign, has done a disservice to the nearly 30000 Canadian men and women, primarily infantry, who served in Afghanistan, and the 900 serving there … Should Canada's Afghanistan mission also be honoured as the Libyan mission has?CBC.ca Afghan vets will get their day of celebration, MacKay vowsMontreal Gazette Government Reports on Canada's Engagement in AfghanistanMarketWatch (press release) GlobalNews.ca -Globe and Mail all 156 news articles » |
Abbott woos troops on secret Afghanistan visit – Sydney Morning Herald
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Abbott woos troops on secret Afghanistan visit
Sydney Morning Herald Photo: Penny Stephens Prime Minister Julia Gillard clawed back some support in the polls this week, but Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has made a play for one particular constituency, telling troops in Afghanistan that he backed their campaign to be … Tony Abbott has flagged involvement in Afghanistan beyond 2014 in a surprise …The Australian Tony Abbott makes surprise visit to AfghanistanHerald Sun Tony Abbott's surprise visit to AfghanistanCourier Mail The Canberra Times all 96 news articles » |
Taliban in Afghanistan Vows to Disrupt Loya Jirga – Voice of America (blog)
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Taliban in Afghanistan Vows to Disrupt Loya Jirga
Voice of America (blog) Jirga participants are expected to discuss what presence, if any, the United States will have in Afghanistan following the scheduled withdrawal of all foreign combat troops in 2014. They are also to cover plans by the Afghan government to make peace … Questions Cloud Meeting of Afghan Elders Called by KarzaiNew York Times Afghan Taliban 'have loya jirga security plan'The Guardian Attacker shot dead as he tries to bomb site of upcoming Afghan Loya Jirga …Washington Post Foreign Policy (blog) -AFP -Wall Street Journal all 449 news articles » |
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