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Nato kills insurgent behind US soldier’s death
Nato identified the insurgent as Mahmood and said that he and an accomplice, identified only as Rashid, died in last Wednesday’s operation in eastern Kunar province’s Ghaziabad district. No other...
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UN: Afghan civilian death toll in airstrikes down
The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Jan Kubis, presents the annual UN report on civilian casualties at a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 19, 2013. The report came a day after President...
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Top US general to retire, not take Nato job: Obama
US General John Allen has decided to retire rather than proceed with his nomination as the Nato supreme allied commander, President Barack Obama said on February 19, 2013.-Reuters Photo WASHINGTON:...
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Nato to bid farewell to Panetta, seeks new military chief
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta. -AFP Photo BRUSSELS: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta will get a fond farewell from his Nato colleagues at a two-day meeting beginning on Thursday, as the alliance...
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Nato may station up to 12,000 troops in post-2014 Afghanistan
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addresses a news conference during a Nato defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels February 22, 2013. -Reuters Photo BRUSSELS: Nato may...
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Taliban suicide bombers hit Afghan cities, Kabul attack foiled
KABUL: Two Taliban suicide bombers killed three members of Afghan security forces on Sunday, but a third attack in Kabul’s diplomatic enclave was foiled when police shot dead the would-be assailant,...
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Nato troops kill two Afghan boys due to ‘mistaken identity’
The two boys were shot dead when they were mistaken for insurgents during an operation in the northwest of Uruzgan on February 28, Isaf, US General Joseph Dunford, said in a statement. — Reuters/File...
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Afghan president lashes out at Pakistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai.—AFP (File Photo) KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out once again at his supposed ally, Pakistan, alleging Monday that a statement by a Pakistani cleric...
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US, Pakistan work together for peace in Afghanistan: Richard Olson
US Ambassador Richard Olson. — File Photo ISLAMABAD: United States Ambassador Richard Olson Wednesday said his country was in partnership with Pakistan for promoting peace and reconciliation in...
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Karzai calls on Afghan troops to clean up own act
”It’s not forgivable … Our Afghan people are not safe in their houses,” because of Afghan troops’ treatment, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said. ”Why should I blame foreigners?” —AFP (File Photo)...
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Nato general takes hard line on Afghan detainee dispute
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (C) steps off his helicopter with US Marine General Joseph Dunford (R), Commander of the International Security Force upon Hagel’s arrival near Camp Eggers in Kabul,...
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Afghan Taliban, US revive reconciliation talks in Qatar: Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai. — Photo AFP/File KABUL: The Afghan Taliban and the United States have been holding talks in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday....
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Afghan leader alleges US-Taliban collusion
Afghan President, Hamid Karzai. — File Photo KABUL: President Hamid Karzai has accused the United States of colluding with the Taliban to justify its presence in Afghanistan, dumbfounding US officials...
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Afghan insider attack claims lives of two Nato soldiers
Afghan officials say US troops have shot and killed two Afghan civilians as their truck was approaching an American convoy. — File Photo KABUL: A police officer opened fire on US and Afghan forces...
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Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills five US troops
— File Photo by Reuters KABUL: A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday. Monday night’s crash brought the total number of US...
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US spy agencies more pessimistic on Afghan war
“We assess that the Taliban-led insurgency has diminished in some areas of Afghanistan but remains resilient and capable of challenging US and international goals,” according to the report. — Photo by...
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Interview: Drone strikes, the ‘War on Terror’ and Jinnah
Photos courtesy Dr Akbar S Ahmed. Dr. Akbar Ahmed is currently the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington, D.C. and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings...
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US commander warns Karzai remarks may fuel violence
— File Photo by AFP KABUL: The US commander in Afghanistan has warned troops that they face an increased threat of attack after a series of inflammatory anti-US comments by President Hamid Karzai....
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Afghanistan’s biggest-ever truck bomb defused in Kabul: spy agency
Intelligence forces discovered the explosives in eastern Kabul, wired and ready for detonation, security officials said. — File photo KABUL: Security forces in the Afghan capital have defused a truck...
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US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing one
Nato Helicopter. – File Photo by AFP KABUL: A helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan Saturday, killing one member of the US-led coalition and injuring another in what was the second deadly air...
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