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18 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Few in Afghanistan expect miracles from NATO

As NATO leaders met Monday in Chicago to discuss the alliance's exit from Afghanistan and their commitment to the restive nation afterward, Afghans expressed a mixture of optimism, cynicism and fatalism about the future of their country.

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23 hrs ago | U.S. Department of Defense

Combined Afghan, Coalition Force Detains Taliban Facilitator

A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban facilitator in the Zharay district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province today, military officials reported.

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Fri May 18, 2012

U.S. Department of Defense

Combined Force Seizes Opium Cache

KABUL, Afghanistan , May 18, 2012 - An Afghan and coalition security force discovered a drug cache of opium during a patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Afghanistan's Helmand province yesterday, military officials reported.

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Wed May 09, 2012

The Huffington Post

Sahar Gul, Tortured Afghan Girl, Says In-Laws Should Have Received Longer Sentences

In this Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, file photo, 15-year-old Sahar Gul is carried into hospital in Baghlan north of Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Daily Mail

Tortured child bride Sahur Gul speaks for first time as husband's family is jailed for ten years

Remarkable recovery of the tortured child bride: Afghan girl, 15, tells of torment at hands of husband for first time as his family are jailed for ten years Sahar Gul was forced into a marriage when she was just 15 but endured months of torture after she failed to become pregnant Her husband, his mother, father, sister, and brother have all been ... (more)

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Mon May 07, 2012

PakTribune

8 Taliban killed in operations in Afghanistan

KABUL: Eight Taliban have been killed during joint Afghan forces and NATO-led coalition troops operations in eight Afghan provinces, the country's Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

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Sun May 06, 2012

The Guardian

Afghanistan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torturing her

Three relatives of 15-year-old Sahar Gul each get 10 years in jail. Two others are still on the run Sahar Gul, as she was brought into hospital in Baghlan last December, showing the effects of violence by her in-laws. Photograph: Jawed Basharat/AP The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan ... (more)

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Sat May 05, 2012

Channelnewsasia.com

Afghan girl's torturers get 10 years jail

KABUL: The case of a tortured Afghan child bride whose treatment shocked the world has led to three members of her husband's family being jailed for 10 years, an official said Saturday.

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Fri May 04, 2012

State Department

Corrections Programs in Afghanistan

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs partners with the CPD and Juvenile Rehabilitation Directorate in the development of a safe, secure, and humane Afghan corrections system that meets international standards and Afghan cultural requirements.

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Wed May 02, 2012

U.S. Department of Defense

Afghan Forces Contain Taliban Attack in Kabul

Afghan security forces led a capable and quick response in containing a Taliban attack in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul today, military officials reported.

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Tue May 01, 2012

E-Ariana

In-laws of Tortured Afghan Girl Get Prison Terms

Voice of America 05/01/2012 By [Printer Friendly Version] Three in-laws of an Afghan girl who was locked up and brutally tortured have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison for abusing her.

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Thu Apr 26, 2012

The Japan News .Net

Over 40 Taliban surrender in Afghanistan

Two groups of Taliban - comprising 33 and 10 rebels - Thursday gave up arms and joined the peace process in Afghanistan, officials said.

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Sun Apr 22, 2012

The Long War Journal

ISAF targets IMU commander linked to Kabul suicide plots

Coalition and Afghan special operations teams targeted a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan "facilitator" who is suspected of plotted attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

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