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Yesterday | Gulf Times

10 killed in Afghan bomb, gun attacks

Afghan women attend a seminar on domestic violence in Herat, western Afghanistan yesterday.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Explosion

Tue Nov 24, 2009

The Statesman

Bombers kill 18 in Afghanistan

The attacks brought to 30 the number of people killed since President Karzai was sworn in for another five years yesterday, pledging to try to bring peace to the nation and take over security from foreign forces in five years.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News, Hamid Karzai

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Military-World

US pours millions into anti-Taliban militias in Afghanistan

A former Taliban fighter hands over his arms to join government troops in Herat.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Travel, Afghanistan Travel

Sat Nov 21, 2009

PakTribune

Bombers kill 23 in Afghanistan

HERAT: Bomb attacks on Friday killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzaia s second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

TheNational

Suicide bomb in Afghan town

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the heart of Afghanistan's southwestern town of Farah, killing six people and wounding 36 civilians, the provincial police chief said.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News

Examiner.com

Is Afghanistan winnable?

Some within the White House fear Afghanistan is a potential Vietnam. Any conflict has the potential for disaster if it lacks direction and the military lacks proper support from the government.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan,

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Washington Times

World scene

NATO and Afghan forces killed several insurgents, including an armed woman, in a search operation in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the alliance said.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Swine Flu Panic Grips Afghanistan

But government-declared state of emergency seen by some as motivated more by political interests than health concerns.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, World News, Asia, Afghanistan,

Sat Nov 14, 2009

CBS News

NATO Says Insurgents Killed During Search

NATO and Afghan forces killed several insurgents, including an armed woman, in a search operation in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the alliance said.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News

Fri Nov 13, 2009

GroundReport.com

Afghans Fear Insurgent Infiltration Across Iran Border

Some officials say Herat frontier checkpoint giving Taleban a backdoor into Afghanistan.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Viewpoints: Afghanistan's women have much to lose

I came to this city of clean, tree-lined streets, near the Iranian border, to write about Afghan women.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Prison, Opinion

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Fury at Afghanistan's 'stolen' election

Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters Fears grew in Afghanistan today that supporters of the failed presidential candidate, Abdullah Abdullah , may resort to violence to protest over what they regard as a stolen election.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid war - AP

A A A' Hundreds of Afghan and international troops already battling a rising militant insurgency are facing a new fight A A A' recovering from swine flu, the virus that has left 11 people dead in the country.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai

Philly.com

World View: The Women of Herat

In my column today I write about the Voice of Women Organization in Herat, Afghanistan, which runs shelters for abused women, helps women in prison, and runs workshops to help sensitize men to respect women more in accordance with Islamic values.

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Related Topix: Afghanistan, World News, Asia

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Afghans Come to Terms With Election Results

The news that Hamed Karzai had been declared the winner of Afghanistan's troubled presidential election came as no surprise to most of his countrymen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, World News, Asia, Afghanistan,

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Military-World

Four Italian Soldiers Wounded in Afghanistan Blast

Four Italian soldiers were wounded in a blast this morning in the western Afghanistan province of Herat, an Italian Defense Ministry spokesman said.

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Related Topix: Europe, Italy, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Silvio Berlusconi

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Defense News

Italian AMXs Head to Afghanistan on Nov. 4

The Italian Air Force will deploy four AMX fighter-bombers to Afghanistan on Nov.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Asia, Afghanistan, World News

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Department of Defense News

Hundreds of Afghan Police Graduate in Herat

More than 250 Afghan National Police graduated from basic training Oct. 29 at the police headquarters in Herat, Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News

Mon Nov 02, 2009

MSNBC

Analysis: With few options, U.S. accepts Karzai

An Afghan security man stands, near an election poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, is seen on the background during a rally in Herat, Afghanistan on Oct.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

An Afghan boy aims a toy gun at the camera as he stands in a village near Herat, October 30, 2009.

The reality of modern politics is that ten words are seven too many, writes Lyndal Curtis.

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