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  1. Khaled Hosseini on writing, family and unlikely inspirationRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

    By calendar measurement, it has been six long years since the literary voice of Khaled Hosseini has been heard from.

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  2. Bomb killed soldiers: Military protocol cause for delay in notificationRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Pacific Daily News

    ... wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 16. Courtesy of Guam National Guard When two soldiers in uniform approached the Aguon home in Mangilao, the people ...

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  3. Delay in mine project shadows hopes for Afghan economyRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

    The giant copper mine that the Afghan government has made the centerpiece of its plans for building an economy nearly from scratch is at least five years behind schedule and the state-owned Chinese company that won the bidding has missed key deadlines in its still-secret contract with the Afghan government and is trying to renegotiate the deal, ... (more)

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  4. Body of veteran killed in Kabul returnsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | KRQE News 13

    The body of a U.S. Army veteran from New Mexico is coming home Tuesday following his death in Afghanistan. With KRQE.com's commenting system, you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more.

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  5. US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,091Read the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

    ... have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department. -Two soldiers died May 16, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device; they were assigned ...

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  6. Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police deadRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Arkansas Online

    KABUL - A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks in the country's west.

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  7. Tiny Guam mourning loss of 2 soldiers killed in AfghanistanRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Examiner.com

    Both soldiers died May 16, 2013, in Kabul, Afghanistan , of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device.

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  8. HRW: More Afghan Women Jailed For 'Moral Crimes'Read the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | Weekday Magazine

    Human Rights Watch says the number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen by 50 percent in the past 18 months.

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  9. Tales in a Kabul RestaurantRead the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | War Is A Crime

    Kabul--Since 2009, Voices for Creative Nonviolence has maintained a grim record we call the "The Afghan AtrocitiesUpdate" which gives the dates, locations, numbers and names of Afghan civilians killed by NATO forces.

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  10. Afghan Voices Tell the Tales of Human Lives Cut Short by US WarRead the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | Common Dreams

    Since 2009, Voices for Creative Nonviolence has maintained a grim record we call the " The Afghan Atrocities Update " which gives the dates, locations, numbers and names of Afghan civilians killed by NATO forces.

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  11. Sharp rise in number Afghan women in jail for "moral crimes"Read the original story

    12 hrs ago | AlertNet

    An Afghan woman prisoner stands in her room at a women's detention centre, during a visit by Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Kabul, November 26, 2010.

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  12. Seven Afghan police killed amid fresh attacksRead the original story w/Photo

    14 hrs ago | Al Jazeera

    A powerful roadside bomb has killed seven policemen in western Afghanistan as forces were engaged in a deadly battle with large groups of Taliban fighters who attacked police checkpoints in the south, officials have said.

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  13. Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province councilRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Washington Examiner

    A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said.

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  14. Mukerjee bats for vocational training confers honorary degree on KarzaiRead the original story

    Monday | India Gazette

    President Pranab Mukherjee Monday called upon universities to lay emphasis on imparting vocational training to youth in the country while pointing out that by 2020, two-third of the workforce in the world would be from India.

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  15. Afghan Pilots Learn Air Assault Tactics From 101stRead the original story

    Monday | WTVF Nashville

    With Afghan troops increasingly leading combat operations on the ground, the Afghan Air Force's fledgling helicopter fleet based in Kabul has learned new techniques to support them from the air.

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  16. Foreign Service Institute Overseas Security Security SeminarRead the original story

    Monday | Scoop

    SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. I know you're really upset that I came here to break the normal monotony and routine of this seminar.

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  17. Hezb-e-Islami kills 15 in Afghanistan, 2 children among the deadRead the original story

    Sunday | Examiner.com

    A homicide bomber detonated a car laden with explosives late last week killing 15. 1 comment

  18. Khaled Hosseini returns with a novel that embodies Afghan storytellingRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | The Globe and Mail

    Khaled Hosseini at his home in San Jose, Calif., Oct. 18, 2005. His latest book on his homeland is "A Thousand Splendid Suns." Khaled Hosseini at his home in San Jose, Calif., Oct.

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  19. 10 Afghan police killed in latest violenceRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | The Peninsula

    KABUL: Ten police officers have been killed in Afghanistan, by a roadside bomb in the west of the country and during fighting in the south, officials said Tuesday.

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  20. Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan rowRead the original story w/Photo

    16 hrs ago | Tehran Times

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.

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