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Suicide attack, clash leave foreign soldier, 32 militants dead in E. Afghanistan
A militants, riding an explosive- laden car, blew it up in Paktika province east of Afghanistan Saturday morning, killing one foreign soldier and injuring another Afghan trooper, spokesman of provincial administration Hamidullah Zhawak said, Xinhua reported.
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Next presidential elections in Afghanistan will take place transparently: Chief Electoral Officer
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Pak army will chase militants wherever needed
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi says that Islamabad will chase terrorists to rid the country of the menace of terrorism, Press TV reported.
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Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
A Canadian soldier in Afghanistan's Kandahar province was killed Friday when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb seconds after the senior commander of coalition forces in the province narrowly missed the same explosive device, Associated Press reported.
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Al Qaeda threatens France for perceived anti-burqa stance
Al Qaeda threatened to "take revenge" on France "by every means and wherever we can reach them" because of a debate in France over whether the burqa, a traditional Islamic woman's covering, violates French law, according to a statement posted on radical Islamist Web sites, reported CNN.
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Senior British commander killed in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killing one of the most senior British army officers in Afghanistan has dealt a huge personal blow to the forces stationed in the troubled country, reported Press TV.
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Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign
U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and several others were injured or wounded on the first full day of the assault, the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban government in 2001, reported AP
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Two passenger boats overturn, killing 30 people in Afghanistan
Two passenger boats overturned, killing 30 people in the Kabul River in Afghanistan's province of Nangahar, Afghan AVA Press news agency reported.
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Iran, Afghanistan sign trade MOU
Commerce ministers of Iran and Afghanistan here on Tuesday signed a 17-article memorandum of understanding to promote bilateral trade.
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Former Taliban eyes Afghan presidency
Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi, former Taliban commander and would-be president of Afghanistan, admits he had a certain flare for firing rocket-propelled grenades on Soviet soldiers in his youth, reported AFP.
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Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
A bomb blast in Afghanistan on Wednesday killed two soldiers in the NATO-led force deployed here to counter a Taliban insurgency, the military said, according to AFP.
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Major military operation under way in Afghanistan
U.S. Marines and Afghan security forces moved into Taliban-infested villages Wednesday evening in one of the Obama administration's first major military operations in the previously forgotten war in Afghanistan, AP reported.
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Premature mine explosion kills 4 Taliban in S. Afghanistan
Four Taliban militants were killed as the mine they planted exploded prematurely in restive southern Afghan province of Ghazni Tuesday night, said a statement of Afghan Interior Ministry issued here on Wednesday.
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Army suffers from 'toxic leadership', warns major
The army has failed to learn the lessons of fighting counter-insurgency campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, a former officer said today, reported The Guardian.
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Afghan police arrest Taliban commander, two others in North
Police in Faryab province of northwest Afghanistan have captured three Taliban insurgents including a commander of the outfit, a police officer in the province Mohammad Afzal Imamzada said Wednesday, reported Xinhua.
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Iran ready to help Afghanistan build up economy: minister
Iranian Commerce Minister Masoud Mirkazemi said in a meeting with his Afghan counterpart in Tehran on Tuesday that his country is prepared to help Afghanistan develop its economic infrastructures.
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One killed, two injured in blast in Pakistan
Roadside bomb blast killed one passerby, injuring two others in Northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, Xinhua quoted local TV channel as reporting.
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Obama aide says no more troops to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama's top security adviser has told U.S. military commanders there are no plans to send more troops to Afghanistan for now and that the focus instead will be on economic development and reconstruction, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
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Taliban's network destroyed in Malakand: official
Taliban network has been fully destroyed in Malakand division in northwestern Pakistan, said local official on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.