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2 hrs ago | ABC News

Taliban Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Kandahar

In this file photo, Taliban militants pray behind their guns during a ceremony in Herat, east Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug.

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7 hrs ago | Newindpress

Afghanistan under Indian influence: Musharraf

WASHINGTON: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has alleged that Afghanistan is under influence of Indian intelligence agencies even as he admitted that there is "an ingress of the ISI in every terrorist group"."Afghan intelligence, Afghan President, Afghan Government.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

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Karzai says he's addressing corruption

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview airing Monday he is taking steps to root out corruption in his government, but he also said foreign money was making the problem worse, Reuters reported.

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Afghanistan closes schools due to Increasing H1N1 cases

The Afghan government has closed the country's schools and universities for most of November in response to an increased number of H1N1 flu cases. Since July, officials have diagnosed nearly 350 people with the virus. There have been a total of 772 confirmed cases, and 10 people have died, VOA reported.

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Afghan president leaves for Turkey

Afghan President Hamid Karzai left for Turkey on Sunday to attend the 25th Economic and Trade Forum of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), a statement released by his office said, Xinhua reported.

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en.trend.az | Trend_News

200th British soldier killed in Afghanistan as country honors vets

The 200th British soldier has been killed in hostile action in Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defence announced Sunday, as the country prepared to honor veterans on Remembrance Sunday, CNN reported.

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NATO, Afghanistan probe deadly 'friendly' strike

Investigations were under way Sunday into the deaths of seven soldiers and police killed in what Afghan officials called a mis-targeted NATO air strike, one of the worst "friendly fire" incidents of an eight-year war, AFP reported.

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Conservative U.S. think tank says 15,800 extra troops needed to secure Kandahar

An additional 15,800 troops are needed to properly secure Kandahar so that reconstruction efforts and training of the Afghan army can continue, says a conservative U.S. think-tank. A presentation by the American Enterprise Institute, widely circulated among western allies, painted a detailed, bleak picture of the American or NATO resources military ...

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MSNBC

Pakistan government feels pressure

As Pakistan's army plows ahead with its offensive in South Waziristan, its success is at risk because the government has yet to come up with a plan to run and rebuild the lawless territory so that the Taliban and al-Qaida don't re-emerge. The Pakistani army launched a ground offensive in the Afghan border region in mid-October, pitting some 30,000 ...

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The Washington Post

Turkey to admit Sudan leader despite Darfur charge

In this Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir seen during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, not pictured, in Ankara, Turkey.Turkey should arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir if he visits Istanbul because of an international warrant against him for atrocities in Darfur, human rights groups said ...

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Abdullah Gul, Hamid Karzai, Asia

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Fuel convoy hit in eastern Afghanistan

An Afghan police official says at least two private security guards have been wounded and two fuel tankers set on fire in eastern Afghanistan when militants attacked a supply convoy for NATO forces.

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Military-World

For Marines in Afghanistan, IEDs Are a Constant Fear

There are few songs as mournful and haunting as Taps played for a fallen warrior, and on an isolated combat outpost in southern Afghanistan it has been sounded for David Baker, a 22-year-old Marine lance corporal who was just six weeks short of going home when he was killed in an explosion.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Enfield Independent

Support 'crucial' to Afghan success

Maintaining public support is "crucially important" to the success of the international military mission in Afghanistan, the senior British commander in the country has warned.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Hamid Karzai

Liverpool Daily Post

UK & World News: Army appeal on Afghan co-operation

The killing of five British soldiers by an Afghan policeman must not prevent co-operation between the two nations, the commander of British forces in Afghanistan said.

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CBC

Saskatoon funeral set for soldier killed in Afghanistan

The casket of Lt. Justin Boyes is taken into church for funeral services in Saskatoon.

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KWQC-TV Davenport

UK foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes singlehandedly.

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Related Topix: Labour Party (UK), US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, World News, Asia, Hamid Karzai

Freerepublic.com

Combat Rules For Afghanistan

For NATO combat troops, Iraq and Afghanistan differ in several important ways. For one thing, nearly all the fighting is out in the countryside.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Tajikistan News.Net

Ban says UN to stay the cours in Afghanistan

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday denied the international body is pulling out of Afghanistan.

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Calgary Herald

Questions remain in fatal shooting spree

Investigators on Friday searched for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. army base in Texas, in which an army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.

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Coast Reporter

Canada's top cop in Afghanistan says more needs to be done on ANP training

Canada's top police officer in Afghanistan says more needs to be done to bring the Afghan National Police force up to par.

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