Afghanistan
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Afghan Govt Reaches a Ceasefire with Taliban
With elections due in next month, the Afghan government has reached a peace deal with Taliban militants in the north…
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Burqa Clad Taliban Bombers Attack Two Afghan Cities
Continuing to up violence scales, Burqa clad Taliban bombers attempted to storm government buildings and a military base in the…
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Bomb Kills 12 Afghan Traders
At least 12 Afghan traders were killed and four others wounded in Afghanistan’s Farah province near the Iran border on…
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Chopper Crash Kills Seven in Afghanistan
At least six people on board and a child on the ground were killed when a helicopter carrying civilian contractors…
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Musharraf Confesses ISI’s Links with Militants
Former Pakistan President and army chief General Parvez Musharraf has confessed that his country’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has associations with…
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US Troops Build-up in Afgh’tan Could Force Taliban into Pak
The US joint chief of staff has said that the swelling of US troops in Afghanistan could drive more Taliban…
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US Special Envoy Refuses to Brook Pak Insinuations
Lashing out at Islamabad, US Special Envoy to the region Richard Holbrooke advised Pakistan to focus on militancy within its…
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Pak Places Paramilitary in Troubled Buner
A day after Pakistan invited Washington’s wrath for virtually abdicating to the militants by imposing the Islamic – Shariah –…
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Zardari Hopes for Resumption of Peace Talks after Polls
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said he is hopeful of resumption of dialogue with India after the Lok Sabha…
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