Afghanistan
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Hamid Karzai called for head-to-head race in Afghan elections
Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday called for next year’s crucial election to be a US-style head-to-head contest between…
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Hamid Karzai to visit Pakistan soon
Kabul: Hamid Karzai accepted an invitation delivered by Pakistan one week ago. Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been tense…
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13 killed in suicide bomb in Afghanistan
Kabul: A suicide bomber targeting an American patrol outside a busy market in eastern Afghanistan killed 13 people on Monday,…
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Hamid Karzai favours security agreement with US
Kabul: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai says he favours a security agreement with America allowing some of its troops to remain…
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Twelve killed in Afghan mosque blast
Kabul: Twelve people were killed in a powerful bomb blast in a mosque of eatern Afghanistan, police said. Local official…
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War against Taliban in Afghanistan is being won: NATO
Kabul: Despite reports by other agencies of a sharp upsurge in insurgent attacks this year, NATO has said that the…
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Hamid Karzai asks US troops to leave Afghan province
Kabul: Afghanistan’s President has ordered US special forces to leave a strategic province as he seeks tighter control over Afghan…
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Attack on Afghan Government employees soared to 700 percent : UN
Kabul: Attacks on Afghan government employees increased by 700 percent last year even as the overall civilian death toll from…
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Afgan Army trains women for special forces
Kabul: The Afghan army is training female special forces to take part in night raids against insurgents. Many Afghans, however,…
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Prince Harry returned to Britain from Afghanistan
London: Prince Harry on Wednesday returned to Britain after a 20-week deployment in Afghanistan. He had already been in the…
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