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Red Cross temporarily halts operations in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — The International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday that it has temporarily suspended operations in Afghanistan after an attack this week in the eastern city of Jalalabad in which a security guard was killed and a staff...
Tags: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, International Organizations, American Red Cross, United Nations, Vaccines
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Suicide bombers attack Red Cross compound in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In the second attack on a humanitarian organization in Afghanistan in less than a week, insurgents in Jalalabad struck the compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday, killing a security guard and wounding a...
Tags: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, International Organizations, Rebellions, American Red Cross, United Nations
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Germany, Italy to join U.S. in Afghanistan after 2014
BRUSSELS — Germany and Italy have committed to join the United States in helping to train Afghan troops after combat operations cease at the end of next year, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday. Absent from the announcement was...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Organizations, Italy, Afghanistan, NATO
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Red Cross temporarily suspends operations in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday that it was temporarily suspending operations in Afghanistan following an attack this week in the eastern city of Jalalabad in which a Red Cross security guard was killed and a...
Tags: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Afghanistan, American Red Cross, Taliban
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Drone strike reportedly kills a long-sought target in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — For three long years, the CIA hunted the Pakistani militant who had helped send a suicide bomber deep into a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan. The audacious mission killed seven U.S. intelligence officers and contractors, one...Tags: White House, Faisal Shahzad, Central Intelligence Agency, Nawaz Sharif, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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Pakistani Taliban leader believed killed in U.S. drone strike
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban’s second-in-command, Waliur Rehman, was believed to be killed in a suspected U.S. drone missile strike in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, along with five other Taliban militants, Pakistani...Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), Barack Obama, Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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For one U.S. Army unit, Afghan Highway 1 is job No. 1
SULTAN KHEYL, Afghanistan — Highway 1 runs like a broken spine through Wardak province. Even with its potholes and cracked asphalt, it is a lifeline for soldiers and civilians alike. The dusty highway links Wardak to Kabul, the capital, about an...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Emergency Incidents, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Highway Transportation
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Growing crystal meth use blurs drug-hungry Afghanistan's future
ReutersBy Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL, May 29 (Reuters) - Impoverished Afghanistan, already plagued by insurgency and struggling to contain crippling rates of opium addiction, faces another potential headache with spiralling usage of the synthetic drug crystal...Tags: Methamphetamine Addiction, Iran, United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice, Heroin
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U.S., Afghan diplomats work toward long-term agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan — Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for just the second time since the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out a pact defining Washington'...Tags: Organized Crime, Iran, NATO, Labor Markets, United Nations
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World's wrecked cars reincarnated on Afghanistan's dusty streets
HERAT, Afghanistan - They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and stolen kisses. On dusty windshields, insurance stickers from Travelers and State Farm bear witness to wrecks in...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Pakistan, Vehicles, Afghanistan, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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U.S. and Afghan officials meet for formal talks; progress declared
KABUL, Afghanistan – Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for only the second time since the two countries inked a strategic partnership agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out an agreement defining...
Tags: NATO, Political Corruption, Barack Obama, Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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After death, young diplomat's 'go-to bag' carries memories
On the plane, someone had propped a gray and black canvas tote bag against Anne Smedinghoff's flag-draped casket. As a young diplomat in Afghanistan, Anne carried the large tote everywhere. She and her colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul called...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Emergency Incidents, Peace Corps, Johns Hopkins University, Afghanistan
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