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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...Tags: Rape, Kabul (Afghanistan), Islam, Human Rights Watch, Politics
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Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan
There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...
Tags: Politics, Government, Terrorism, Religious Conflicts, Hamid Karzai
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Khaled Hosseini on "And the Mountains Echoed"
Khaled Hosseini stormed the best-seller lists with his debut novel, “The Kite Runner,” in 2003, following it up with the even more popular “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in 2007. Both set in the author's native country of Afghanistan,...
Tags: General Practitioners, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Kabul (Afghanistan), Ethan Canin
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Transportation Accidents
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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
ReutersBy Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the...Tags: NATO, Human Rights, Kabul (Afghanistan), Islam, Parliament
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Police chief who launched anti-Taliban crackdown shot dead in western Afghanistan
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday. Police Chief Abdul Ghani was leaving his driveway in his...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Al-Qaeda, Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings
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Bombings at 2 Pakistan mosques kill 10
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Bomb blasts tore through two village mosques in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 25, local authorities said. The bombings occurred in the village of Baz Darrah in the Malakand region,...Tags: Pakistan, Religion and Belief, Bombings, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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INTERVIEW-Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops
Reuters* Moscow sees increasing instability in Afghanistan * Russian envoy says current NATO war unsuccessful * Wants to deploy border guards again By Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL, May 17 (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw...Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, U.S. Military
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Fearing Afghan instability, Russia mulls border troops
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of next year, is considering deploying border guards on the Tajik-Afghan border, Moscow's envoy to Kabul told Reuters in an interview. Moscow,...Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, U.S. Military
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Six Americans among at least 15 killed in Afghanistan bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-military contractor DynCorp International says four American employees were killed in a suicide car bombing Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, bringing the number of Americans slain to six. Nine Afghan civilians were...
Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Motorvehicle Accidents, Pakistan
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Afghan militants threaten more attacks after deadly bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack Thursday on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more such assaults. The suicide bombing killed six...Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Transportation Accidents, U.S. Military
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Afghanistan suicide attack kills 15, including at least two Americans
KABUL, Afghanistan – The death toll from a powerful suicide car bomb that shook the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday morning has increased to 15, including two American troops and four foreign civilian contractors, according to U.S. and Afghan...
Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Transportation Accidents, Bombings
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