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Pakistan secular candidates campaign at their own risk
SHABQADAR, Pakistan — When Masoom Shah hits the campaign trail these days, he brings a 9-millimeter Glock pistol and a team of up to 50 bodyguards. Instead of appearing before large crowds, he meets small clusters of voters at guesthouses where...
Tags: Religious Conflicts, Asif Ali Zardari, Politics, Suicide, Government
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Karzai urges Taliban to fight Afghan enemies after Pakistan clash
ReutersKABUL, May 4 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban on Saturday to fight Afghanistan's enemies in what was widely seen as a swipe against Pakistan days after the neighbours' security forces clashed on their border. Karzai's...Tags: Pakistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan
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Prosecutor in Bhutto, Mumbai cases slain in Pakistan
From the Associated PressISLAMABAD -- Gunmen shot to death the Pakistani government's lead prosecutor in a high-profile case involving former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Friday as he drove to court in the capital, Islamabad, police said. The gunmen fired at Chaudhry...Tags: Pakistan, Justice System, Prosecution, Shootings, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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Afghanistan police officer killed in Pakistan border clash
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A border clash between Pakistani and Afghan forces that killed an Afghan police officer has renewed tension between the countries at a time when Washington is trying to step up their involvement in peace talks. The skirmish...
Tags: Pakistan, Heavy Engineering, Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan
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Afghanistan peace negotiator killed in bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed a provincial peace negotiator and two police officers in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, dealing another setback to President Hamid Karzai’s attempts to get talks started with Taliban militants...
Tags: Pakistan, Explosions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Armed Conflicts, Burhanuddin Rabbani
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Five of seven dead in Afghan plane crash from Michigan
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Five of seven people killed in the crash of a civilian plane at an airfield in Afghanistan were from Michigan, an official of a Florida-based air cargo company said Monday night. The plane crashed just after taking...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Politics, Afghanistan, Detroit Free Press, Boeing Co.
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12 killed in Pakistan campaign violence
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 12 people were killed and 43 injured Sunday in bomb blasts targeting a candidate's convoy and the election offices of two others in northwestern Pakistan. They were the latest in a series of terrorist strikes that...
Tags: Pakistan, Explosions, Asif Ali Zardari, Karachi (Pakistan), Politics
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Bomb blasts at campaign offices in northwest Pakistan kill 11
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Bomb blasts targeting the election offices of two candidates in northwest Pakistan killed at least 11 people and injured 30 Sunday, the latest in a string of terror attacks that have cast a shadow over parliamentary elections...Tags: Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, Explosions, Karachi (Pakistan), National Government
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Taliban announces spring offensive
KABUL, Afghanistan — At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...
Tags: Politics, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Government
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Scandal at jail another symptom of war on drugs
Let me start with this: If not for the absurd war on drugs — by far, the nation's longest war — we would not have had so many killings on the streets of Baltimore over the years. The United States leads the world in incarceration. Without the...
Tags: Prisons, War Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Jihad, Heroin
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Taliban says spring offensive begins now
KABUL, Afghanistan -- At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...Tags: Politics, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Government, Suicide
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Global Voices: Author reflects on thwarted Afghanistan invasions
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” Nowhere has that admonishment by 18th century statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke been ignored with such disastrous consequences as in Afghanistan. The imperial British...
Tags: Politics, Government, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
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