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Afghanistan says nine migrants killed by Iranian border guards
ReutersHERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Iranian guards fired on a large group of Afghan migrants illegally crossing the border overnight, killing at least nine people, Afghan officials said on Saturday. Hostility to the U.S. role in Afghanistan, regional...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Kabul (Afghanistan), Executive Branch, Afghanistan, Government
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Senior US, Afghan diplomats meet in Kabul to tackle details of 2012 security pact
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Senior American and Afghan officials held talks Saturday to try to iron out the details of a key pact signed a year ago that defines the future of the United States' commitment to Afghanistan. The Strategic Partnership...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, U.S. Elections, Afghanistan, Human Rights
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WRAPUP 3-Car bombs kill 40 in Turkey near Syrian border
Reuters* Deputy PM says Assad forces suspected * Death toll climbs to around 40 * Foreign Minister warns against testing Turkey's resolve * Erdogan due to discuss Syria with Obama next week (Updates toll, adds comment from Syrian refugees, pvs ISTANBUL)...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Emergency Incidents, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Pakistan marks democratic milestone in close-fought election
ReutersBy John Chalmers and Michael Georgy ISLAMABAD, May 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan goes to the polls on Saturday for an election that will bring the first transition between civilian governments, but the milestone's significance may be lost on some voters who...Tags: Political Corruption, Nawaz Sharif, Government, Elections, Religion and Belief
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Should we continue to be the indispensable nation?
In Hillary Clinton's farewell remarks in February on stepping down as President Barack Obama's secretary of state, she echoed one of her predecessors, Madeleine Albright, declaring America to be "the indispensable nation." "We are the force for...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Iraq, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Emanuel gets split verdict on crime
Chicago voters are split on how Mayor Rahm Emanuel has handled the crime problem that was a high-profile focus of his second year in office, but they like the job Garry McCarthy is doing as the city's top cop, a Tribune/WGN-TV poll found. The mayor's...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Chicago City Hall, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Mayor
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Karzai: U.S. wants use of 9 bases in Afghanistan after 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan – The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Kabul (Afghanistan), Hamid Karzai, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan
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U.S. seeks use of nine Afghanistan military bases after 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States has requested the use of nine large military bases in Afghanistan after international forces complete their combat mission here at the end of next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. In the...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Putin says Russia needs stronger defence against Afghan threats
ReutersMOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia must strengthen the defence of its southern borders and work with Central Asian allies to protect itself against the threat of extremist violence emerging from Afghanistan. Putin...Tags: Afghanistan, Vladimir Putin, Russia
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President says Libya harbours Chadian mercenaries
ReutersN'DJAMENA, April 27 (Reuters) - Chad's President Idriss Deby said on Saturday that Chadian mercenaries had set up a training camp in neighbouring Libya from where they could seek to destabilise his country, an accusation Libyan authorities denied. Deby...Tags: Idriss Deby Itno, Muammar Gaddafi, Butterfly Ballots, Chad, Benghazi
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Four die in NATO plane crash in Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL, April 27 (Reuters) - Four members of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed on Saturday when their plane crashed in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said in a statement. ISAF said there was no insurgent activity in...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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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: Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, Government, Suicide
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