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Suicide bombers attack Afghanistan's spy agency
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A team of suicide bombers attacked a compound belonging to Afghanistan's spy agency Wednesday, killing at least one guard and injuring 33 civilians in a brazen strike at the heavily fortified heart of the capital, officials said....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Transportation Accidents, Afghanistan, Bombings, Suicide
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Oscar-nominated short films a mixed and marvelous bag
The experience of watching five short animation or live-action films in one sitting — each a finalist for an Oscar in two of this year's shorts categories — can be a bit like walking into a museum to find the Rothko's been hung next to the...
Tags: Curfew (movie), Matt Groening, World War I (1914-1918), Asad (movie), Arts and Culture
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Victory in Afghanistan? Not without U.S. troops
During the Vietnam War, Sen. George Aiken, a Vermont Republican, was famous for suggesting that we declare victory and go home. (What he actually said is a little more nuanced, but that was the popular perception.) President Obama seems to be pursuing a...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Politics, White House
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Remarkable Woman: Connie Duckworth
In a bombed-out cinder block shelter in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the cruel cold of January, Connie Duckworth found the road map for the rest of her life. "I view life as a journey," she says. "Sometimes you're going around a curve and you really don't...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Feminism, Afghanistan, Politics, Hamid Karzai
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War's wind-down fraught with risk for troops, Afghans
The United States and its allies have been infusing troops, weapons and authority into Afghanistan for more than 11 years to shackle Taliban extremists and uproot Al Qaeda’s bases for waging war against the West. Winding down the mission will be...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Taliban
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10 Afghan civilians reported killed in NATO airstrike
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike apparently targeting Taliban commanders in an Afghan village near the border with Pakistan killed 10 civilians, including women and children, officials said Wednesday. The attack Tuesday night in the village of...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Taliban
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Marine takes over as U.S. commander in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. took over Sunday as the newest and probably last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, tasked with ending America’s longest war even as insurgents continue to challenge the U.S.-backed Afghan...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, Taliban, Armed Conflicts, Politics
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Afghanistan's future up to United States
Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel's fellow Republicans grilled the defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his opposition to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Barack Obama, Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan
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Column: Afghanistan's future up to United States
Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel’s fellow Republicans grilled the defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his...Tags: International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan
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Study: Afghans paid nearly $4 billion in bribes last year
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghans paid bribes totaling about $3.9 billion last year -- twice the country’s domestic revenue -- and two-thirds of the population says it’s acceptable for civil servants to take kickbacks for providing basic services,...Tags: Corruption, Civil and Public Service, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Bribery
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McManus: What's the Afghanistan mission?
Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel's fellow Republicans grilled the Defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his opposition to...Tags: International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan
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Afghanistan’s new generation
FrameworkAlthough large parts of Kabul's population still struggle to survive in overcrowded slums, a new generation of well-off teens and young adults live in modern apartments, shop at Western-style malls and supermarkets, swap text messages on their cell...
Jan 16, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
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Feb 10, 2013
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Feb 7, 2013
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Feb 3, 2013
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Jan 24, 2013
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