Afghanistan Sun
AfghanistanSun.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Issue 1899
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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$£€ United States, Dollar Euro Afghanistan, Afghani Iraq, Dinar Pakistan, Rupee
United States, Dollar - 0.715 47.30 1167. 81.47
Euro 1.397 - 66.08 1631. 113.8
Afghanistan, Afghani 0.021 0.015 - 24.68 1.722
Iraq, Dinar 0.000 0.000 0.040 - 0.069
Pakistan, Rupee 0.012 0.008 0.580 14.33 -

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11 militants killed in Pakistan
Taliban claims downing Pakistan Army helicopter
Afghan Army Chief to visit India to strengthen strategic partnership
UK Lt. Col. killed in roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan
Resentful Afghans unlikely to welcome, support government, foreign troops or Taliban

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Nabucco Not At Risk From Russia-Azerbaijan Gas Deal - Turkey
Turkmenistan Begins Oil Production in the Karakum Desert
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
Human Rights Activists and German Media Concerned Over the Kazakhstan's Criminal Hiding in Vienna

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US pushes ahead with Afghan offensive
Oz brothels put on more staff to serve US naval officers
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322
U.S. Marines in Afghanistan continue operation to cut insurgent supply lines, win over local elders
Russia to allow US military passage through airspace

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Breaking News
Pakistani residents ask Taliban commander to go away
Pakistani residents in the Hamza Banda area of Lower Dir district have ordered Taliban commander Mufti Aftab to leave the area immediately, a media report said...

Pakistan seals border with Afghanistan, clamps curfew
Pakistan has sealed its South Waziristan border with Afghanistan and imposed a curfew there to prevent Afghan militants from infiltrating into its territory in the wake of fresh offensives by US troops on the Taliban on the other side of the...

Japan extends its naval unit's Afghan support mission
Japan's Cabinet Friday approved a bill to extend its troops' refuelling operations in the Indian Ocean to help the US-led forces in Afghanistan by another six months till Jan 15 next year, a media report...

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World News
New IAEA chief sees no proof Iran developing nuclear weapons
The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear...

Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA)...

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Business News
Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

Qatar Airways to launch flights to Australia later this year
Qatar Airways will begin operating flights to Australia before Christmas and in time for the holiday season....

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Bringing you the latest news from Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Sun tries to leave no stone unturned.

Our news extends from Kabul, the capital, to all parts of the country. We cover the reconstruction, the continuing military operations, the trials and tribulation of the interim government, and the pathway to elections.

We don't dodge the controversies either, the impact of the Afghan warlords that retain power throughout much of the country, the continuing presence of Taliban elements, the aftermath of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, eliminated in the military conflict of late 2001 and early 2002, and the resurgence of the opium growing and drug trade in Afghanistan.

Whether it's hard news or stories of general interest, the Afghanistan Sun has a mission to cover it all. The online newspaper also provides updates of what's happening in the region, particularly in the surrounding Central Asian, and former Russian states, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

World news, finance, sports and markets features, and we have a news poll where readers can register their views on regular topics.

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


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    The taxi drove through the center of the building to an arrival station for the Crowne Plaza which is a building towering 42...


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    Mars shares many similarities with Earth
    'Cosmic fireworks display' seen inside Helix Nebula
    NASA's Fermi Telescope discovers 16 pulsars in deep space
    Mars had a wetter and warmer climate in the recent past