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  • In Kabul UNESCO chief spotlights Afghanistans educational and cultural gains In Kabul UNESCO chief spotlights Afghanistans educational and cultural gains

    20 May 2013 150 Education is not against any religion, the head of the United Nations educational and cultural agency told Afghan authorities and families during a visit to the country to promote learning for women and girls, and to highlight the importance of Afghan cultural heritage as a vital economic asset. "Providing education to girls and women is not against religious beliefs," said ...

  • Sharif Calls for Peace Talks With Pakistani Taliban

    ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, who is set to become prime minister for a third time after his party won recent parliamentary elections, on Monday called for peace talks with domestic Taliban extremists, saying "this is the best optionrdquo; to fight militancy. Addressing newly elected federal and provincial lawmakers of his Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party in Lahore, Sharif ...

  • 14 killed in Afghan suicide bombing

    A Taliban suicide bomber Monday blew himself up in front of a government office in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, killing at least 14 people and wounding 13 others, the interior ministry said. The bombing took place in front of the entrance gate of the Baghlan provincial council headquarters in Pul-e-Khumi around 10.30 a.m., Xinhua reported. Mohammad Rasoul Mohseni, the head of the ...

  • Karzai leaves for state visit to India

    Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Monday left on a two-day visit to India, the president's office said in a statement. "President Hamid Karzai, leading a high-level delegation, left this morning (Monday) on a two-day state visit to India at the invitation of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee," Xinhua quoted the statement as saying. During his visit, Karzai is scheduled to meet Mukherjee, ...

  • A friend comes calling

    President Hamid Karzai will be in India for a two-day visit, discussing issues that are of importance to both countries. This would be his twelfth visit here, and this in itself, is testimony to the importance of this relationship that both need to nurture constantly. There are however concerns that affect both countries, arising from the impending drawdown, as it is called, of U.S. forces next ...


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  • Military Memo Applying Early Lessons to Build Afghan Security

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  • U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

    The Department of Defense has identified 2,206 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans ...

  • Nawaz Sharif hints at initiating peace talks with Taliban

    Nawaz Sharif , known for being soft towards militant groups, on Monday said the Pakistani Taliban's offer of talks should be taken seriously because the problem of militancy cannot be solved through the use of power and bullets. Addressing newly elected parliamentarians and legislators of his PML-N party in Lahore, Sharif stressed the need to respond to the Taliban's offer. "Guns ...

  • Getting to Yes with the Taliban - By John Arquilla

    Hagel's front office gets a new Hand; Shineski, under fire; Obama to talk drone, Gitmo policy; MCT: Amos being investigated; Terminal Lance: "Shut up!" and a bit more. - by Gordon ...

  • Pakistans Sharif calls for Taliban talks

    Pakistan's presumptive prime minister has called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.Nawaz Sharif said "terrorism" was one of the most serious problems plaguing the country and any offer by the Pakistani Taliban to talk "should be taken ...

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