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  • Suicide bombers gunmen attack Kabul

    Suicide bombers and gunmen launched attacks on several targets, including a police station, in Afghanistan capital Kabul Friday evening, leaving casualties, a police source said. The serial bombings were not near the Indian embassy. The first blast took place at around 4.10 p.m. in Afghanistan's Shahrara area, reported Xinhua citing the source. The source said the obvious target of the attack ...

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  • Afghanistans neighbours trying to split country Karzai

    In a meeting with Afghan Interior Ministry officials, President Hamid Karzai has reportedly warned that neighbouring countries are trying to split the country. He claimed that these countries have taken undue advantage of the situation in Afghanistan, and added that they always did things to meet their own goals. "Some countries don't want Afghanistan to have a proper system; many don't want ...

  • مردم می خواهند خلافت اسلامی

    مردم می خواهند خلافت اسلامی برای شغل برای تولید انرژی برای ...

  • UN plans six-day mission to Afghanistan Pakistan

    Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Humanitarian emergency directors from various UN agencies will travel on a six-day mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United Nations said Thursday. During the visit from May 26 to June 1, the directors will see for themselves "the ongoing humanitarian operations in the countries and look into ways in which the humanitarian community can strengthen its ...

  • Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow Russian agency

    The Taliban influence in Afghanistan may grow after international coalition forces pull out, while rising radicalism in Syria could lead to the country's disintegration, Russian military intelligence agency GRU has said. GRU chief Lt. Gen. Igor Sergun said the situation in Afghanistan poses a "serious challenge to international stability" and that the withdrawal of the International Security ...


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Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (Special Edition)

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It's hard to assess just how much impact "Star Wars" has had on American popular culture. When it was re-released in January 1997, it became the highest domestic box office earner of all time, surpassing both "Jurassic Park" and the previous champion, "E.T." Yet, to look at its profit margins alone is to miss the big picture. "Star Wars" is so much more than a movie -- it's a piece of the American ... ...

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  • Explosion hits heart of Afghan capital

    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An explosion has sent smoke rising over the heart of Afghanistan's capital. The strong blast was felt several kilometers (miles) ...

  • Large blast heard in center of Afghan capital

    KABUL (Reuters) - A large blast was heard in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with a Reuters witness hearing heavy shooting directly ...

  • Explosion in Afghan capital sends smoke rising over downtown Kabul

    KABUL - An explosion has sent smoke rising over the heart of Afghanistan's capital. The strong blast was felt several kilometres (miles) away. An Associated Press cameraman who witnessed Friday's blast said it was near a hospital for the National Security Directorate, the state intelligence service. He said the blast collapsed a building wall, but was not clear if there were any ...

  • NATO chief welcomes Romania spending more on defence thanks country for role in Afghanistan

    NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, center, approaches Romanian President Traian Basescu, right, at the Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, May 24, 2013.(AP Photo/Vadim ...

  • Combined Force Arrests Taliban Facilitator in Kandahar

    From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Release KABUL, Afghanistan, May 24, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban facilitator and two other insurgents during an operation in the Dand district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province today, military officials reported. The facilitator is a vital member of improvised explosive device networks ...

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