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  • Six Afghan policemen killed in Herat bombing Six Afghan policemen killed in Herat bombing

    KABUL, Afghanistan - At least six Afghan policemen guarding a strategically important dam were killed in a roadside bombing Tuesday in the war-torn country's western province of Herat, officials said. They said that suspected Taliban insurgents triggered the explosion when a police patrol vehicle heading to Herat city was travelling in the Chashti Shareef district of the province. "There ...

  • 5 killed in Afghan suicide bombing

    Five people were killed and 20 others wounded Wednesday evening by a suicide bomber in Muqur district in eastern Afghanistan's province of Ghazni, Xinhua said, quoting a provincial police ...

  • Karzai gives wish list to India but says he doesnt want Indian soldiers on Afghan soil

    Addressing media persons in New Delhi, visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said Kabul has given a wish list to India, but did not specify what the list contains. Karzai said: "We have a wish list that we have put before the Government of India. It is upto the government now to provide us according to their means." Karzai also informed reporters about the content of his ...

  • NATO troops begin withdrawal of equipment from Afghanistan

    The NATO and US troops have started withdrawal of their equipment from Afghanistan after more than ten years of war. The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan to oust Taliban government in the aftermath of tragic incident of September 11, 2001. They are set to withdraw all their forces by the end of 2014, reports The Express Tribune. Pakistan is a key transit route for the NATO mission in ...

  • Number of Afghan women jailed for moral crimes increasing says human rights group

    A right group has said the number of women and girls in Afghanistan imprisoned for moral crimes has risen by 50 percent in the past 18 months. Human Rights Watch said that many women are jailed for running away from home, often from forced marriages or domestic violence. According to the BBC, the group said other women are jailed for alleged adultery, in truth often involving rape. HRW said ...


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  • India assures full support to Afghanistan in critical period of transition of nation building

    India has assured its full support to Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, development and nation-building. The visiting Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here last evening. During the meeting, Mukherjee said India would stand by the Government and the people of Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, ...

  • Afghanistan Seeks Military Aid from India

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with Indian leaders in hopes of securing more military aid before international troops leave the country next year. Mr. Karzai held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late Tuesday in New Delhi, after meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. The Afghan president is expected to seek India's assistance to help strengthen Afghan ...

  • Fresh Clashes Conflicting Claims in Afghanistans Helmand Province

    Fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan government forces has erupted in a highly-volatile corner of Helmand province but the extent of the violence is ...

  • Afghanistan Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder

    KABUL, Afghanistan -; Police say a suicide bomber on foot has killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace in central ...

  • Afghan interpreters win right to new life in Britain

    Afghanistan Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who served with British forces in Afghanistan will be offered the chance of a new life in Britain after a government U-turn.Prime minister David Cameron had initially decided to discourage the interpreters from settling in Britain for fear of the message it would send out about the stability of Afghanistan as foreign forces pull out.Many of the Afghans ...

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