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  • Vice President Hamid Ansari leaves for a four-day official visit to Uzbekistan

    Vice President Hamid Ansari today left on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan during which the two nations will discuss issues of cooperation in counter-terrorism, Afghanistan and development projects in the region will come up for discussion. Ansari is travelling with a high-level delegation to Tashkent where he will meet Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov. Issues relating to Afghanistan will come ...

  • President Karzai invites CII to set up healthcare and skill building centers in Afghanistan

    In an exclusive interaction with a group of CII CEOs , President Karzai called for Indian Investment in prominent sectors including Healthcare, Agri business, Telecom and Capacity Building. He briefed the Indian investors on emerging business opportunities in Afghanistan and take advantage of the business friendly regime and investment climate. He highlighted that Agriculture is a priority ...

  • Talks with Taliban only option for Pakistan Nawaz Sharif

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, has told newly elected lawmakers that Pakistan has no other option apart from negotiating with the Taliban in the interest of peace. The Express Tribune quoted Nawaz, as saying that the Taliban invitation for dialogue should be taken seriously. Nawaz said the bullet is not a solution, adding they want to use each and every option ...

  • Afghan women getting jailed for moral crimes

    The Afghan government should take urgent steps to halt an alarming increase in women and girls imprisoned for "moral crimes," Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Statistics from Afghanistan's interior ministry indicate that the number of women and girls imprisoned for "moral crimes" had risen to about 600 in May 2013 from 400 in October 2011 - a 50 percent rise. Since October 2011, there has been ...

  • Afghan President Karzai to hold talks with Manmohan Singh today

    Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who is in India on a three-day visit, will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here this evening. Security, infrastructure development and peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan are likely to figure prominently during their talks. This is Karzai's second visit to India in the last six months. President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday conferred ...


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  • 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 ...

  • Afghanistan Sees Sharp Rise in Women Imprisoned for Moral Crimes

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost 12 years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. "That increase reflects a shameful lack and ...

  • Karzai meets Indian leaders in push for military aid

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Indian leaders Tuesday, hoping to secure more military aid as he looks to beef up his security forces after international troops pull out next year.An Indian foreign ministry source confirmed that Karzai had held talks late Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after a separate meeting earlier in the evening with his Indian ...

  • Afghanistan Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead

    KABUL, Afghanistan -; A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks in the country's ...

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