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  • Talks with Taliban prerogative of Pak govt. says envoy Olson

    US ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson has said that holding talks with the Taliban is a prerogative of the Pakistani government. Olson said any reservations regarding these proposed talks will depend on terms and conditions of the dialogue with Taliban, reports the Daily Times. Olson termed the recent general elections as great success of the nation in which democratic forces emerged as ...

  • Afghanistans Helmand Province Sees Fresh Clashes Conflicting Claims

    Fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan government forces has erupted in a highly-volatile corner of Helmand province. Afghan officials claimed victory Wednesday in southern Helmand province, saying they turned back a series of attacks by Taliban militants in Sangin. A spokesman for the provincial governor estimated the number of attackers at close to 1,000, including Arabs and ...

  • Terror slay soldier IDd as Lee Rigby - survived Afghan war only be killed by extremist at home

    The solider brutally slaughter on the streets of London was identified today as an Afghan war veteran and loving father of a 2-year-old boy, British military officials said.Lee "Riggers" Rigby, a 25-year-old Manchester native, survived the war in Afghanistan only to be brutally hacked to death in broad daylight in the south central London neighborhood of Woolwich yesterday. His fellow ...

  • مردم می خواهند خلافت اسلامی

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

  • Britain names soldier killed in London he had served in Afghanistan

    Manchester United fan and a drummer in the military band, he had also served in Germany and Cyprus but was at the time of his death working in London. "An extremely popular and witty soldier, Drummer Rigby was a larger than life personality within the Corps of Drums and was well known, liked and respected across the Second Fusiliers," said a statement from the ministry of defence. ...

  • London Victim IDed as 25-Year-Old Afghan Vet

    Drummer Lee Rigby, or ‘Riggers’ to his friends, was born in July 1987 in Crumpsall, Manchester. He joined the Army in 2006 and on successful completion of his infantry training course at Infantry Training Centre Catterick he was selected to be a member of the Corps of Drums and posted to 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (also known as "Second Fusiliers" or ...


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  • Slain UK soldier was father served in Afghanistan

    By Ian Johnston, Staff Writer, NBC News The British soldier brutally killed in London in a suspected terror attack was a drummer in a military band who had served in Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.Lee Rigby, 25, known as "Riggers" to his friends, ...

  • Mes Aynak highlights Afghanistans dilemma over protecting heritage

    Artefacts such as a Buddhist sculpture have been extracted from the Mes Aynak archaeology site where miners want to extract rich deposits of copper. Photograph: Jay Price/Getty ...

  • Afghan mine delays at ancient site delight archaeologists

    Afghanistan throng with the biggest crowds they have seen in more than 14 centuries. Nearby, rows of sheet metal housing built for Chinese miners are almost empty.Hundreds of archaeologists are working at the site to excavate gilded statues of the Buddha, elaborate stupas that rise from ornately carved floors and delicate frescoes protected by centuries of mud and forgetfulness. The rich vein of ...

  • Taliban car bomb kills 13 in Quetta

    QUETTA // A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in south-west Pakistan yesterday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police said. The bombing on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, came on the same day as fighting in the restive north-west left four soldiers dead. Police claimed 20 militants also died in those ...

  • The sooner the US exits Afghanistan the better | Matthew Hoh and Matthew Southworth

    A new female recruit of the Afghanistan police force during a training session south of Herat, western Afghanistan. Photograph: Raheb ...

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