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Afghanistan— The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and fellow world leaders. The carefully orchestrated exit strategy could come unhinged if the resilient Taliban stage a... Full Article at Detroit News Online
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News] Five possible suicide kaboomers travelling together in a bomb-laden minivan were placed in long-term storage Book 'im, Mahmoud! NDS officials captured a group of Islamic fascisti who appear to have been intending to detonate the vehicle on Kabul... Full Article at Rantburg
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An Afghan man scrapes and collects the trash that still can be consumed in Kabul on May 23, 2012. Afghans fear that a meltdown in their corruption-plagued economy could follow the consequent drop in foreign funding. Cash that is desperately needed in... View Photo »
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The same Taliban groups with whom the Americans and British now negotiate have, since the beginning of dialogue, attacked hotels in Kabul, the British and American embassies, and Afghan government buildings. There appears to be a direct correlation between the urgency of State Department outreach and th...
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North Waziristan is a stronghold of the Haqqani network - Afghan insurgents blamed for a series of spectacular attacks on Western targets in Kabul -- and Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud. Islamabad has been resisting US pressure to launch a... Full Article at Adelaide Now
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Kabul and although the smallest, the guides informed me he was the boss of the pack. Kabul was strategically placed in front of Muscles, the youngest and newest member of the pack who was extremely curious and sniffed my backpack for most of the journey. Full Article at Travel Blog
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North Waziristan is a stronghold of the Haqqani network – Afghan insurgents blamed for a series of spectacular attacks on Western targets in Kabul – and Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud. Islamabad has been resisting US pressure to launch a... Full Article at Dawn
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While the Taliban claimed responsibility for staging Wednesday’s early-morning attack in Kabul, Mr. Crocker said he didn’t rule out the involvement of the Haqqani Network, an autonomous Taliban ally based in Pakistan that has been linked to most of the high-profile attacks on the Afghan capital.
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Even more deadly is the Haqqani Network, which also enjoys safe harbor in Pakistan. According to our commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, the Haqqanis are responsible for the deaths of more than 500 U.S. troops and conduct most of the high-profile... Full Article at San Diego Union-Tribune
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They were working to combat malnutrition among women and children in the region. Police were hunting for the kidnappers. No group has claimed responsibility. The US Embassy in Kabul said no Americans were among those abducted. An embassy spokesman told... Full Article at Adelaide Now
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Kābul (Pashto/Persian: کابل ), is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with population of about 3 million people. It is an economic and cultural center, situated 5,900 feet (1,800 metres) above-sea-level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River. Kabul is linked with Ghazni, Kandahar, Herat and... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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