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Attack on NATO convoy kills 17 in Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an armored NATO bus Saturday on a busy thoroughfare in Kabul, killing 17 people, including a dozen Americans, in the deadliest strike against the U.S.-led coalition in the Afghan...Tags: Suicide, Terrorism, Pakistan, Emergency Incidents, Al-Qaeda
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Afghanistan peace negotiator killed in bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed a provincial peace negotiator and two police officers in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, dealing another setback to President Hamid Karzai’s attempts to get talks started with Taliban militants...
Tags: Explosions, Pakistan, Hamid Karzai, Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Afghanistan Taliban appears to be softening stance
KABUL, Afghanistan — Recent pronouncements by the Taliban have raised the possibility that the insurgents may be softening their stance on what a future without U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan might look like. But even among those who...
Tags: Pakistan, Rebellions, Taliban, France, Human Rights
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Afghan spy agency director's condition improving after bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan – The director of Afghanistan’s spy agency was improving Friday after treatment for wounds he suffered when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device a day earlier at a Directorate of National Security guest house in...
Tags: Domodedovo Airport Bombing (2011), Pakistan, Taliban, Human Rights, Emergency Incidents
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Afghan intelligence chief wounded in attack
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- The chief of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency was wounded Thursday afternoon in an attack at a spy agency guest house in the capital, government officials said. Asadullah Khalid, director of the National Directorate of...Tags: Taliban, Emergency Incidents, Politics, Afghanistan, Central Intelligence Agency
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Obama Confronts Iran, Syria in U.N. Address
CNNUnited Nations -- Embroiled in his campaign for re-election, President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in a sweeping speech meant to honor slain Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, confront Iran and Syria, and...Tags: Democracy, Political Systems, Pakistan, Nuclear Policy, Syria
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Senior figure in Afghan government peace council assassinated
World NowA senior member of the Afghan government body set up to negotiate with the Taliban -- and a former member of the Taliban himself -- was shot and killed Sunday in the Afghan capital of Kabul.... -
The Taliban's olive branch
American officials are welcoming a Taliban statement that the Afghan insurgents will set up an office in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. The move is being seen as a first step toward peace talks aimed at reconciling the Taliban and the Western-backed...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Taliban, Rebellions, International Organizations
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Taliban to open political office in Persian Gulf nation of Qatar
World NowIn its most public indication to date of willingness to enter peace negotiations, the Taliban movement announced Tuesday it planned to open a political office in the Gulf state of Qatar.... -
American Troops Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack
CNNKabul, Afghanistan -- At least 13 U.S. troops were killed in central Kabul on Saturday when a suicide bomber struck a vehicle in a NATO military convoy, a U.S. military official said. NATO's International Security Assistance Force confirmed 13 deaths...Tags: Suicide, International Military Interventions, Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, Taliban
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Afghan loya jirga endorses Karzai's goals for U.S. security pact
World NowA group of tribal elders and other community leaders on Saturday voiced approval of President Hamid Karzai’s conditions for a security pact with the United States after most combat troops leave in 2014....
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