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Jailing of Afghan women for 'moral' crimes is increasing, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for “moral crimes” has risen by 50% in the last 18 months, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government’s need to step up efforts to protect...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Pakistan, Civil Rights, Feminism, Politics
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Pakistan's presumptive prime minister calls for peace talks with Taliban
Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army. Nawaz Sharif said...Tags: Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Nawaz Sharif, Politics, Murder
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Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...
Tags: Pakistan, U.S. Military, Landforms, Suicide, NATO
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Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan
There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...
Tags: Nawaz Sharif, Al-Qaeda, Politics, Elections, Philosophy
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Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper. The Syrian leader...
Tags: John Kerry, Terrorism, Rebellions, Politics, Bashar Assad
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Rebellions, Politics, Motorvehicle Accidents, NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Khaled Hosseini on "And the Mountains Echoed"
Khaled Hosseini stormed the best-seller lists with his debut novel, “The Kite Runner,” in 2003, following it up with the even more popular “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in 2007. Both set in the author's native country of Afghanistan,...
Tags: USA Today, Newspaper and Magazine, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, The Wall Street Journal
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Bombs at mosques in northwest Pakistan kill 15, underlining challenge for new government
Associated PressPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Bombs that exploded outside two mosques in a village in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 15 people Friday, underlining the challenge of militant violence facing a new government set to take power under the leadership...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Hospitals and Clinics, Pakistan, Religion and Belief, Nawaz Sharif
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Bombings at 2 Pakistan mosques kill 10
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Bomb blasts tore through two village mosques in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 25, local authorities said. The bombings occurred in the village of Baz Darrah in the Malakand region,...Tags: Bombings, Pakistan, Religion and Belief, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
House committee to grill ousted head of embattled IRS for targeting tea party groups WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are ready to question the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service as Congress holds its first hearing on the tougher scrutiny the...Tags: Benghazi, Raymond Felton, Beirut (Lebanon), Science and Technology, Parties and Movements
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Afghan woman recounts how US soldier killed her husband in rampage; case set for court-martial
Associated PressKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told her side of what happened to her family...Tags: Pakistan, Steroids, Firearms, Murder, Justice System
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Afghan militants threaten more attacks after deadly bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack Thursday on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more such assaults. The suicide bombing killed six...Tags: Pakistan, U.S. Military, Motorvehicle Accidents, Suicide, NATO
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