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Truck bomb in Afghanistan kills 25, many of them children - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
Two US soldiers also die in a separate bombing as violence grows in scattered areas of the nation. By Laura King Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan — A powerful truck bomb killed at least 25 people today, more than half of them schoolchildren, …
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Written on July 9, 2009 | Posted in Movies | No comment

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Suicide bomber kills 2 in Afghanistan - CNN International

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KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — A suicide car bombing Monday at the Kandahar airport killed two and injured 16, Afghanistan's military said. The explosives, loaded in a minivan, detonated at the airport gate where cars are stopped for security checks, …
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Written on July 6, 2009 | Posted in Movies | No comment

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In Afghanistan, 2 US soldiers killed in attack on base - Los Angeles Times

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US military officials say several US soldiers also were wounded in the assault on the remote outpost in Paktika province. It's the same area where an American soldier went missing Tuesday. By M. Karim Faiez and Laura King Reporting from Kabul, …
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Written on July 4, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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New Course for Antidrug Efforts in Afghanistan - New York Times

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ROME — The Obama administration's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan told allies on Saturday that the United States was shifting its drug policy in Afghanistan away from eradicating opium poppy fields and toward interdicting …
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Written on June 27, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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G8 urges 'credible' elections in Afghanistan - AFP

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TRIESTE, Italy (AFP) — The Group of Eight leading powers Saturday urged "credible" elections in Afghanistan and an ambitious plan to undercut the Taliban by replacing poppy growing with legal agriculture. G8 foreign ministers stressed "the importance, …
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Written on June 27, 2009 | Posted in Movies | No comment

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US announces big shift in Afghanistan drug policy - The Associated Press

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TRIESTE, Italy (AP) — The United States is phasing out funding for opium eradication programs in poppy-filled Afghanistan while significantly boosting funding for alternate crop and drug interdiction efforts, the US envoy for Afghanistan told The …
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Written on June 27, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Southern Afghanistan - Voice of America

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By VOA News Officials in southern Afghanistan say a suicide bomber has attacked a fleet of fuel tankers intended for international troops, killing at least eight Afghan drivers.
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Written on June 13, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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Top US official warns that war in Afghanistan strengthens Taliban … - Telegraph.co.uk

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America's top military official warned that the US offensive in Afghanistan could end up fuelling the conflict in Pakistan by pushing more Taliban fighters across the border.
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Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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US Says 9 Militants Killed in Afghanistan - Voice of America

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By VOA News The US military said nine suspected militants have been killed in separate operations in southern and central Afghanistan.
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Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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Newsroom Analysis: Afghanistan & Pakistan - Video - Voice of America

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President Obama met Wednesday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the White House. He said their talks were "extraordinarily productive," and he praised what he called "unprecedented cooperation" between …
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