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  • Pakistan pushed Afghan Taliban to the table

    Pakistan pushed Afghan Taliban to the table

    WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - Pakistan likely played a crucial role in persuading a reluctant Taliban to enter into tentative peace talks with its American and Afghan government foes, experts said here.

    June 19, 2013
  • Afghan police chief survives suicide attack

    Afghan police chief survives suicide attack

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 18, 2013 (AFP) - The police chief of Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province survived a suicide attack on Monday when his convoy was bombed in the city of Lashkar Gah, officials said.

    June 18, 2013
  • Kabul airport targeted in Taliban attack

    Kabul airport targeted in Taliban attack

    KABUL, June 10, 2013 (AFP) - Taliban militants launched a grenade and gun attack on Kabul airport early Monday, taking over two nearby buildings which security forces attempted to storm as blasts and shooting rocked the Afghan capital.

    June 10, 2013
  • US soldier to admit killings to escape death

    US soldier to admit killings to escape death

    LOS ANGELES, May 30, 2013 (AFP) - A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers last year will plead guilty in exchange for escaping the death penalty and is sorry for what he did, his lawyers said Wednesday.

    May 30, 2013
  • Afghan policemen killed by dinner guests

    Afghan policemen killed by dinner guests

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 29, 2013 (AFP) - Suspected Taliban militants killed seven police in southern Afghanistan after persuading the officers to invite them into their checkpoint for dinner, officials said on Tuesday.

    May 29, 2013
  • Policeman, five gunmen killed in Kabul attack

    Policeman, five gunmen killed in Kabul attack

    KABUL, May 25, 2013 (AFP) - Explosions rocked central Kabul for several hours on Friday after Taliban gunmen launched a major suicide and gun attack centred on a compound of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

    May 25, 2013
  • India vows to promote Afghan stability

    India vows to promote Afghan stability

    NEW DELHI, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - India said Wednesday it will do all within its means to promote stability in Afghanistan after visiting President Hamid Karzai said he had given a military "wishlist" to the Indian government.

    May 23, 2013
  • Rise in Afghan women jailed for moral crimes

    Rise in Afghan women jailed for moral crimes

    The number of women jailed in Afghanistan for "moral crimes" such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, undermining claims that the status of women has improved.

    May 22, 2013
  • Attacks kill 10 police in Afghanistan

    Attacks kill 10 police in Afghanistan

    KABUL, May 20, 2013 (AFP) - Taliban attacks killed at least ten Afghan police on Sunday, officials said, in the latest violence against the force which is due to take more security responsibility from NATO troops before their withdrawal next year.

    May 20, 2013
  • Anger as Afghan MPs halt women's bill debate

    Anger as Afghan MPs halt women's bill debate

    KABUL, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - The Afghan parliament on Saturday cut short a debate on a bill to protect women from violence after complaints from some traditionalist MPs that it was against Islamic teaching.

    May 19, 2013
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