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| Biden sees conversion
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| BRUSSELS (NNI): Vice President Joe Biden said at least 70 per cent of Taliban guerillas in Afghanistan are mercenaries who could be persuaded to lay down their arms, stepping up US calls for outreach to... Full Story |
| Reporter gunned
down in Kandahar |
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| KANDAHAR (NNI): A young man who helped Canadian reporters gather news in Afghanistan and was imprisoned by U.S. forces for nearly a year of self-described "hell" was gunned down in the centre of Kandahar... Full Story |
| Weapons recovered
in southern Afghanistan
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| KABUL: During a recent mission to disrupt enemy movement, soldiers in southern Afghanistan found five caches containing weapons, documents and medical supplies.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry... Full Story |
| Man’s vigilance prevents carnage in Lashkar Gah
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| KABUL: The quick-thinking of a local man helped the Afghan National Police (ANP), supported by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops, prevent an insurgent bomb planted in a busy area of... Full Story |
| Moscow
supplies wheat flour to Kabul |
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| MOSCOW (NNI): The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry has delivered a large amount of wheat flour to Afghanistan as humanitarian aid.
"As of March 10, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry delivered... Full Story |
| Media under threat, says Amnesty |
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| KABUL (APP): Freedom of expression in Afghanistan is under icreasing threat, Amnesty International said Thursday after an Afghan reporter was killed and another sentenced to 20 years in jail.
Journalists... Full Story |
| Iran, Afghan, and Tajikistan to enhance ties |
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| TEHRAN (NNI): A trilateral summit meeting of presidents of Iran ,Tajikistan and Afghanistan was held in Iranian capital, Tehran.
Iranian Presidents Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Imomali Rakhmon of Tajikistan... Full Story |
| Germany to fulfill promises |
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| KABUL (NNI): Germany's Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung has said that his country would fulfill all pledges made for the rebuilding of Afghanistan. "Germany remains a reliable partner and a true friend... Full Story |
| Advance party arrives
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| KABUL: A U.S. Navy unit’s advanced party has arrived in Afghanistan to help with ongoing building work in South Park, Kandahar Airfield. South Park is an area where incoming troops will eventually reside.... Full Story |
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