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  PM pledges to provide USD 1 mln to Afghan landslide victims

  India | May 06, 2014 9:06 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday telephoned Afghan President Hamid Karzai and pledged to provide an assistance of USD 1 million to the families displaced by a landslide that entombed a village, killing atleast

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  US envoy: Afghan president unchanged on troop deal

  World | December 05, 2013 18:56 IST

  Kabul: The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Thursday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai still refuses to sign a security deal with the United States until after next April's elections.James Dobbins, who

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  Rice, Karzai disagree in meeting on security pact

  World | November 26, 2013 7:47 IST

  Washington : The White House says National Security Adviser Susan Rice told Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the U.S. will plan to pull all troops out of his country after 2014 if he does not

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  Taliban close Qatar office to protest flag fracas

  World | July 09, 2013 19:58 IST

  Islamabad, July 9: The Afghan Taliban are closing their Qatar office at least temporarily to protest demands that they remove a sign that identified the movement as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, a diplomat and

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  India, Afghanistan to ink pacts during Karzai's visit

  World | November 06, 2012 6:37 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 6:  India and Afghanistan will discuss prospects of enhancing Delhi's role in training Afghan security forces and sign four pacts in diverse areas, including mines and fertilisers, during Afghan President Hamid Karzai's

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  Thousands gather in first major protest against NATO, G8 summits

  World | May 19, 2012 13:26 IST

  Chicago, May 19: Over 2,000 people rallied in downtown Chicago on Friday to protest the policies of the G8 and NATO, organizations who protestors believe value wealth and war over the economic hardships currently faced