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Afghan presidential runners reach unity government deal
World | Sep 21, 2014, 06:14 AM ISTKabul: Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday agreed to sign a deal on creation of national unity government, ending a weeks-long political deadlock."Dr. Abdullah and Dr. Ghani agreed on formation
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UN stresses on need for Afghan unity government
World | Sep 12, 2014, 07:10 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has spoken with Afghan presidential candidates, stressing the need to agree on a government of national unity, a spokesperson said on Thursday."Yesterday, the secretary general had separate telephone
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US condemns Afghan move to release 37 detainees
World | Jan 28, 2014, 09:37 AM ISTWashington : The Pentagon Monday condemned an Afghan government order to release 37 of 88 detainees who the US says are threats to national security.Afghan Review Board (ARB), a special government panel, ordered Monday that
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Afghan footballer Amiri joins Dempo Sports
Football | Jan 11, 2014, 05:02 PM ISTPanaji:Top Afghanistan footballer Zohib Islam Amiri has joined Dempo Sports Club till the end of the 2013-14 season.Amiri, who is captain of Afghanistan's national team, comes to the Goan outfit from Mumbai FC."I am delighted
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2 Pak Army officers killed in blast near Afghan border
World | Sep 15, 2013, 04:54 PM ISTIslamabad/Peshawar: Two senior Pakistan Army officers and a soldier were today killed in an IED blast while they were returning after visiting posts along the Pak-Afghan border in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Major Gen
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Afghan dead as protestors raid Iranian consulate
World | Sep 07, 2013, 12:36 PM ISTHerat: One person was killed and three injured Saturday when protestors raided the Iranian consulate in Herat city, the provincial capital of the western Afghan province of Herat, police said."A demonstration held by locals near
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Taliban recruiting Afghan children as suicide bombers
World | Aug 24, 2013, 11:50 PM ISTKabul: In recent years, there had been a surge in the recruitment of minor children by the Taliban to carry out suicide bombings on foreign troops and government forces in Afghanistan.Human right groups and government
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'US shares India's view on Afghan-led peace process'
World | Jul 20, 2013, 10:13 AM ISTWashington, July 20: Calling India "an essential partner" in Afghanistan, the US has said that it shares New Delhi's view about an Afghan-led peace process that results in a democratic, peaceful, and stable Afghanistan.During his
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Better Indo-Pak ties crucial for Afghan peace: British PM
World | Jul 18, 2013, 03:07 PM ISTLondon, July 18: British Prime Minister David Cameron praised India and Pakistan for taking initiative to resume bilateral talks to improve relations and urged them to play a crucial role in bringing back peace to
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India says no to Afghan arms plea
World | Jul 05, 2013, 04:02 PM ISTSingapore, July 5: India has turned down Afghanistan's request for supply of lethal weapons, saying it was not "either in a position or willing" to contribute lethal weapons right now, days after Afghan President Hamid
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Afghan police kill four Taliban militants
World | Jun 27, 2013, 03:40 PM ISTKabul, June 27: Afghanistan Police raided a Taliban hideout in Ghazni province, killing four militants including their commander, reported Xinhua."Acting on an intelligence report, the police stormed a Taliban hideout in Piriqarsdaran village outside provincial
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Taliban clash with Afghan police at security post
World | Jun 26, 2013, 08:20 PM ISTKabul, Jun 26: Afghan national police say they clashed with Taliban fighters in the northern province of Baghlan in a gun battle that left at least two police officers and two militants dead.Baghlan deputy police
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Ten Afghan kids die in NATO air strike
World | Apr 08, 2013, 11:24 AM ISTKabul, Apr 8: At least 10 children were killed and six women were injured in Afghanistan's Kunar province in a security operation involving NATO's aircraft, an official said Sunday.It occurred when Afghan forces backed by
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61-year-old Afghan gets a facelift to look young for a new bride
India | Nov 03, 2012, 06:49 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 2: Looks matter! For a 61 year-old Afghan national, who got his facelift done at a city hospital, it actually meant to look young in the hope of getting married a second
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Afghan govt bans YouTube to block anti-Islam film
World | Sep 12, 2012, 09:48 PM ISTKabul, Sep 12: The government of Afghanistan today banned access to YouTube to block an anti-Islam film which triggered violence in Egypt and Libya, leading to the death of the US ambassador to Libya in
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Karzai moves to replace Afghan security chiefs
World | Aug 30, 2012, 05:33 PM ISTKabul, Aug 30: Afghan President Hamid Karzai moved to replace the country's intelligence chief and the ministers of defense and interior Wednesday, the first step in what senior government officials said was a planned wider
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Blast in French-controlled Afghan town kills six
World | Jun 18, 2012, 06:39 PM ISTKabul, Jun 18: An improvised bomb killed four police and two civilians today in an Afghan town where hundreds of French troops have been deployed to fight Taliban rebels as part of the NATO mission,
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German-Afghan Man Being Tried On Al-Qaida Charges
World | Mar 20, 2012, 09:49 AM ISTKoblenz (Germany), Mar 20: A German-Afghan man whose information prompted terrorism warnings across Europe in 2010 has gone on trial in Germany on charges he was a member of al-Qaida and another terrorist group.Ahmad Wali
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Political Settlement Solution To Afghan Problem : Gilani
World | Mar 14, 2012, 07:54 AM ISTIslamabad, Mar 14: A political settlement will be the “only durable solution” to the problems of Afghanistan as it would have the support of the people and offer the best guarantee for lasting peace, Prime
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Misbah Says Afghans Need To Play More Test Nations
Cricket | Feb 10, 2012, 10:21 AM ISTSharjah, Feb 10: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq wants fast-improving teams like Afghanistan to play more international matches against test-playing nations to be better able to gauge their progress.Having been awarded one-day international status in 2009, Afghanistan