Afghan Politics

Corruption Investigation Targets Afghan Ministers

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two Afghan cabinet ministers are under investigation for alleged corruption, the attorney general's office has said....

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"Alarm Bell": Afghan Political Satire Grips Nation

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Julius Cavendish, The Independent Today, President Hamid Karzai will be inaugurated in front of an audience of foreign dignitaries. But appearing ...

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Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal: Karzai Won Afghan Election

The New York Times | CARLOTTA GALL | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai has won reelection with a clear mandate, garnering 68 percent of the vote in last week's presidential ele...

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Burhanuddin Rabbani, Former Afghan President, Survives Taliban Ambush

Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president, has survived a Taliban ambush in northern Kunduz province, officials have said. Rabbani, now a memb...

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