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Bomb Explodes Inside Shop Market

AP | Posted 05.14.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Authorities say a bomb has exploded at a market in northern Afghanistan, killing nine people, including a local official. The M...

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UN: Civilian Deaths In Afghanistan Fall 20 Percent

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2012

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By Jack Kimball KABUL, May 11 (Reuters) - After five years of rising deaths, civilian casualties in Afghanistan dropped 20 percent in ...

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From Bamiyan to Gaza: You're Not Alone

Kathy Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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A week ago, at the small guest house where friends and I stayed while visiting Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers (AYPV) in Bamiyan, eight of us huddled ar...

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Taliban Leaders Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes

Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Rafia Zakaria, Country Specialist at Amnesty International USA Sanam Gul was a widow, 35 years old and pregnant. According to news reports she wa...

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One in Three Killed By Drones in Pakistan Is a Civilian

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new report from the New America Foundation states that one of every three people killed in the U.S.'s not-so-secret drone war in Pakistan is a civil...

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Graphic Shows Complexity Of US Counterinsurgency In Afghanistan

Checkpoint Kabul | McClatchy | Dion Nissenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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For a good example of how difficult it will be for the US military to regain the momentum in Afghanistan, check out this graphic on the military count...

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Taliban YouTube Channel: Group Creates YouTube Channel To Spread Propaganda (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The enemy in Afghanistan has discovered YouTube. CNN's Fareed Zakaria briefly reported on the Taliban's foray into new media during his show on Su...

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Volunteering Time and Talent in Afghanistan

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 11.17.2011

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We asked you, our readers, to submit your stories of volunteerism and community service, and you've delivered stories of doing good across the globe. ...

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Pakistan Asks US To End Missile Attacks

AP | RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least two soldiers in the Pakistani part of Kashmir. Two security officials said the a...

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Afghan Dad Kills Daughter To Protect Honor

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Afghanistan) - AN AFGHAN man shot dead his adult daughter and her boyfriend, who were both engaged to other people, after finding them...

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Pakistani Festival Dancers Banned By Religious Group (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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An annual Spring festival in Pakistan's Sindh province has been cut short, from 10 days to only three, following threats from a Taliban affiliate grou...

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