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One in Three Killed By Drones in Pakistan Is a Civilian

Derrick Crowe | Posted 03.05.2010 | World

Read More: Al Qaeda, New America Foundation, Reaper, Al-Qaida, Pakistan, War, Civilian Casualties, Obama, Civilian Deaths, Drones, Brave New Foundation, Airstrikes, Taleban, Rethink Afghanistan, Air Strike, Predator, Taliban, Afghanistan, Uav, World News

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 12.22.2009 | World

Read More: Afghan War, Coin, Afghanistan, Kabul, Poppies, Drugs, Taliban, Hamid Karzai, Taleban, Counterinsurgency, World News

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 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Istqlal, Afghanistan, Channel, Terrorism, Pakistan, Taliban, Fareed Zakaria, YouTube Channel, Pashtun, Portlant, Istqlalmedia, Youtube Videos, Youtube, New Media, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Taleban, Sharia, World News

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 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: All for Good, National Geographic, Afghanistan, Travel, Taliban, Afghan Women, Education, Volunteering, Service, Volunteer, Slideshow, Teaching, Afghan Girl, Taleban, San Francisco, Learning, Living News

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 07.26.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan, President of Pakistan, Us Drone Attacks, Drone Attacks, Us and Pakistan, US Support Pakistan, Us National Security Adviser, Islamabad, President Asif Ali Zardari, Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan and Taliban, Obama and Pakistan, Pakistani Leaders, Taliban, Taleban, World News

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 05.31.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Abdul Rehmand Sayedkhaili, Extra-Marital Sex, Dad Shoots Daughter, Taleban, Family Honor, Taliban, Afghanistan, Baghlan, World News

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 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Sufism, Pakistan Spring Festival, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, Sufis, Sindh Province, Taliban, Festival Dancers, Sufi, Shah Hussain, Mela Chiraghan, Jamiat Ulema-I-Islam-Fazlur, Taleban, Advocacy, Jui-F, World News

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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