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NATO soldiers kill Afghan policeman

NATO soldiers kill Afghan policeman

December 1st, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul, Dec.1 (ANI): An Afghan policeman has been killed by British soldiers in Kabul . British soldiers opened fire on a vehicle, on Sunday, which killed the policeman intantly. The vehicle is ...

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Pak involvement in Mumbai attacks very provocative for India, if proved

December 1st, 2008 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): A panel of US experts have ruled out the possibility of Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai attacks that killed 195 people, but said it would be very ...

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Kashmir solution must for peace in Afghanistan, says France

November 27th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI -
Paris, Nov 27 (ANI): French Foreign Office spokesperson Eric Chevallier has said that a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute could pave the way for a better security situation in Afghanistan. He ...

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Pakistan to raise Malegaon-Samjhauta link in next round of talks

November 21st, 2008 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Even as India awaits Pakistan's response on the Indian embassy blast in Kabul at next week's meeting of home secretaries, it is bracing up for Pakistan to ...

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NATO admits firing artillery rounds at Taliban inside Pak territory

NATO admits firing artillery rounds at Taliban inside Pak territory

November 19th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul, Nov 19 (ANI): The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has reportedly admitted that NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at Taliban inside Pakistan after co-ordinating ...

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Pak HR activist files petition for recovery of Dr Aafia from US jail

November 18th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi, Nov 18 (ANI): A leading Pakistani human rights activist has reportedly filed a constitutional petition seeking intervention by the Sindh High Court (SHC) to ensure the release and safe return ...

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Taliban reject Karzai’’s offer to protect Mullah Omar for peace talks

Taliban reject Karzai’’s offer to protect Mullah Omar for peace talks

November 18th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul, Nov 18 (ANI): The Taliban has reportedly rejected Afghan President Hamid Karzai''s offer of protection of the groups leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, if he joins peace talks with the government. Only ...

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10 militants killed in Afghanistan fighting

10 militants killed in Afghanistan fighting

November 15th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Nov 15 (DPA) The US-led coalition said Saturday that its forces killed 10 militants, including foreign fighters, during an operation against an Al Qaeda-linked militant network in east-central Afghanistan.The militants of ...

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Obama inherits stronger than ever Afghan insurgency

Obama inherits stronger than ever Afghan insurgency

November 12th, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): Incidents in the recent past have shown that insurgency in Afghanistan has emerged stronger than ever, and new US President-elect Barack Obama will have to adopt a ...

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US Centcom chief says strikes in Pak tribal areas have killed top Qaeda, Taliban leaders

US Centcom chief says strikes in Pak tribal areas have killed top Qaeda, Taliban leaders

November 7th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul , Nov 7 (ANI): US Central Command chief Gen David Petraeus has reportedly said that the US missile strikes in Pakistan s Tribal Areas had killed three of the top ...

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India wants peace, development in Pakistan: Pranab Mukherjee

November 2nd, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Tehran, Nov 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that India would like to address the issues of peace, stability and development in Pakistan as it affects the ...

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Blast in Afghan ministry, casualties reported

October 30th, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Oct 30 (Xinhua) An unknown number of people were killed and injured in a powerful explosion in the building housing Afghanistan's ministry of culture and information here Thursday morning. "The blast ...

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Dr Aafias arrest beyond even Hollywood scriptwriters wildest dreams

October 29th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Oct 29 (ANI): A British journalist has said that the situation in which Pakistani neuroscientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui was shot at and arrested by American military men could not ...

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Pak foreign minister says terrorism a common enemy for Islamabad, Kabul

October 28th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Oct 28 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has reportedly said that Islamabad and Kabul faced a common enemy in the form of terrorism, and that negotiations and reconciliation ...

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India, Pak exchange lists of terror suspects hiding in each others territory

October 25th, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Oct 25 (ANI): India and Pakistan last night exchanged names of terrorists hiding in each others country, and decided to make the joint anti-terrorism mechanism a continuous process. A ...

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India, Afghanistan review progress on water projects

October 22nd, 2008 - 10:14 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): India and Afghanistan on Wednesday reviewed progress on various irrigation and water resources projects being implemented by India in the war-ravaged country. Afghan Minister for Water ...

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Taliban order mobile networks shutdown in Ghazni to prevent tracking of fighters

October 22nd, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Ghazni, Oct 22 (ANI): The Taliban in Afghanistan have reportedly directed the five mobile phone operators to shut their networks during the day time, as, they, say the mobile signals help ...

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Oz court told detained man ”deceived” al-Qaeda to get ticket home

Oz court told detained man ”deceived” al-Qaeda to get ticket home

October 21st, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Oct.21 (ANI): An Australian man who escaped from Afghanistan has pleaded not guilty to intentionally receiving funds from a terrorist organisation, and possessing a falsified Australian passport. The prosecution is projecting ...

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Seven killed in Afghan suicide bombing

October 20th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Oct 20 (DPA) Five children and two German soldiers were killed Monday in a suicide bombing near the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the governor of the province said.Two children who ...

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Afghan-NATO Air Force to employ new tactics to fight Taliban

Afghan-NATO Air Force to employ new tactics to fight Taliban

October 14th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Bagram (Afghanistan), Oct.14 (ANI): The U.S.-Afghanistan Air Force has decided to shift its strategy to combat the Taliban in Afghanistan. Military commanders at Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, say they''re employing ...

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India raises border ceasefire violations with Pakistan

October 13th, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): National Security Adviser M K Narayanan on Monday conveyed Indias concern to his Pakistani counterpart Mahmud Ali Durrani over the recent spurt in border ceasefire violations ...

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War against Taliban can be won, says NATO’’s US commander

War against Taliban can be won, says NATO’’s US commander

October 13th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul, Oct.13 (ANI): The American commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan, Major General David D. McKiernan, has expressed confidence about winning the war against the Taliban. General McKiernan, who leads ...

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War against Taliban can be won, says NATO’’s US commander

War against Taliban can be won, says NATO’’s US commander

October 13th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul, Oct.13 (ANI): The American commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan, Major General David D. McKiernan, has expressed confidence about winning the war against the Taliban. General McKiernan, who leads ...

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Karzai offered cabinet berths to Taliban if they agree to peace deal

Karzai offered cabinet berths to Taliban if they agree to peace deal

October 13th, 2008 - 11:10 am ICT by ANI -
Lahore , Oct 13 (ANI): Even as the US and the UK have been encouraging the Afghan Government to hold talks with the moderate Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai had recently ...

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Saudi visit, a plea for Taliban mediation: Karzais brother

Saudi visit, a plea for Taliban mediation: Karzais brother

October 10th, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul , Oct 10 (ANI): The elder brother of President Hamid Karzai has said that his visit to Saudi Arabia last month was part of an Afghan push for the kingdom ...

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Seven civilians killed in Taliban attack on NATO convoy

Seven civilians killed in Taliban attack on NATO convoy

October 9th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Oct 9 (Xinhua) At least seven civilians were killed and two wounded when Taliban militants ambushed a NATO convoy Wednesday night in southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, an official said Thursday.Assadullah ...

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Karzai’’s elder brother met former Taleban leaders, says BBC

Karzai’’s elder brother met former Taleban leaders, says BBC

October 8th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul, Oct.8 (ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai''s elder brother, Qayum Karzai, is said to have had talks with former Taleban leaders during a traditional religious meal hosted by the Saudi King ...

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Afghan Prezs brother Ahmed Karzais links to drugs trade not probed: NYT

Afghan Prezs brother Ahmed Karzais links to drugs trade not probed: NYT

October 5th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , Oct 5 (ANI): On several occasions over the past four years, Afghan President Hamid Karzais brother Ahmed Wali Karzai has been found involved in drugs trade, but no action ...

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Karzai asks Mulla Umar to return to Afghanistan, ensures safety

Karzai asks Mulla Umar to return to Afghanistan, ensures safety

October 3rd, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by ANI -
Kabul , Oct 3 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has reportedly advised the Taliban leader in Afghanistan Mulla Umar to return to Afganistan, and promised him all possible safety. I propose Mulla ...

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French leak claims British envoy said Afghan mission doomed

October 2nd, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): A French diplomat in Kabul has reportedly apprised his President Nicholas Sarkozys office that British envoy to Afghanistan has strongly opposed the operation by alliance forces there, ...

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