Afghanistan

Khadr to face military trial in Guantanamo
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Khadr to face military trial in Guantanamo

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba--Omar Khadr, a Canadian captured at age 15 by US troops in Afghanistan, goes on trial Tuesday at…
Gates: WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally
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Gates: WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally

Washington--WikiLeaks is at least morally guilty over the release of classified US documents on the Afghan war, Defense Secretary Robert…
First senior Egyptian official in Afghanistan since 1979
Egypt

First senior Egyptian official in Afghanistan since 1979

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit's presence at the International Conference on Afghanistan held yesterday in Kabul was not only…
U.S. cleric warns Yemen could be next Iraq, Afghanistan
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U.S. cleric warns Yemen could be next Iraq, Afghanistan

Dubai--A US-born Muslim cleric linked to al-Qaeda and wanted dead or alive by Washington warned US President Barack Obama that…
FM to Afghanistan in first high-level visit since 1979
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FM to Afghanistan in first high-level visit since 1979

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul-Gheit boarded a plane to Afghanistan Monday to participate in an international conference in Kabul aimed…
Clinton seeks more from Pakistan in terror fight
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Clinton seeks more from Pakistan in terror fight

Islamabad--US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday announced major aid projects for Pakistan as she sought tougher action from…
Blasts, gunfire erupt as Afghan ‘peace jirga’ opens
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Blasts, gunfire erupt as Afghan ‘peace jirga’ opens

Kabul--Gunfire and explosions rocked the Afghan capital on Wednesday as President Hamid Karzai hosted a landmark gathering of 1600 leaders…
Al Qaeda announces death of Its no. 3 official, Egyptian Yazid
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Al Qaeda announces death of Its no. 3 official, Egyptian Yazid

Washington--Al Qaeda announced Monday that its No. 3 official, Mustafa al-Yazid, had been killed along with members of his family—…
Taliban blows up ‘US spies’ in Pakistan
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Taliban blows up ‘US spies’ in Pakistan

Pakistan--Taliban militants strapped explosives to two men accused of being U.S. spies and blew than up at a public execution…
Taliban fighters attack Afghan police base camp
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Taliban fighters attack Afghan police base camp

Suspected Taliban suicide fighters were engaged in a gun battle with Afghan police inside a base near the Pakistan border…
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