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Guns silent in hours after Syria truce deadline
World
April 12, 2012
Guns silent in hours after Syria truce deadline
BEIRUT - Syrian troops held their fire in the hours after a UN-backed ceasefire took effect at dawn on Thursday,…
Karzai asks NATO to leave Afghan villages, Taliban scraps talks
World
March 15, 2012
Karzai asks NATO to leave Afghan villages, Taliban scraps talks
KABUL — Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves to major bases…
American opens fire on Afghans, 15 dead
World
March 11, 2012
American opens fire on Afghans, 15 dead
BALANDI, Afghanistan — A US service member walked out of a base in southern Afghanistan before dawn Sunday and started…
Suspicion rises between Western advisers, Afghans
World
March 7, 2012
Suspicion rises between Western advisers, Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan — "Shoulder to shoulder" is the mantra of the NATO-Afghan military partnership. Now, after Afghan soldiers and police…
Taliban urge Afghans to kill ‘invaders’ amid new protests
World
February 23, 2012
Taliban urge Afghans to kill ‘invaders’ amid new protests
The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases and kill Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies…
NATO forces in Afghanistan say killed 8 youths in air raid
World
February 15, 2012
NATO forces in Afghanistan say killed 8 youths in air raid
NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Wednesday they killed eight young Afghans in eastern Kapisa province last week in an…
UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
World
February 4, 2012
UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan — Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as…
Pakistan rejects US self-defense claim on strikes
World
January 23, 2012
Pakistan rejects US self-defense claim on strikes
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's army on Monday formally rejected a US claim that American airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops last…
Pakistan army believes NATO attack planned: reports
World
December 9, 2011
Pakistan army believes NATO attack planned: reports
ISLAMABAD — A senior Pakistani military officer said a NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops on the border with Afghanistan…
Planning Afghanistan’s future beyond 2014
World
December 5, 2011
Planning Afghanistan’s future beyond 2014
BONN, Germany — Unable to persuade key neighbor Pakistan to reconsider its boycott of an international gathering on Afghanistan's future,…