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Diplomatic source: Taliban to open Qatar office
Egypt
June 18, 2013
Diplomatic source: Taliban to open Qatar office
The Afghan Taliban plans to open an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old…
Detention continues for last Egyptian in Guantanamo, despite deteriorating health
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Detention continues for last Egyptian in Guantanamo, despite deteriorating health
There are fears for the life of the last Egyptian detained in the US Guantanamo Bay facility. His health appears…
US to withdraw 34,000 troops from Afghanistan within a year
World
February 13, 2013
US to withdraw 34,000 troops from Afghanistan within a year
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that 34,000 troops — about half the US force in Afghanistan —…
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves British hospital
World
January 5, 2013
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves British hospital
LONDON –– A Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education has been discharged from…
US drone strike kills Taliban commander, sources say
World
January 3, 2013
US drone strike kills Taliban commander, sources say
A US drone strike killed a Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northwest Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal…
Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shias
World
December 30, 2012
Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shias
PESHWAR — Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at least 41 people in two separate…
NATO: Afghan policewoman kills coalition contractor in Kabul
World
December 24, 2012
NATO: Afghan policewoman kills coalition contractor in Kabul
An Afghan woman wearing a police uniform shot dead on Monday a civilian contractor working for Western forces in the…
Pakistan clerics calls for protests against polio worker killings
World
December 20, 2012
Pakistan clerics calls for protests against polio worker killings
An alliance of Pakistani clerics will hold demonstrations across the country against the killings of polio eradication campaign workers, leaders…
Deadly blast strikes Pakistan Shia procession
World
November 25, 2012
Deadly blast strikes Pakistan Shia procession
A bomb blast claimed by the Taliban killed seven people near a Shia procession in northwest Pakistan Saturday, despite heightened…
Attacker of Pakistani schoolgirl was freed in 2009, sources say
World
October 18, 2012
Attacker of Pakistani schoolgirl was freed in 2009, sources say
The alleged organizer of the Taliban shooting of a Pakistani schoolgirl was captured during a 2009 military offensive against the…