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Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban sent to UK for treatment
World
October 15, 2012
Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban sent to UK for treatment
The Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban gunmen for pushing for girls to be educated has been sent to the UK…
Pakistani doctors work through the night to save girl shot by Taliban
Egypt
October 10, 2012
Pakistani doctors work through the night to save girl shot by Taliban
Pakistani surgeons removed a bullet on Wednesday from a 14-year-old girl shot by the Taliban for speaking out against the…
17 civilians beheaded in Afghanistan, officials say
World
August 27, 2012
17 civilians beheaded in Afghanistan, officials say
Seventeen civilians including two women were beheaded in a southern Afghanistan village in a region plagued by the Taliban insurgency,…
Top US general’s aircraft damaged by rockets in Afghanistan
World
August 21, 2012
Top US general’s aircraft damaged by rockets in Afghanistan
KABUL — Insurgents fired two rockets at the main NATO airbase in Afghanistan, damaging an aircraft used by US Joint Chiefs…
Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9
World
August 15, 2012
Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9
KABUL — Two grenades exploded inside a mosque compound during morning prayers in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, wounding at least…
Taliban bomb destroys 22 NATO supply trucks in Afghan north
World
July 18, 2012
Taliban bomb destroys 22 NATO supply trucks in Afghan north
A bomb planted by the Taliban destroyed 22 NATO trucks carrying supplies to their forces in northern Afghanistan, the Taliban…
NATO forces rescue 4 aid workers in north Afghanistan
World
June 2, 2012
NATO forces rescue 4 aid workers in north Afghanistan
A NATO rescue team dropped by helicopter in the remote mountains of northern Afghanistan early on Saturday freed four aid…
NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
World
May 20, 2012
NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western…
Gunman kills Afghan peace council member in Kabul
World
May 13, 2012
Gunman kills Afghan peace council member in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — A gunman shot dead a top member of the Afghan peace council Sunday at a traffic intersection…
Taliban attack in Afghan capital kills at least 7
World
May 2, 2012
Taliban attack in Afghan capital kills at least 7
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents attacked a compound housing foreigners in the Afghan capital Wednesday, killing seven people, hours after…