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With end of Afghan war in sight, Europe pushes business
ReutersHERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next year....Tags: Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Italy, International Organizations, Ice Cream
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Boot gripe prompted retaliation, says isle airman
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserAll he wanted was some American-made boots. An Air Force noncommissioned officer who complained to Congress, military investigators and the media that he was issued Chinese-made boots for an Afghanistan deployment now says he is being retaliated against...Tags: Interior Policy, Afghanistan, Shoes, Sage, Colleen Hanabusa
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Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...
Tags: Bombings, Explosions, Afghanistan, Mountains, Landforms
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Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan....Tags: Afghanistan, India, Islamabad (Pakistan), New Delhi (India), Nawaz Sharif
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Khaled Hosseini goes to heart of characters' desires
St. Louis Post-DispatchKhaled Hosseini's first novel, "The Kite Runner," became a sensation in 2003. Hosseini, now 48, was able to stop working as a physician while writing his second novel, "A Thousand Spendid Suns." He says he struggled with the second book, in part,...Tags: Afghanistan
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Hosseini's latest is moving family story
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe story that Khaled Hosseini tells in "And the Mountains Echoed" is one of loss and love -- in that order. At its heart, this tale spells out what happens when a brother and sister are torn apart as children -- a father's choice to do what he hopes is...Tags: Afghanistan, Nabi, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Book, Literature
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Khaled Hosseini on "And the Mountains Echoed"
Khaled Hosseini stormed the best-seller lists with his debut novel, “The Kite Runner,” in 2003, following it up with the even more popular “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in 2007. Both set in the author's native country of Afghanistan,...
Tags: Afghanistan, The Wall Street Journal, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, General Practitioners, The Washington Post
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UPDATE 1-Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
Reuters(Adds Pakistan ex-brigadier comment) By Hamid Shalizi KABUL, May 19 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are...Tags: Afghanistan, India, Islamabad (Pakistan), New Delhi (India), Pakistan
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Bombings, Rebellions, Transportation Accidents, National Government, Government
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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
ReutersBy Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the...Tags: Human Rights, Afghanistan, Justice System, Islam, Labor Legislation
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Reuters World News Highlights at 2200 GMT, May 17
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service provided little help on Friday to lawmakers investigating who at the tax-collection agency was responsible for targeting conservative groups for...Tags: Islam, Ban Ki-moon, Nigeria, South Africa, Moscow (Russia)
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Top 3 Pop Releases: 'The Hangover III,' 'Mountains Echoed' book, 'Dancing with Stars'
'DANCING WITH THE STARS' SEASON FINALE MONDAY AND TUESDAY Who will win the Mirror Ball? Only four couples are left from the original 12 and the competition is fierce. Vyeing for the Season 16 win are Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas; Jacoby Jones and Karina...Tags: Mark Ballas, Nabi, The Hangover (movie), Literature
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