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Millions in CIA "ghost money" paid to Afghan president's office -NYT
ReutersApril 29 (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. dollars in cash were delivered by the CIA in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags to the office of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for more than a decade, according to the New York Times, citing...Tags: The New York Times, Organized Crime, Police Investigations, Government, National Government
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Taliban announces spring offensive
KABUL, Afghanistan — At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...
Tags: Pakistan, NATO, Rebellions, Suicide, Government
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Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 9 civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A roadside bomb detonated under a bus in Afghanistan on Monday, killing nine civilians, officials said. It was the latest in a string of attacks over the past week that have left noncombatants dead. The bus was driving from the...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, NATO, Explosions, John Kerry, Kidnapping
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NATO airstrike said to kill 10 children in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan killed 11 civilians, 10 of them children, in addition to the Taliban militants it was trying to hit, Afghan officials said. The strike late Saturday in the Shigal district of restive Kunar...Tags: Pakistan, NATO, Explosions, Government, Executive Branch
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Hagel suggests thinning the top ranks
WASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel was taking questions at Fort McNair on Wednesday after his first major speech as defense secretary when a man rose to ask about his recent comments on North Korea. "I was misquoted again," Hagel blurted out, without saying what...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, North Korea, Egypt, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Iran
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Six Afghans killed in NATO airstrike, officials say
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO airstrike killed four policemen and two civilians on a rural road in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, Afghan officials said Thursday. Fazel Ahmad Tolwak, governor of Deyak district, said the four police had...
Tags: NATO, Taliban, Government, Executive Branch, Wars and Interventions
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U.S. forces hand over control in Afghan province
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. military leaders on Saturday formally handed over security responsibilities to Afghan troops in an area of Wardak province that was the focus of claims by President Hamid Karzai that U.S. troops were responsible for...
Tags: Kidnapping, Iraq War (2003-2011), Human Rights, U.S. Military, Afghanistan
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Team of suicide bombers attack police in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A team of eight suicide bombers stormed a police compound in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, killing five police officers and injuring four others, a provincial police chief said. The attack comes on the second day...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Shootings, Taliban, Suicide, John Kerry
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Kerry arrives for Afghanistan visit, will skip Pakistan for now
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In his debut diplomatic swing, Secretary of State John F. Kerry is sidestepping Pakistan for fear that Pakistanis could misinterpret a visit as American meddling in the country’s historic effort to choose a new civilian...
Tags: Pakistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government, Same-Sex Marriage, John Kerry
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U.S. hands over control of Bagram prison to Afghan government
BAGRAM, Afghanistan—The U.S. handed over control of the prison at Bagram air base to the Afghan government Monday, resolving a major sticking point that had been complicating relations between Washington and Kabul as both countries brace for the...
Tags: Pakistan, Government, National Government, Prisons, U.S. Military
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Kerry in show of unity with Afghanistan's Karzai
KABUL – Secretary of State John Kerry joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday for a public show of unity, declaring that the two allies “are on the same page” despite weeks of unprecedented friction. Kerry, who has played a...
Tags: Pakistan, Central African Republic, Government, John Kerry, National Government
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U.S., Afghan leaders agree on gradual security transfer in key province
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. military leaders reached a deal with Afghan officials that calls for a gradual transition of security responsibilities in a volatile eastern province from American special forces to Afghan troops, officials from both...
Tags: Pakistan, Kidnapping, Iraq, U.S. Military, Civil Rights
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