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Navy SEAL Dies Saving Abducted Doctor in Afghanistan

Source: KTLA.com, Dec 10 2012, 11:46am CST

Kabul, Afghanistan -- The U.S. Defense Department on Monday identified the SEAL killed during a successful raid to free a captive doctor in Afghanistan. Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas D. Checque, 28, of Monroevil ...

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5 hours ago

For India, worries of another 1989 moment in the region

Source: Christian Science Monitor  |   May 23 2013, 4:32pm CDT

As NATO troops solve the logistical challenges of a draw-down from Afghanistan, there is a sense of déjà vu among foreign policymakers in New Delhi. When the Soviet troops left Afghanistan in 1989, and US atten ...

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9 hours ago

The Silent Revolution

Source: RAWA.org  |   May 23 2013, 12:30pm CDT

“From the killing of my father and other male members of my family, the tragedy has always accompanied my life. For this reason, my only dream is a secure, safe life for my children: a boy of 14 and a girl of 4. I want ve ...

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23 weeks ago


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"We are incredibly grateful for the multiple agencies of the U.S. government that have supported us in this difficult time, and especially the quick response by our military and partner allies to rescue Dilip ... They showed great heroism and professionalism."


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17 hours ago

Father of Afghan cricket captain kidnapped by 'unknown gunmen'

Source: IndiaVision  |   May 23 2013, 4:32am CDT

Sydney - The father of the captain of the Afghanistan cricket team has been abducted by unknown gunmen from his car from the outskirts of the city of Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar, according to officials. Confirming his the ...

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18 hours ago

What after Taliban?

Source: The Sunday Indian  |   May 23 2013, 3:43am CDT

India is one of the first countries to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan. Its attention on Afghanistan is based in strategic reasoning – in the main with national security issues. Currently India is one the biggest donors in Afghani ...

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18 hours ago

Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted

Source: The Seattle Times  |   May 23 2013, 3:11am CDT

Gunmen kidnapped the father of Afghanistan's national cricket team captain near his home in an eastern city, officials said Thursday. There has been no ransom demand since Mohammad Nabi's 60-year-old father Khobi Khan was abd ...

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18 hours ago

Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted

Source: Albany Democrat-Herald  |   May 23 2013, 3:10am CDT

SHEDD — The annual meeting of the Shedd Cemetery Association is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at the cemetery burial grounds, located… The Albany Tennis Club will have an open house from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday ...

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19 hours ago

Turkish restaurant owner freed in Afghanistan

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 23 2013, 2:39am CDT

KABUL: A Turkish restaurant owner kidnapped 11 days ago in Kabul was freed in an overnight raid by elite commandos from Afghanistan's intelligence agency, officials said on Thursday. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said it ...

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1 day ago

Iran says US does not need Afghan bases

Source: Press TV  |   May 22 2013, 7:47pm CDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday that the United States does not need to establish military bases in Afghanistan and stressed that Afghan forces should take full responsibility for the country's security. Salehi made the ...

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Dilemma on Kabul arms plea

Source: Calcutta Telegraph  |   May 22 2013, 5:19pm CDT

New Delhi, May 22: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked India for weapons and equipment for his country’s military, immediately putting New Delhi in a quandary. The Afghan request comes as the country prepares for a drawdown of ...

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