1. US brands China as among worst human trafficking offenders
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Afghanistan, Malaysia and Qatar moved up to Tier 2, a list of nations making significant efforts to comply, from the Tier 2 Watch List. Tier 1 designates nations that meet minimum US standards. The report ...

2. Trump, Modi call on Pakistan to stem terrorist attacks
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US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraced each other as friends and partners Monday, vowing to work more closely on combating terrorism, the war on Afghanistan and defence ...

3. US General’s Photo Op with Accused Torturer in Afghanistan
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A photo depicting General John Nicholson, Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan (C) with Kandahar's General Abdul Raziq (R). © NATO/Resolute Support. When it comes to cosying up to alleged ...

4. L'antidepressivo per gli abitanti di Kabul sono le case colorate
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- un nuovo impulso alla zona e cercare di migliorare lo stato d’animo dei residenti. “Gli afghani sanno bene quanto può essere forte l’impatto del colore sulla vita”, dice Abdul Waheed, impiegato al parlamento ...

5. Stolen boys: Life after sexual slavery in Afghanistan
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KABUL: Adorned in makeup, fake breasts and bells, Jawed whirls around middle-aged men at Kabul’s underground bacha bazi, or “boy play” parties, where the former child sex slave finds freedom of sorts as ...

6. 'Toy' bomb kills six children in South Waziristan
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A bomb resembling a toy killed at least six children on Sunday in the tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The bomb exploded while the children were playing with it in Speenmark village in ...

7. Trump administration abruptly shutters diplomatic office on Pakistan and Afghanistan policy
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The Trump administration appears poised to close the stand-alone State Department office devoted to policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan that was the brainchild of diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke , but it ...

8. Chinese Foreign Minister welcomed by Punjab CM at Islamabad airport
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... on peace and stability matters, especially on the existing tensions with Afghanistan. Posted: 2017-06-25 08:19:00 Leggi tutto  ...

9. China urges Pakistan, Afghanistan to improve ties
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Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged and Afghanistan to improve ties as tensions between the two nations were not conducive to their stability and development as well as regional cooperation. ...

10. Letter of the week: Karzai has to preside over a corrupt government
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Alex de Waal’s account of the tough realities of Afghan politics (December) should be welcomed. Yes, the government of Afghanistan is corrupt. So whoever is governing the country—whether President Karzai ...

11. Pakistan, accused of terrorist infiltration, starts to fence its border with Afghanistan
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The 1,800-mile border between Pakistan and India has long been treated as a hostile red line between neighboring, nuclear-armed rivals. Its sole official crossing is a heavily guarded ...

12. U.S vetting of Pacific island refugees nearly done
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... of asylum seekers mostly from Iran, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka who have been languishing for up.... Posted: 2017-06-24 06:32:00 Leggi tutto  ...

13. Parents appeal to Haqqani network to free their Canadian son
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PESHAWAR: The parents of a Canadian citizen and his American wife who were kidnapped nearly five year ago in Afghanistan have appealed to the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network to release the couple ...

14. Taliban leader says war ends only when NATO leaves
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a message ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al Fitr, the Afghanistan Taliban leader said a planned U.S. troop surge would not end the protracted war, vowing to fight on until ...

15. Taliban leader says war ends only when NATO leaves
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In a message ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al Fitr, the Afghanistan Taliban leader said a planned U.S. troop surge would not end the protracted war, vowing to fight on until a full withdrawal of NATO ...

16. Afghanistan and Ireland admitted to Test cricket by ICC
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While Afghanistan gained ODI status only in 2011 and has appeared in one Cricket World Cup (in 2015), Ireland has enjoyed more success at the limited-overs format, appearing in the last three World Cups ...

17. German deportations to Afghanistan to restart next week: reports
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... was not justified in sending refugees back to Afghanistan due to safety concerns. Posted: 2017-06-22 06:32:00 Leggi tutto  ...

18. Arrangements made to open trade route with Afghanistan
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ISLAMABAD: Arrangements to open a trade route in Ghulam Khan area of North Waziristan Agency, situated between Pakistan and Afghanistan, have been completed and sources said that this route will be opened ...

19. Trump admin mulls over strict approach towards Pakistan
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... militants allegedly launching attacks in neighbouring Afghanistan, US officials tell Reuters. Posted: 2017-06-21 02:06:00 Leggi tutto  ...

20. Afghan official: Gunmen on motorcycle kill district chief
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An Afghan official says a district chief has been shot and killed in western Nimroz province by gunmen riding on a motorcycle. Ahmad Arab, spokesman for the provincial governor, says Aqa Mohammad Fazeli ...

21. Afghan official: Gunmen on motorcycle kill district chief
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AKBUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a district chief has been shot and killed in western Nimroz province by gunmen riding on a motorcycle. Ahmad Arab, spokesman for the provincial governor, ...

22. Afghan official: Gunmen on motorcycle kill district chief
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AKBUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a district chief has been shot and killed in western Nimroz province by gunmen riding on a motorcycle. Ahmad Arab, spokesman for the provincial governor, ...

23. Afghan official: Gunmen on motorcycle kill district chief
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An Afghan official says a district chief has been shot and killed in western Nimroz province by gunmen riding on a motorcycle. Ahmad Arab, spokesman for the provincial governor, says Aqa Mohammad Fazeli ...

24. HEAT assessment for conflict IDPs in Kunar province (02 Feb 2017)
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Joint need assessment of conflict induced IDPs in Kunar Province. Government of Afghanistan - Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. Barkunar, Marawara, Sirkany, Shigal Wa Sheltan, Marawara, Dara-e-Pech, ...

25. HEAT assessment for conflict IDPs in Kunar province (30 Nov 2016)
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Joint need assessment of conflict induced IDPs in Kunar Province. Government of Afghanistan - Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. Narang, Khaskunar, Marawara, Sirkany, Shigal Wa Sheltan, Watapur, ...

26. More Troops in Afghanistan, but Strategy Is Still Undefined The New York Times 2 hrs ago
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WASHINGTON — When President Trump made his first major decision on the war in Afghanistan, he did not announce it in a nationally televised address from the White House or a speech at West Point. Instead, ...

27. Taliban storm Afghan police compound, kill 5 police
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... police station in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jun 18, 2017. Posted: 2017-06-18 17:18:00 Leggi tutto  ...

28. Dozens killed or wounded in attack on Afghanistan police headquarters
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GARDEZ, Afghanistan: Dozens of people were killed or wounded when as many as five suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said. The attack, claimed by ...

29. Suicide bombers launch co-ordinated attack in Afghanistan, killing and wounding dozens
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Dozens of people were killed or wounded when as many as five suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials say. The attack began about 6:30am when one bomber ...

30. Dozens killed, wounded as Afghan suicide bombers launch co-ordinated attack
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Dozens of people were killed or wounded when as many as five suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials say. The attack began about 6:30am when one bomber ...

31. Two Pakistani diplomats missing in Afghanistan since Friday
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Two Pakistani diplomats based in a consulate office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad have been missing since Friday, when they set off by road back to their homeland, Pakistan's foreign office said ...

32. Pakistan reopens another border crossing with Afghanistan
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By IANS | Islamabad Posted 1 hour Now Available on the mid-day iOS App, Download Now Pakistan has reopened another border with Afghanistan that was closed in February after a series of attacks from across ...

33. Two Pakistani diplomats missing in Afghanistan since Friday
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ISLAMABAD - Two Pakistani diplomats based in a consulate office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad have been missing since Friday, when they set off by road back to their homeland, Pakistan's foreign ...

34. Two Pakistani diplomats missing in Afghanistan since Friday - Islamabad
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ISLAMABAD, June 18 (Reuters) - Two Pakistani diplomats based in a consulate office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad have been missing since Friday, when they set off by road back to their homeland, ...

35. Dozens killed, wounded in attack on Afghanistan police headquarters
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By Samihullah Paiwand. GARDEZ, Afghanistan, June 18 (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed or wounded when as many as five suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, ...

36. Dozens killed and wounded in attack on regional Afghanistan police HQ - officials
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Sunday, 18 June 2017 | MYT 2:08 PM Dozens killed and wounded in attack on regional Afghanistan police HQ - officials. by samihullah paiwand GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed ...

37. Waging an undeclared war
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M Nawaz Khan. IN response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s unwarranted accusation on Pakistan of waging an “undeclared war of aggression” against Afghanistan during the conference on “Kabul Process for ...

38. US General Wants 20,000 Additional Ground Troops Sent To Afghanistan
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PULL OUT! Nothing in that entire country is worth our blood and treasure. The ANA is a joke, after 16 years of training and force building. Every single haji in a position of authority are corrupt beyond ...

39. ‘Mastermind’ of bomb blasts in Chaman held
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QUETTA: Police have arrested a ‘mastermind’ of a number of bomb blasts across Chaman, a border town at the Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan. Police officials said the accused Noor Ahmed, an Afghan national, ...

40. Three US soldiers wounded in Afghan 'insider attack' 58 mins ago World
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The so-called “green-on-blue” attack at Camp Shaheen close to Mazar-i-Sharif city is the latest in a string of incidents where Afghan soldiers have turned their weapons on international forces training ...

41. Three US soldiers wounded in Afghan 'insider attack'
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Three American troops were wounded Saturday in an apparent insider attack by an Afghan soldier inside a military base, an official said, as the US appears set to boost its troop presence in the country. ...

42. Afghan soldier opens fire on US troops, 3 wounded
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AFGHANISTAN: At least three US troops were wounded on Saturday when an Afghan soldier opened fire at them at a military base in northern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said, in an apparent insider attack. ...

43. Pentagon deciding whether to send more troops to Afghanistan
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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has not decided yet whether to fulfill a request by some of his military commanders to increase the number of American troops in Afghanistan. "Secretary Mattis has made ...

44. Pentagon: No Decision on US Troop Numbers in Afghanistan
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PENTAGON — The Pentagon said Friday that the defense secretary has not yet decided how many U.S. troops to commit to the fight in Afghanistan. Defense Secretary James Mattis "has made no decisions on a ...

45. Ex-owner of Afghanistan marble mine indicted on fraud
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The former owner of a mining company in Afghanistan has been indicted on charges of defrauding a U.S. government agency and defaulting on a loan of nearly $16 million. Federal prosecutors ...

46. Troop plan for Afghanistan seeks to regain battlefield edge
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A coming deployment of up to 4,000 more U.S. forces to Afghanistan, expected as part of a new Trump administration approach to America's longest war, reflects the Pentagon's view that ...

47. Troop plan for Afghanistan seeks to regain battlefield edge
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A coming deployment of up to 4,000 more U.S. forces to Afghanistan, expected as part of a new Trump administration approach to America's longest war, reflects the Pentagon's view that ...

48. Pentagon deciding whether to send more troops to Afghanistan
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iStock/Thinkstock (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has not decided yet whether to fulfill a request by some of his military commanders to increase the number of American troops in Afghanistan. ...

49. Ex-owner of Afghanistan marble mine indicted on fraud
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The former owner of a mining company in Afghanistan has been indicted on charges of defrauding a U.S. government agency and defaulting on a loan of nearly $16 million. Federal prosecutors say Azam Doost, ...

50. Ex-owner of Afghanistan marble mine indicted on fraud
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The former owner of a mining company in Afghanistan has been indicted on charges of defrauding a U.S. government agency and defaulting on a loan of nearly $16 million. Federal prosecutors ...