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UN mission in Afghanistan condemns assassination of peace council member UN mission in Afghanistan condemns assassination of peace council member
13 May 2012 – The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned today's assassination of Maulawi Arsala Rahmani, a senior member of the country's High Peace... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) United Nations
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Another murder in Kabul Another murder in Kabul
Another targeted killing in Kabul has exposed the obvious. There are elements at work that do not want to see political stability restored, and moreover, a just order... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Khaleej Times
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Afghan National Army soldiers secure the gate of the military hospital after Arsala Rahmani, a former Taliban official turned Afghan peace negotiator, was killed by an unknown attacker in western Kabul, Sunday, May 13, 2012. Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead in Kabul
AFP - A senior Afghan peace negotiator and close ally of President Hamid Karzai was shot dead Sunday, dealing a major blow to Kabul's efforts to broker peace with Taliban... (photo: AP / Rahmat Gul) France24
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Nine injured in Peshawar blast Nine injured in Peshawar blast
Islamabad: At least nine people, including a child and three policemen, were injured on Sunday when a bomb exploded near a police post in Peshawar, the fourth such attack... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) Zeenews
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Afghanistan: A bridge too far Afghanistan: A bridge too far
WASHINGTON — Realism is the idea of throwing a U.S. security blanket over Afghanistan for another 10 years after the last U.S. and NATO units leave at the end of 2014.... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Two killed in Pakistan blast Two killed in Pakistan blast
Added At: 2012-05-12 10:40 PM Last Updated At: 2012-05-12 10:40 PM... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) The Himalayan
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Military dogs face being put down after service because of an obscure law that deems them ‘equipment’ and not personnel. Military dogs face being put down after service because of obscure law that makes it ...
Military dogs face being put down after service because of an obscure law that deems them ‘equipment’ and not personnel. In combat zones, the canines are... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Daily Mail
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	4 NATO soldiers die in southern Afghanistan 4 NATO soldiers die in southern Afghanistan
May 12: Four NATO soldiers lost their lives during separate incidents in restive southern Afghanistan, the military alliance said. "Two International Security Assistance... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Siasat Daily
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2 NATO troops die in Afghanistan, 1 in bomb blast 2 NATO troops die in Afghanistan, 1 in bomb blast
KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO says a bomb attack has killed one of its service members in southern Afghanistan, while another has died of non-battle related injuries. NATO... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Herald Tribune
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Indian policemen inspect the  spot  in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 20, April, 2012. Six terrorists killed on Kashmir border
Srinagar, May 12: The death toll in Thursday's gunfight on Jammu and Kashmir's border has risen to six, and Indian troops are searching the area for more bodies, an... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Siasat Daily
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Policeman killed, 17 injured in Pak blast Policeman killed, 17 injured in Pak blast
Islamabad, May 12: A policeman was killed and 17 others were injured on Saturday in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar city when a roadside bomb targeted a security van that... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) The Siasat Daily
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People unload injured victims of a suicide bombing from a vehicle at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, March 11, 2012. Pakistan: Bomb kills police officer in northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security officials say a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying police has killed one of them in the country's northwest. Police... (photo: AP / Mohammad Zubair) The Guardian
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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 1998 file photo, Jalaluddin Haqqani, then Taliban Army Supreme Commander talks to reporters in Miram Shah, Waziristan, Pakistan. US lawmakers want Haqqani network named 'terrorist' group
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetWASHINGTON: The leaders of US congressional intelligence committees, who recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, urged secretary of state... (photo: AP / Mohammad Riaz) The Times of India
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Assailant in Afghan army uniform kills U.S. soldier Assailant in Afghan army uniform kills U.S. soldier
KABUL — An attacker wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on U.S. soldiers in remote eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing one before escaping, in what appeared to... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) my SA
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Afghanistan war not won or lost yet Afghanistan war not won or lost yet
TORONTO - NATO is not losing the war in Afghanistan. Canadians can be proud of all that has been accomplished there and feel some comfort that there are... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Toronto Sun
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UN Calls for Greater Investment in Afghanistan UN Calls for Greater Investment in Afghanistan
Saturday, 12 May 2012, 10:52 am Press Release: United Nations Top UN Relief Official Calls for Greater Investment in Development in Afghanistan New York, May 11 2012... (photo: UN / Fardin Waezi) Scoop
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Our war legacy to Afghans: £1bn of military vehicles will be given to national army ... Our war legacy to Afghans: £1bn of military vehicles will be given to national army ...
Military chiefs are planning to give armoured vehicles worth an estimated £1billion to Afghan forces when it withdraws from Afghanistan in two years time. Officials... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Daily Mail
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No plans to shrink EOD force No plans to shrink EOD force
The U.S. will retain much of its capacity for combating IEDs, officials say, even after it withdraws troops from Afghanistan and shrinks its military. Faced with a... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Stars and Stripes
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EU, Iraq sign first-ever partnership deal EU, Iraq sign first-ever partnership deal
The European Union and Iraq signed their first partnership agreement Friday, opening the way to a slew of trade and energy deals as well as improved cooperation to combat... (photo: EC / EC) Khaleej Times
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EU, Iraq ink first partnership agreement EU, Iraq ink first partnership agreement
Brussells - The European Union and Iraq on Friday signed their first partnership agreement, a deal six years in the making, as part of a bid to strengthen ties between... (photo: EC / EC) Independent online (SA)
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