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NATO: 13 troops killed in Afghan suicide bombing

NATO says 13 service members have been killed in a suicide car bombing in Kabul.

 

Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S.: Karzai

Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S.: Karzai

Afghanistan would support Pakistan in case of military conflict between Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview to a private Pakistani TV channel broadcast on Saturday.

Senh: Wasn't Hamid Karzai the guy the U.S. wanted to run Afghanistan? He's already going against us.

 

Prince Harry arrives in US for military training

Prince Harry arrives in US for military training

Buckingham Palace said Friday that Prince Harry has arrived in the United States for a two-month military helicopter training course. The California desert in which he’ll train is similar to the harsh conditions of Afghanistan.

 

Obama: We are ending Afghanistan war responsibly

President Obama marked the tenth anniversary of the Afghanistan war with a statement praising the U.S. military and pledging to follow through ...

 

Plot to kill Afghan President Karzai foiled

Plot to kill Afghan President Karzai foiled

A microbiology professor at Kabul University, a fourth-year medical student and a security guard at the presidential palace were among six people arrested in an alleged plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai, Afghan officials said Wednesday.

 

Secret of the Taliban's success

The Taliban hit back with a vengeance following the US-led invasion of 2001.

 

2 die in U.S. Embassy attack in Kabul

An Afghan employee killed a U.S. citizen and wounded another at an annex of the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, a spokesman said Monday.

 

"No boots on our ground": Pakistan warns U.S.

Pakistan would not tolerate any incursion on its territory by U.S. forces targeting militant groups, the country's interior minister said on Thursday, calling for Washington to provide the intelligence Islamabad needs to take them out itself.

 

Afghan Peace Council Chief Killed in Attack on His Home

Afghan Peace Council Chief Killed in Attack on His Home

An unidentified attacker on Tuesday killed former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, the leader of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, whose main responsibility was negotiating a political end to the war with the Taliban.

 

Despite 10 years of war, many Afghans have never heard of 9/11

Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, a FRANCE 24 correspondent in Helmand province found that many Afghans had never heard of them – and have no idea why American troops are there.

 

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