Civilians among several killed in Afghanistan
AFP - Wed Jul 15, 10:59 am ETTwo civilians and a policeman were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, authorities said, as insurgent violence mounts weeks ahead of presidential polls.
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NATO Afghanistan commander concerned about north and west
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 55 minutes agoNATO's commander in Afghanistan voiced concern on Wednesday about growing instability in the west and north of the country, even as U.S. and allied forces crack down on insurgents in their southern heartland.
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Afghanistan: United Nations Report Highlights Problem of Violence against Women
EurasiaNet - Wed Jul 15, 1:51 pm ETBY AUNOHITA MOJUMDAR One of the first women to be elected to a public post in conservative Afghanistan, Zarghuna Kakar serves as a member of the provincial council in Kandahar. Public service has come at a high price for her. She and her husband were attacked and her husband killed in a Kandahar market, and she now fears for her own life and wonders why she ever entered politics.
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UK Army chief: More troops needed in Afghanistan
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Jul 15, 6:07 am ETBritain's army chief said Wednesday that more troops are needed in Afghanistan's volatile southern province of Helmand as soldiers pursue a bloody campaign to uproot Taliban fighters ahead of elections next month.
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Brown faces questions over Afghanistan equipment
CNN - Wed Jul 15, 10:06 am ETBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended the military mission in Afghanistan amid tough questions Wednesday from the opposition leader.
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Tribes 'losing steam' against Taliban
UPI - 1 hour 36 minutes agoPESHAWAR, Pakistan, July 15 (UPI) -- Tribal militias on the Pakistani border with Afghanistan took on Taliban fighters with modest success, but their ability to endure is in doubt, officials say.
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Taliban Insurgents Reemerge
Washington Post - 1 hour 46 minutes agoAfter evading a Marine offensive into insurgent-held towns, Taliban fighters mount fresh attacks.
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Kabul plans urban renewal effort
UPI - 2 hours 22 minutes agoKABUL, Afghanistan, July 15 (UPI) -- Urban developers in Afghanistan are reviewing plans for a "Greater Kabul" renewal effort to house at least 1.5 million people within the next 15 years.
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Karzai promises Taliban talks if re-elected
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Jul 13, 11:30 am ETAfghan President Hamid Karzai flew Monday into the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar on his first trip outside Kabul since campaigning began for the August presidential elections.
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British army chief calls for troop rise in Afghanistan
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Jul 15, 1:10 pm ETThe head of the British Army Wednesday called for more "boots on the ground" in Afghanistan, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced fresh accusations that troops were poorly equipped.
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In the Heat of Afghanistan, Shades of Iraq
Fox News - Wed Jul 15, 12:31 pm ETAs Marines fight the Taliban in Helmand Province, there is no doubt that the lessons learned in Iraq are influencing the war in Afghanistan.
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Army chief calls for troop rise in Afghanistan
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Jul 15, 12:09 pm ETThe head of the Army on Wednesday called for more "boots on the ground" in Afghanistan, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced fresh accusations that troops were poorly equipped.
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U.K. Sending 140 More Soldiers to Fight Taliban in Afghanistan
Bloomberg - Tue Jul 14, 8:20 am ETJuly 14 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. said it will send 140 more soldiers to Afghanistan to help fight the Taliban in Helmand province, as the bodies of eight British troops who died in the conflict were flown home.
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The rise and fall of the Taliban
PRI Public Radio International - 1 hour 31 minutes agoTracing the rise and fall of the Taliban in the past 15 years, and its current influence in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Britain calls for more troops in Afghanistan
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Jul 15, 10:36 am ETThe head of the British Army on Wednesday called for more "boots on the ground" in Afghanistan, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced fresh accusations that troops were badly equipped.
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Commander in Afghanistan was 'embarrassed' by removal
CNN - 1 hour 17 minutes agoGen. David McKiernan was "dismayed, disappointed, and more than a little embarrassed" when he was ousted as the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, he said at his retirement ceremony Wednesday.
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