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Afghan students protest women's rights decree

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:18 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hard-line Islamist students protested Wednesday in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women.

Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:39 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks in the country's west.

Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:58:08 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international troops next year, a rights group said Tuesday.

Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:42:17 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.

Marine faces trial over urination on corpses

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:27:50 -0400

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - A Marine officer in charge of snipers shown in a 2011 video urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters Afghanistan will be court-martialed.

Pakistan's next premier an Islamist comeback kid

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:32:53 -0400

ISLAMABAD - The man set to become Pakistan's next prime minister after historic elections over the weekend could be called the Islamist comeback kid.

Top US, Afghan diplomats meet on security pact

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:43:35 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Senior American and Afghan officials held talks Saturday to try to iron out the details of a key pact signed a year ago that defines the future of the United States' commitment to Afghanistan.

Major players in Pakistan's May 11 election

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:31:54 -0400

ISLAMABAD - A look at several key players in Pakistan's national election scheduled for May 11:

Hard-line Islamists to make gains in Pakistan vote

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:23:34 -0400

MARDAN, Pakistan - The imposing, black-bearded politician in a striking white turban takes the stage at a campaign rally in northwest Pakistan as a song about Islamic holy war blares over loudspeakers. Before a chanting crowd, he praises the Afghan Taliban and blasts Pakistan's government for not protecting Osama bin Laden from U.S. commandos.

Pakistan's ruling party struggles in election

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:51:01 -0400

ISLAMABAD - The campaign posters for the Pakistan People's Party show both why it has been so popular for so long and why it's in trouble ahead of this Saturday's national election: two of the party icons on the posters are dead and a third is not old enough to be a candidate.

Schram: CIA's cash to Karzai nets little in return

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:49:57 -0400

By MARTIN SCHRAM - America's long-running, mondo-bizzaro courtship of Afghanistan's mercurial Hamid Karzai got even wilder and wackier this past week.

Leading Pakistan politician falls, injures skull

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:18:36 -0400

LAHORE, Pakistan - One of Pakistan's most prominent politicians, former cricket star Imran Khan, fell at a political rally Tuesday, leaving him with two hairline skull fractures and knocking him off the campaign trail ahead of Saturday's general election.

Cyr: In Afghanistan, corruption is just 1st challenge

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:17:36 -0400

When it comes to Afghanistan's independence and stability, "the first challenge is corruption," Bernard Bajolet, France's outgoing ambassador to that country, said Monday as he prepared to return to Paris for another post. - Diplomats are generally paid to be discreet, polished and smooth -- in short, diplomatic. Bajolet, in contrast, is blunt, saying that most of those governing Afghanistan do not believe in their own country's future. As if on cue, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the end of April confirmed reports that cash has been received directly from the CIA.

May: Would closing Guantanamo prison satisfy hunger...

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:03:13 -0400

By CLIFFORD D. MAY - The detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was established in 2002 to hold the most dangerous of those captured in what the George W. Bush administration called the Global War on Terrorism. Controversy over the facility has simmered ever since. In recent days, it has begun to boil. One hundred detainees, at last count, are staging a hunger strike.

Pakistan-US alliance takes hits on campaign trail

Wed, 01 May 2013 07:53:48 -0400

ISLAMABAD - On the campaign trail in Pakistan, candidates boast about their readiness to stand up to Washington and often tout their anti-American credentials. One party leader even claims he would shoot down U.S. drones if he comes to power.

US panel: Afghans need more religious freedom

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:17:13 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can't debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxies without fear of being punished, a U.S. commission said in a new report on Tuesday.

Murdock: U.S.-Mexican border welcomes terrorists

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:37:34 -0400

NEW YORK - By DEROY MURDOCK

Kerry seeks to boost Afghan, Pakistan ties

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:17:12 -0400

BRUSSELS - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry brought senior Afghan and Pakistani officials together Wednesday for security talks aimed at improving relations between the two nations ahead of next year's withdrawal of NATO combat forces from Afghanistan.

Complex history between Iran and al-Qaida

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:25:45 -0400

Canadian authorities claim al-Qaida operatives in Iran directed a failed plot to attack a passenger train. Iran denies it has any links to the two suspects. What falls in between is Iran's complicated history with the terror group that has included outright hostility, alliances of convenience and even overtures by Tehran to assist Washington after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistan talks

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:47:28 -0400

BRUSSELS - Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he would host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani officials this week in Brussels to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban and other issues.