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Pakistan says new U.S. Afghan policy should not disturb regional balance

By Abdul Hadi Mayar KABUL, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has urged the United States that the new policy of Obama administration on Afghanistan must not disturb balance (of power) in South Asia. Gilani said increase in number of...

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Taliban leaders killed, NATO forces say

Troops wth NATO's International Security Assistance Force survey the scene after an attack in Afghanistan. Dead include Mullah Farid Fazil Lang, who was tied to New York Times reporter's kidnapping Militants "known for leading...

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Chinese soldiers to get €18,000 bonus payment if they are assigned to Tibet Jacko's doctor bought...

CHINESE soldiers from the boomtown of Guangzhou who are newly assigned to Tibet will get a "special allowance" of up to €18,000 for serving there, a local newspaper has reported. The potential payment for those heading to Tibet...

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NATO Takes Command of Afghan Army, Police Training

KABUL—NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police on Saturday to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops. The existing U.S....

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5 Afghan border security guards killed in south

A roadside bomb killed five Afghan border security guards Sunday on a heavily used road in southern Afghanistan. The Associated Press MUSADEQ SADEQ / AP Afghan President Hamid Karzai, third from left, inspects an honor guard...

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West has just 'one shot' left in Afghanistan

Military efforts must show progress by 2011, say Rick Hillier and John McCain Gen. Rick Hillier says change must occur in the next 18 months. Canada's former chief of defence staff says U.S. President Barack Obama, that wizard...

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Afghan victims of Taliban violence suffer in silence (AFP)

AFP/File – This picture taken on October 16 shows the son of Abdul Wakil Dilawari, who was killed during a suicide … by Lynne O'Donnell Lynne O'donnell – 5 mins ago KABUL (AFP) – The stench of sewage hangs in the air as...

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Romanians vote for president amid political crisis

Candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, right, of the Social Democracy party, Traian Basescu, left, President in office, of the Democrat Liberal party, and Crin Antonescu, center, of the Liberal party, are seen at...

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'There's too much chatting'

Members of French Foreign Legion chafe at laid-back role in Afghanistan. As soon as the French Foreign Legion moved in this summer, some of the men climbed on the roof of the base headquarters and painted the force's Latin...

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Whats happening next door?

India is ironically caught up in a bind. Having emerged from the fears o recession with its growth story more or less on track, India's wish to surge ahead economically and join the ranks of the world's powerful economies, will...

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