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Kabul

Type: City

Name: Kabul

Country: Afghanistan

Latitude: 34.529999

Longitude: 69.169998

population: 3,043,589

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 145 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

New Term For Karzai Brings Same Old Problems

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, passes an honor guard as he arrives for his swearing in ceremony as the country's president for another five years at the Presidential Palace in KabulShah Marai/AFP/Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, passes an honor ... [NPR - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Corruption, Hamid Karzai, United States, Kabul, Afghanistan

First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 7 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

16 Afghans killed in suicide attack

Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Authorities on Friday were investigating whether a blast that hit a crowded marketplace in western Afghanistan was aimed at a provincial governor considered friendly to the United States.A suicide bomber rode a motorcycle ... [Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Farah (Afghanistan), Suicide Attack, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11 hours ago - 19 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

More than 20 killed in separate Afghan blasts (Reuters)

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people Friday, and an Afghan lawmaker escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his bodyguards were killed, officials said.The provincial governor ... [West Australian - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Kabul, Rohul Amin, Afghanistan, Taliban, Farah (Afghanistan)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 25 Documents

US works around the Afghan leader

The Obama administration has a simple-sounding strategy for the problem that is Hamid Karzai: Work with the Afghan leader and work around him at the same time.As President Barack Obama nears an announcement about whether the United States will add US ... [The Saudi Gazette - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Afghanistan, Kabul, Corruption

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 7 Documents (in Politics)

Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna

India failed to respond positively on peace talks

KABUL: Reiterating his strong stance that India is not serious in the process of dialogue with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday underlined that India had not given Pakistan a positive response in its proposal for the restoration ... [The News International - 11/20/2009]

Entities: India, Pakistan, Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Hamid Karzai

Karzai sworn in, vows to fight corruption

Iranian First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari were among dignitaries attending the ceremony in an ornate hall in Karzai's sprawling Kabul palace.Outside, the capital ... [Tehran Times - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Corruption, Kabul, Afghanistan

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 3 Documents

Abdullah Abdullah

Time for Karzai to make good on his promises

KABUL: In dwelling on the need to combat corruption, to talk to the Taliban and to transfer control of policing Afghanistan from foreign troops to the country's own security institutions, Hamid Karzai did enough to appease the US and its allies, who regarded ... [Sydney Morning Herald - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Rohul Amin, Abdullah Abdullah, Kabul

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 9 Documents

Bomber kills dozen in Afghan

Herat, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck an Afghan town on Friday, killing 12 people in the deadliest attack since President Hamid Karzai got down to the business of a second term.The attack in the capital of southwestern province ... [IOL - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Bomber, Rohul Amin, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 13 Documents (in Politics)

Canada's military learned lessons from prisoner-torture controversy: Menard

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canada's military task force in Afghanistan learned its lesson several years ago when allegations first surfaced that detainees were being tortured at the hands of local intelligence authorities, the mission's newly appointed commander ... [Macleans Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Allegation, Canada, Paul Dewar, Kandahar, Torture

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 Documents

Pakistani and Indian FMs meet in Kabul

Mehmood Qureshi and S.M. Krishna had an informal discussion on prospects of reviving the composite dialogue process. — Photo by AFPAI urges Obama to discuss Kashmir with SinghAI urges Obama to discuss Kashmir with SinghKABUL: Foreign ministers of Pakistan ... [DAWN Group - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Kabul, Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Hamid Karzai

First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws, says UK

LONDON, Nov 21 — The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said yesterday.“If international forces leave, you can choose a time — five minutes, 24 hours or ... [Malaysian Insider - 2 hours ago]

Entities: NATO, United Kingdom, David Miliband, Afghanistan

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

No Sales Days in the Afghan War

It seems inconceivable that the gorge known as the Khyber Passwhich was such a danger to British supply lines in the 19thcentury days of the Raj is once again just as dangerous in the21st century. The trucking companies complain they are forced topay ... [American Spectator - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Taliban, Afghanistan, NATO, Pakistan, Kabul

Quotes

...USN.load( "Loomia'); This time, it was Karl Eikenberry, current U S ambassador to Afghanistan and, equally important in the context of his remarks, commander of NATO troops there from 2005 to 2007. Eikenberry strongly warned against appearing to lend credibility to the Hamid Karzai-led government, widely regarded as corrupt throughout much of the country. Critics argue that U S aid is doing little more than lining the pockets of money-hungry bureaucrats in Kabul, and until the Karzai government begins reining its officials in, they say, the United States should be wary of contributing more resourcesincluding troops. This was also the thrust of Eikenberry's argument, and there was some chatter about whether the Obama administration itself had leaked the ambassador's assessment, as the White House for its part echoed these concerns. "The president believes that we need to make clear to the Afghan government that our commitment is not open-ended," a White House spokesman said. "After years of substantial investments by the American people, governance in Afghanistan must improve in a reasonable period of time." In other words, they want to see progress."

Obama Weighs Troop Increase in Afghanistan [US News - 1 hour ago]

At the end of a visit to Kabul for the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai, Miliband said Afghans were "sad that they need anyone, but they are passionate that my goodness they do, because if we weren't here their country would be rolled over."

Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws - Miliband (Reuters) [Yahoo! News Australia - 2 hours ago]

...'The president believes that we need to make clear to the Afghan government that our commitment is not open-ended,' a White House spokesman said. "After years of substantial investments by the American people, governance in Afghanistan must improve in a reasonable period of time." In other words, they want to see progress

Untying the Afghan Knot [US News - 2 hours ago]

More Content

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Karzai an 'unworthy partner': top US Democrat [AFP via Yahoo! - 1 hour ago]
Qureshi wants result-oriented dialogue with India [The News International - 1 hour ago]
Obama Weighs Troop Increase in Afghanistan [US News - 1 hour ago]
16 Afghans killed in suicide attack [Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago]
In Afghanistan, twenty-three people have been k... [Radio Pakistan - 1 hour ago]
Panetta meets Gilani; 10 die in drone attack [Arab News - 1 hour ago]
Afghanistan's bravest woman calls on US to leave [Global Research - 1 hour ago]
Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws,... [Malaysian Insider - 2 hours ago]
A decisive moment [The News International - 2 hours ago]
America's Afghan strategy [The News International - 2 hours ago]
Too early to transfer security duties to Afghan... [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
US to deliver Afghan aid after verification [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
Germany hails Karzais inaugural speech [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
Exhibition organised in Kandahar [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
Cop among 19 dead in fresh violence [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
Eight dead in fresh US drone attack [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
Two US soldiers killed; militants detained [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
New NATO training HQ set to open [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
Ban greets Karzai; Germany seeks swift results [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
Security men among 27 dead in Pakistan attacks [Pajhwok Afghan News - 2 hours ago]
Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws ... [Yahoo! News Australia - 2 hours ago]
Untying the Afghan Knot [US News - 2 hours ago]
Afghan govt would fall if NATO withdraws: UK mi... [West Australian - 2 hours ago]
Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws ... [InSing.com - 3 hours ago]
Swine flu may have hit peak, but not over yet [MSNBC - 3 hours ago]
H1N1 may have [MSNBC - 3 hours ago]
Mutation seen in some H1N1 deaths [MSNBC - 3 hours ago]
Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come ... [Yahoo! News - 3 hours ago]
Suicide bomber on a motorcycle kills 16 in Afgh... [Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago]
Fugitive Buddhist Monk Pleads Guilty, Goes Free... [Orange County Weekly - 4 hours ago]

Blogs

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Voting for failure in Afghanistan \| Stephen Kinzer [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 5 hours ago] By forcing a flawed model of democracy on Afghans, the US has made Afghanistan less stable and less democraticThe fiasco of the elections in Afghanistan has been ...
malalai joya in toronto: report, part two [we move to canada - 6 hours ago] Initial thoughts here.Part one here.Joya speaks with great strength and forcefulness. And she talks fast. Allan said when she spoke in Pashto, you could practically ...
Go Big Or Pull Out? [The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 6 hours ago] Tom Ricks reviews David Kilcullen's speech from earlier in the week:[Kilcullen's] bottom line is that there are two real options in Afghanistan: Either tell the ...
malalai joya in toronto: report, part one [we move to canada - 7 hours ago] I've been putting off writing about Malalai Joya's talk in Toronto. You can read my initial impressions here, but anything further is eluding me. Hearing Joya was ...
Karzai 1, Holbrooke 0 [The New Republic - The Plank Feed - 8 hours ago] Is someone from the Pentagon taking a shot at Holbrooke in that WashPost story on Obama's "reset" with Karzai that Jason linked? Note this: "We've been treating ...

Audio/Video

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Raw Video: Secretary of State Clinton Speaking ... [ISAF MEDIA - YouTube Channel - 18 hours ago]
Kabul quiet as Karzai takes up office - 19 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
Clinton in Kabul for inauguration [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/18/2009]
Little faith in Afghan politics after disputed ... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/18/2009]
The Afghan National Army Air Corps Receives New... [ISAF MEDIA - YouTube Channel - 11/17/2009]

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