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Afghans prepare to sign deal with US allowing troops to stay
World
September 30, 2014
Afghans prepare to sign deal with US allowing troops to stay
Afghanistan's new government led by President Ashraf Ghani was on Tuesday due to sign a long-delayed bilateral security agreement with…
Afghan rape gang sentenced to death after national outrage
World
September 7, 2014
Afghan rape gang sentenced to death after national outrage
An Afghan judge on Sunday sentenced seven men to death for the gang-rape of four women in a case that…
Afghan election result delayed as fraud dispute deepens
World
July 1, 2014
Afghan election result delayed as fraud dispute deepens
Afghanistan's presidential election result has been delayed for several days, officials said Tuesday, as a dispute over alleged fraud threatens…
Afghan election result delayed due to fraud probe
World
April 23, 2014
Afghan election result delayed due to fraud probe
Afghanistan's presidential election result has been delayed by two days due to fraud investigations and will now be released on…
Afghan presidential hopefuls raise fraud concerns
World
April 6, 2014
Afghan presidential hopefuls raise fraud concerns
Kabul (AFP) - Leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election voiced concern Sunday that voting was tainted by fraud, a day…
Taliban gunmen storm election office near Afghan presidential candidate’s home
World
March 25, 2014
Taliban gunmen storm election office near Afghan presidential candidate’s home
Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked an election commission office beside the home of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday…
Afghan Taliban threaten to attack ‘sham’ poll ‘manipulated by US’
World
March 10, 2014
Afghan Taliban threaten to attack ‘sham’ poll ‘manipulated by US’
The Afghan Taliban said on Monday next month's presidential election was being manipulated by the United States, which had already…
Afghan VP Fahim dies of natural causes: official
World
March 9, 2014
Afghan VP Fahim dies of natural causes: official
Afghan Vice President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country's much-feared warlords, has died of natural causes, officials…
Commander: NATO to help implement Karzai airstrike decree
World
February 17, 2013
Commander: NATO to help implement Karzai airstrike decree
NATO will work with the country's defense leadership to implement a ban by President Hamid Karzai on Afghan forces using…
Obama, Karzai accelerate end of US combat role in Afghanistan
World
January 12, 2013
Obama, Karzai accelerate end of US combat role in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on Friday to speed up the handover of combat…