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  • August 2008

    • Taliban Govern Large Areas of Afghanistan

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 24, 08 6:47 AM CDT

      Taliban Govern Large Areas of Afghanistan

      (Newser) - The Taliban is regaining significant ground in Afghanistan, running a harsh but effective parallel government that wields more power than the official administration, reports the Observer . Taliban influence has spread as far as the outskirts of Kabul, and is firmly entrenched in large parts of the south and east. More »

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      Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • Kabul  • Islamic terrorism

    • Afghanistan's Insurgency Endures

      New York Times  |  Aug 14, 08 12:26 PM CDT

      Afghanistan's Insurgency Endures

      (Newser) - The insurgency in Afghanistan is mushrooming, and targeting the refurbished highway that provides a weak connection between the country's ethnic halves, the New York Times reports. A series of deadly attacks in June has exposed the tribulations of the United States' 6-year-old effort to defeat the Taliban. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • United States  • insurgents  • American troops  • Kabul  • Kandahar  • IED  • insurgency

    • Pakistan Aided Kabul Embassy Attack: US

      New York Times  |  Aug 1, 08 5:33 AM CDT

      Pakistan Aided Kabul Embassy Attack: US

      (Newser) - American intelligence has determined that members of Pakistan's powerful spy agency helped to plan July's bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul, reports the New York Times . US authorities based their findings on intercepted messages between the attackers and Pakistani intelligence officers. American officials also obtained new evidence that the Pakistanis have provided information to militants, helping them to escape ahead of US air strikes. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • India  • bombing  • Kabul  • foreign intelligence  • Pakistan intelligence services

  • July 2008

    • Taliban Targets Attacks for Maximum Panic in Kabul

      Newsweek  |  Jul 27, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      Taliban Targets Attacks for Maximum Panic in Kabul

      (Newser) - Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan lack the firepower to spark a massive attack, but they’re doing their best to wage psychological warfare on Kabul, Newsweek reports. Creating a sense of instability through frequent small-scale attacks, “we can create panic and undermine the last vestiges of support for the regime,” said a Taliban spokesman. Kabul threatens to become the "new Baghdad." More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • insurgents  • security  • Kabul

    • Obama Declares Afghanistan 'Precarious and Urgent'

      USA Today  |  Jul 20, 08 1:41 PM CDT

      Obama Declares Afghanistan 'Precarious and Urgent'

      (Newser) - Calling the situation in Afghanistan "precarious and urgent," Barack Obama today urged the Bush administration to make Afghanistan—rather than Iraq—"the central front in our battle against terrorism." In his first interview since arriving in the country yesterday, the Democratic candidate told Lara Logan on Face the Nation that an additional two brigades were needed to combat insurgents and the drug trade that finances them, USA Today reports.  More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq war  • Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • US military  • Hamid Karzai  • Afghanistan war  • Kabul

    • Obama Meets Afghan Prez

      Reuters  |  Jul 20, 08 7:18 AM CDT

      Obama Meets Afghan Prez

      (Newser) - World-touring Barack Obama sat down with Hamid Karzai today, joining the Afghan president for lunch at his Kabul palace. Although Obama criticized the leader's government as recently as last week, he expected to steer clear of arguments in today's meeting, Reuters reports. "I'm more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking," he said before his US departure. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Afghanistan  • foreign policy  • Hamid Karzai  • Kabul

    • Kabul Bomb Kills 41 at Indian Embassy

      CNN  |  Jul 7, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      Kabul Bomb Kills 41 at Indian Embassy

      (Newser) - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb outside the Indian embassy in Kabul today, killing 41 people and injuring 141. Several diplomats were among the dead, as well as children, security guards and visa seekers on the crowded street in the Afghan capital, reports CNN. The huge blast was the deadliest attack in Kabul this year. More »

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      Afghanistan  • India  • suicide bombing  • car bomb  • Kabul

  • June 2008

    • Afghan Sex Trade Thrives Despite Taboos

      Associated Press  |  Jun 15, 08 5:37 PM CDT

      Afghan Sex Trade Thrives Despite Taboos

      (Newser) - Sex is selling in Afghanistan despite Islamic laws that make prostitution punishable by death, the AP reports. At least 900 women do it in Kabul, but residents admit only to brothels full of Chinese prostitutes; to be a native Afghan hooker is "very, very bad," one expert said. But 30 years of war and poverty inspire many to try, despite their ignorance of condoms and AIDS. More »

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      Afghanistan  • prostitution  • Kabul  • child prostitution  • sex trade

    • In Afghanistan, Laura Bush Urges Support

      Reuters  |  Jun 8, 08 1:31 PM CDT

      In Afghanistan, Laura Bush Urges Support

      (Newser) - During an unannounced visit to Kabul today, Laura Bush urged the international community not to pull support from Afghanistan, highlighting successes in reconstruction and improved women’s rights, Reuters reports. The first lady's visit came even as Afghan, US, and NATO forces fight to contain a Taliban guerilla war in which the group and its al-Qaeda allies have vowed to increase suicide bombings to deter international aid to the country. More »

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      Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • War on Terror  • NATO  • Kabul  • Laura Bush  • international aid

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Afghan Prez Escapes Assassination Attempt

      Reuters  |  Apr 27, 08 8:38 AM CDT

      Afghan Prez Escapes Assassination Attempt

      (Newser) - One person was killed and 11 wounded in a Taliban attack this morning in Kabul aimed at assassinating Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The president escaped the rockets and gunfire unhurt. The attack occurred as Karzai, government ministers, foreign diplomats, and military top brass gathered for the 16th anniversary of the fall of the Afghan communist government. All diplomats and cabinet members were safe, according to officials. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Hamid Karzai  • Kabul  • assassination attempt  • diplomat  • attack  • rocket fire

  • February 2008

    • Pakistan Hunts for Missing Diplomat

      Reuters  |  Feb 12, 08 9:20 AM CST

      Pakistan Hunts for Missing Diplomat

      (Newser) - Pakistani officials are hunting for their ambassador to neighboring Afghanistan, and the country's president believes he was abducted, Reuters reports. "The Pakistan ambassador to Afghanistan has been kidnapped while traveling to Afghanistan," Hamid Karzai said. The diplomat went missing yesterday while traveling through the Khyber Pass, a region notorious for its smugglers and bandits. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • kidnapping  • Hamid Karzai  • Kabul  • ambassador  •