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Pranab Mukherjee confers honorary doctorate on Hamid Karzai

May 20, 2013

Sharing the dais with Mukherjee, who was the chief guest at the convocation of Lovely Professional University, Karzai said he was humbled to have the degree from a university which was amazing by all standards of academic excellence and grandeur in size and the biggest university of India. #World #India #Pranab Mukherjee #NewsTracker #Afghanistan #Hamid Karzai
Suicide bomber dressed as cop kills 14 in Afghanistan

May 20, 2013

Taliban insurgents have been carrying out attacks and assassinations intended to intimidate both officials and civilians ahead of next year's withdrawal of most international troops. #World #NewsTracker #Afghanistan #Suicide Bomber
Imran Khan talks with Taliban: Why it's a dud peace plan for Pak

May 18, 2013

Imran Khan's followers have greeted the announcement of peace talks with Taliban with ecstatic applause. Their dream of peace, though, is unlikely to survive contact with reality. #United States #Pakistan #Taliban #TheLongView #Afghanistan #Imran Khan #peace talks #Nek Muhammad Wazir

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Indo - US talks: Mutual sensitivities must be taken into account

Jul 22, 2011

#Pakistan #Afghanistan #Hillary Clinton #LetterstoFP

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Afghanistan's arms supply request to be considered

2013-05-18 20:53:00

Ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s twelfth visit to India, New Delhi on Saturday said that it was ready to consider Kabul’s request for supply of weapons, but insisted that the issue should be discussed at the Strategic Partnership Council set up b #Hamid Karzai #Afghanistan #India
Deccan Herald
Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

2013-05-19 10:36:00

Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan. Kabul's overtures to #Hamid Karzai #Afghanistan #New Delhi
France 24
AFGHANISTAN: Conservative MPs block law protecting Afghan women

2013-05-18 14:08:00

Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked a law on Saturday that aims to protect women’s freedoms, with some arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles or encourage women to have sex outside of marriage. The failure highlights how #Afghanistan #Taliban #Al-Qaeda

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