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Clean up your own act: Karzai tells Afghan troops
Hamid Karzai said Afghan forces are also violating their own people's rights, making it harder for him to raise the issue when abuses are carried out by foreigners. #NewsTracker #Hamid Karzai #Afghan Civil War #Afghan troops
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Afghan civilian death toll down by 12 percent : UN report
The UN mission, however, expressed concern about a spike in targeted killings and human rights abuses by armed groups. #United Nations #NewsTracker #Afghanistan #Afghan Civil War #US troops
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'Osama Bin Laden's body dumped 320 km off Indian coast'
Bill Warren, a US treasure hunter claims to have identified the place in the Arabian Sea where the body of Osama was dumped by US forces after killing him at his hideout in Abbottabad in Pakistan a year ago. #Osama bin Laden #Al-Qaeda #September 11 attacks #Afghan Civil War #United States Navy
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Bangkok PostAnger as Afghan MPs halt women's bill debate
The Afghan parliament on Saturday cut short a debate on a bill to protect women from violence after complaints from some traditionalist MPs that it was against Islamic teaching. Afghan policemen stand guard at the gate of the main prison in Herat, on May #Taliban #Abdul Sattar (politician) #Hamid Karzai
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AntiWar.comUnravelling the Propaganda of Impending Civil War in Afghanistan
Western fears of a civil war in Afghanistan are growing ahead of the scheduled pullout of international troops in 2014. However, experts here say the situation on the ground is not comparable to either 1988, when the Soviets withdrew from the country, or #Afghanistan #Kabul #John Allen
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NPRYoung Afghan Entrepreneur Capitalizes On Opportunities
Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. Fahim Hashemi, 33, built a conglomerate from scratch. He owns a TV channel, an airline and supplies the Afghan National Army with boots and fuel. He got his start #NPR