Kabul
An Afghan woman (L) begs on the sidewalk with her children in downtown Kabul on May 31, 2012. The war-torn country still faces poverty, unemployment and lack of infrastructure despite western aid money which has flooded Afghanistan in the 10 years since a US-led invasion toppled the hardline Islamist Taliban regime in the wake of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.
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The same Taliban groups with whom the Americans and British now negotiate have, since the beginning of dialogue, attacked hotels in Kabul, the British and American embassies, and Afghan government buildings. There appears to be a direct correlation between the urgency of State Department outreach and the boldness of Taliban attacks.
While the Taliban claimed responsibility for staging Wednesday’s early-morning attack in Kabul, Mr. Crocker said he didn’t rule out the involvement of the Haqqani Network, an autonomous Taliban ally based in Pakistan that has been linked to most of the high-profile attacks on the Afghan capital.
We are not weak. In fact Obama is trying to strengthen the weak Kabul regime precisely because the West is afraid of the Taliban.More quotes »
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French president defends early Afghan withdrawal
and equipping the Afghan police and army. If they do not help us, our forces will face difficulties."___Associated Press writers Amir Shah in Kabul, Mirwais Khan in Kandahar and Angela Charlton and Sarah DiLorenzo in Paris, contributed to this report. Read more »
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Memorial Day: Remembering fallen of decade at war
Kraehe still finds time to honor his fallen comrades.In October, he hitched a ride on a C-130 cargo plane to run a marathon in Kabul.A day before the race, a suicide bombing in the city killed seven Americans. So he and the other two dozen participants were Read more »
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Gunman kills Afghan peace council member in Kabul
to reconcile with the government.The U.S. has backed the council's efforts to pull the Taliban into political discussions with Kabul as part of its strategy for reducing violence and turning over responsibility to Afghan forces so international combat troops Read more »
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Congressional leaders say Taliban is stronger
, a Democrat , and Rep. Mike Rogers , a Republican , challenges Obama 's own assessment last week in his surprise visit to Kabul that the "tide had turned" and that "we broke the Taliban's momentum."In a joint interview, Feinstein and Rogers told CNN's " State Read more »
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Taliban kill 7 in Afghan capital after Obama visit
which sits off Jalalabad road one of the main thoroughfares out of the city, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said. Kabul Deputy Police Chief Daoud Amin said those killed in the blast included four people in a station wagon that was driving past the Read more »
Around the web
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Drama in heavy doses
that are crucial to understand what led to the people’s grudging acceptance of the Taliban. The poignant descriptions of a city ravaged by war and of its blooming roses are not enough to keep a broken Kabul and its resilient people lingering on our minds. 6:44 PM from Calcutta Telegraph Read more »
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Navy captain offers a firsthand view of work being done in Afghanistan
barely hinted that he was itching to go home. A Rule of Law team prepares to board a Russian Mi-8 helicopter for a trip from Kabul to Khost. The team was comprised of Ridgewood resident and U.S. Navy Capt. Art Cody (second from right). U.S. Navy Capt. Art 5:07 PM from NorthJersey.com Read more »
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Afghanistan: Will Kabul follow in Washington's Federal Footsteps?
During the meeting, Afghan opposition leaders and US lawmakers called for a decentralized political system that is currently in place in Afghanistan. Calling for revision of the country's new constitution and the introduction of a federal political system, 3:11 PM from Global Voices Online Read more »
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Afghanistan’s Kam Air company starts Kabul-Moscow flights
toolbar, then select "yes" in pop-up window The flights will be conducted by Airbus A 320 twice a week. The travel time between Kabul in Moscow is 5 hours. Director of the United Nations Information Center in Moscow Senior research fellow at Project for Pakistan 2:05 PM from Voice of Russia Read more »
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Afghanistan Exit Strategy Must Focus on Development
that the key to building a strong state lies not in foreign contractors, but rather local village efforts connected to a Kabul command. To achieve a crucial state of regional stability, Afghans need peace, security, and the right to self-determination based 12:12 PM from U.S. News & World Report Read more »
