For India, worries of another 1989 moment in the region
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-23 14:50:06 -0700 | travel-news
Afghanistan, there is a sense of deja vu among foreign policymakers in New Delhi. When the Soviet troops left Afghanistan in 1989, and US attention turned elsewhere, Pakistan used the militant infrastructure of the war to support a popular militant...
Transcript of Obama's Speech on Drone Policy
Source: Newyork Times
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-23 11:48:59 -0700 | travel-news
Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served in uniform since 1791 standing guard in the early days of the Republic, and contemplating the future of warfare here in the 21st century. For over two centuries, the United States has been...
Remarks: Obama's counterterrorism speech at National Defense University
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-23 23:22:00 -0700 | travel-news
Remarks of President Barack Obama National Defense University May 23, 2013 As Prepared for Delivery Its an honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served in uniform since 1791 standing guard in the...
Let's not blunder into another war
Source: CNN
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-23 21:11:11 -0700 | travel-news
EDT, Thu May 23, 2013 Marines just landed at Dover Air Force Base on May 7 carry the remains of one of seven troops killed in Afghanistan on May 4 . Editor's note: Barry Blechman is co-founder of the Stimson...
Task force salutes comrades
Source: Pacific Daily News
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-23 10:18:24 -0700 | travel-news
Gordon Guerrero Task Force Guam Filed Under On a crisp, spring morning, in the capital city of Kabul, Afghanistan, warriors far from home came to a solemn pause, to reminisce and honor the lives of fallen fellow warriors. Task Force...
Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted
Source: Boston.com
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-23 01:55:53 -0700 | travel-news
Afghanistan (AP) Afghanistan's cricket board says gunmen have kidnapped the father of its national team captain. There has been no ransom demand since Mohammad Nabi's 60-year-old father, Khobi Khan, was abducted near his home in the city of Jalalabad.
Global honour for Malala
Source: Qatar English Daily
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-23 02:13:38 -0700 | travel-news
Malala Yousafzai, who was shot at last year by the militants for advocating education of girls, has been selected for the Global Leadership Award this year. The 15-year-old will receive the award for her role as a global activist in...
Gen. John Allen appointed U.S. security envoy in peace process
Source: Haaretz
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-23 14:25:57 -0700 | travel-news
John Allen has been appointed special U.S. envoy on security issues in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. He will not mediate between the parties; his work will almost exclusively involve contacts with Israel. Allen will deal with the...
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