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Karzai pledges to fight corruption and kick out foreigners, I hope ...

Posted by: jmsjoin

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Mon Nov 23 05:45:38 -0800 2009 | disasters

This gets more promising every day. I heard Obama wants to be out of Afghanistan before he gets out of office. I am all for that! The best way to achieve that goal is to listen to Abdullah Abdullah. India...

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Economic Outlook: Rising debt

Source: United Press International

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Mon Nov 23 05:45:05 -0800 2009 | business-news

With the U.S. debt estimated at $12 trillion and investor sentiment shifting, it is a wonder the government can afford a health economy at all. The U.S. debt has mushroomed to the point an additional $500 billion in interest payments...

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Afghan schools reopen after swine flu shut down

Source: Chicago Tribune

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Sun Nov 22 05:50:51 -0800 2009 | political-news

Afghan children returned to school wearing medical face masks on Sunday after a three-week closure ordered by the government to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. Schools will be open for 20 days so pupils can sit exams before...

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Pentagon will examine US role in Afghan graft.

Posted by: northsunm32

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Mon Nov 23 04:45:59 -0800 2009 | political-news

An excellent idea to look at the US role in Afghan graft. As was the case in Iraq many private contractors have very lucrative contracts that become even more lucrative through corrupt practices. Both Afghan and foreign contractors are no...

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Renewed optimism in search for missing Halifax sailor

Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Sun Nov 22 17:08:02 -0800 2009 | travel-news

The search for a 68-year-old missing sailor from Halifax resumed Sunday and officials say there is reason to be optimistic after another vessel that made the same trip arrived safely in Bermuda Saturday. A Cape Breton man is recovering from...

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Crowning of a Crony President

Source: Chowk

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Mon Nov 23 02:24:59 -0800 2009 | travel-news

The degeneracy of a poltical system is manifest in the exigent way this most mind boggling anti- democratic feat was surmounted with the explicit blessing of America. If this is the color of the democracy America wants the occupied lands...

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US pours millions into anti-Taliban militias in Afghanistan

Source: The Guardian

Herāt :: Afghanistan | updated Sun Nov 22 11:01:09 -0800 2009 | travel-news

Reza Shirmohammadi/AFP/Getty Images US special forces are supporting anti- Taliban militias in at least 14 areas of Afghanistan as part of a secretive programme that experts warn could fuel long-term instability in the country. The Community Defence Initiative (CDI) is...

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MoD spent £149m on tanks unfit for service

Source: Times Online

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Sun Nov 22 14:28:34 -0800 2009 | travel-news

The armoured vehicles will be used in Canada and Britain because they offer insufficient protection against mines in Afghanistan. A defence source described the procurement, at a time when equipment shortages for troops have caused public anger, as a waste...

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Berrien soldier killed in action :Sgt. Daniel Frazier gave life to ...

Source: South Bend Tribune

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Mon Nov 23 04:25:03 -0800 2009 | political-news

Daniel Frazier gave life to save others in Afghanistan, family says...Two Berrien County communities are grieving after a local soldier gave his life in Afghanistan to save dozens of others...Joseph, was killed Thursday by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan's Zabul...

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India, US can make 'enormous contributions': US senate

Source: Daily News & Analysis

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Sun Nov 22 20:54:44 -0800 2009 | political-news

Introduced by senator Christopher Dodd, Co-Chair of the Senate India Caucus, and co-sponsored by as many as 18 other senators, the resolution said the senate "believes that together, the governments of India and the US can bring immense benefits to...

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