Explosion shakes central Kabul
Source: BBC
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-24 07:46:53 -0700 | political-news
Explosion and gunfire shake Kabul There has been a large explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, followed by heavy gunfire. The blast was near the hospital of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security intelligence agency, police told the...
Guard remembers four fallen
Source: Pacific Daily News
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-24 10:57:48 -0700 | political-news
View Thumbs Written by Pacific Daily News Filed Under Members of the Guam National Guard -- as well as their friends and family -- yesterday gathered in Barrigada to remember four soldiers who were killed in recent years and whose...
The Woolwich attack has given the EDL a new lease of life
Source: New Statesman
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-24 03:29:03 -0700 | political-news
No matter how terrible and awful an event, someone somewhere will usually benefit. Until Wednesday's attack in Woolwich, the English Defence League was going the way of many street based far-right groups: riven with multiple factions and in-fighting.
Deaths, injuries reported from explosions reported across Afghanistan
Source: United Press International
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-24 03:19:29 -0700 | political-news
Explosions in southern and western Afghanistan killed four people and wounded five others, local authorities said Wednesday. In Helmand province, officials said a civilian died and three others were injured from an explosion near a private hospital in Nad-e-Ali district...
Afghan students protest women's rights decree
Source: Fox News
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-22 00:56:43 -0700 | political-news
Afghanistan Hard-line Islamist students are protesting in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. More than 200 male students protested in front of Kabul University on Wednesday against...
Retiring Antioch educator paved way for generations of kids
Source: Contra Costa Times
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-21 16:49:52 -0700 | political-news
As far as anyone knows, it doesn't appear that Debbie Chin knows how to pour concrete. Or that she's particularly skilled with a hammer, nails or drill. But, still, it's obvious to thousands of parents: She is a master of...
Craig Harrison: i¿½100k for hero sniper driven into hiding after MoD blew his cover: Soldier and his ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-21 14:57:40 -0700 | political-news
21 May 2013 Army sniper Craig Harrison and his family were placed in grave danger following the MoD blunder An Army sniper who killed two Taliban gunmen from more than a mile-and-a-half away has been paid 100,000 compensation after bungling...
Ultimate tribute to a selfless hero: Parents of British soldier killed while protecting his comrades ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-23 21:54:56 -0700 | political-news
21 May 2013 The mother of a 'supremely courageous and inspiring' British soldier who died protecting the lives of his comrades in a battle with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has spoken of her pride after accepting his posthumous Victoria Cross...
France, Spain among top congressional destinations, report finds
Source: Washington Post
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-21 10:24:53 -0700 | political-news
AFP/Getty Images) If the frequency of congressional visits is any indication, Afghanistan is important to lawmakers but then again, so are more traditional (and scenic) destinations like France, Spain and Ireland. According to an impressive database of House member's travel...
Seeking safety in the city
Source: IRIN
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-21 08:16:32 -0700 | political-news
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are forced from their homes by violence or natural disasters. But the face of displacement is changing: While the popular view of displacement is one of sprawling rural camps, displaced people are now...
HE Minister of Culture meets Scottish Minister of Extern...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-21 04:53:01 -0700 | political-news
HE Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage Dr. Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari met here on Tuesday with Scottish Minister of External Affairs and International Development Humza Yousaf, who is in Doha to attend the thirteenth Doha Forum. They...
Torture Victim's Body Is Found Near U.S. Base, Afghans Say
Source: The New York Times
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-21 03:39:32 -0700 | political-news
Afghanistan Family members on Tuesday found the body of a man missing since last November near the American Special Forces base to which he was last seen being taken, according to Afghan officials and victims' representatives. Afghan investigators said that...
Afghan parliament drops law on elimination of violence against women
Source: Pak Tribune
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-21 02:36:10 -0700 | political-news
The law on elimination of violence against women got a negative response from a number of MPs and was dropped from its agenda. The law was to be put for voting in the Parliament but a number of parliamentarians raised...
Green Beret from Hayward buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Source: The Mercury News
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-20 21:42:20 -0700 | political-news
Font Resize The Daily Review A Green Beret from Hayward who died of injuries sustained in combat in Afghanistan was laid to rest Monday with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery...Class James Grissom's family, including his wife, parents and...
Asian American Week 2013: Lower East Side Organization Leads Effort To Help Distressed Asian ...
Source: NY1
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-20 21:06:30 -0700 | political-news
A grassroots organization on the Lower East Side is working hard to reduce the high rate of suicide in the Asian American community, and for the first time in years, they believe they are making progress due to the highly...
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