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Washington Post
| 9 months ago
Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced his choices for top government security posts on Tuesday, part of a Cabinet overhaul that some analysts said better positions him to extend his political influence after his tenure ends in 2014.
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Christian Science Monitor
| 9 months ago
What about the children? Few Afghans have benefited more from the past 10 years of post-Taliban government than children, but there are still tough problems to solve. By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer / September 3, 2012 Kabul, Afghanistan They work...
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The Daily Star
| 9 months ago
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has nominated a cabinet minister to head the country's spy agency who has been accused of involvement in torture, drug-trafficking and corruption. Asadullah Khalid, the minister for borders and a one-time governor of the...
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Pak Tribune
| 9 months ago
The United States said that it is suspending training for new Afghan local police recruits while checks are carried out on possible ties to the Taliban, US media reported on Sunday. The move follows a series of incidents in which foreign troops have...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 9 months ago
Australia Monday flatly rejected comments from Afghan President Hamid Karzai that a recent night-time raid which left two men dead was carried out without the approval of local authorities...But Smith said the operation in restive Uruzgan province...
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The Age
| 9 months ago
His comments came after Defence Minister Stephen Smith rejected claims by Mr Karzai that the operation in the village of Sola wasn't properly authorised and led to the death of two innocent civilians. "We've been quite clear this was a partnered and...
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
The ongoing hunt for the rogue Afghan soldier tagged as the 'insider' gunman who killed three Aussie Diggers last week yielded arrests of suspects and the deaths of two suspected insurgents...Share This Story In a statement, Mr Karzai said the Aussie...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 9 months ago
Twelve other people were detained during Friday night's raid in Uruzgan province, although 11 have since been released...But Mr Smith has strongly rejected the accusations, saying the partnered raid was fully authorised by the Uruzgan chief of police...
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The Age
| 9 months ago
Defence Minister Stephen Smith said Ambassador Paul Foley had made a representation to the Afghan government putting Australia's view that the president was wrong. Regrettably from time to time there are misunderstandings but we are absolutely of the...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 9 months ago
Mr Smith explained that there had been a "misunderstanding" between the Afghan government and Australia on the matter."We're disappointed that there is a misunderstanding but I don't put it any higher than that," he said. Mr Smith said Australia's...
