2012-03-31

Taliban talkback: militants answer your questions online - Chicago Tribune

Taliban talkback: militants answer your questions online - Chicago Tribune


AFP

Taliban talkb! ack: militants answer your questions online
Chicago Tribune
KABUL (Reuters) - Want to know why the Afghan Taliban opened talks with the United States even though they have fought the world's most advanced military to a virtual stalemate or prospects for girls' schools if they regain power?
Militant faction breaks off talks with US, AfghansBoston.com

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Two soldiers, 21 Taliban killed in Orakzai fighting - Pakistan Daily Times

Two soldiers, 21 Taliban killed in Orakzai fighting - Pakistan Daily Times


The Express Tribune

Two soldiers, 21 Taliban killed in Orakzai fight! ing
Pakistan Daily Times
The attack took place in a Taliban hotspot of the tribal badlands when a group of more than 50 terrorists attacked a checkpost in the Khadizai area, around 75 kilometres southwest of Kalaya, which is the main town of Orakzai tribal district.
23 militants, two security men killed in OrakzaiThe Express Tribune
35 militants, one soldier die in Orakzai clashesInternational News ! Network
Pakistan Says 21 Militants Killed in Orakzai Tribal AreaJournal of Turkish Weekly

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Afghan policeman shoots dead 9 'sleeping' officers - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Afghan policeman shoots dead 9 'sleeping' officers - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily


Telegraph.co.uk

Afghan polic! eman shoots dead 9 'sleeping' officers
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 30, (Agencies): An Afghan policeman shot to death nine of his fellow officers as they slept in a village in an eastern Taleban stronghold on Friday, police said, blaming the attack on the insurgents.
Afghan policeman kills fellow officersStuff.co.nz
Afghan policeman drugs colleagues, kills 9Arab News
Afghan policeman kills 9 other officersScotsman
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Afghan people in danger of being sold out again - The Nation

Afghan people in danger of being sold out again - The Nation


Afghan people in danger of being sold out again
The Nation
When US troops entered Afghanistan just over a decade ago to drive the Taleban and its al-Qaeda allies from power, most people thought the mission was a promising one. Many believed that freedom would return to this war-torn country an! d the terrorists ...

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Afghan policeman kills 9 sleeping comrades - USA TODAY

Afghan policeman kills 9 sleeping comrades - USA TODAY


Slate Magazine

Afghan policeman kills 9 sleeping comrades
USA TODAY
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – An Afghan policeman shot to death nine of his fellow officers as they slept in a village in an eastern Taliban stronghold on Friday, police said, blaming the attack on the insurgents. The gunman opened fire with his assault ...
Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west AfghanistanReuters
Taliban Claims Responsibility for Police ShootingSlate Magazine
Member of Prized Afghan Unit Kills ComradesWall Street Journal
Seattle Post Intelligencer -CNN (blog) -Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Afghan women would face grim future under Taliban - San Francisco Chronicle

Afghan women would face grim future under Taliban - San Francisco Chronicle


New York Daily News

Afghan women would face gri! m future under Taliban
San Francisco Chronicle
A nationwide survey of 1000 of them by ActionAid, a nongovernmental organization, concludes: "A massive 86 percent are worried about a return to a Taliban-style government, with one in five citing their daughter's education as the main concern.
US committed to rights of Afghan women?Kansas.com
Many ! Businesses Will Leave Afghanistan When Troops Pull Out; Afghan! Policeman ...PolicyMic
Afghan women imprisoned for "moral crimes"allvoices
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An end to illusion - Financial Times

An end to illusion - Financial Times


Financial Times

An end to illusion
Financial Times
Its move to create an enormous Afghan army to fight the Taliban, if it succeeds at all, can succeed only in bringing about military rule. For every dollar in international aid that enters the country, another flows out through corruption, ...
Officials: US missile strike kills 3 in PakistanCBS News
US president acts to repair relationship with PakistanYoungstown Vindicator
US drone strike kills 4 militants in North-Western Pakistanmsnbc.com
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Taliban gain from US mistakes - gulfnews.com

Taliban gain from US mistakes - gulfnews.com


gulfnews.com

Taliban gain from US mistakes
gulfnews.com

US soldiers look on after detonating explosives to destroy a Taliban bunker spotted earlier by helicopters in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan in 2011. Kabul: Lately, it has seemed that the Taliban can just sit back and wait for the next American ...
War's suffering falls on Afghan civilians and US soldiers alikeWashington Post

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More than 100000 flee clashes between Pakistani troops, Islamists - FRANCE 24

More than 100000 flee clashes between Pakistani troops, Islamists - FRANCE 24


FRANCE 24

More than ! 100000 flee clashes between Pakistani troops, Islamists
FRANCE 24
More than 100000 people have fled the north-west Khyber tribal region since government troops launched a January offensive against Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants, the UN refugee agency said on Friday. By News Wires (text) AFP - Over 100000 ...
More Than 100000 Have Fled NW Pakistan Fighting -UNHCRWall Street Journal
Over 100000 have fled fighting in 2! months: UNHCRThe Express ! Tribune
Fighting with Taliban displaces over 100000: UNBusiness Recorder (blog)
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Taliban Warn Pakistan Lawmakers Over NATO Supplies - ABC News

Taliban Warn Pakistan Lawmakers Over NATO Supplies - ABC News


ABC News

Taliban Warn Pakistan Lawmakers Ov! er NATO Supplies
ABC News
The Taliban on Sunday threatened to attack Pakistani lawmakers and their families if they support allowing NATO to resume shipping supplies through the country to troops in neighboring Afghanistan. Pakistan closed its Afghan border crossings to NATO in ...
Pakistan Taliban says will attack lawmakers if Afghan supply routes reopenReuters
Taliban Warn Pakistani Lawmakers Over NATO SuppliesMilitary.com
Taliban warn lawmakers over restoration of NATO suppliesPakistan Daily Times

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2012-03-30

Afghan village policeman kills 9 comrades - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Afghan village policeman kills 9 comrades - Atlanta Journal Constitution


Atlanta Journal Constitution

Afghan village policeman kills 9 comrades
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Taliban claimed responsibility. Afghan security forces escort Taliban militants clad in Afghan women dresses to be presented to the media at the Afghan intelligence department in Mehterlam, Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, ...

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Taleban bomber kills 5 rival militants in Pakistan - Khaleej Times

Taleban bomber kills 5 rival militants in Pakistan - Khaleej Times


The Nation, Pakistan

Taleban bomber kills 5 rival militants in Pakistan
Khaleej Times
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Taleban suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of a rival group Friday in northwest Pakistan, killing at least five fighters in the second such bombing this month, militants and a government official said.
Suicide attack kills five at Pakistan mosqueKuwait Times

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Afghan policeman kills fellow officers - Stuff.co.nz

Afghan policeman kills fellow officers - Stuff.co.nz


Globe and Mail

Afghan policeman kills fellow officers
Stuff.co.nz
An Afghan policeman killed nine of his fellow officers as they lay sleeping in a village in the eastern Paktika province on Friday, police said, blaming the attack on the Taleban. Provincial police chief Dawlat Khan Zadran said the incident took place ...
Afghan police officers killed in their sleep by colleagueScotsman (blog)

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Afghan policeman drugs colleagues, kills 9 - Arab News

Afghan policeman drugs colleagues, kills 9 - Arab News


Afghan policeman drugs colleagues, kills 9
Arab News
A series of attacks on NATO personnel by Afghan soldiers and policemen have stoked fears that they have turned against their western allies, or have been infiltrated by the Taleban insurgents. In the latest attack in Paktika's Yahya Khil district, ...

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Afghan village policeman kills 9 comrades - The Associated Press

Afghan village policeman kills 9 comrades - The Associated Press


The Associated Press

Afghan village policeman kills 9 comrades
The Associated Press
The Taliban claimed responsibility. The gunman opened fire with his assault rifle after waking up at 3 am ostensibly to take over guard duty at a small command post for the Afghan Local Police in Paktika province, killing everybody inside, ...
Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west AfghanistanReuters
Afghan Taliban use phones for propagandaBBC News
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2 NATO troops killed in south AfghanistanAtlanta Journal Constitution
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Afghan policeman kills 9 sleeping fellow officers - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Afghan policeman kills 9 sleeping fellow officers - Seattle Post Intelligencer


Globe and Mail

Afghan policeman kills 9 sleeping fellow officers
Seattle Post Intelligencer
AMIR SHAH, AP Afghan security forces escort Taliban militants clad in Afghan women dresses to be presented to the media at the Afghan intelligence department in Mehterlam, Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
Afghan police officer kills 9 comradesCNN
Afghan policeman shoots dead nine colleagu! esMontreal Gazette
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Officials: US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan - CBS News

Officials: US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan - CBS News


The Nation, Pakistan

Officials: US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan
CBS News
The officials say the attack occurred early Friday morning in Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area, a key sanctuary for Taliban and al-Qaida militants. Four suspected militants were also wounded, and foreigners were believed to ...
US Missile Strike Kills 4 in PakistanTIME

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US may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees - Chicago Tribune

US may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees - Chicago Tribune


Moneycontrol.com

US may accept less stringent ! controls for Taliban detainees
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has signaled a willingness to accept less-stringent controls on former Taliban leaders who could be transferred to Qatar as part of a deal between the United States and the Afghan militants to kick-start ...
US mulls less-stringent controls for Taliban detaineesMoneycontrol.com
US may agree to s! tringent controls for possible Qatar-bound ex-Taliban leadersThe Express Tribune

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Green-on-blue attacks not linked to Taliban, but experts say that's worse - Stars and Stripes

Green-on-blue attacks not linked to Taliban, but experts say that's worse - Stars and Stripes


Christian Science Monitor

Green-on-blue attacks not linked to Taliban, but experts say that's worse
Stars and Stripes
"The Taliban of course takes credit for all of them when in fact the majority are not in fact a direct result of Taliban infiltration," Marine Gen. John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, said this week. But if that's meant to shore up ...
First Taliban, now turncoats: Another Afghan soldier opens fireChristian Science Monitor
Afghan army, police pose growing risk to US, NATO troopsCNN
Taliban targets pro-NATO Pakistani MPsUPI.com
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Lawyers tested in court over anti-terrorism act - Chicago Tribune

Lawyers tested in court over anti-terrorism act - Chicago Tribune


Lawyers tested in court over anti-terrorism act
Chicago Tribune
Activists and journalists are suing the government to try to stop implementation of the law's provisions of indefinite detention for those deemed to have "substantially supported" al Qaeda ! and the Taliban and "associated forces.

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Taliban offer online questions and answers - Ninemsn

Taliban offer online questions and answers - Ninemsn


The Express Tribune

Taliban offer online questions and answers
Ninemsn
Afghanistan's Taliban have set up a new question-and-answer section on their website to address such issues. The facility on Voice of Jihad, the official website of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan -- the Taliban's own name for their movement ...
Taliban go online to answer questions of peopleallvoices
Official Taliban website moves with th! e times, offering Q&AH! erald Sun
Special Dispatch No.4620Middle East Media Research Institute

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2012-03-29

Peace talks with Taleban 'have failed' - The Dominion Post

Peace talks with Taleban 'have failed' - The Dominion Post


The Dominion Post

Peace talks with Taleban 'have failed'
The Dominion Post
THE FIGHT GOES ON: Taleban fighters receive training in Ladda, South Waziristan tribal region in 2011. United States negotiation efforts with the Taleban have failed and the United Nations should take the lead to optimise the chances of ending almost ...

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Taliban alone cannot ensure peace in Afghanistan: ICG - PakTribune.com

Taliban alone cannot ensure peace in Afghanistan: ICG - PakTribune.com


Taliban alone cannot ensure peace in Afghanistan: ICG
PakTribune.com
ISLAMABAD: The Taliban alone will not be able to secure peace for Afghanistan in the future but structured negotiations under the UN could lead to lasting peace, says the International Crisis Group's latest report 'Talking about! Talks: Toward a ...

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Afghan women still face poor conditions: report - New York Daily News

Afghan women still face poor conditions: report - New York Daily News


New York Daily News

Afghan women still face poor conditions: report
New York Daily News
Ten years after the overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan, women in that country are being put in jail for fleeing abusive husbands, being raped or being forced into prostitution, a recent report by the Human Rights Watch found.
Rights group denounces treatment of women in AfghanistanLos Angeles Times
Re! port Finds Hundreds of Afghan Women Imprisoned for Moral CrimesVoice of America
Afghan Police, Courts Failing Women?TIME
International Business Times -msnbc.com -Christian Science Monitor
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Officials: Taliban used child to carry out Afghan suicide attack - MI News 26

Officials: Taliban used child to carry out Afghan suicide attack - MI News 26


Al-Arabiya

Officials: Taliban used child to carry out Afghan suicide attack
MI News 26
The Taliban previously claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack took place in the Chora District of Uruzgan province at around 2 pm local time on Monday as coalition service members were returning to a nearby patrol base following a Shura ...
APNewsBreak: New security for US troopsThe Associated Press
Afghan troops suspected in plot to launch ! Kabul attackBoston Globe
Gun battle leaves 7 Taliban insurgents dead, 8 injured in W. AfghanistanPeople's Daily Online

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Taleban offer questions and answers in FAQ section online - Straits Times

Taleban offer questions and answers in FAQ section online - Straits Times


Taleban offer questions and answers in FAQ section online
Straits Times
Afghanistan's Taleban have set up a new question-and-answer section on their website to address such issues. The facility on Voice of Jihad, the official website of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan - the Taleban's own name for their m! ovement - allows ...

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Way to end war in Afghanistan - Hurriyet Daily News (press release)

Way to end war in Afghanistan - Hurriyet Daily News (press release)


Way to end war in Afghanistan
Hurriyet Daily News (press release)
The Taleban —the dominant mujahideen movement — would be socially regressive, especially with women (but not as severely as many say), but there would be, more or less, peace- the most important factor in everyone's life. It would be capitalist and ...

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Pakistan Taleban warning over Nato supply route - Straits Times

Pakistan Taleban warning over Nato supply route - Straits Times


Pakistan Taleban warning over Nato supply route
Straits Times
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - The Pakistani Taleban on Sunday threatened to attack lawmakers if they voted in support of resuming supplies for Nato troops in Afghanistan, a spokesman said. Pakistan sealed its border with Afghanistan to Nato supply convoys ...

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Allan Massie: Admit defeat and bring our soldiers home - Scotsman

Allan Massie: Admit defeat and bring our soldiers home - Scotsman


Scotsman

Allan Massie: Admit defeat and bring our soldiers home
Scotsman
Already this year 15 members of the Nato forces have been killed by Afghan security troops or by Taleban soldiers wearing government uniforms. According to shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy: "Since 2007, Afghan forces have attacked Nato forces, ...

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