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    Security and Crime
    Jan 28, 2012 - 11:29

    UK soldier killed in insurgent attack

    KABUL(PAN): An International Security and Assistance Forces(ISAF) soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said on Saturday.

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    Security and Crime

    ISAF spy plane crashes in Ghazni
    Jan 28, 2012 - 12:18

    GHAZNI CITY (PAN): An unmanned spy plane of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was crashed in the southern province of Ghazni, officials said on Saturday.

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    Governance

    Strategic cooperation pact inked with Italy

    Jan 27, 2012 - 12:03

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai, during his visit to European countries, signed a strategic partnership agreement with Italy, his office said on Friday.

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    Governance

    US refuses to detail Qatar meetings with Taliban

    Jan 27, 2012 - 12:20

    WASHINGTON (PAN): Without confirming or denying any meeting with the Taliban, the United States has once again said its goal is Afghans talking to Afghans.

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    Security and Crime

    ISAF airstrike in Khost leaves 3 dead

    Jan 27, 2012 - 15:15

    KHOST CITY (PAN): Three people were killed in an International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) airstrike in southeastern Khost province, an Afghan official said on Friday.

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    Security and Crime

    Pakistan military academy comes under rocket attack

    Jan 27, 2012 - 15:38

    ISLAMABAD: Suspected militants fired a volley of rockets at a military academy in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa early on Friday, a senior official said.

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    Accidents & Disasters

    Afghan driver shot dead by Pakistani police

    Jan 27, 2012 - 16:31

    PESHAWAR (PAN): An Afghan driver was shot dead by Pakistani police in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday when he failed to pay 20 rupees (less than 10afs) in bribe, a transport union official said.   

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    Governance

    MPs concerned at casting of blank votes

    Jan 26, 2012 - 15:06

    KABUL (PAN): Some parliamentarians denounced as unfair casting of blank and invalid votes by Wolesi Jirga members in the parliamentary administrative board polls on Thursday, a day after they failed for a third consecutive day to elect the house deputy speaker.

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    Governance

    Nangarhar security under threat: Ghani

    Jan 26, 2012 - 18:21

    JALALABAD (PAN): Illegal armed groups and individuals posed a serious threat to the security situation in eastern Nangarhar province, a senior government official warned on Thursday.

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    Governance

    Karzai set to ink strategic pact with Italy

    Jan 26, 2012 - 15:56

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai is to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Italy during his ongoing trip to Europe, his office said on Thursday.

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    Security and Crime

    4 civilians killed in Helmand car bombing

    Jan 26, 2012 - 11:39

    LASHKARGAH (PAN): Four civilians were killed and 34 others, including foreigners, were wounded in a suicide car bombing in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, officials said on Thursday.

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    Governance

    No info about US-Taliban talks: Pakistan

    Jan 26, 2012 - 19:50

    ISLAMABAD (PAN): Reiterating support for an Afghan-led reconciliation campaign, Pakistan said on Thursday it had no information about the opening of Taliban's political office in Qatar, as proposed by the United States

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    Governance

    Karzai condemns Lashkargah bomb attack

    Jan 26, 2012 - 16:42

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Thursday condemned a suicide car bombing that killed four civilians and wounded 36 others in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province.

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