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    Governance

    We don't want to be a burden on world: Karzai

    by Javed Hamim KakaronMay 21, 2012 - 12:51

    CHICAGO (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Monday said Afghanistan did not want to burden the international community and insisted the transition process should be completed as scheduled in 2014.

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    Security and Crime

    Rasmussen confident of raising $4b for Afghan security

    by Lalit K Jha & Javed Hamim KakaronMay 21, 2012 - 06:58

    CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (PAN): NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Sunday expressed confidence that the international community would be able to commit $4 billion a year to sustain Afghan security forces after foreign troops withdraw from the country in 2014.

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    Business & Economics

    Transit trade deal to be extended to Central Asia

    by Lalit J Kha & Javed Hamim KakaronMay 21, 2012 - 03:51

    CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (PAN): In a major breakthrough, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday agreed to extend their transit trade agreement to Central Asia, a move that will boost bilateral and regional trade.

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    Governance

    NATO to chart next phase of Afghan security switch

    by Lalit K Jha & Javed Hamim KakaronMay 21, 2012 - 02:11

    CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (PAN): Led by US President Barack Obama, leaders of powerful NATO member countries pledged to chart the next phase of security transition in Afghanistan, as their two-day meeting kicked off on Sunday.

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    Governance

    Obama and NATO SG pledge to chart the next phase of Afghan transition

    by Javed Hamim Kakar & Lalit J KhaonMay 21, 2012 - 01:59

    Chicago / Washington, May 21, 2012 (PAN): Led by the US President, leaders of the powerful NATO countries pledged to chart the next phase of transition in Afghanistan, as their two-day meeting kicked off on Sunday.

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    Governance

    NATO Summit to ratify plan to move forward in Afghanistan: Obama

    by Lalit K Jha & Javed Hamim KakaronMay 21, 2012 - 00:41

    Washington/Chicago (PAN): US President on Sunday said that the NATO Summit would ratify plan to move forward in Afghanistan.       

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    Governance

    Kabul, Washington agree on ending the war

    by Lalit K Jha & Javed Hamim KakaronMay 20, 2012 - 23:10

    CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (PAN): Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his American counterpart Barack Obama on Sunday agreed that a lot of hard work had to be done to achieve the goals in Afghanistan, even as significant progress had been made.

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    Governance

    Summit opens amid tight security

    by Javed Hamim KakaronMay 20, 2012 - 16:18

    CHICAGO (PAN): The two-day NATO summit began in the US city of Chicago on Sunday afternoon, with plans for ending the war in Afghanistan and preserving achievements of the past decade high on the agenda.

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    Governance

    HRW for greater Afghan forces’ accountability

    by Javed Hamim KakaronMay 20, 2012 - 15:31

    CHICAGO (PAN): A leading international human rights group on Saturday asked NATO governments to endorse measures to bolster oversight and accountability of Afghan security forces and protect women’s rights.

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    Sports

    Lawson to coach Afghan U-19 squad

    by Javed Hamim KakaronMay 15, 2012 - 15:46

    KABUL (PAN): Former Australian fast bowler and right-handed batsman, Geoff Lawson, has been appointed as transitional coach of Afghanistan’s under-19 cricket squad.

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