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McCain, Lieberman, Graham: US committed to Afghan future
Europa Newswire Story by Master Sgt. Michael O’Connor KABUL, Afghanistan – Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said July 3 that the Obama administration’s plan to draw down the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by 33,000 should not be misunderstood. Following McCain’s appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” [...]
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Tagged Afghan people, Afghanistan, Graham, Lieberman, McCain, Obama Administration, Osama bin Laden, State of the Union
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NATO Summit – Lisbon
Europa Newswire Lisboa – “Today marks the beginning of a new phase in our mission in Afghanistan. We will launch the process by which the Afghan government government will take leadership for security throughout the country, district by district, province by province. The direction, starting today, is clear: towards Afghan leadership, and Afghan ownership. That [...]
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Tagged Afghan leadership, Afghan people, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Ban Ki Moon, ISAF meeting, Karzai, Lisbon, NATO, NATO Summit, president Karzai, Secretary General, United Nations
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UNAMA, Staffan de Mistura
Europa Newswire Photo: Luiz Rampelotto United Nations – With a series of important political events having taken place this year, it is now time for Afghanistan and its partners to focus on the road ahead in ensuring peace and development for the country, a top United Nations official said today (29 September). Briefing the Security [...]
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Tagged Afghan National Security Forces, Afghan people, Afghanistan, democratic ballots, Kabul Conference, nsw-pn3q5ngcu-s2hcozovqq4q6lad-wrkzwyaoo0wvjg2nt0e6wp5eds9blpjcyz9aiw0fhd3le8sd1aey7zzyle5t9ky9u7z1zrpay66j3jehsv070cx9btqtt-5d8-tfu, political events, political pressures, Secretary General, Security Council, Staffan de Mistura, Taliban, Taliban’s attacks, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, Zalmai Rassoul
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Marines in Nawa Honor Two Fallen Brothers, Civilian Journalist
Europa Newwire Photo by Sgt. Brian Tuthill 01.26.2010 NAWA, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Hundreds of Marines, sailors and civilians of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, gathered during a memorial service in Nawa to honor two fallen Marines and a civilian journalist. At Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Jan. 19, Headquarters and Service Company, [...]
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Tagged 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Afghan people, British journalist killed, civilian journalist, Cpl. Jacob A. Meinert, fallen Marines, Helmand Province, IED attack, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Lance Cpl. Mark D. Juarez, NAWA, Rupert Hamer
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Operational Update, Nov. 13: Update to Vehicle Detonation; ANSF Detain Taliban Militants in Wardak, Zabul,
Europa Newswire Photo by Spc. Matthew Freire KABUL, Afghanistan – The vehicle borne improvised explosive device which detonated on Jalalabad Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, around 8 a.m. today, injured nine ISAF service members, 10 civilian contractors and several Afghans. No ISAF service members were killed. "The insurgents use indiscriminate attacks like this to attempt to [...]
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Tagged Afghan people, Afghanistan, AK47s, ammunition, Badam Kalay, enemy militants, grenades, ied, ISAF, Jalalabad Road, KABUL, mosque, Nerkh district, pistol, Taliban, vehicle borne improvised explosive device, weapons cache
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STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL On the decision by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission
Europa NewsWire. Photo by: Luiz Rampelotto. Kabul, Afghanistan, 2 November 2009 – I welcome today’s decision by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission to forego a run-off vote and to declare Hamid Karzai as the winner of the 2009 presidential elections. I congratulate President Karzai. This has been a difficult election process for Afghanistan and lessons must [...]
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Tagged Afghan people, Afghanistan, Ban Ki Moon, Hamid Karzai, Independent Election Commission, KABUL, United Nations
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Operational Update, Oct. 30: Militants Detained
Europa NewsWire. Photo by Sgt. Matthew Friberg. KABUL, Afghanistan (October 30) – An Afghan-international security force detained a group of suspected militants in Paktya province after searching a number of buildings known to be used by a Haqqani facilitator responsible for the financing and supply of terrorist camps in the Khowst-Gardez Pass area. The partnered [...]
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Tagged Afghan people, Afghanistan, Haqqani, KABUL, Kandaw Kalay, Khowst-Gardez Pass, militant elements, Paktya province, suspected militants, training camps
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Vehicle Detonates on Jalalabad Road in Kabul
EUROPA NEWSWIRE. Photo by Richard Rzepka. KABUL, Afghanistan – A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated on Jalalabad Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, around 1 p.m. today, Aug. 18. Afghan and International Security Force partners are assessing casualties and damage. Reports indicate both Afghan civilians and ISAF service members were killed and wounded in the blast as [...]
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Tagged Afghan people, Afghanistan, CRIME, ied, improvised explosive device, ISAF, Jalalabad Road, KABUL, UN, vehicle, vote
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