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Afghanistan releases preliminary presidential vote count

Sat Apr 26, 2014 19:42:08

Afghanistan announces the preliminary results of its landmark presidential election, as the former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah emerges on top but not with enough votes to avoid a run-off poll.

5 US-led forces killed in Afghanistan copter crash

Sat Apr 26, 2014 15:58:53

Five US-led foreign troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement.

Blast injures 4 voters in southeast Afghanistan

Sat Apr 5, 2014 12:42:58

Four voters have been wounded in an explosion at a polling station in the southeastern province of Logar, a few hours after Afghanistan's presidential poll got underway.

Taliban orders militants to disrupt Afghan elections

Mon Mar 10, 2014 17:46:49

The Afghan Taliban on Monday instructed their militants to disrupt the April 5 presidential election, warning people not to take part in the polls "designed in the CIA and Pentagon offices."

Karzai: Afghans died in a war that was for US not us

Mon Mar 3, 2014 13:46:48

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has expressed grief that his country was the victim of a war which served interests of the US and its Western allies.

Despite US warning, Afghan gov’t releases detainees

Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:46:37

The Afghan government released 65 detainees on Thursday who the United States has allegedly warned pose a serious security threat, a move that further strains already tense U.S.-Afghan ties as the international mission in Afghanistan winds down.

Afghan, Pakistani leaders to discuss Taliban in Turkey

Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:08:48

The Afghan and Pakistani leaders are expected to discuss security in Afghanistan after the NATO troop pullout and efforts to negotiate with the Taliban when they meet in Turkey Thursday.

Two US contractors killed in Afghanistan blast

Mon Feb 10, 2014 20:01:36

Two United States contractors for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed when a car bomb went off in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, the NATO-led force and a US official said.

Afghan civilian casualties rise in 2013: UN

Sat Feb 8, 2014 20:48:17

The number of civilians killed and wounded in the conflict in Afghanistan climbed by 14% last year as fighting intensified between the government and insurgents, the United Nations says.

Karzai warns US on Bilateral Security pact terms

Sat Jan 25, 2014 16:44:15

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has warned that if the White House does not guarantee peace in Afghanistan, he will not sign the so-called Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US.

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