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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/235735.htmlenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1120/breaking35.htmhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1120/breaking35.htmA suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed 17 people, including a senior police official and his two bodyguards, in southwest Afghanistan today.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100irishtimes-812fd6bc83d5863c73a50e7096b6221firishtimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8127667.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8127667.stmI was in Pakistan last week when Michael Jackson breathed his last. And although the region described by Barack Obama as "the most dangerous on earth" has plenty to worry about, nearly every single channel on my hotel TV - from Pakistani cable news to the morning prayers on the Baluchi version of....Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-9a121e1c57d3441fdd8e93aa5fa91279bbcenhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-02-23-afghan-rally_x.htm?csp=34http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-02-23-afghan-rally_x.htm?csp=34Tens of thousands of former mujahedeen, including top government figures, rallied Friday to show support for a proposed amnesty ...Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100usaToday-21f9af47fdcb734b1bcbf8e912908942usaTodayenhttp://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-02-23T112851Z_01_ISL97551_RTRUKOC_0_US-AFGHAN-AMNESTY.xml&src=rsshttp://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-02-23T112851Z_01_ISL97551_RTRUKOC_0_US-AFGHAN-AMNESTY.xml&src=rssKABUL (Reuters) - About 30,000 Afghans rallied at what was once a Taliban execution center in Kabul on Friday to press President Hamid Karzai to approve a blanket amnesty for 25 years of war crimes.Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100reuters-e29d8ec345de9df2369b7dd5eb032a2freutersenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,1958707,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,1958707,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1Afghanistan: The west said it was going to liberate Afghan women. Five years on, Natasha Walter visits Kabul - and is shocked by what she discovers.Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100guardian-f7702a46dcd66d8485e976983a19f106guardianenhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2415710http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2415710By MATTHEW PENNINGTON KABUL, Afghanistan Sep 10, 2006 (AP) — The beat-up video camera was delivered to Afghanistan in a box, and picked up by two clean-shaven Arabs posing as journalists. They met with Osama bin Laden before leaving on their mission to kill mujahedeen hero Ahmad Shah Massood.Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0200ABCnews-305c3ecd96054ee15b808cfbc34cffceABCnewsenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6068699,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6068699,00.htmlAfghans Honor Iconic Mujahedeen Leader Saturday September 9, 2006 10:46 AM AP Photo KAB102 By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghans commemorated the fifth anniversary of the assassination of an iconic anti-Taliban commander Saturday under the shadow of the deadliest....Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0200guardian-61602c5168397b9c55fec6c4aa9f60b0guardianenhttp://www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/afghan.parliament.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latesthttp://www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/afghan.parliament.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latestRead full story for latest details.Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0100RSS-cnn-4d6bc19d9c562ae092f73a040779e99dRSS-cnnenhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1419919http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1419919After the delegates were sworn in, President Hamid Karzai called the gathering a display of Afghan unity. "This gathering shows that all of the people of Afghanistan are unified," Karzai said. "This is an important step toward democracy." He said the approval of a constitution and the establishment....Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0100ABCnews-016e4dfa1510979ee057151b835fc68fABCnewsenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4442208.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4442208.stmEstablishing peace in Afghanistan is in Britain's best interests, the Defence Secretary John Reid has said. The supply of drugs from the country as well as the presence of terrorists there threatened the region and also the wider world, he said. He was speaking as Nato's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps,....Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0100bbc-9e746eb918f11d2cd71f56a773b58cd9bbcenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,16518,1642958,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,16518,1642958,00.htmlThe discussions are among preparations for the deployment of 2,000 crack British troops backed by Apache attack helicopters to lawless Helmand province at the head of an expanded, British-led Nato force next spring. An additional 2,000 British troops are expected to be sent to Afghanistan next year....Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0100guardian-1af98de7f46e58a437d800c945d09a22guardianenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4431060.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4431060.stmSuspected Taleban militants have carried out a number of attacks across Afghanistan, officials say. In Khost, close to the Pakistani border, militants attacked a police station killing one policeman and injuring five others. In southern Helmand province an ex-district chief was shot dead while at....Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0100bbc-613d632fda431c7a9666fb4c101e13f8bbcenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5347503,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5347503,00.htmlAfghan Election Staffers Fired for FraudSun, 16 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0200guardian-7c62693c551320e1dbe9edccd9962570guardianenhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/afghan.poll.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/afghan.poll.ap/index.htmlKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A 27-year-old woman critic of Afghanistan's powerful warlords has won one of the first seats declared in provisional results from landmark parliamentary elections, a key step in the central Asian nation's transition to democracy. The U.N.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0200cnn-f92bf04313d3003794ead4ce74f02125cnnenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5326222,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5326222,00.htmlDefiant Critic Among First Afghan Winners Thursday October 6, 2005 8:31 PM AP Photo LON909 By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A 27-year-old woman who is a defiant critic of Afghanistan's powerful warlords won one of the first seats declared Thursday in....Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0200guardian-661fccf5d0ba14dde3f66e723419ac34guardianenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5323355,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5323355,00.htmlUnofficial Afghan Election Results Due Wednesday October 5, 2005 6:31 PM AP Photo KAB102 By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - More than two weeks after 6.8 million people braved Taliban threats to vote, the first few unofficial results from Afghanistan's landmark....Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0200guardian-c2cee6a5ea6dcfb6c3483e2e77a29423guardianenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E1F42FB9-A2AB-43FB-BAA4-A34488D36442.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E1F42FB9-A2AB-43FB-BAA4-A34488D36442.htm"More mujahidin suiciders are ready to follow his way and you will witness them doing it in the future," he said by satellite phone from an undisclosed location. Although the Taliban failed in their vow to derail the 18 September elections for a national assembly and provincial councils, violence has picked up since the vote.Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-0f73d0db3bc30e152d2409447a94e8a4aljazeera-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/87ABF296-C270-46A3-861D-DDDD658430F9.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/87ABF296-C270-46A3-861D-DDDD658430F9.htmUS troops killed in Afghan attacksTue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-184820b90bef611ead0392a26d90c280aljazeera-enenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0918/afghanistan.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0918/afghanistan.htmlPolls closed in Afghan electionsSun, 18 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0200RTERadio-701a063851c0d597323a779e979a8420RTERadioen