US commander steps down in Afghanistan
General David Petraeus stepped down as United States commander in Afghanistan on Monday after a year at the helm of what is America’s longest war.
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FBI probes medic murders in Afghanistan
The FBI is conducting its own probe into the deaths of eight foreign workers gunned down in Afghanistan in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
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India, Pakistan open key talks in Islamabad
Nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India on Thursday opened their first key talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks derailed a peace process.
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Afghans caught between Taliban and US promises
”We’re caught in the middle,” Abdul Rahim tells US Marines as they try to induce his fellow Afghan villagers to turn on Taliban fighters.
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Aid misery for Burma cyclone victims
A few aid shipments had arrived in Burma’s main city by Thursday, but the planeloads of supplies and heavy equipment needed to help millions of cyclone victims remain largely stranded outside the country. In a dramatic development, the ruling junta agreed to accept United States emergency aid after last weekend’s cyclone.
