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Afghan member of parliament gunned down by police
KABUL - A member of the Afghan parliament was mistakenly killed in an early morning shootout between his bodyguards and police officers, officials said Wednesday.
Nations:Afghanistan Poland People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-12-23
Taliban blow up Pakistan girls school: official
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - The Taliban blew up a girls' school in Pakistan's Khyber district, where troops are fighting against militants in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AFP)
2009-12-23
NATO says no deadline for Afghan troop withdrawal
KABUL (Reuters) - The head of NATO said on Tuesday there would be no deadline for the exit of allied troops from Afghanistan, as fears grow among Afghans that foreign forces will leave before their own troops are able to guarantee security.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(Reuters)
2009-12-22
New turmoil in Pakistan threatens to stall Obama's Afghan strategy
WASHINGTON - Less than a month after he unveiled it, President Barack Obama's Afghanistan strategy is in trouble, overtaken by new political turmoil in Pakistan that threatens to distract its bickering leaders from the fight against al Qaida and its Afghan and Pakistani allies.
Nations:Pakistan India Afghanistan People:Barack Obama Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(McClatchy)
2009-12-22
Investigation finds Lithuania had secret CIA jails
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ran a secret prison in Lithuania where al Qaeda suspects may have been held, a parliamentary probe in the Baltic state found on Tuesday.
Nations:Lithuania Poland Romania Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(Reuters)
2009-12-22
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