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Afghan jirga members urge Karzai to sign US security pact
Nov 23, 2013 (AFP)
Members of an Afghan grand assembly debating a crucial security pact with the United States voiced concern Saturday at President Hamid Karzai's insistence it wi...
Up to 15,000 foreign troops could stay in Afghanistan: Karzai
Nov 21, 2013 (AFP)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai gave his backing Thursday to a proposed security pact with the United States that will see up to 15,000 foreign troops stay in the...
US has 'nothing to apologize' to Afghanistan for: Power
Nov 21, 2013 (AFP)
Washington's UN representative Samantha Power said Thursday Afghanistan is owed no apology for US actions in the country since the overthrow of the Taliban 12 y...
US warns Karzai to sign security pact
Nov 21, 2013 (AFP)
The United States Thursday warned Afghanistan to sign a new security pact as soon as possible, as top officials hinted that prolonged delays could mean no post-...
Ethnic distrust festers in Tiananmen attackers' home town
Nov 21, 2013 (AFP)
A Han Chinese emigrant to Hotan, the distant home town of "terrorists" behind a deadly attack in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, eases his fears of his Muslim Uighu...
US rules out Afghanistan 'apology' in security talks
Nov 20, 2013 (AFP)
The United States has ruled out apologizing to Afghanistan for "mistakes" made during the 12-year war and denied claims in Kabul that such a mea culpa was being...
Ex-envoy says US was wrong to boost Pakistan military
Nov 18, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan's former ambassador to the United States called Monday for his country to focus less on defense and said decades of misguided American aid have only en...
Turkey has no plans to give Kurdish rebels general amnesty
Nov 18, 2013 (AFP)
Turkey on Monday said it was not considering a general amnesty for Kurdish rebels as the government stepped up efforts to restart a stalled peace process with t...
China says 11 killed in attack on Xinjiang police station
Nov 17, 2013 (AFP)
Eleven people were killed in an attack on a police station in China's restive Xinjiang, state media reported Sunday at a time of heightened tensions in the regi...
Turkey PM meets Iraqi Kurdish leader to shore up peace talks
Nov 16, 2013 (AFP)
Turkey's prime minister welcomed the leader of Iraq's autonomous north to his country's own Kurdish-dominated territory for the first time Saturday, in a visit ...
Karzai calls on Taliban to participate elders assembly on US deal
Nov 16, 2013 (AFP)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday called on the Taliban and their allies to join an assembly on a security pact that could allow some US troops to stay ...
Afghan assembly considering US deal to begin November 21
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
Afghan traditional leaders will meet next week to decide whether to support a security pact that could allow some US troops to stay in the country after 2014, a...
Syria Kurds announce transitional autonomous authority
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
Syrian Kurds in the country's northeast announced the formation of a transitional autonomous administration on Tuesday after making key territorial gains agains...
Pakistan army demands apology from Islamist leader
Nov 10, 2013 (AFP)
The Pakistan army Sunday demanded unconditional apology from an Islamist leader for calling a dead militant a "martyr", saying his remarks "hurt the feelings" o...
7 dead in Nigeria raid on insurgents plotting 'attacks'
Nov 09, 2013 (AFP)
Nigerian security forces staged lethal raids Saturday on suspected Boko Haram insurgents in the northern city of Kano allegedly plotting "suicide attacks" there...
Local man arrested for China provincial blasts: Xinhua
Nov 08, 2013 (AFP)
Police have detained a local man over a series of deadly blasts that struck near a provincial headquarters of China's ruling Communist Party, state media report...
Insurgent attacks down, Afghan army casualties up: US
Nov 08, 2013 (AFP)
Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan have declined but government forces are suffering higher casualties and the Taliban have strengthened their grip in some rural ...
China state media plays down deadly blasts at party HQ
Nov 07, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese official media on Thursday downplayed a series of deadly blasts that struck near a provincial headquarters of the ruling Communist Party, warning agains...
US must investigate alleged Afghan killings: HRW
Nov 06, 2013 (AFP)
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called for a "thorough and impartial investigation" into allegations US special forces were complicit in the torture and killing...
One dead in blasts near Communist provincial HQ in China
Nov 06, 2013 (AFP)
A series of bombs packed with ball bearings exploded outside a provincial headquarters of China's ruling Communist Party on Wednesday, killing at least one pers...
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