News Topic - Afghanistan
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Boys being abused
Afghanistan must do more to end an age-old practice of youngboys being kept as sex slaves by wealthy and powerful patrons, theUN special representative for children and armed conflict saidyesterday.
Canada.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Canada: Quebec
Afghanistan must do more to end an age-old practice of youngboys being kept as sex slaves by wealthy and powerful patrons, theUN special representative for children and armed conflict saidyesterday.
Canada.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Canada: Quebec
Grey Cup tour of duty
Steve Mazurak and Roger Aldag ended up with a lot more thanthey bargained for when they left for Afghanistan to show off theGrey Cup to Canadian Forces troops.
Canada.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Canada: Quebec
Steve Mazurak and Roger Aldag ended up with a lot more thanthey bargained for when they left for Afghanistan to show off theGrey Cup to Canadian Forces troops.
Canada.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Canada: Quebec
Fragility of West's efforts underscored by bombingMonday's suicide attack on India's embassy in Kabul wascondemned internationally as an act of cowardice, but it dealt ablow to the West's efforts to rebuild the battered Afghanistan.
Canada.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Canada: British Columbia
Blast shows dangers India faces in Afghanistan
The bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul highlights the dangers of India's growing role in Afghanistan, whether from the Taliban or aPakistan worried about ceding strategic space to its nuclear-armed rival.
Canada.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Canada: Ontario
The bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul highlights the dangers of India's growing role in Afghanistan, whether from the Taliban or aPakistan worried about ceding strategic space to its nuclear-armed rival.
Canada.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Canada: Ontario
South Asia needs more U.S. attention
As violence appears to be dialing down in Iraq - thankfully - it's getting worse in Afghanistan. On Monday, a car bomb exploded in front of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, killing 41 people - many of them civilians.
HattiesburgAmerican.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Mississippi: Hattiesburg-Laurel
As violence appears to be dialing down in Iraq - thankfully - it's getting worse in Afghanistan. On Monday, a car bomb exploded in front of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, killing 41 people - many of them civilians.
HattiesburgAmerican.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Mississippi: Hattiesburg-Laurel
Pentagon Shifts Carrier to Afghan Theater
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was moved from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, shortening the time that the carrier's strike planes must fly to support combat in Afghanistan. The decision reflects the worsened state of the fight in Afghanistan.
Military.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics: Military
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was moved from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, shortening the time that the carrier's strike planes must fly to support combat in Afghanistan. The decision reflects the worsened state of the fight in Afghanistan.
Military.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics: Military
UN leads global condemnation of Kabul bombingAFP - The United Nations led worldwide condemnation of the bombing of India's embassy in Afghanistan, which left 41 dead in one of the worst attacks in the country since the fall of the Taliban.
Yahoo! – Jul 8, 2008 03:42 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics: United Nations
National Briefing | South: Florida: Not Guilty Plea in Ammunition Case
A Miami Beach man pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding the Pentagon under a contract to supply ammunition to forces in Afghanistan.
New York Times – Jul 8, 2008 03:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A Miami Beach man pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding the Pentagon under a contract to supply ammunition to forces in Afghanistan.
New York Times – Jul 8, 2008 03:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Air National Guard troops return from Afghanistan
The 25 guardsmen from the 176th Wing came home from a three-month mission to Afghanistan and now begin the transition back into civilian and family life.
KTUU.com – Jul 8, 2008 03:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The 25 guardsmen from the 176th Wing came home from a three-month mission to Afghanistan and now begin the transition back into civilian and family life.
KTUU.com – Jul 8, 2008 03:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Alaska: Anchorage
Research could help vets heal
AUGUSTA - Building more muscle could help soldiers and sailors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan mend shattered arms and legs, a Medical College of Georgia researcher said.
SavannahNow.com – Jul 8, 2008 03:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AUGUSTA - Building more muscle could help soldiers and sailors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan mend shattered arms and legs, a Medical College of Georgia researcher said.
SavannahNow.com – Jul 8, 2008 03:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Georgia: Savannah