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Your Guide to the Afghan Election
Torn by war and insurgency, Afghanistan votes for its next president tomorrow, choosing from among 37 candidates. NPR profiles the frontrunners: Hamid Karzai. The incumbent, a member of Afghanistan’s...
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Karzai Cousin Killed: Bomber Shook His Hand, Detonated
Three years after Afghan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother was assassinated—and a weeping Karzai climbed into his grave —a suicide bomber has killed Karzai's cousin, an official says. According to...
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At Last, Afghanistan Has a New President
Afghanistan's election commission has named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the winner of the country's presidential election, but the commission did not release final vote figures. The commission's...
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Afghanistan Swears in New President
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in today as Afghanistan's new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 US-led invasion toppled the Taliban....
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Afghanistan, US Sign Long-Awaited Security Pact
Afghanistan and the United States signed a long-awaited security pact today that will allow US forces to remain in the country past the end of the year. At a ceremony held at the presidential palace in...
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Your Guide to the Afghan Election
Torn by war and insurgency, Afghanistan votes for its next president tomorrow, choosing from among 37 candidates. NPR profiles the frontrunners: Hamid Karzai. The incumbent, a member of Afghanistan’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Karzai Cousin Killed: Bomber Shook His Hand, Detonated
Three years after Afghan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother was assassinated—and a weeping Karzai climbed into his grave —a suicide bomber has killed Karzai's cousin, an official says. According to...
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At Last, Afghanistan Has a New President
Afghanistan's election commission has named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the winner of the country's presidential election, but the commission did not release final vote figures. The commission's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Afghanistan Swears in New President
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in today as Afghanistan's new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 US-led invasion toppled the Taliban....
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Afghanistan, US Sign Long-Awaited Security Pact
Afghanistan and the United States signed a long-awaited security pact today that will allow US forces to remain in the country past the end of the year. At a ceremony held at the presidential palace in...
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After Call for Ceasefire, Taliban Seize 100 Hostages
The Taliban ambushed a convoy of buses Monday on a road in northern Afghanistan and took more than 100 people hostage, including women and children, in the latest brazen assault by insurgents,...
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