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Avalanche kills 4 Afghans, wounds 6 'US to boost elite forces in Afghanistan Karzai: Car Bombing Kills 9, Wounds 19 in S. Afghanistan 'NATO set to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014' Vulnerable Afghans struggle to survive harsh winter Leader:we will support everyone who opposes the Zionist regime Taliban Refuse Ceasefire Before Prisoners are Released Iran, Afghanistan Agree to Boost Economic Cooperation 'Kabul to hold Taliban talks in S Arabia' Head of UNAMA meets Mazar governor on first visit to northern region Britain signs long-term partnership with Afghanistan Taliban, U.S. Negotiators Meet in Qatar France will speed up troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by one year No Early Pull-Out for British Troops in Afghanistan

Karzai: Car Bombing Kills 9, Wounds 19 in S. Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned a deadly car bombing that happened Sunday outside a police headquarters in southern Afghanistan More ...

'NATO set to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014'

NATO's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the military alliance will withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, as “originally planned.”

Leader:we will support everyone who opposes the Zionist regime

TEHRAN - Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei categorically denied Iran's interference in Bahrain, but meantime stressed Iran's direct involvement in the Palestinian and Lebanese confrontation against Israel, including the Lebanese Summer 2006 33-day resistance against the Zionist regime.

Taliban, U.S. Negotiators Meet in Qatar

Taliban negotiators are meeting with U.S. officials in Qatar for a series of discussions aimed at building trust and preparing both sides for upcoming peace talks

France will speed up troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by one year

PARIS — France announced Friday that it will pull its combat forces out of Afghanistan one year ahead of the scheduled NATO withdrawal and said it would urge the rest of the alliance to do the same.

Avalanche kills 4 Afghans, wounds 6

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Feb. 5-- Four people lost their lives and six others sustained injuries as an avalanche hit some villages in the mountainous Arghistan district, Badakhshan province, 315 km northeast of Kabul on Saturday, an official said Sunday

'US to boost elite forces in Afghanistan

The United States is planning to increase the number of its Army Special Forces in Afghanistan, despite an earlier announcement by Washington and NATO that they would hand over security to Afghan forces in 2014, a report says.

Vulnerable Afghans struggle to survive harsh winter

KABUL, -- "I am a mother of three and have nothing to keep my hut warm," a destitute woman appealed to passersby for alms in downtown Kabul.

Taliban Refuse Ceasefire Before Prisoners are Released

The Taliban have refused US demands for a ceasefire before the release of Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo

Iran, Afghanistan Agree to Boost Economic Cooperation

TEHRAN - Iran and Afghanistan inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual cooperation in economic fields

'Kabul to hold Taliban talks in S Arabia'

The Afghan government will hold peace talks with representatives of the Taliban in Saudi Arabia, a Riyadh-based Afghan official says.

Head of UNAMA meets Mazar governor on first visit to northern region

29 January 2012 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš yesterday visited Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan as part of his ongoing efforts to reach out to provincial Afghan officials and civil society to determine how the United Nations can best support the Government and the people of the country.