Two Marine officers in a unit that was accused of killing as many as 19 Afghan civilians in 2007 will not face criminal charges, the military said Friday. Lt. Gen.
KABUL: Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Afghan parliament yesterday to reinstate a woman legislator expelled a year ago after accusations she insulted fellow MPs by saying the house was worse than a stable.
ASADABAD: A rocket shot by insurgents in an exchange of fire with Western troops slammed into a primary school in eastern Afghanistan yesterday and killed a child, a provincial governor said.
HERAT: A protest over the shooting of the Holy Qur'an by a US soldier in Iraq turned violent in Afghanistan yesterday, killing a soldier from Nato-led forces and two Afghan civilians.
Shir Ahmad Stanikzai poses in front of InterContinental Hotel in KabulKABUL: On the western edge of Kabul, in the saddle between two hills, stands a flaking monument to what the city once aspired to be-a cosmopolitan destination drawing chic
KABUL: The UN peacekeeping chief said yesterday the world body will "watch closely" a peace deal between Pakistan's new government and pro-Taliban militants in a troubled region of the country.
KABUL -- Five nights a week, millions of Afghans put aside their dinner dishes, shush their children and turn on the TV to gape at Indian soap operas acted out in impossibly lavish settings by stars in sequined gowns and wedding jewelry.
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