Immunity demanded before US and NATO stay in Afghanistan
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen claimed that neither the US nor NATO troops would remain in Afghanistan after 2014 unless the Karzai government agrees to grant immunity to their troops from Afghan law.
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Afghan opium cultivation to rise in 2013: U.N. report
VIENNA (Reuters) - Opium cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to increase for the third year in a row and is at a higher level than during Taliban rule despite efforts by the government and...
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Afghanistan's Karzai in Qatar, Taliban talks in focus
DOHA - President Hamid Karzai held talks with Qatari leaders on Sunday, official media reported, on a visit the Kabul government has said would seek to explore the possibility of talks with Taliban insurgents on ending Afghanistan's war.
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US Activists Target Obama's Drone Program for Protest Campaign
Planning is underway for a series of public protests against the infrastructure that supports the U.S. government's overseas drone program in an effort to galvanize the growing opposition to President Obama's policies which evidence shows results in untold civilian casualties and is exacerbating, not solving, military conflicts in places like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and elsewhere. As The Guardian's Paul Harris reports :
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Kerry avoids Pakistan, makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
The Secretary of State will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai amid concerns over the president's anti-American rhetoric. KABUL – Secretary of State John Kerry is sidestepping Pakistan in his debut worldwide diplomatic swing for fear that oridnary Pakistanis could misinterpret the visit as American meddling in the country’s historic effort to choose a new civilian government, U.S. officials said Monday.
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