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These Afghans Fled To Germany For A Safer, Better Life - Now They've Been Sent Back
Three men slumped on their cots in a clean but cramped dormitory room. They looked glum and shellshocked, as if they had suddenly found themselves in a forbidding foreign place.
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Rescuers Hunt for Survivors of Massive Afghan-Pakistan Earthquake
Rescuers were today picking their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency in the search for survivors after a massive earthquake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing at least 277 people.
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Pentagon Denies Directing Troops to Ignore Sex Abuse of Minors in Afghanistan
The Pentagon denied on Monday that the U.S. military has a policy directing forces to ignore the sexual abuse of minors by Afghan officials, after a newspaper reported that troops were told to look the other way in order to maintain good ties with Afghan allies.
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Taliban Attack on Checkpoint Kills 5 Afghan Policemen
An Afghan official says an attack on a police checkpoint in the southern province of Kandahar has killed five policemen. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Afghan officials met with jailed Taliban leader
Afghan government representatives have met with a top-ranking Taliban member in his prison cell in Pakistan, an official said, suggesting a small step toward reopening stalled peace talks with the insurgent group.
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These Afghans Fled To Germany For A Safer, Better Life - Now They've Been Sent Back
Three men slumped on their cots in a clean but cramped dormitory room. They looked glum and shellshocked, as if they had suddenly found themselves in a forbidding foreign place.
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Rescuers Hunt for Survivors of Massive Afghan-Pakistan Earthquake
Rescuers were today picking their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency in the search for survivors after a massive earthquake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing at least 277 people.
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Pentagon Denies Directing Troops to Ignore Sex Abuse of Minors in Afghanistan
The Pentagon denied on Monday that the U.S. military has a policy directing forces to ignore the sexual abuse of minors by Afghan officials, after a newspaper reported that troops were told to look the other way in order to maintain good ties with Afghan allies.
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Taliban Attack on Checkpoint Kills 5 Afghan Policemen
An Afghan official says an attack on a police checkpoint in the southern province of Kandahar has killed five policemen. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Afghan officials met with jailed Taliban leader
Afghan government representatives have met with a top-ranking Taliban member in his prison cell in Pakistan, an official said, suggesting a small step toward reopening stalled peace talks with the insurgent group.
