Afghanistan And Us
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Taliban Will Not Get Access To Afghan Reserves Held In US: Official
The Taliban will be denied access to any Afghan reserves held in US accounts, a US administration official told AFP on Monday.
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Lawmakers Urge US Crackdown On Afghan Child Sex Slavery
US lawmakers are pressing Washington to get tough on institutionalized sexual slavery of boys by Afghan forces, with some invoking a human rights law that prohibits American aid to foreign military units committing such violations.
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Afghans poised to 'take over' US prison
The United States is due to hand over formal control of a controversial prison housing Taliban fighters to the Afghan government tomorrow, in a move hailed by Kabul as a victory for sovereignty.
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Karzai makes rare visit to US Senate floor
In what could be a historic first, US Senators on Thursday welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai onto the Senate floor in the middle of a debate and treated him to a standing ovation. Karzai, on a visit to Washington to patch up sometimes strained ties with President Barack Obama, walked among the ornate wooden desks, shaki...
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US Army captain becomes king in Afghanistan
In the US Army, Casey Thoreen is just a 30-year-old captain. Around here, he's known as the "King of Maiwand" district -- testimony to the fact that without the young captain and a fat international wallet, local government in Hutal, Kandahar, as in much of the insurgency-ravaged south could not function at all.Setting up effective governments at t...
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Taliban Will Not Get Access To Afghan Reserves Held In US: Official
The Taliban will be denied access to any Afghan reserves held in US accounts, a US administration official told AFP on Monday.
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Lawmakers Urge US Crackdown On Afghan Child Sex Slavery
US lawmakers are pressing Washington to get tough on institutionalized sexual slavery of boys by Afghan forces, with some invoking a human rights law that prohibits American aid to foreign military units committing such violations.
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Afghans poised to 'take over' US prison
The United States is due to hand over formal control of a controversial prison housing Taliban fighters to the Afghan government tomorrow, in a move hailed by Kabul as a victory for sovereignty.
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Karzai makes rare visit to US Senate floor
In what could be a historic first, US Senators on Thursday welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai onto the Senate floor in the middle of a debate and treated him to a standing ovation. Karzai, on a visit to Washington to patch up sometimes strained ties with President Barack Obama, walked among the ornate wooden desks, shaki...
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US Army captain becomes king in Afghanistan
In the US Army, Casey Thoreen is just a 30-year-old captain. Around here, he's known as the "King of Maiwand" district -- testimony to the fact that without the young captain and a fat international wallet, local government in Hutal, Kandahar, as in much of the insurgency-ravaged south could not function at all.Setting up effective governments at t...
