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Rights group: Dramatic spike in number of Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international troops...Tags: Civil Rights, Islam, Abusive Behavior, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Kyrgyz leader says US Manas air base will close in 2014; base supports Afghanistan operation
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan. President Almazbek Atambayev has repeatedly pledged to...Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
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Injured warrior breaks down barriers
Still feeling the effects of the nerve damage suffered when her arm broke in half while she was serving in Afghanistan, Marine Sgt. Lorie Yrigoyen stood on the podium on the first day of the Warrior Games, gold medal in hand. The following Thursday,...Tags: Sports, Cycling, Awards and Prizes, Parkinson's Disease, Paralympic Games
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Coordinated Taliban attacks in Afghan south kill six policemen
ReutersLASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban insurgents launched coordinated attacks on Afghan checkpoints in the south on Tuesday, killing at least six Afghan policemen, officials said, adding that a clash was going on. Seven policemen were...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Armed Conflicts
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Proposed 'Welcome' Sign In East Hampton Unwelcome To Some
The Hartford CourantBy ERIK HESSELBERG A plan to replace an old "Welcome" sign in the village center with something more up-to-date has sparked tensions between the Chatham Party and some veterans. Chatham Party member and town council Chairwoman Sue Weintraub said she was...Tags: American Legion, Human Interest
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Harford Friends seventh-graders learning about Afghanistan
Seventh-graders at Harford Friends School have a new opportunity to let their voices be heard as far away as Afghanistan. The only school in Maryland selected to participate in an interactive program entitled "Afghanistan Hearts and Minds," Harford...Tags: Education, Quakerism, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Two bombings kill four, injure dozens in Dagestan
MOSCOW -- Twin explosions rocked the capital of Dagestan on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens in the Russian region most recently known for its association with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. A car bomb detonated in the center of...
Tags: Pakistan, Civil Rights, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Islam, Bombings
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Jacksonville rocks for hometown vet
The Anniston StarActor Gary Sinise's character in the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump" lost both legs in battle, but his injuries were only make-believe. Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson's war wounds are very real, and Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band played a benefit concert Sunday at...Tags: Entertainment, Concerts, Music, Human Interest
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Reuters World News Highlights 1430 GMT, May 20
ReutersAMMAN - About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday. - - - SEOUL -...Tags: Pakistan, Bashar Assad, Explosions, Politics, Iran
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US military praises Pakistan's steps to curb fertilizers used in Afghanistan bombs
Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday....Tags: Pakistan, Explosions, Wars and Interventions, Bombings, U.S. Military
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Pepsi to march in, as foreign troops leave Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL, May 20 (Reuters) - PepsiCo will open its first plant in Afghanistan in 2014, its Afghan partner said on Monday, the same year foreign troops complete their withdrawal from the country after 13 years of war. "It will go on stream in 2014," Hamed...Tags: NATO, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, PepsiCo Inc., Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan
There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...
Tags: Pakistan, Religious Conflicts, Politics, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism
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