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More Afghan insurgents lay down their arms in peace - Uruzgan

Insurgents come to the Governor’s compound to lay down their arms, renounce their affiliation to the insurgency and begin their reintegration process...

by Def VID in Afghanistan on 07/02/2012

Society

Displaced families from Kandahar province suffer in the cold - Kabul

Internally displaced families from the southern provinces have urged the government to provide them with basic amenities of life in their make-shift...

by Pajhwok Afghan News in Afghanistan on 06/02/2012

Environment

Heavy snowfall block many highways in Ghor province

Heavy snowfall has blocked many highways in Ghor province, creating numerous problems for residents. Afghanistan, 6th February 2012

by Pajhwok Afghan News in Afghanistan on 06/02/2012

07/02/2012 - More Afghan insurgents lay down their arms in peace - Uruzgan - Afghanistan - Insurgents come to the Governor’s...
06/02/2012 - Displaced families from Kandahar province suffer in the cold - Kabul - Afghanistan - Internally displaced families from the...
06/02/2012 - Heavy snowfall block many highways in Ghor province - Afghanistan - Heavy snowfall has blocked many...
06/02/2012 - Heavy snowfall block many highways in Ghor province - Afghanistan - Heavy snowfall has blocked many...
05/02/2012 - 7 dead in Kandahar car bomb attack - Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Five policemen and two civilians were...
05/02/2012 - 7 dead in Kandahar car bomb attack - Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Five policemen and two civilians were...
03/02/2012 - Arizona StandDown helps homeless veterans - Phoenix - United States - The Arizona StandDown is a three day...
03/02/2012 - London Guantánamo Campaign Candlelit Vigil - United Kingdom - The London Guantánamo Campaign marks 5...
03/02/2012 - Kabul in white - Afghanistan - Views of the city blanketed by snow....
02/02/2012 - Assange's final day of court battles in UK - London - United Kingdom - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has...

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More Afghan insurgents lay down their arms in peace - Uruzgan
Insurgents come to the Governor’s compound to lay down their arms, renounce their affiliation to the insurgency and begin their reintegration process in the Afghan Peace and Reintegrati...
Displaced families from Kandahar province suffer in the cold - Kabul
Internally displaced families from the southern provinces have urged the government to provide them with basic amenities of life in their make-shift arrangements outside Kabul. Afghanis...
Heavy snowfall block many highways in Ghor province
Heavy snowfall has blocked many highways in Ghor province, creating numerous problems for residents. Afghanistan, 6th February 2012
7 dead in Kandahar car bomb attack - Afghanistan
Five policemen and two civilians were killed in a car bomb attack in Kandahar city, the capital of southern Kandahar province. Afghanistan. 5th February 2012
London Guantánamo Campaign Candlelit Vigil
The London Guantánamo Campaign marks 5 years of regular protests at the US Embassy, and over 10 years of illegal detention of UK residents Shaker Aamer and Ahmed Belbacha, with a candle...
Arizona StandDown helps homeless veterans - Phoenix
The Arizona StandDown is a three day event, bringing vets in need together with those who can help them move their lives forward. Veterans from the Korean conflict to the Afghanistan wa...
Kabul in white
Views of the city blanketed by snow. Kabul, Afghanistan. 2nd February 2012
Assange's final day of court battles in UK - London
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has entered the final stage of his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sex-crime allegations. 2nd February 2012
Assange leaves Supreme court after first day of final hearing - London
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has entered the final stage of his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sex crime allegations. UK. 1st February 2012
Karzai and Khar call for joint peace efforts - Kabul
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said her visit to Kabul was aimed at enhancing bilateral goodwill and all-round cooperation, as she met Afghan president Karzai. Afghanistan....
No War Against Iran and Syria Protest Marred by Scuffles
Stop the War's Protest at the US Embassy against sanctions and war on Iran and Syria was disrupted on several occasions when noisy and impassioned heckling led to scuffles with ste...
Suicide attack kills at least four in southern Afghanistan
At least four civilians were killed and 34 others, including foreigners, were wounded in a suicide car bombing in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province. Afghanistan. 26th...
At least four civilians killed in Helmand car bombing - Afghanistan
At least four civilians were killed and 34 others, including foreigners, were wounded in a suicide car bombing in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province. Afghanistan. 26th...
Worried Afghan mother of sextuplets promised help
A 23 year old Afghan woman has given birth to sextuplets in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif. First-time mother Sara Gul expressed joy but is daunted at the prospect of raisin...
American Ambassador to be called to clarify Aafia's health - Karachi
A resolution is passed at a 'Aafia Movement Meeting' as an American Ambassador is to be called to clarify Dr Aafia's health situation. She was convicted of assault with i...
Teacher among 11 injured in Baghlan blast - Afghanistan
Ten students and a teacher of a religious school were injured in a blast in the northern province of Baghlan, Afghanistan. 22nd January 2012
Insurgents join the peace process in Herat province - Afghanistan
Insurgents stand next to weapons they handed over to security officials during a government-joining ceremony in Gozara district of western Herat province. Herat, Afghanistan. 22nd Janua...
Colin Duffy holds press conference 24 hours after release from prison
Colin Duffy holds a press conference 24 hours after being acquitted of the murders of two soldiers in Antrim, 2009. Belfast, Ireland. 21st January 2012
Afghan Parliament starts its second year - Kabul
President Hamid Karzai on Saturday opened the 16th term of Afghan Parliament during its second year. Kabul, Afghanistan. 21st January 2012
Islamist group 'Ummah United' protest at American Embassy - London
'Ummah United,' suspected members of a proscribed group formerly known as Muslims Against Crusades, gather outside the U.S. Embassy to protest against the recent reports of U....