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Protest against Norway's participation in Afghanistan War

A demonstration against Norway's participation in the Afghanistan conflicts was held outside the Norwegian parliament. Oslo, Norway. 20th...

by Frida Tørring in Norway on 20/01/2012

Politics

Clinton and Karzai seek 'political exit' to Afghan war - Kabul

Afghan President Hamid Karzai with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, on pushing...

by Pajhwok Afghan News in Afghanistan on 20/10/2011

Society

Drug addicts in Kabul City - Afghanistan

Around 150 drug addicts are brought to a rehabilitation center for treatment by the ministries of counter-narcotics and interior, as part of a new...

by Pajhwok Afghan News in Afghanistan on 10/10/2011

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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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
Protest against Norway's participation in Afghanistan War
A demonstration against Norway's participation in the Afghanistan conflicts was held outside the Norwegian parliament. Oslo, Norway. 20th January 2012.
7 civilians killed in Kandahar bombing - Afghanistan
Seven civilians were killed and eight others injured in a car bombing in the southern province of Kandahar, officials said. Afghanistan. 19th January 2012
Suicide attack kills at least seven at Afghan airport
At least six civilians have been killed in a suicide attack at the international airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. The attack happened outside the perimeter of the airpor...
Shut Guantanamo End 10 Years of Shame rally - London
"Shut Guantanamo - End 10 Years of Shame" rally in Trafalgar Square. Speakers included Baroness Sarah Ludford (MEP), Louise Christian (lawyer), Lindsey German (Stop the War Co...
Peace Walk held by Occupy London and Stop the War - London
Peace Walk is held by Occupy LSX and Stop the War Coalition from St Paul's Cathedral to Parliament Square. The peace walk opposes the UK's involvement in wars around the world...
Peace Walk by Occupy London and Stop the War
Peace Walk by Occupy LSX and Stop the War Coalition from St Paul's Cathedral to Parliament Square. The walk opposes the UK's involvement in wars around the world, including Af...
Peace Walk by Occupy London and Stop the War
Peace Walk by Occupy LSX and Stop the War Coalition from St Paul's Cathedral to Parliament Square. The walk opposes the UK's involvement in wars around the world, including Af...
Peace Walk by Occupy London and Stop the War
Peace Walk by Occupy LSX and Stop the War Coalition from St Paul's Cathedral to Parliament Square. The walk opposes the UK's involvement in wars around the world, including Af...
Bradley Manning supporters hold vigil at US Embassy - London
As part of a 10-country coordinated rally in support of American whistleblowing soldier Bradley Manning, activists held a vigil putside the US embassy in Grosvenor Square demanding he b...
Antiwar protest oustide Parliament House and Cabinet Office
Protesters gather to voice their opinion against a possible strike against Iran. They are also demanding withdrawal from Afghanistan. London, UK. 18th December 2011