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Afghanistan Info

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Official Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Capital: Kabul (Current local time)

Government Type: Islamic republic

Chief of State: President Hamid Karzai

Population: 33.609 million

Area: 249,935 square miles; slightly smaller than Texas

GDP Per Capita: $800

Nine girls killed in old Jihad bomb blast

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Afghanistan:  Ten young girls  have been killed by a landmine. They were reportedly gathering firewood at the time. The incident   . ...more


Afghanistan bumper opium poppy crops

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There are many reasons given for the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan. Most are flimsy. One was to limit the production of opium in Afghanistan...more

Afghanistan withdrawal, Karzai to visit Washington

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Karl Gotthardt
President Obama is in the final stages of reaching a decision of the withdrawal schedule and residual force in Afghanistan.  As 68,000 US and approximately 32,000 NATO troops remain in Afghanistan, General John Allan was hoping to retain between 10-15,000 troops after the NATO withdrawal.  .  ...More

Leon Panetta in Kabul re US Afghanistan withdrawal

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Karl Gotthardt
With a deadline for the pullout in Afghanistan approaching quickly, the United States...more

American soldier fatally stabbed in neck by Afghan teen

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Last week the Pentagon announced that a soldier had died after sustaining injuries in combat. They reported he was attacked by enemy forces but the latest news paints a very different picture. There are reports that the American soldier killed last week".......more

The changing face of Afghanistan

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The suicide attack on Afghanistan's spy chief, Asadullah Khalid, on December 6th has shown some of the flaws of the so-called reform to ....more