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Suicide bomber kills top official, 22 more at Afghan wedding

YoopyaJul 14, 20120

(Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed a prominent anti-Taliban politician and 22 other guests at a wedding reception in the northern Afghan province of Samangan

U.S. gives ally Afghanistan special security status

YoopyaJul 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Washington declared Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally on Saturday, a largely symbolic status reinforcing its message to Afghans that they will not be

Long road ahead in U.S.-Pakistan ties after NATO deal

YoopyaJul 6, 2012July 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Pakistan and the United States are set to resume broader talks on security cooperation, militant threats, aid and other issues in the wake

Young Afghans seek solace from war in heavy metal rock

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

(Reuters) – On a dimly lit stage the godfather of Afghan rock prepares for the next song, as images of the French movie La Haine

Twenty dead in Taliban siege of Afghan hotel; NATO blames Haqqanis

YoopyaJun 23, 20120

(Reuters) – Elite Afghan police backed by NATO forces ended a 12-hour siege on Friday at a popular lakeside hotel outside Kabul, leaving at least

Afghan forces end Taliban siege of hotel, 13 dead

YoopyaJun 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Thirteen people were killed before a long siege was ended at a popular hotel outside the Afghan capital, during which Taliban gunmen took

U.S. troops return to Afghanistan’s “lost province”

YoopyaJun 13, 20120

(Reuters) – – U.S. troops returned to the area in Afghanistan they call the “dark side of the moon” this week, a remote Hindu Kush

Afghan arsonists seek to enforce truancy from school

YoopyaJun 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Standing at a narrow half-open school gate, two boys in school uniform conduct body searches on fellow pupils and visitors. Another two sit

Besieged Afghan media appeals to Karzai for protection

YoopyaMay 4, 20120

By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s media representatives are appealing to the government to protect the rights of journalists who are

Obama, Karzai ink partnership deal

YoopyaMay 2, 20120

UPDATED 5:25 p.m. ET (CBS News) — President Obama arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday for an unannounced visit to meet with U.S. troops stationed there and