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May 20, 2013
8:26 am
Stop me if you've heard this one, but North Korea is engaged in provocative militaristic behavior. Besides bluster on the Korean Peninsula, Myanmar's head of state makes the trek to Washington, and a Filipino kid has 41 names. They're all his.
May 18, 2013
12:53 pm
Afghanistan womens rights law
The women's rights law was approved by Karzai in 2009, but has been blocked by conservative MPs.
May 17, 2013
2:53 pm
Kandahar bombing may 2013
A car bomb was detonated in a gated community designed by President Karzai's younger brother Mahmood.
May 16, 2013
7:02 am
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Foreign convoy targeted in first major attack on the Afghan capital in two months, study finds that malarial mosquitoes love smelly people, and the fascination with scrumptious sushi cats.
Afghanistan, Chatter
May 16, 2013
5:40 am
Kabul villagers
The Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.
May 15, 2013
2:08 pm
20130515 poppy afghanistan
As an unexpected result of the government's eradication program, it's a bad year for poppy farmers.
May 14, 2013
10:40 am
roadside bomb pops
NATO confirmed the deaths of the ISAF soldiers in Kandahar province in a statement.
May 13, 2013
6:23 pm
US Marines in Helmand
Three Georgian soldiers serving with NATO-led forces in Afghanistan were killed Monday in an insurgent attack.
May 13, 2013
7:41 am
Kandahar bomb blast
A roadside bomb struck a vehicle in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 civilians, including women and children on their way to a funeral, officials say.
May 11, 2013
6:15 am
Pakistan militias taliban 2012 3 2
Pakistan is suffering a bloody bout of elections-related violence, but one of the country’s most dangerous regions is experiencing a rare period of peace.