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Foreigners feared kidnapped by Afghanistan Taliban

The hostages "were captured alive and were then transferred to the most secure region of the nation," a statement on a Taliban website said.

Pakistan's 'Terror Tax'

KARACHI — In 2012 alone, police said at least 115 different establishments in Karachi, one the country's largest cities and its commercial hub, have been victims of what locals now dub the “terror tax” — a mafia-style extortion racket that is lining the pockets of the Taliban. “The Taliban hold me completely vulnerable at this point," said on business owner. “It’s terrifying to go into work every day with that looming over you.”

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing at mosque kills more than 40 (VIDEO)

At least 42 people are dead after a suicide bomber struck worshippers at mosque in Maymana, northern Afghanistan.

Chatter: Malala Yousafzai is awake and back on her feet

The Taliban's teenage victim is standing again after a bullet to the head, the UN Security Council gets a controversial new member, and Kim Jong Un's nephew is surprisingly not weird.
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The Taliban's teenage victim is standing again after a bullet to the head, the UN Security Council gets a controversial new member, and Kim Jong Un's nephew is surprisingly not weird.
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Chatter: Malala sent to UK to recover from Taliban shooting

Pakistan's badly injured teenage activist is sent to a British hospital, Cambodia loses one of its icons, and Felix Baumgartner breaks many records but thankfully no limbs.
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Pakistan's badly injured teenage activist is sent to a British hospital, Cambodia loses one of its icons, and Felix Baumgartner breaks many records but thankfully no limbs.
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Malala Yousafzai shooting: Pakistan arrests 3 suspects

Three suspects have been arrested over the shooting of 14-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai, police in northwest Pakistan say. Three men aged between 17 and 22 were arrested during raids in Swat Valley on Thursday night, regional police chief Gul Afzal Afridi told NBC News.

Chatter: Pakistan's teenage activist lives to fight another day

A 14-year-old girl survives being shot by the Pakistan Taliban, one of the Pussy Riot trio goes free, and the internet needs a lesson in Latino history.
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A 14-year-old girl survives being shot by the Pakistan Taliban, one of the Pussy Riot trio goes free, and the internet needs a lesson in Latino history.
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Imran Khan leads anti-drone march across Pakistan

Imran Khan: "Clearly if they were succeeding, these drone attacks, we would be winning the war. But there's a stalemate."

Chatter: NATO soldiers hit by Afghan suicide bomb

A suicide bomber strikes in Afghanistan, South Africa opens its inquiry into the Marikana mine deaths, and the Pussy Riot Three still aren't free.
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A suicide bomber strikes in Afghanistan, South Africa opens its inquiry into the Marikana mine deaths, and the Pussy Riot Three still aren't free.
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Pakistan: UN doctor shot while giving polio vaccines

The shooting comes in the middle of a three-day, nationwide polio vaccination drive for children under five.
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