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Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban
KABUL - Pakistan's recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nation's secret talks with the insurgency, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2010-03-19
Karzai relents to UN demand over elections watchdog
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to let two non-Afghans join the country's elections watchdog ahead of September polls, a spokesman said on Saturday after pressure from Western backers.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Source:(AFP)
2010-03-13
Afghan leader to allow foreign election monitors
KABUL - Afghanistan's president backed off from a much-criticized move to control the previously independent monitoring body for upcoming parliamentary elections, offering Saturday to allow two foreigners on the commission.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Source:(AP)
2010-03-13
Ahmadinejad criticises NATO troops, mocks Gates
KABUL (AFP) - Iran's outspoken president on Wednesday criticised Western troops as an obstacle to peace in Afghanistan and mocked the US defence secretary during their overlapping visits to the war-torn country.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Source:(AFP)
2010-03-10
Gates in Kabul, cautions against over-optimism
KABUL (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates cautioned against over-optimism despite "bits and pieces of good news" from Afghanistan, warning of hard days ahead as he arrived on Monday to meet generals and President Hamid Karzai.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Source:(Reuters)
2010-03-08
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