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India a global power: Pentagon

Coinciding with the New Delhi visit of Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, the Pentagon on Tuesday said India is a global power and is meeting its responsibilities in this capacity.

It refuted reports t

US wants 'more active' India in Afghanistan

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will encourage India to play a ‘more active role’ in Afghanistan during a visit to New Delhi, US officials said on Tuesday.

Washington has previously worried about I

Woman risks life to bring bowling to Afghanistan for 'total peace of mind'

A woman from Afghanistan, whose family fled from the country when the Taliban took power and is one of many Afghans who have since returned, is doing something no one else has ever done.

Behind a bla

Suicide attack kills 7 Afghans at NATO base: Official

A suicide attacker rammed a truck packed with explosives into a checkpoint at a NATO base on Friday, killing up to seven Afghan civilians in the east of the country, a security official said.

"The a

Attack on US base kills 14 in Afghanistan: NATO

A suicide truck bomber attacked a US-run base on Friday, sparking clashes that killed up to 14 people in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border, officials said.

NATO's US-led International Sec

Taliban denies reports of Haqqani's death

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The Taliban on Wednesday denied reports of the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of the Pakistani-linked Haqqani network which is regularly blamed for major attacks in Afghanistan.

"We strongl

Afghan tries to cut off pregnant wife's tongue: Police

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An Afghan man has been arrested for trying to cut off his pregnant wife's tongue when he attacked her during an argument, police said on Wednesday.

The woman later lost her baby, police spokesman She

NATO air strike kills eight civilians: Afghan officials

A NATO air strike killed a family of eight, including six children, in their home in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktia, Afghan officials said on Sunday.

"Eight people, a man, his wife and six

Afghan parliament approves US strategic pact

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Afghanistan's parliament on Saturday voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify a strategic partnership agreement with the United States signed earlier this month, lawmakers said.

"We voted with a m

Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan

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President Francois Hollande on Friday defended France's imminent exit from Afghanistan, saying 2,000 combat troops will leave in a coordinated withdrawal this year but vowing not to abandon the countr

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