Afghan government not delivering, governor says
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An Afghan provincial governor has lashed out against the government of President Hamid Karzai, saying there was a "vacuum of authority" in remote areas that the Taliban or criminals would fill.
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HERAT, Afghanistan: The western Afghan city of Herat has returned to calm following bloody riots over the sacking of the local governor which left at least four people dead and 50 injured.
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New York, Dec 13 (PTI) Dismissing threats from the Taliban in the countryside, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said his government was committed to an &quot;honest, accountable and austere regime.
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The NATO force in Afghanistan does not have enough troops or equipment to secure advances made against Taliban insurgents and to guarantee a successful end to its mission, a lawmakers' report concluded on Friday.
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A Taliban commander killed in southern Afghanistan last week had rejoined the hardline militia after his release from Guantanamo Bay earlier this year, according to an Afghan provincial governor.
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CHENARI, Afghanistan  - NATO-led troops on Sunday  failed to reach the icy mountain peak where an Afghan airliner  crashed three days ago with 104 people on board, a spokeswoman  for the peacekeeping force said.
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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Sept. 26 -- A Taliban suicide bomber killed 18 people outside a provincial governor's compound Tuesday, including several Muslim pilgrims set to travel to Mecca. It was the latest in a series of attacks directed at senior figures in President Hamid Karzai's U.S.-backed...
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The government faces fresh claims that troops in Afghanistan are facing shortages of vital equipment.
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The Afghan government on Saturday announced the removal of the powerful governor of Herat, in western Afghanistan, one of the country&#39;s longest standing warlords.
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Up to seven supporters of an ousted Afghan governor were killed and 20 wounded on Sunday in clashes with police and U.S. troops in the western city of Herat, which was placed under night curfew.
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The governor of Helmand province in Afghanistan says up to 700 insurgents have crossed over from Pakistan.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  - Frustrated by his dealings  with regional rivals, Afghan President Hamid Karzai reiterated  Saturday that he would not form a coalition government if he  won the country's first direct presidential election on Oct. 9.
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The governor of Herat urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to put on trial a renegade commander whose forces swept through the province before
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Hundreds of Taliban fighters may abandon  their insurgency in Afghanistan as a result of peace talks  under way between local commanders and President Hamid Karzai's  government, a provincial governor said on Saturday.
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BAQUBA, Iraq  - When dozens of suspected  insurgents showed up for a "peace conference" in troubled  Baquba on Tuesday, they told the governor sponsoring it why  they would not lay down their weapons ahead of elections.
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Text of article in Dari entitled "The media and the government should work in unison to defend the national interests" by Afghan newspaper Arman-e Melli on 7 February  Since the establishment of the interim administration, there have been no measures to help the media.
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KABUL : Three protesters were hurt in the western Afghan city of Herat after the government sacked an Afghan warlord as governor in a bid to strengthen President Hamid Karzai&#39;s authority ahead of elections.