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  1. Snowstorms Take A Toll In Afghan Refugee Camps
    NPR logo NPR 1 hour ago

    Muhammad, a resident of a refugee camp in western Kabul, pulls back a shade as one of his six surviving children looks out on the snow. Afghanistan is suffering one of its harshest winters in many years. Aw Muhammad, a resident of a refugee camp in...

  2. Thanks Anonymous: Kabul CIA Station Chief Outed, Jihadis Already Posting Name of "War Criminal"
    The Jawa Report logo The Jawa Report 1 hour ago

    Of course, the group is just worried about the US government being too "secretive", hence the outing. Truth above all else! But within 24 hours the meme had made it to jihadi websites with connections to al Qaeda and other violent groups. Here's a...

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    Internally displaced Afghan children play cricket outside their tent at a refugee camp in Kabul on February 14, 2012. Cricket has become the top sport in the war-ravaged country in the last three years after it was introduced by youths who learnt the...

    Internally displaced Afghan children play cricket outside their tent at a refugee camp in Kabul on February 14, 2012. Cricket has become the top sport in the war-ravaged country in the last three years after it was introduced by youths who learnt the... View Photo »

  4. Over the past several years, Canada and the Canadian Forces played a significant role in establishing the security foundation in Kandahar Province that set the conditions for governance and development ... I'm proud of the work of our men and women in Afghanistan's most dangerous province. Our commitmen...
    SOURCE: iStockAnalyst 2 months ago
  5. Kathy Kelly: Cold, Cold Heart
    The Huffington Post logo The Huffington Post 1 hour ago

    Here in Dubai, where I'm awaiting a visa to visit Afghanistan, the weather is already warm and humid. But my bags are packed with sweaters because Kabul is still reeling from the coldest winter on record. Two weeks ago, eight children under age five...

  6. Allen to review Afghan attacks on NATO troops
    Marine Corps Times 1 hour ago

    Obama is personally concerned about the spike in “inside-the-wire” attacks on U.S. troops by Afghan soldiers, and senior NATO officials in Brussels have ordered the war’s top commander in Kabul, Army Gen. John Allen, to review efforts to prevent the...

  7. Snowstorms Take A Toll In Afghan Refugee Camps
    NPR logo NPR 2 hours ago
    Aw Muhammad, a resident of a refugee camp in western Kabul, pulls back a shade as one of his six surviving children looks out on the snow. Afghanistan is suffering one of its harshest winters in many years.

    Many of the children in the camp don't remember any other life outside of this mud-brick shantytown. Most of their parents fled the southern province of Helmand when the war heated up there four years ago. Opening the plastic sheet that serves as a...

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 hours ago
    An internally displaced Afghan girl watches boys play cricket outside their tent at a refugee camp in Kabul on February 14, 2012. Cricket has become the top sport in the war-ravaged country in the last three years after it was introduced by youths who...

    An internally displaced Afghan girl watches boys play cricket outside their tent at a refugee camp in Kabul on February 14, 2012. Cricket has become the top sport in the war-ravaged country in the last three years after it was introduced by youths who... View Photo »

  9. a NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers remained in dispute and Pakistan threatened to boycott an international conference on Afghanistan’s future ... The military coalition in Kabul said it was still investigating the Saturday morning incident, but a spokesman suggested a joint U.S.-Afghan o...
    SOURCE: MSNBC Blogs 2 months ago
  10. Air pollution killing thousands in Kabul
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  11. Teens died because they were girls
    Vancouver Sun logo Vancouver Sun 3 hours ago
    Mohammad Shafia (front right), his son Hamed Shafia (centre) and his second wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya (top left) leave the Frontenac County Courthouse in Kingston, Ont. on Sunday after a jury found them guilty on four counts of first-degree murder.

    Indeed, the day after the jurors retired, Montreal's La Presse ran a front-page inter-view that columnist Michele Ouimet had with one of Yahya's sisters, Soraya, in Kabul. Soraya was "scandalized" by the pictures the reporter showed them, shots of...

  12. Divide and conquer negotiations
    Foreign Policy logo Foreign Policy 3 hours ago
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    Third, while HIG and the Taliban share similar ideologies and ambitions, the emphasis of their demands is not the same because HIG has a tremendous stake in the current Afghan government. Over the years, various HIG factions have peeled away from...

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About Kabul

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Kābul (Pashto/Persian: کابل‎ ), is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with population of about 3 million people. It is an economic and cultural center, situated 5,900 feet (1,800 metres) above-sea-level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River. Kabul is linked with Ghazni, Kandahar, Herat and... Full Article

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  1. An Afghan girl walks on a snowy day in Kabul February 12, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 days ago

    An Afghan girl walks on a snowy day in Kabul February 12, 2012.

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  2. People walk along a street during a snowfall in Kabul February 12, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 days ago

    People walk along a street during a snowfall in Kabul February 12, 2012.

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  4. Internally displaced Afghan children play cricket outside their tent at a refugee camp in Kabul on February 14, 2012. Cricket has become the top sport in the war-ravaged country in the last three years after it was introduced by youths who learnt the game in refugee camps in Pakistan... Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 hours ago

    Internally displaced Afghan children play cricket outside their tent at a refugee camp in Kabul on February 14, 2012. Cricket has become the top sport in the war-ravaged country in the last three years after it was introduced by youths who learnt the game in refugee camps in Pakistan...

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  5. An internally displaced Afghan girl watches boys play cricket outside their tent at a refugee camp in Kabul on February 14, 2012. Cricket has become the top sport in the war-ravaged country in the last three years after it was introduced by youths who learnt the game in refugee camps in... Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 hours ago

    An internally displaced Afghan girl watches boys play cricket outside their tent at a refugee camp in Kabul on February 14, 2012. Cricket has become the top sport in the war-ravaged country in the last three years after it was introduced by youths who learnt the game in refugee camps in...

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  6. This October 14, 2011 file photograph shows Afghan sightseers as they walk past burqa-clad women at the Band-e-Qargha Gulestan Park in Kabul. On February 10, 2012 a report showed that as tentative steps are made towards peace talks between the United States and Taliban insurgents,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    This October 14, 2011 file photograph shows Afghan sightseers as they walk past burqa-clad women at the Band-e-Qargha Gulestan Park in Kabul. On February 10, 2012 a report showed that as tentative steps are made towards peace talks between the United States and Taliban insurgents,...

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  7. This May 25, 2011 file photograph shows burqa-clad Afghan women as they walk through a graveyard in the old section of Kabul. On February 10, 2012 a report showed that as tentative steps are made towards peace talks between the United States and Taliban insurgents, Afghan women are... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    This May 25, 2011 file photograph shows burqa-clad Afghan women as they walk through a graveyard in the old section of Kabul. On February 10, 2012 a report showed that as tentative steps are made towards peace talks between the United States and Taliban insurgents, Afghan women are...

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  8. An Afghan man walks on a frozen lake in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The Afghan capital has been experiencing its worst cold-snap and heaviest snows in at least 15 years, the National Weather Center said Wednesday. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 days ago

    An Afghan man walks on a frozen lake in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The Afghan capital has been experiencing its worst cold-snap and heaviest snows in at least 15 years, the National Weather Center said Wednesday.

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  9. Afghan girls weave a carpet inside their home in Kabul February 8, 2012. Carpets are Afghanistan's best-known export, but prices, driven sharply higher by war, competition from abroad, red tape and corruption have taken the industry over a cliff, with a 70 percent drop in production... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 days ago

    Afghan girls weave a carpet inside their home in Kabul February 8, 2012. Carpets are Afghanistan's best-known export, but prices, driven sharply higher by war, competition from abroad, red tape and corruption have taken the industry over a cliff, with a 70 percent drop in production...

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  10. An Afghan man carrying balloons to sale in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. National Weather Center meteorologist Abdul Qadir Qadir said temperatures in Kabul dipped as low as -16 Celsius (3 Fahrenheit), with the lowest previous on record at -17C (1F) about 15 years ago. The... AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 days ago

    An Afghan man carrying balloons to sale in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. National Weather Center meteorologist Abdul Qadir Qadir said temperatures in Kabul dipped as low as -16 Celsius (3 Fahrenheit), with the lowest previous on record at -17C (1F) about 15 years ago. The...

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  11. Afghans warm their hands over a fire in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. National Weather Center meteorologist Abdul Qadir Qadir said temperatures in Kabul dipped as low as -16 Celsius (3 Fahrenheit), with the lowest previous on record at -17C (1F) about 15 years ago. The... AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 days ago

    Afghans warm their hands over a fire in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. National Weather Center meteorologist Abdul Qadir Qadir said temperatures in Kabul dipped as low as -16 Celsius (3 Fahrenheit), with the lowest previous on record at -17C (1F) about 15 years ago. The...

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  12. An Afghan man chooses fire wood to buy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The cold, combined with about 50 centimeters (19.6 inches) of snow, has caused power blackouts and iced over most of the capital's roads. The bad weather has also caused a sharp increase in demand for... AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 days ago

    An Afghan man chooses fire wood to buy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The cold, combined with about 50 centimeters (19.6 inches) of snow, has caused power blackouts and iced over most of the capital's roads. The bad weather has also caused a sharp increase in demand for...

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  13. Afghan security forces stand in a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine guns along with their bullets and... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Afghan security forces stand in a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine guns along with their bullets and...

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  14. Face covered Afghan police security women stand on a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine guns along... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Face covered Afghan police security women stand on a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine guns along...

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  15. Foreign soldiers and military personal part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) inspect confiscated arms and ammunitions which were displayed to media during a news event in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. ... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Foreign soldiers and military personal part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) inspect confiscated arms and ammunitions which were displayed to media during a news event in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. ...

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  16. Shazada Shahed, center, the head of an investigation team looking into civilian deaths resulting from NATO operations, speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Afghan investigators said they have confirmed that 15 civilians died in two NATO... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Shazada Shahed, center, the head of an investigation team looking into civilian deaths resulting from NATO operations, speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Afghan investigators said they have confirmed that 15 civilians died in two NATO...

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  17. Internally displaced girls from Helmand province wait to receive aid from a German government emergency winter aid project, in Kabul February 13, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 day ago

    Internally displaced girls from Helmand province wait to receive aid from a German government emergency winter aid project, in Kabul February 13, 2012.

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  18. An internally displaced man from Helmand province pushes a cart of coal he received from a German government emergency winter aid project in Kabul February 13, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 day ago

    An internally displaced man from Helmand province pushes a cart of coal he received from a German government emergency winter aid project in Kabul February 13, 2012.

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  19. An Afghan youth plays on a snow-horse in Kabul on February 6, 2012. The winter season in Afghanistan brings additional hardship for many in the war-ravaged country, as temperatures plummet and fuel becomes scarce. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    An Afghan youth plays on a snow-horse in Kabul on February 6, 2012. The winter season in Afghanistan brings additional hardship for many in the war-ravaged country, as temperatures plummet and fuel becomes scarce.

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  20. An Afghan family walks along a snow-covered street in Kabul February 6, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    An Afghan family walks along a snow-covered street in Kabul February 6, 2012.

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  21. Internally displaced Afghan children play in the snow outside of their makeshift homes at a camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Internally displaced Afghan children play in the snow outside of their makeshift homes at a camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.

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  22. An Afghan boy slides down a snow-covered slope in Kabul February 5, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    An Afghan boy slides down a snow-covered slope in Kabul February 5, 2012.

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  23. Mohammad Jamal 37, an Afghan vendor warms his hands on fire, selling carrots and turnips as he waits for customers during a snow storm in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    Mohammad Jamal 37, an Afghan vendor warms his hands on fire, selling carrots and turnips as he waits for customers during a snow storm in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

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  24. Afghans walk across a pedestrian bridge during a snow storm in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    Afghans walk across a pedestrian bridge during a snow storm in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

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  25. An Afghan butcher adjusts his display of meat that is kept cold, hung on the outside of his shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    An Afghan butcher adjusts his display of meat that is kept cold, hung on the outside of his shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

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  1. Taliban Taliban
  2. Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai
  3. NATO NATO
  4. International Security Assistance Force International Security Assistance Force
  5. Gen. James F. Amos
  6. United Nations United Nations

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  1. Over the past several years, Canada and the Canadian Forces played a significant role in establishing the security foundation in Kandahar Province that set the conditions for governance and development ... I'm proud of the work of our men and women in Afghanistan's most dangerous province. Our commitmen...
    SOURCE: iStockAnalyst 2 months ago
  2. a NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers remained in dispute and Pakistan threatened to boycott an international conference on Afghanistan’s future ... The military coalition in Kabul said it was still investigating the Saturday morning incident, but a spokesman suggested a joint U.S.-Afghan o...
    SOURCE: MSNBC Blogs 2 months ago
  3. I was based in the ISAF [International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan] headquarters in Kabul which is the main operations hub, so the work tempo was high throughout my tour ... You get to meet people from all different nationalities and from across the three Services – it was an incredible experi...
    SOURCE: Bristol 24/7 2 months ago
  4. He continually received threatening cellphone calls from the Taliban, could not visit his family home in Kandahar City and ultimately moved his family to Kabul to escape the increasing death threat
    SOURCE: Toronto Star 2 months ago
  5. We have dismantled the Taliban, we've run them out of Kabul
    SOURCE: CNN 2 months ago
  6. We had offered assistance when Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani went to Kabul after Professor Rabbani's assassination
    SOURCE: Zee News 2 months ago
  7. The future government need not necessarily be exclusively Taliban. Pakistan will have to deal with whoever is in command in Kabul . . . and Taliban have reformed substantially compared to their earlier conduct in governance.
    SOURCE: NewsMax 2 months ago
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