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IN THE NEWS - Bush Announces New Steps to Aid Afghanistan By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, June 19, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. President Bush this week annou

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CNN 2009-10-22

Good morning, Im Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta, its a Wednesday, October 21st, and heres a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Afghan president Hamid Karzais chief rival Abdullah Abdullah has agreed to a runoff el

CNN 2009-10-21

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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hold opening discussions to repair ties following public criticisms from both sides, at the State Department in Washington, 11 May 2010 Senior U.S. and Afghan officials h

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The ultimate goal for the US and its allies is to transfer security responsibilities to Afghan forces. But before that can happen, Afghanistan's government must effectively combat rampant corruption within its ranks. Sean Maroney | Islamabad 17 Decem

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By Michael Kitchen In a surprise move on the eve of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election, two candidates say they are withdrawing from the race and throwing their support behind current tran

AP 2009-09-08

1.The White House says environmental adviser Van Jones quit because of the controversy over his past inflammatory statements. Spokesman Robert Gibbs says Jones didn't want to get in the way of the president's agenda. Jones said opponents of reform h

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The move is part of a new effort aimed at bringing peace and security to war-torn Afghanistan. Selah Hennessy | London 28 January 2010 Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech during the Opening Session of the Afghanistan Conference in

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai at an international conference on Afghanistan's future in Kabul, 20 July 2010 Two major highlights emerged from this week's International Donors' Conference in Kabul. The first - a 2014 timeline set by President Karzai f

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Mr. Obama's focus on Afghanistan began during the 2008 presidential campaign when he visited the country for the first time Siri Nyrop and John Walker | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 President Obama's decision on a new strategy for Afghanistan was

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that the NATO forces in Afghanistan will move to a support role this spring, advancing a shift that was originally set for this summer. Addressing a joint press conference wit

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The U.S Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai to defuse tensions after the Afghan government boycotted the U.S peace talks with the Taliban. One of the reasons for the discontent was a sign at Taliban's new o

Obama, Karzai Sign US-Afghan Postwar Security Pact

U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai have signed an agreement setting the course for U.S.-Afghan relations after the wars end. President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan Tuesday, arriving under the cover of

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