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Gates urges polio eradication by 2018 Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the battle to eradicate polio was one of the toughest the world has faced, but said it could be conquered by 2018.

31 January 2013

Home from Afghanistan, Prince Harry steps back into glare Britain's Prince Harry may be home safely from Afghanistan after five months as an army helicopter gunner -- but he has swapped the crackle of gunfire for the clicking of countless paparazzi cameras.

31 January 2013

Kazakhstan and Afghanistan to jointly counter terrorism Kazakhstan and Afghanistan have to closely cooperate in countering terrorism: deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Jawed Ludin.

22 January 2013

Withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan may have negative effect on Central Asia: Expert Afghan militants may come to Central Asia after withdrawal of the international coalition troops from Afghanistan: Asseylbek Mendygaliyev.

21 January 2013

US to support Afghan village operations: envoy The US military will keep providing logistical support in villages as it hands over the security lead to Afghan forces this spring, Afghanistan's envoy to Washington said Monday.

16 January 2013

Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition President Barack Obama on Friday said NATO troops would speed up a transfer of lead security responsibility to Afghan forces this spring, in a sign the pace of US troop withdrawals could quicken.

13 January 2013

US will stand by Afghanistan, Panetta tells Karzai The United States sought to assure Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday that it would remain committed to his country even as US officials weigh a major withdrawal of American forces.

12 January 2013

Kazakhstan ratifies agreement on French military transit The document allows French aircrafts arriving from Afghanistan to land in Shymkent airport and re-load military property owned by the French.

10 January 2013

Obama to host Afghan president Friday at White House US President Barack Obama will host Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House on Friday for talks centered on the long-term security compact between the two countries.

08 January 2013

ISAF soldier killed in Afghan 'insider attack' A soldier serving with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan was shot dead by a man in Afghan army uniform, the latest in a series of "insider" attacks.

08 January 2013

US draws plans for up to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan: report The US Defense Department has prepared plans for a smaller presence in Afghanistan after the White House insisted on examining the option of leaving fewer troops in the country.

07 January 2013

Ancient Afghan papers shed light on Jewish life A cache of 1,000-year-old documents written by the Jewish community in Afghanistan and unveiled in Jerusalem on Thursday sheds unprecedented light on the mediaeval Jewish community in central Asia.

05 January 2013

Obama signs sweeping US defense spending bill President Barack Obama has signed into law a $633 billion US defense spending bill that funds the war in Afghanistan and boosts security at US missions worldwide.

03 January 2013

France to take in Afghans in danger for working with troops France will take in Afghans whose security is at risk after having worked with its troops in the war-ravaged country, joining other Western nations facing a similar quandary.

29 December 2012

Three Afghans killed in suicide attack on US base A suicide car bombing hit a US-run base in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing at least three Afghans and wounding seven others.

27 December 2012

France to transit military property from Afghanistan via Shymkent Transit of French military property and personnel will go via Kazakhstan's Shymkent airport.

26 December 2012

Afghan policewoman shoots dead foreign adviser A female Afghan police officer on Monday shot dead a foreign civilian adviser in Kabul police headquarters, officials said, in the first "insider" attack to be carried out by a woman.

24 December 2012

US to seek death penalty in Afghan massacre case Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in one of the most appalling atrocities of the war.

20 December 2012

US report faults Pakistan over Afghan war Despite an easing of tensions with the United States, Pakistan is persistently undermining security in Afghanistan by permitting safe havens for insurgents.

12 December 2012

Afghan woman official assassinated: police Gunmen assassinated an Afghan women's affairs official on Monday just months after her predecessor was blown up by a bomb.

11 December 2012

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