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Afghan construction way behind schedule: report
A new US government report has found major reconstruction projects in Afghanistan are so behind schedule they will not yield results before most combat troops leave.
31 July 2012
From Kabul to Istanbul: the rickshaw circus
Canadian man and his German girlfriend are braving the Taliban to take a rickshaw on one of the world's most dangerous road trips to bring the circus to children in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.
17 July 2012
Afghan wedding suicide attack kills prominent MP
A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 12 other people at his daughter's wedding party in the north of the country Saturday.
14 July 2012
Afghan women protest over woman's public execution
Dozens of Afghan women's rights activists took to the streets Wednesday to protest against the recent public execution of a young woman for alleged adultery, which was captured in a horrific video.
12 July 2012
VIDEO: Britain shocked by Afghan execution video
British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Sunday said he was "shocked and disgusted" by reports that the Taliban publicly executed an Afghan woman accused of adultery.
10 July 2012
Clinton in plea for rights of Afghan women
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a powerful plea Sunday for the rights of women in Afghanistan, using a global forum to insist that they must be part of the country's future growth.
09 July 2012
Afghan President hails aid, calls for help on graft
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Monday hailed international donors for pledging $16 billion in aid to the war-torn nation, but called for more help to clamp down on corruption.
09 July 2012
US designates Afghanistan as major ally: Clinton
The United States has designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the war-torn country special privileges as the US prepares to pull its troops out in 2014.
07 July 2012
Pakistan reopens Afghan supply routes as US says sorry
Pakistan agreed to reopen key supply routes into Afghanistan Tuesday, ending a bitter stand-off after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was sorry for the loss of life in a botched air raid.
04 July 2012
Kazakhstan is ready to help UN establish peaceful life in Afghanistan: Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with special representative of UN Secretary General and head of UN Mission in Afghanistan Jan Kubis.
29 June 2012
Afghan students will be checked by psychologists and special services prior to entering Kazakhstan universities
We know the situation in Afghanistan, that's why the students will be selected by Kazakhstan citizens: Minister.
25 June 2012
200 Afghan students to study in Kazakhstan medical universities
Kazakhstan Majilis ratified the protocol on amendments to the Agreements between the governments of Kazakhstan and Afghanistan on cooperation in education.
14 June 2012
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister and President of Afghanistan met in Kabul
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister held bilateral meetings with President of Afghanistan, Parliament speaker, Afghanistan Foreign Minister and other officials.
14 June 2012
Afghanistan became SCO observer
Nursultan Nazarbayev and other heads of SCO member-countries signed a package of documents on the plan of the organization’s further activities.
12 June 2012
Nazarbayev supports involvement of Afghanistan and Turkey in SCO activities
Approval of Afghanistan’s request for SCO observer status enhance economic and humanitarian cooperation with this country: Nazarbayev.
11 June 2012
NATO and Central Asia agreed on military transit from Afghanistan
NATO has agreed with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on the use of the territories of the Central Asian countries for withdrawal of vehicles and military armament from Afghanistan.
06 June 2012
American troops make no difference in Afghanistan: Yerlan Karin
Americans in Afghanistan do not control the whole situation. They stay at their bases and get attacked even at their bases and even more so outside their bases.
21 May 2012
In absence of Cold War NATO’s role is obscure: President Nazarbayev
According to him, Western ideology was based on the idea of “the Western system [of values] being the most progressive, whereas the Soviet Union reportedly failing everywhere”.
26 April 2012
Kazakhstan approved transit of Spanish military property to Afghanistan
Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law on ratification of the Agreement between Kazakhstan and Spain on transit of Spanish military property and personnel to Afghanistan via Kazakhstan.
21 April 2012
NATO says Australia's Afghan pullout part of war plans
Australia's decision to bring troops home from Afghanistan earlier than expected was part of the war strategy and would not prompt other nations to rush out.
18 April 2012