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Most soldiers recruited in Kandahar have families in Pakistan.

Senior Saudi official calls on the Taliban to lay down their arms and renounce al Qaeda.

Ali Abdul Aziz Ali is accused of helping to plot the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the US.

Says US proposal to cut size of Afghan security forces by more than one-third could lead to a catastrophe.

Top White House aide's visit 'is latest in series of regular, high-level consultations between the US and Israel'.

Any country opposed to signing or ratifying it is simply failing to meet its responsibilities, says Ban Ki-moon.

Calls on the UN General Assembly to accommodate amendments proposed by Russia and supported by China.

The resignation deals a blow to the conservative chancellor in the midst of the euro zone crisis.

Bangladesh court says distortion of Bengali language tantamount to 'rape'.

Sudanese author says bin Laden wanted to marry Houston, had also once plotted to murder her husband Bobby Brown.

Obama is set to unveil the trade assistance plan on a visit to Boeing, one of the top American exporters.

Indonesia, Ghana, Tanzania and Thailand also added.

At the assembly 137 states voted in favour, 12 voted against on the resolution endorsing the Arab League plan.

At some point US would start sending the first of five senior Taliban members it has held for a decade to Qatar.

Nigerian "underwear bomber" tried to blow up a packed airliner on Christmas Day 2009.

State Department issues statement, urging Pakistan to uphold international sanctions on JuD.

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The military pressure will make Taliban realise they have no chance whatsoever militarily.

Iran nuclear negotiations have been frozen since a fruitless meeting in Istanbul in January 2011.

When there are talks, it's supposed to be between the Afghan government and the Taliban, envoy adds.

Indian woman rewarded for "bold" decision to leave marital home to protest lack of a toilet in the household.

Malaysia's highest Islamic body has issued an edict forbidding foreign exchange trading by Muslim individuals.

Since the Taliban fell from power in the 2001 US-led invasion, men in Kabul have seized on a new freedom to be trendy.

Defense Department refers criminal charges against Majid Shoukat Khan accused of assisting in al Qaeda terror plots.

Uncertainties over global economic growth, particularly Europe's fiscal woes, dragged on foreign investment in China.

Karzai says Pakistan's cooperation would make whole matter easier for Afghanistan, Taliban, US.

Fears surface that the US withdrawal mirrors the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan almost 23 years ago.

The trial of Agni-V is planned for March and its individual technologies and sub-systems have been tested.

Sri Lanka's army said Wednesday it agreed for the first time to probe war crime charges against its troops.

I don't think that trade and these things are inter-related, says Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma.

The victims appeared to be carrying weapons and were walking in ‘a menacing manner’, says ISAF.

The country is the world’s third-ranking producer of uranium, a key input for nuclear power.

The attacked pipeline is one of the two in the country and has been hit twice in 11 months.

Parliamentary affairs minister says candidates to have 3 weeks for declaring candidature and 45 days for campaigning.

Israel says its national were the target of Bangkok bombers with links to India, Georgia attackers.

The culture and information ministry tells newscasters to ‘respect Islamic and Afghan values’.

Submarine was armed with nuclear weapons; report says vessel visited weapons store after blaze.

Stone's famous father is Jewish, while his mother is Christian, did not say why he converted.

Western diplomats say Iran at times exaggerates progress.

Pakistan is seen as critical to efforts to reach a settlement to Afghanistan's conflict.

In an article for The Daily Telegraph, she writes that religion is being ‘sidelined, marginalised and downgraded’.

The beheadings bring to eight the number of executions carried out in Saudi Arabia so far in 2012.

Fans were able to test the new app ahead of its global launch in Jakarta, the world's most Facebook-connected city.

Chinese networks forbidden from airing unapproved shows produced by companies outside of China and foreign series.

Israeli PM blames Iran for Georgia, India attacks; doctors say injured diplomat is stable.

There are signs, however, that the authorities’ patience with the day is wearing thin.

Analysts say US made clear it intends to hand negotiations to Afghans, see bulk of US, allied forces leave by 2014.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims Iran is behind both attacks, knows how to identify those responsible.

Children were killed as NATO aircraft, ground forces attacked insurgents on open ground in Najrab district of Kapisa.