Afghanistan

Former Taliban fighters hand over their weapons to Afghan government forces in Herat, Afghanistan.

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US Scrambles to Keep Afghan Taliban Plan on Track, Russia Backs Karzai

01:32 20/06/2013

The United States scrambled Wednesday to salvage plans to bring the Taliban into Afghan peace talks while Russia threw its support squarely behind President Hamid Karzai after he angrily cancelled crucial security talks with Washington.

Russia Shares Kabul's Concerns Over US-Taliban Talks
18:22 19/06/2013
Moscow supports Kabul’s position that peace efforts in the war-torn country should be led by the government of Afghanistan, instead of the United States, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
US to Meet with Taliban for Talks to End Afghanistan War
20:17 18/06/2013
Representatives from the United States and the Taliban will meet in the coming days for their first formal talks to try to find a peaceful settlement to the war in Afghanistan, senior US government officials said Tuesday.
Putin, Obama Start Talks on G8 Summit Sidelines
22:15 17/06/2013
The Russian and US presidents started their discussion on Monday on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland set to focus on the Syrian crisis.
Pentagon Signs New Russian Helicopter Deal
16:49 17/06/2013
Russia and the United States have signed a contract for the delivery of Russian Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghan army, a Russian government agency said Monday.
Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, June 11, 2013
10:01 11/06/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Seven Militants Killed in Attack on Kabul Airport
10:47 10/06/2013
All seven militants who staged an attack near Afghanistan's Kabul International Airport early on Monday morning have been killed in a security operation, Al Jazeera reported.
Militants Stage Attack on Kabul International Airport
07:55 10/06/2013
Explosions and ensuing gunfight broke off near the Kabul International Airport early on Monday morning after militants seized a nearby building under construction, Xinhua news agency reported.
Afghanistan’s Opium Trade to Be Domestic Issue – US DEA Head
23:20 07/06/2013
Afghanistan, the world’s No. 1 producer of opium, will have to decide on its own how to combat drug trafficking after the US military pulls out next year, the head of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Friday in Moscow. His Russian counterpart agreed but said further international involvement would also be needed.
Georgia Mourns Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
03:46 07/06/2013
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has declared June 7 a national day of mourning for soldiers killed in a suicide blast in Afghanistan on Thursday.
How Afghans Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Rock & Roll
20:50 06/06/2013
The show by Afghan alt rockers Kabul Dreams kicked off and wrapped like a school band performance: A teacher welcomed the trio onstage at the auditorium of Kabul’s Lycee Esteqlal and gave them flowers afterward, as some 200 spectators cheered in their seats.3
Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, June 6, 2013
10:18 06/06/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
US Soldier Confesses to Afghan Mass Killings - Report
05:15 06/06/2013
US soldier Robert Bales charged with massacring 16 people, nine of them children, in southern Afghanistan last year pleaded guilty in an attempt to avoid a death penalty, CBSNews.com reported.
Putin Criticizes States Legalizing Soft Drugs
17:46 05/06/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced Russia's concerns on Wednesday over other countries’ initiatives to legalize soft drugs, and the future withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan, the world's largest heroin producer.
Afghanistan Focus For Better Ties with US - Moscow
12:14 03/06/2013
Russia-US relations could be improved through collaboration in Afghanistan, despite having suffered a difficult phase recently, a senior Russian MP and foreign affairs spokesman said on Monday.
Some 100 Afghan Schoolgirls Hit By Suspected Gas Poisoning
19:01 02/06/2013
As many as 97 girls at two schools in northern Afghanistan have fallen sick after a suspected gas poisoning, the Pajhwok news agency has reported.
US Soldier to Plead Guilty to Afghan Massacre to Avoid Death
07:31 30/05/2013
US soldier Robert Bales accused of massacring 16 people, nine of them children, in southern Afghanistan last year, will plead guilty to avoid death penalty, Al Jazeera reported citing his lawyer.
Russia-Led Group to Beef Up Tajik-Afghan Border Security
20:08 28/05/2013
The leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have agreed to reinforce the organization’s military capability and step up control at the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border ahead of the withdrawal of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Afghanistan next year, CSTO General Secretary Nikolai Bordyuzha said on Tuesday.
Putin to Discuss Afghanistan at CSTO Summit in Bishkek
12:17 28/05/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, on Tuesday to take part in an informal summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states.
Missiles but No Meteorites on US-Russian Agenda – Official
14:51 25/05/2013
The United States plans to collaborate with Russia on missile issues and Afghanistan, but not planetary defense from space threats, a senior US diplomat said Saturday.4

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