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Afghan investigators: Children killed by troops
- The head of a presidential delegation investigating the deaths of 10 people in eastern Afghanistan concluded Wednesday that civilians - including schoolchildren - were killed in an attack involving foreign troops, disputing NATO reports that the dead were insurgents.
Afghan investigators: Civilians killed by troops
- The head of a presidential delegation investigating the deaths of 10 people in a village in eastern Afghanistan said Wednesday the team has concluded that civilians - including schoolchildren - were killed in an attack by foreign troops last weekend, denying NATO reports that insurgents were the victims.
Haqqani network challenges US-Pakistan relations
- The bodies kept surfacing - hanged, shot, beheaded - and always with a note alleging the victims were anti-Taliban spies. "Learn a lesson from the fate of this man," warned one message found on a corpse in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region.
- The bodies kept surfacing - hanged, shot, beheaded - and always with a note alleging the victims were anti-Taliban spies. "Learn a lesson from the fate of this man," warned one message found on a corpse in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region.
US congressmen press Afghanistan to delay election
- U.S. Congressmen said Tuesday they are urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to delay the next parliamentary ballot until electoral reforms are in place or risk American financial support for his government.
Karzai, NATO clash over reports of civilian deaths
- Afghan government and foreign military officials sparred Tuesday over reports that 10 civilians died during a military operation - claims that further inflamed public sentiment against the international military presence as thousands more troops prepare to deploy.
Karzai sends team to probe Afghan civilian deaths
- President Hamid Karzai sent a government delegation Tuesday to investigate Afghan reports that 10 civilians, including eight students, were killed in fighting involving foreign troops in a tense area of eastern Afghanistan. A NATO official said initial reports indicated nine insurgents were killed.
- President Hamid Karzai sent a government delegation Tuesday to investigate Afghan reports that 10 civilians, including eight students, were killed in fighting involving foreign troops in a tense area of eastern Afghanistan. A NATO official said initial reports indicated nine insurgents were killed.
US soldier dies in Afghan shooting incident
- NATO says a U.S. service member has died in a shooting incident in western Afghanistan.
Death toll from Karachi bombing reaches 43
- Authorities appealed for calm Tuesday after a bombing against a Shiite Muslim procession killed 43 in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi, setting off riots and igniting fears of sectarian unrest.
- Authorities appealed for calm Tuesday after a bombing against a Shiite Muslim procession killed 43 in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi, setting off riots and igniting fears of sectarian unrest.
Afghan govt: 4 held in death of intel deputy
- The Afghan intelligence service says four people have been arrested in connection with a suicide bombing that killed the country's deputy intelligence chief and 22 other people.
Afghan delegation investigating civilian deaths
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai sent a government delegation Tuesday to investigate reports that 10 civilians, including eight students, were killed in fighting involving foreign troops in a tense area of eastern Afghanistan.
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai sent a government delegation Tuesday to investigate reports that 10 civilians, including eight students, were killed in fighting involving foreign troops in a tense area of eastern Afghanistan.
Death toll from Karachi bombing reaches 40
- Authorities appealed for calm Tuesday as the death toll from a bombing against a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi increased to 40.
- Authorities appealed for calm Tuesday as the death toll from a bombing against a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi increased to 40.
Suicide attack on Pakistani Shiites kills 33
- The death toll from an overnight suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan's biggest city rose Tuesday to 33, in violence blamed on extremists trying to hamper the fight against militants by sparking a sectarian war.
- The death toll from an overnight suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan's biggest city rose Tuesday to 33, in violence blamed on extremists trying to hamper the fight against militants by sparking a sectarian war.
