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Afghan woman’s suicide bombing was revenge for anti-Islam film, says radical...

At least 12 killed, mostly foreigners, in Kabul blast

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Iranian protesters burn Israeli, American flags over anti-Islam movie

Tear gas used to stop 1,000 demonstrators trying to reach US embassy in Pakistan

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UK installs bottom scanners in Kabul

New security machine, politely known as an electronic orifice inspector, detects hidden metal in the anus and other cavities — The Telegraph

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Pakistan didn’t scare off Jewish dramatist

Playwright Jonathan Garfinkel risked his safety for his latest play, a drama about the War on Terror premiering Friday in Canada

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Women on Afghan frontlines to fight Taliban

Female special forces, though few, are training to battle extremists responsible for the oppression of women, reports India’s NDTV

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Karzai: Taliban attack won’t stop peace process

Afghan president urges militants to sit down for negotiations despite assault by group on the presidential palace earlier this week

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Ordeal in Kabul harem forges Jewish author’s worldview

In her new book, feminist professor Phyllis Chesler recounts her time as a Muslim woman in captivity

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Kerry meets Afghan president for urgent security talks

US secretary of state arrives in Kabul unannounced to discuss prolonging American troops’ stay in region

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Obama sets timetable for Afghanistan pullout

US president announces plan — contingent on Kabul’s consent — to withdraw virtually all troops by late 2016

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US major general killed in Afghan attack

Man dressed in Afghan army uniform opens fire on NATO troops, injuring 15, including German brigadier-general

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Six dead as blast hits UK embassy vehicle in Kabul

One Briton and five Afghans die as suicide bomber driving car packed with explosives crashes into their SUV

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Egypt set to free second Al-Jazeera journalist

Mohamed Fahmy’s release ‘imminent,’ Canadian foreign minister says, day after Australian Peter Greste let go

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New Pentagon chief in Kabul on unannounced visit

Ashton Carter arrives in Afghan capital only days after assuming position of defense secretary

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Afghani woman beaten to death by mob was falsely accused of burning Quran

Victim, laid to rest by women’s rights activists dressed in black, vindicated by country’s top detective

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Two killed as Taliban militants storm Afghan parliament

Lawmakers run for cover in Kabul amid gunfire and explosions in brazen attack; all seven attackers killed

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44 dead, hundreds wounded in lethal wave of Kabul bombings

Three separate attacks rip through Afghan capital, including bombings at US base and Kabul Police Academy

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American soldier killed, others wounded in Kabul attacks

Taliban claims wave of weekend bombings that leave over 40 dead and 300 wounded in Afghan capital

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Suicide car bomb near Afghan capital’s airport kills 5

Taliban takes responsibility for attack at busy traffic circle targeting ‘foreigners’

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Islamic State making gains in Afghanistan, US general warns

Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner says jihadists have potential ‘to evolve into something more serious, more dangerous’

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1 dead as Taliban suicide bomber targets NATO convoy in Kabul

4 other civilians hurt in attack, which comes as security situation in Afghanistan worsens over new Taliban offensive

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