Clinton daughter, Chelsea, engaged to be married

NEW YORK —The 29-year old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, 31-year old investment banker Marc Mezvinsky. - Clinton daughter, Chelsea, engaged to be married

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Chelsea Clinton engaged to boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky -- for real this time
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گفت و گوی بی‌بی‌سی فارسی با اشرف غنی - BBC

مهمان من در برنامه به عبارت دیگر، در عرصه اقتصاد و فعالیت های دانشگاهی جهان، چهره ای است شناخته شده ، با این حال در کشور خود او هنوز زیر ساختهای کشوری تشکیل نشده و روند ملت سازی در آن گام های ابتدایی خود را طی می کند. او در بانک جهانی کار کرده، در دانشگاه های معتبر امریکا و اروپا تدریس کرده ، در مقام دبیرکلی سازمان ملل متحد نامزد شده، و برای چندسالی هم وزیر دارایی کشورش بوده .ولی چرا در انتخابات اخیر ریاست جمهوری کشورش آرای زیادی بدست نیاورد؟ - گفت و گوی بی‌بی‌سی فارسی با اشرف غنی
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تأملي بر تركيب كابينه آينده دولت افغانستان
Afghan officials fear talk of exit strategy‎ - AP

US President Obama to set out Afghan troop strategy - BBC

US President Barack Obama is set to unveil his new Afghan strategy, with an expected commitment to send thousands more troops to fight the Taliban. - Obama to set out Afghan strategy
اوباما دستور افزایش نیروها در افغانستان را صادر کرد
نگرانی سازمان ملل از 'وضعیت بد زنان' در افغانستان

Mardell: Afghan choreography
Obama offers new role for Pakistan‎ - washingtonpost

Afghan officials fear talk of exit strategy‎ - AP

KABUL — Afghan officials hope President Barack Obama's address on Afghanistan won't be weighted too heavily on an exit strategy — even though that's the message many Americans and Democrats in Congress want to hear.

If he talks extensively in his speech Tuesday night about winding down the war, Afghans fear the Taliban will simply bide their time until the Americans abandon the country much as Washington did after the Soviets left 20 years ago. That move plunged the nation into civil war and paved the way for al-Qaida and the Sept. 11 attacks. - Afghan officials fear talk of exit strategy‎
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US bid to bypass Karzai's Afghan government upsets allies‎ - Guardian

Appointment of 'high representative' in Kabul forms part of Barack Obama's latest strategy - US bid to bypass Karzai's Afghan government upsets allies‎ - guardian.co.uk

Afghan officials fear talk of exit strategy - Afghanistan- msnbc.com
Afghan Officials Fear Talk Of Exit Strategy - huffingtonpost

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Swiss Ban on Minaret Building Meets Widespread Criticism - nytimes

GENEVA — Switzerland’s political leaders faced a chorus of criticism at home and abroad on Monday over a ban on the construction of minarets that passed overwhelmingly by referendum on Sunday. - Swiss Ban on Minaret Building Meets Widespread Criticism

Swiss minaret vote unlikely to be copied in Europe - Reuters
guardian.co.uk - Bloomberg - Telegraph.co.uk

International Anger at Swiss Mosque Minaret Ban - youtube
30/11/2009 Swiss minaret ban discriminates against Muslims, says UN expert

Obama Issues Order for More Troops in Afghanistan - nytimes

Mr. Obama spent Monday telephoning his foreign counterparts — including the leaders of Britain, France and Russia — informing them of details that he will announce in a nationally televised address on Tuesday night from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Obama Issues Order for More Troops in Afghanistan
Key Players in the Afghanistan Decision
Britain to Send 500 More Troops to Afghanistan

The Secret Details of Obama's Afghan Plan‎ - CFR

Ahead of Afghan Address, Obama Lobbies World Leaders - PBS

President Obama began to fill in world leaders about his new Afghan strategy in Afghanistan. Ray Suarez speaks with a New York Times reporter for more. - Ahead of Afghan Address, Obama Lobbies World Leaders

U.S. Troops Reticent About Obama's New Afghan Strategy
More Troops Expected in 'Center of Gravity' in Southern Afghanistan

Switzerland and the Minaret - WSJ

Sunday's vote keeps European heads in the sand about Muslim immigrants. Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg - New York Times

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Swiss vote to restrict mosque minarets - washingtonpost
Senator Says Afghan Forces, Not US, Key to Success - AP

U.S. offers new role for Pakistan - washingtonpost

President Obama has offered Pakistan an expanded strategic partnership, including additional military and economic cooperation, while warning with unusual bluntness that its use of insurgent groups to pursue policy goals "cannot continue." - Obama offers new role for Pakistan‎

Afghanistan to be given timetable for progress

Afghanistan: The speech you'll miss

Undermining Afghan health care

Senate Report Explores 2001 Escape by bin Laden From Afghan Mountains - nytimes

The report, based in part on a little-noticed 2007 history of the Tora Bora episode by the military’s Special Operations Command, asserts that the consequences of not sending American troops in 2001 to block Mr. bin Laden’s escape into Pakistan are still being felt. - Senate Report Explores 2001 Escape by bin Laden From Afghan ...
Rumsfeld let Bin Laden escape in 2001, says Senate report - Gaurdian

Taliban may wait out Washington's "endgame" - reuters
Bin Laden was 'within US grasp' - BBC

U.S. forces missed chance to get bin Laden in 2001

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. - U.S. forces missed chance to get bin Laden in 2001 Reuters
'فرصت دستگیری بن لادن در سال 2001 وجود داشت'
U.S. Forces Missed Chance to Get Bin Laden in 2001 - ABC News
Report: US forces missed chance to get bin Laden

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Swiss Voters Approve Ban on Construction of Minarets‎

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Swiss voters approved a ban on the construction of mosque minarets, from where Muslims are called to prayer, in a result that went against the findings of pre- election polls. - Swiss Voters Approve Ban on Construction of Minarets

Swiss voters 'back ban on building of minarets' - Times Online
Telegraph.co.uk - Sydney Morning Herald - CBC.ca - AFP

Dubai World refused distress-asset sale: report

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai World has refused to offload assets at fire-sale prices to repay obligations, forcing it to seek a debt standstill, a newspaper report on Sunday quoted an unnamed source at the government-controlled firm as saying. - Dubai World refused distress-asset sale: report‎

"Dubai model" was the vision of one man
UAE moves to counter Dubai fallout but markets wary Reuters
Dubai World Refused Distressed-Asset Sale: Report - Economy ...

بانک مرکزی امارات در ابوظبی به کمک دوبی می آید

Swiss Ban Mosque Minarets in Surprise Vote - nytimes

GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash against a growing Muslim population. - Swiss Ban Mosque Minarets in Surprise Vote

U.S. forces missed chance to get bin Laden in 2001
Taliban may wait out Washington's "endgame"

سوئیسی ها به ممنوعیت ساختن مناره رای دادند

Afghanistan to Be Given Timetable for Progress

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) -- Countries backing Afghanistan's government are going to demand that it meet specific security benchmarks, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday, outlining a plan to let foreign troops gradually hand control to local forces. - Afghanistan to Be Given Timetable for Progress

Afghan talks to seek road to security handover - reuters
Abu Dhabi to aid Dubai on "case by case" basis

Afghans Detail Detention in ‘Black Jail’ at U.S. Base - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — An American military detention camp in Afghanistan is still holding inmates, sometimes for weeks at a time, without access to the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to human rights researchers and former detainees held at the site on the Bagram Air Base. - Afghans Detail Detention in ‘Black Jail’ at U.S. Base

Transcript: Interviews With Detainees
Senate Report Explores 2001 Escape by bin Laden From Afghan Mountains
Pakistan's president gives up control of nuclear weapons - Los Angeles Times

Pakistan's president hands over nuclear powers

President Asif Ali Zardari has handed control of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal to his prime minister, in an apparent bid to ease political pressure. - Zardari hands over nuclear powers
زرداری کنترل زرادخانه هسته ای پاکستان را به گیلانی داد
Zardari retreats on amnesty bill
Pakistan leader faces corruption probe - CNN
کرزی از مخالفین خواست در تامین صلح سهم گیرند

2 Afghans allege abuse at U.S. site - washingtonpost

KABUL -- Two Afghan teenagers held in U.S. detention north of Kabul this year said they were beaten by American guards, photographed naked, deprived of sleep and held in solitary confinement in concrete cells for at least two weeks while undergoing daily interrogation about their alleged links to the Taliban. - Afghans allege abuse at U.S. site

Crisis in Dubai jolts markets worldwide
Investors worry whether UAE backs Dubai

ANALYSIS-Afghan Taliban may wait out Washington's "endgame"‎

KABUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Washington's hint of an Afghanistan endgame in saying U.S. troops won't still be there in 2017 might help win over a war-weary public, but there is no guarantee a notoriously patient Taliban won't just wait the Americans out. - ANALYSIS-Afghan Taliban may wait out Washington's "endgame"‎

Karzai reaches out to Afghan Taliban on holiday‎
2nd German official quits over Afghan airstrike‎
استعفای وزیر کار آلمان در ارتباط با تلفات غیرنظامیان افغان
گروه بین المللی بحران: کابینه آینده افغانستان محدودتر باشد

Dubai's Plan to Postpone Paying Debt Shakes World Economy

Friday's news that Dubai planned to postpone paying off its $60 billion debt threw the world economy into turmoil- big losses were seen in Asia, Europe and in the United States. - Word Economy Roils as Dubai Postpones Loan Payments

How Will Dubai's Shaky Economy Affect the World?
Dubai's Plan to Postpone Paying Debt Shakes World Economy
How Would Obama's Troops Decision Impact Afghan War?

Afghanistan: Elections and the Crisis of Governance - International Crisis Group

To restore stability, vigorous constitutional reform under the aegis of a loya jirga must be undertaken; an impartial commission of inquiry into the flawed elections should be formed; the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) should be restructured to restore credibility; and prompt steps must be taken to strengthen institutions.

restrictions on the size of the cabinet, and thorough vetting of cabinet and provincial governor appointees, barring nominees with demonstrated links to armed groups or criminal activities from joining the government; - Afghanistan: Elections and the Crisis of Governance

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گروه بین المللی بحران: کابینه آینده افغانستان محدودتر باشد

رئیس جمهوری افغانستان طالبان و حزب اسلامی را به صلح دعوت کرد

حامد کرزی در سخنانی در روز عید قربان گروههای اسلامگرای طالبان و حزب اسلامی را به آشتی و رقیبان انتخاباتی خود را به همکاری دعوت کرده است. - رئیس جمهوری افغانستان طالبان و حزب اسلامی را به صلح دعوت کرد
Mullah Omar rejects call for talks

ولسمشر کرزي مخالفينو ته بيا د روغې بلنه ورکړه
«عید، قیمتی، نا امنی و سرما
گروه بین المللی بحران: کابینه آینده افغانستان محدودتر باشد

«عید، قیمتی، نا امنی و سرما» - گزارش ها / افغانستان

باشنده گان کابل می گویند، آنها به خاطر افزایش بهای مواد خوراکی در عید قربان امسال نه توانستند که نیازمندی های خود و فامیل شان را بر آورده سازند. - «عید، قیمتی، نا امنی و سرما»

کرزی از مخالفین خواست در تامین صلح سهم گیرند
روزنوشته‌های سفر حج

For Afghan poor, Eid charity starts at home - AFP

KABUL — "This government can do nothing for itself but stick its hand out for free money and in the meantime people live on garbage heaps just trying to get enough to eat," said a diplomat in Kabul, speaking on condition of anonymity. - For Afghan poor, Eid charity starts at home‎

Thousands of American Muslims Travel to Saudi for Hajj - VOA
Taleban leader Mullah Omar gets on message with speech aimed at West‎ - Times

State dinner apparently not couple's first brush with celebrity - washingtonpost

But a White House official said the couple were not invited to the dinner, not included on the official guest list and never seated at a table in the South Lawn tent. - The Reliable Source: State dinner apparently not couple's first brush with celebrity

Background information on the uninvited couple
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White House Party Crashers - youtube

Honour based violence is biggest problem facing women

Children must be taught about the dangers of forced marriages, campaigners said yesterday as ministers were warned that honour-based violence is the biggest problem facing women. - Honour based violence is biggest problem facing women
guardian.co.uk - Times Online - AFP

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داکتر سیما سمر: مجريان قانون باعث خشونت عليه زنان مي شوند

رييس کمیسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان در مراسم تجلیل از 25 نوامبر، روز جهانی محو خشونت علیه زنان، گفت فرهنگ معافیت در کشور دستررسی زنان به حقوق شان را دشوار ساخته و در خیلی از موارد، زنان و دختران از سوی مسوولان نهادهای مجری قانون مورد خشونت جنسی قرار می گیرند. - داکتر سیما سمر: مجريان قانون باعث خشونت عليه زنان مي شوند

در مذاکره با طالبان کمی احتیاط!
25/11/2009 UN officials urge intensified efforts to eliminate violence against women

German 'values contract' for immigrants: Your views

Germany is drawing up a contract to bind new immigrants to the country's values, according to officials. - German values

BBC News - German 'values contract' for immigrants: Your views
Germany 'immigrant contract' move
New film uncovers racism in Germany
Europe's identity crisis‎

ملالی جویا؛ 'زنی در میان جنگسالاران' - BBC

ملالی جویا، از چهره های بحث برانگیز در افغانستان که با انتقاد از فرماندهان سابق این کشور در لویه جرگه قانون اساسی در سال 2003 به شهرت جهانی رسید، به تازگی در مورد زندگی خود در افغانستان کتاب نوشته است. - ملالی جویا؛ 'زنی در میان جنگسالاران'

دیده‌ بان حقوق بشر: ملالی جویا به پارلمان بازگردد

Germany's top soldier quits over Afghanistan - BBC

Wolfgang Schneiderhan's move followed reports that key information about the 4 September action was withheld, the defence minister said. - Top German quits over Afghan raid
ژنرال آلمانی در ارتباط با تلفات غیر نظامیان افغان استعفا کرد

Political fall-out of raid
Karzai sets Afghan forces target

اوباما راهبرد جدید آمریکا در افغانستان را اعلام می کند

On Thanksgiving eve, Obama issues special Hajj message to world's Muslims - Los Angeles Times

Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to all those performing Hajj this year, and to Muslims in America and around the world who are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha. . - On Thanksgiving eve, Obama issues special Hajj message to world's Muslims

Statement by the President on Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha The White House
Thanksgiving wishes from Lincoln, Truman, Reagan and -- now -- Obama

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YouTube - Millions in Mecca for Hajj Despite Rain, Flu

U.S. Is Seeking 10,000 Troops From Its Allies for Afghan War - nytimes

NATO members and other foreign allies have expressed reluctance to send more soldiers because of the Afghan war’s growing unpopularity in their countries and increasing concerns over corruption in President Hamid Karzai’s government. - U.S. Is Seeking 10,000 Troops From Its Allies for Afghan War

Graphic: Key Players in the Afghanistan Decision
Obama Will Use West Point as Backdrop to Present Afghan Strategy

Oprah to visit White House for Christmas special

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not be in Afghanistan eight years from now, the White House said on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama prepared to explain to Americans next week why he is expanding the war effort. - Oprah to visit White House for Christmas special

Obama to announce Afghanistan plansPlay Video

U.S. will be out of Afghanistan by 2017: White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not be in Afghanistan eight years from now, the White House said on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama prepared to explain to Americans next week why he is expanding the war effort. - U.S. will be out of Afghanistan by 2017: White House U.S. Reuters

Obama to announce Afghanistan plans

UN officials urge intensified efforts to eliminate violence against women

“In every country, women and girls continue to be plagued by violence, causing tremendous suffering,” Mr. Ban said in a message marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, observed annually on 25 November. - 25/11/2009 UN officials urge intensified efforts to eliminate violence against women
روز جهانی محو خشونت علیه زنان؛ نظرات شما
Ban launches new Network of Men Leaders to combat violence against women

فرزندان هيتلر؛ نگاهی به فيلم روبان سفيد

میشاییل هانه‌که کارگردان اتريشی، امروز يکی از مهم ترين سينماگران زنده دنياست. هانه‌که بعد از ساختن چند فيلم موفق در فرانسه، به زادگاهش آلمان برگشت و فيلم روبان سفيد را در باره سرزمين مادری اش و تاريخ معاصر آن ساخت. فيلمی که در شصت و دومين فستيوال فيلم کن، جايزه نخل طلا را به دست آورد.
درونمايه بيشتر فيلم های میشاییل هانه‌که، آسيب شناسی وجدان تاريخی اروپايی ها و تاريخ معاصر اين قاره است. - فرزندان هيتلر؛ نگاهی به فيلم روبان سفيد

بزرگان سینمای جهان در جشنواره فیلم کن

مذاکره باطالبان و خشونت علیه زنان از مطالبی اصلی باز تاب یافته در روزنامه های امروز چاپ کابل است.

روزنامه هشت صبح در سرمقاله خود از وزیر خارجه آمریکا نقل قول کرده که گفته است، دولت افغانستان در مذاکره با گروه طالبان باید از احتیاط کار گیرد.
هشت صبح نوشته است که این درخواست در حالی مطرح می شود که حامد کرزی، رئیس جمهور افغانستان بدون هیچ پیش شرطی حاضر به مذاکره با طالبان و آشتی با این گروه شده است. - روزنامه های کابل، 4 قوس، مذاکره با طالبان

حقوق سربازان افغان افزایش می یابد

روز جهانی محو خشونت علیه زنان؛ نظرات شما

Obama Expects Support for More Afghanistan Troops - nytimes

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will announce his plan to bolster the war in Afghanistan in a speech Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, his spokesman said, a surge that military officials say could top 30,000 troops. - Obama Expects Support for More Afghanistan Troops
Kandahar Is Key City in Afghan War

U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan Will Contain Many Messages - nytimes

WASHINGTON—In declaring Tuesday that he would “finish the job” in Afghanistan, President Obama used a phrase clearly meant to imply that even as he deploys an additional 30,000 or so troops, he has finally figured out how to bring the eight-year-long conflict to an end.

U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan Will Contain Many Messages
Obama May Add 30,000 Troops in Afghanistan
Obama Says He Intends to 'Finish the Job' in Afghanistan

Europe's identity crisis - Gavin Hewitt

In future an immigrant arriving in Germany and wishing to stay may have to sign an "integration contract". That is the idea of the Integration Minister, Maria Boehmer.

The contract would set out basic German "values," including "freedom of speech" and "equal rights for women". The idea behind this is the club: if you join you have to accept the rules. "Anyone who wants to live here for a long time," says the minister, "and who wants to work has to say 'yes' to our country". - Europe's identity crisis‎

The World; Europe's Identity Crisis - The New York Times

'We're Not in Afghanistan to Build a Perfect Democracy'

Holbrooke: Of course it's difficult to fight in Afghanistan. But it's necessary because of 9/11. That is the core difference between Afghanistan and Vietnam. We're not in Afghanistan to build a perfect democracy. We know these were not perfect elections. But we must go ahead, we must help the Afghans strengthen their own capabilities. We're not there to take over the country, we're there to help the Afghans build their own capacity so that their security forces can replace the international forces over an acceptable period of time. - 'We're Not in Afghanistan to Build a Perfect Democracy'‎
Interview with US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke: 'We're Not in ...

Defence Secretary criticises Obama over Afghanistan - telegraph

Bob Ainsworth, the defence secretary, has blamed Barack Obama and the United States for the decline in British public support for the war in Afghanistan. - Defence Secretary criticises Obama over Afghanistan

Britain rejected Iraq 'regime change' in 2001
British officials heard war 'drum beats' before 9/11

Obama's delay 'is affecting British support' - Times

Obama Says He Intends to 'Finish the Job' in Afghanistan - nytimes

The president commented during an appearance at mid-day Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India after what Mr. Obama called a “detailed discussion” of regional issues with the Indian leader, including Afghanistan. - Obama Says He Intends to 'Finish the Job' in Afghanistan

Times Online - Telegraph.co.uk - AFP
Obama, Singh Pledge Cooperation - WSJ
Obama To Announce Decision In Afghanistan - CBS News Video
تصمیم اوباما در مورد اعزام نیرو به افغانستان به زودی اعلام می شود

Bad Karzai, good Karzai - washingtonpost

One of President Obama's problems, as he wrestles with choosing a new strategy for Afghanistan, is which Hamid Karzai he is dealing with: the leader who set out specific, promising goals in his inaugural address last week, or the apparently bitter and defensive politician seen in a PBS interview broadcast 10 days earlier. - Bad Karzai, good Karzai

McChrystal and U.S. ambassador to testify on Afghanistan war
Wooing of Taliban fighters is dangerous game

Afghan troop decision expected next week washingtonpost

President Obama said Tuesday he will make an announcement to the American people "shortly" about his new Afghanistan war strategy and expressed confidence that they will be supportive once they hear his rationale for U.S. involvement in the region. - Afghan troop decision expected next week

Afghan troops announcement likely Dec. 1
Obama promises to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan
Iran says needs guarantees to send uranium abroad

Afghanistan to hold graft conference "very soon"

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will hold a conference on corruption in the near future, an official said Tuesday, at a time when President Hamid Karzai has come under pressure from Western countries to root out rampant graft in his government. - Afghanistan to hold graft conference "very soon"‎

FACTBOX: How Obama's Afghan strategy is shaping up‎
Obama Set to Give Afghan Strategy Decision on Dec. 1‎

White House Braces for Tough Sell on Afghan Policy

The White House is aiming for an announcement by Obama next week, either Tuesday or Wednesday, after Congress returns from its Thanksgiving break. - White House Braces for Tough Sell on Afghan Policy

U.S. decision on Afghanistan within days - CNN
New York Times - MiamiHerald.com - Aljazeera.net - Telegraph.co.uk

US Foreign Policy: Obama's Nice Guy Act Gets Him Nowhere on the World Stage

When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent trip to Asia, however, showed that it's not working. A shift to Bush-style bluntness may be coming. - Obama's Nice Guy Act Gets Him Nowhere on the World Stage

Karzai ‘fury’ over arrest of police chief
Pakistan fears over new Afghanistan strategy

مبارزه با فساد مالی در ادارات دولتی افغانستان، بار دیگر موضوع مطالب خبری و تحلیلی روزنامه های چاپ امروز کابل شده است.

این روزنامه در سرمقاله خود در مورد برگزاری کنفرانسی در باره مبارزه با فساد توسط دولت افغانستان هم ابراز تردید کرده و پرسیده که آیا بررسی سرمایه های کسانی که پیش از این چیزی نداشتند و اکنون کاروانی از موتر/خودروهای لوکس و ساختمانهای چندطبقه دارند، هم موکول به همین کنفرانس می شود.
هشت صبح تاکید کرده که دولت برای این که عزم خود را برای مبارزه جدی با فساد نشان دهد، باید پرونده های زیادی که نیاز به بررسی دارند را بررسی کند تا اعتماد لازم در این مورد به وجود آید. - روزنامه های کابل: سه شنبه ۳ قوس

Focus turned on Karzai ministers in corruption purge
سهل انگاری و بی توجهی به ماستر پلان شهر کابل در فرمان رییس جمهور؛ مرکز تجارتی به جای کتابخانه

سفارت امریکا درکابل برای ولایات که عاری از کشت کوکنار اند پول تشویقی میدهد

ه گزارش آژانس باختر ، سفارت ایالات متحده امریکا درکابل امروز تفاهمنامه را با وزارت مبارزه علیه مواد مخدر افغانستان به امضا رسانید که به موجب آن سی و هشت اعشاریه هفت ملیون دالر را برای تشویق 27 ولایت افغانستان که در عرصه مبارزه علیه مواد مخدر از خود شایستگی نشان داده اند، اختصاص میدهد. - سفارت امریکا درکابل برای ولایات که عاری از کشت کوکنار اند پول تشویقی میدهد

AFP: US rewards Afghans with 38.7 million dollars in drug fight

Obama adds national security session on Afghanistan - latimes

The White House has indicated the president is considering four options. Each would involve sending more troops. Obama has ruled out an immediate withdrawal. - Obama adds national security session on Afghanistan

Obama could lock in Afghanistan decision Monday - AP
Obama to Meet Advisers on Afghanistan - New York Times
Aljazeera.net - AFP

Obama adds Afghanistan meeting to Monday schedule

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama added a Monday night meeting with top advisers on Afghanistan to his schedule as he closes in on a decision on whether to send more U.S. troops. - Obama adds Afghanistan meeting to Monday schedule

A Plan C for Afghanistan
Afghanistan investigating 5 current and former cabinet members
Two Afghan ministers suspected of embezzlement

Afghan schools seek survival amid attacks‎ - CNN

(CNN) -- In his work for a humanitarian agency in Afghanistan, Lex Kassenberg asks an important question when he visits schoolchildren: What will you do when you grow up?

"I want to be president," is an answer Kassenberg often hears from girls. - Afghan schools seek survival amid attacks‎

Afghan minister: Taliban can be defeated - CNN.com

نگرانی سازمان ملل از وضعیت کودکان در افغانستان - BBC

نمایندگی سازمان ملل متحد در کابل می گوید کودکان در افغانستان هنوز "شکار تجاوزهای جنسی می شوند و عاملان این تجاوزها به ندرت مورد بازخواست قرار می گیرند."
براساس آماری که کمیسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان منتشر کرده، هم اکنون سی و هشت درصد از کودکان در افغانستان به کارهای شاقه، از جمله کار در کشتزارهای خشخاش اشتغال دارند.
کودکان زیادی در افغانستان برای تامین معیشت خانواده های شان مجبور هستند به کارهای مختلفی دست بزنند . - نگرانی سازمان ملل از وضعیت کودکان در افغانستان

م.م: ٣٦% افغان ماشومان درانه کارونه کوي
وضعیت کودکان در افغانستان 'نگران کننده' است
کمیسیون حقوق بشر: خشونت با کودکان افغان افزایش یافته است
Ensuring child rights still a challenge, 20 years after treaty – UN officials

Property market in Afghanistan capital bucks trend

It is hard to imagine anyone wanting to live or invest in a city wracked with violence, but the capital of Afghanistan is experiencing a boom in real estate prices which defies the downward trend for property in many other parts of the world. - Kabul capital

زاخېلوال کابل ښاروالي په فساد تورنه کړه
روزنامه های کابل: یکشنبه اول قوس

Militants could be invited to Afghan Jirga | Reuters

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai could invite militants to attend a "Loya Jirga," or grand council meeting, aiming to seek peace and reconciliation with the Taliban, a spokesman said on Sunday. - Militants could be invited to Afghan Jirga Reuters

Militants could be invited to Afghan "Jirga" - Yahoo! News

Ensuring child rights still a challenge, 20 years after treaty – UN officials

20 November 2009 – The Convention on the Rights of the Child has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, but 20 years after its adoption, much more remains to be done to turn its promises into reality for millions worldwide, top United Nations officials said today. - Children - UNICEF

کمیسیون حقوق بشر: خشونت با کودکان افغان افزایش یافته است
وضعیت کودکان در افغانستان 'نگران کننده' است
Ensuring child rights still a challenge, 20 years after treaty – UN officials
Despite much progress, more must be done to protect children’s rights – UN

AFP: Saudi prince warns against disruptions to hajj

MECCA — Saudi Arabia's interior minister said Sunday the kingdom hopes not to have to "resort to force" to maintain security for the hajj, in a reference to worries Iranian pilgrims may demonstrate. "It is not permitted to undertake any actions which are not part of the ritual... and we will not permit anyone to damage the hajj or the pilgrims," he said. - AFP: Saudi prince warns against disruptions to hajj

4 foreign pilgrims die of swine flu

Despite U.S. pressures, Pakistan continues to follow its own road - McClatchy

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government has some advice the Obama administration may not want to hear as it contemplates sending additional U.S. troops to neighboring Afghanistan: Negotiate with Taliban leaders and restrain India. - Despite U.S. pressures, Pakistan continues to follow its own road ...

Another Afghan war: Media leaks spark administration fight

McCain predicts success in Afghanistan in 12-18 months - AFP

HALIFAX, Canada — US Senator John McCain predicted an allied win in Afghanistan in one year to 18 months if sufficient troops are sent, as the White House mulls sending tens of thousands of reinforcements. - mccain predicts success in Afghanistan in 12-18 months‎

Afghan police are weak link in security force‎ - AP
NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training Reuters

Partisan divide widens as Obama considers Afghanistan policy - washingtonpost

In an interview with CNN, he talked about seeking an "endgame" with his new Afghanistan policy. Speaking to CBS News, he said: "There are a range of things that we know we have to do. And at this point, it's a matter of fine-tuning a strategy that we can be confident will be successful and also won't be open-ended." - Obama's Afghanistan dilemma
America conflicted over war
Afghan tribes to the rescue?

As Afghans Resist Taliban, U.S. Spurs Rise of Militias - nytimes

U.S. to tighten control of Afghan contracts- Gates

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The United States must tighten control of Afghan aid contracts as a first step toward stemming rampant corruption, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.- us to tighten control of Afghan contracts- Gates‎

Rocket hits luxury hotel in Kabul, 4 wounded‎
French Foreign Minister Visits Afghan Village : NPR

Understandingwar: Pakistan and Afghanistan | Institute for the Study of War

Pakistan and Afghanistan share an immense border stretching 1510 miles (2430 km) along the southern and eastern edges of Afghanistan.1 The Afghan provinces of Badakhshan, Nurestan, Konar, Nangarhar, Paktiya, Khost, Paktika, Zabul, Kandahar, Helmand, and Nimruz are all adjacent to the Pakistani border. Ethnic Pashtuns populate the area along the border.

At least two major ethnic groups—the Pashtuns and the Baluchs—live on both sides of the Durand Line. Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, comprising 42 percent of the population or 13.8 million people.2 (Credible and up to date numbers about the demographics in Afghanistan are hard to find. The last national census was conducted in the 1970s.) On the Pakistan side, Pashtuns make up 15.4 percent of the population, roughly 26.6 million people.3

After Pakistan’s creation in 1947, Afghanistan objected to its admission to the United Nations. The Afghan government of the time decided not to recognize Pakistan as the legitimate inheritor of the territorial agreements reached with the British India...... - Pakistan and Afghanistan Institute for the Study of War

withdraws: UK Afghan government would fall if NATO K minister - Guardian

LONDON (Reuters) - The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday. - Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws: UK minister
میلیبند: افغانستان در صورت خروج نیروهای بین‌المللی زیر و رو می‌شود
Karzai 'would fall in weeks' if Nato pulls out - guardian
Stephen Kinzner: Voting for failure in Afghanistan

فساد رونق گرفته است
برنارد کوچنر: مردم افغانستان فاسد نه، گرسنه اند

افغانستان در عهد امانیه، هشتاد سال قبل از امروز - BBC

نویسنده ضمن بررسی تحولات اجتماعی آن دوران، توجه اصلی خود را به نقش روحانیون و علمای دینی به عنوان مخالفین اصلاحات امان الله معطوف کرده و در نتیجه عواملی را که منجر به ظهور و سقوط حکومت امان الله شد را به طور همه جانبه بیان کرده است. - افغانستان در عهد امانیه، هشتاد سال قبل از امروز
آلبوم عکس: افغانستان در هشتاد سال پیش

US sets marker on Afghan corruption
گزارش تکان دهنده از خرید و فروش اطفال افغان: قابل توجه مقامات دولتی

BBC News - Will Hillary Clinton's gamble on Karzai pay off? - BBC

In the BBC interview, Mrs Clinton said the Afghans knew there would be consequences if they failed to deliver. Without outlining those consequences, she said this had been made very clear to them. - Coaxing Karzai
BBC News - Will Hillary Clinton's gamble on Karzai pay off?

مېرمن کلينټن: دښاغلي کرزي خبرې سپينې وې
غرب: کرزی زندگی مردم افغانستان را ارتقا دهد

گفت و گوی بی‌بی‌سی فارسی با عبدالله عبدالله

Oprah's New Venture: Can She Still Mobilize Fan Base?

After decades as a popular talk show host, Oprah Winfrey will end her daytime program to concentrate on a new cable channel. Jeffrey Brown examines Winfrey's mark on the media landscape. - Oprah to Bid Farewell to Daytime Talk Show for Cable Channel

Oprah Looks Ahead to a Future in Cable
Oprah Backs Obama on Campaign Trail

Cancer Screening Debate Reveals Risks, Benefits of Testing - PBS

Newly-released guidelines on when, and how often, women should be screened for breast and cervical cancer stirred questions -- and confusion -- this week. Margaret Warner talks to health experts for insight. - Cancer Screening Debate Reveals Risks, Benefits of Testing

Women May Wait on Pap Smears Until 21, Group Says
New Guidelines Recommend Later, Less Frequent Cervical Cancer Screening

A Crown Jewel of Education Struggles With Cuts - nytimes

BERKELEY, Calif. — As the University of California struggles to absorb its sharpest drop in state financing since the Great Depression, every professor, administrator and clerical worker has been put on furlough amounting to an average pay cut of 8 percent. - A Crown Jewel of Education Struggles With Cuts

Regents Raise College Tuition in California by 32 Percent

Amanpour: Afghan minister: Taliban can be defeated - CNN

(CNN) -- The war in Afghanistan is winnable, and corruption will be fought, Interior Minister Hanif Atmar told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Thursday, as President Hamid Karzai was being sworn in for a second five-year term in Kabul.

He said criticism from Afghanistan's international partners is unhelpful. "We accept part of the blame, but there are also issues that our international friends must also take responsibility for -- the blame game is not going to help."

Atmar's assertion was strongly disputed by former presidential candidate and finance minister Ashraf Ghani. He said the government has become a "looting machine" in which 2,000 people are siphoning off cash.

Ghani said the new government must appoint people of integrity and judgment. Of those who are corrupt, Ghani said, "Without government positions they are nothing. As long as they are in control of the government, they will turn it into a force that is a threat to both the international security forces and to the Afghan people."

Asked if Karzai would get rid of corrupt officials, Ghani said, "If he doesn't, then he's going to fail the test of leadership. Kinship and ruling are not compatible.

Ghani also praised the role of international forces in Afghanistan. - Afghan minister: Taliban can be defeated - CNN.com

Afghan govt. a 'looting machine' - Clipta Video Search - CNN Videos
Ashraf Ghani cnn interivew with Zakaria part 1

'Too early' for Afghan handover deadline: Gates‎ - AFP

WASHINGTON — US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain. - 'Too early' for Afghan handover deadline: Gates‎

'Too early' for Afghan handover deadline: Gates - Yahoo! News
Indian PM hopes U.S. to "stay involved in Afghanistan"-- (Xinhua)
هیلاری کلینتون: حکومت افغانستان موثر و پاسخگو باشد
دشواري هاي پس از تحليف

Pelosi: Obama Needs Room To Make Afghan Decision : NPR

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says she believes a health-care bill will pass, despite fierce debate over language about abortion. She tells Renee Montagne that when it comes to Afghanistan, she doesn't sense wide support among House members for a significant troop increase. - Pelosi: Obama Needs Room To Make Afghan Decision : NPR

Listen to the Story - Morning Edition

Abdullah rejects Karzai's invitation to join govt.‎ - PRESS TV

Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai "unworthy partner"‎

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. - Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai unworthy partner Politics Reuters

Pelosi: Summary - Listen to the Story
Morning Edition

Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai "unworthy partner" - Yahoo! News
Clark tells Congress to plan exit strategy in Afghanistan ...
گزارش تکان دهنده از خرید و فروش اطفال افغان: قابل توجه مقامات دولتی

France knew Hitler was not an idiot, note reveals | Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - A rarely seen French secret report on Adolf Hitler is among thousands of documents on 1920s Germany that are about to emerge from obscurity as part of a major overhaul of the French National Archives. - France knew Hitler was not an idiot, note reveals U.S. Reuters

Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai "unworthy partner"

Had flu? You may be protected

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday. - Had flu? You may be protected

Did U.S. make a swine flu mistake?

Books That Will Help You Understand Afghanistan - NPR

The conflict in Afghanistan dominates headlines, but many people seek a deeper understanding of the country and the war the U.S. is fighting there. - Listen to the Story

Books That Will Help You Understand Afghanistan
Karzai Sees Afghan Security Control Within 5 Years

http://www.turbulencethebook.com/. [PDF] "Turbulence" (click here)
Remembering Afghanistan's Golden Age - nytimes

French Foreign Minister Visits Afghan Village - AP

''We've got to work directly with these guys, I've done enough NGO work to tell you so,'' Kouchner told the French aid officials at the shura meeting. A founder of the charity group Doctors Without Borders, Kouchner spent several years in Afghanistan helping mujahedeen guerrillas battling a Russian invasion during the 1980s. - French Foreign Minister Visits Afghan Village

A bow or a building block for Obama?

BEIJING (Reuters) - Barack Obama's first presidential trip to Asia was also his first big step in recasting U.S. ties with a region in flux, and showed this will demand patience and compromise from a superpower used to pushing its weight around. - A bow or a building block for Obama?

Obama confronts history on Great Wall of China
Obama walks tricky line on Afghan "exit strategy"

U.S. warming ties with Karzai - washingtonpost

Softer approach is acknowledgment that Afghan leader is needed as partner - U.S. warming ties with Karzai

Karzai sets key goals in inaugural address
Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UN
Karzai pressed for reforms that could bring 'end game' to ...‎
Clinton Emerges as Obama’s Key Link to Afghan Leader - nytimes

U.S. aims to hold Karzai to his pledges of reform - latimes

U.S. officials say aid will be cut off to any Afghan agency in which corruption persists. The Afghan president, at his second inauguration, also indicates he wants most foreign troops out in 5 years.
Amid a glum Kabul, Karzai sworn in to second term as Afghanistan president

David Miliband interview: can we trust Karzai? - telegraph
Karzai: Afghan forces to take over within five years

British foreign secretary attends Afghan President Karzai's inauguration

The foreign secretary also welcomed Karzai's inauguration speech which said he "promised to learn from mistakes" and tackle corruption.

The Downing Street No. 10 also welcomed Karzai's inauguration, saying it "offers hope for the Afghan people." - British foreign secretary attends Afghan President Karzai's inauguration

Karzai makes fresh start pledge

Gordon Brown abandons Tony Blair to snatch EU second prize‎ - Times
Al Jazeera speaks to the EU foreign policy chief - youtube

Clinton asks Karzai to bring technocrats into government - AFP

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proposed Thursday to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to bring technocrats rather than warlords into his new government. - Clinton asks Karzai to bring technocrats into government
Karzai pledges to fight corruption and kick out foreigners - youtube

Clinton Says Karzai's Inauguration Speech Demonstrated 'Good Faith ... RFE/RL
امریکا ازکرزی می خواهد، درساحات مشخص گام های مشخص بردارد
فساد رونق گرفته است

Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born-(UNICEF)

GENEVA (Reuters) - Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations said on Thursday. - Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UN Health Reuters

روز جهانی جلوگیری سوء استفاده از اطفال
حامد کرزی سوگند وفاداری یاد کردبشنوید
Obama Demands Afghan Reforms Produce Results - nytimes

President Karzai’s Inauguration Speech

Inauguration Speech by His Excellency Himid Karzai president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan at the Oath-Taking Ceremony [more...]
Inauguration Speech at the Oath-Taking Ceremony by Hamid Karzai

Photo Gallery: Karzai's Inauguration - Spiegel
د لوړی مراسمدافغانستان د جمهور رئیس حامد کرزی ویناافغان جرمن آنلاین
بیانیه حامد کرزی رئیس جمهور افغانستان در مراسم حلف وفاداری 29 عقرب 1389

نشست غیر رسمی وزرای امور خارجه ١٧ کشور و نماینده ویژه سازمان ملل متحد برای افغانستان دروزارت امور خارجه افغانستان برگزارشد

خانم هیلری کلنتن ، وزیر امور خارجه ایالات متحده امریکا تاکید کرد که کشورش درعرصه های تحکیم ثبات ، توسعه اقتصادی و مبارزه به تروریزم ، با مردم افغانستان همکاری بیشتر می کند و اطمینان می دهد که افغانستان را در این راستا تنها نمی گذارد. - نشست غیر رسمی وزرای امور خارجه ١٧ کشور و نماینده ویژه سازمان ملل متحد برای افغانستان دروزارت امور خارجه افغانستان برگزارشد

Debate Shifts to Afghan Exit Plan - Wall Street Journal
Video: Obama's Exit Strategy

Debate Shifts to Afghan Exit Plan - Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON -- The shift has unnerved some U.S. and foreign officials, who say that planning a pullout now -- with or without a specific timetable -- encourages the Taliban to wait out foreign forces and exacerbates fears in the region that the U.S. isn't fully committed to their security.

"It's not a good idea," said Rep. Ike Skelton (D., Mo.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. - Debate Shifts to Afghan Exit Plan
Video: Obama's Exit Strategy

حامد کرزی سوگند وفاداری یاد کردبشنوید
Karzai Sworn In for Second Term
حامدکرزی بعنوان رئیس جمهور افغانستان سوگند یاد کرد
NATO must not walk away from Afghanistan - Rasmussen South Asia ...

Karzai Sworn In for Second Term as Afghan President - nytimes

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended, as did President Asif Ali Zardari of neighboring Pakistan and the British foreign secretary, David Miliband, whose country has 9,000 soldiers deployed in the 43-nation NATO-led coalition fighting the militants.
Clinton Welcomes Karzai's 'Visionary Outline' for Second Term‎

Afghan President Sworn in to 2nd Term- youtube
Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader; vows to fight graft Reuters Video - reuters - Karzai sworn inPlay Video - Aljazeera.net
Hamid Karzai crowned king - but what price the coronation?‎ - guardian

Excerpts: Karzai inaugural speech - BBC

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to combat corruption and work with his main rivals, during his inaugural address in Kabul. Here are some key excerpts from his speech to the nation. Excerpts: Karzai speech
Karzai sets Afghan forces target

ولسمشر کرزي لوړه وکړه
کرزی دوره دوم ریاست جمهوری خود را رسما آغاز کرد
Telegraph.co.uk - Clinton pleased with Karzai's promises - CNN International

Karzai - foreign troops out of Afghanistan in five years - Times Online

His remarks received a warm applause from Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, and other representatives of Western governments whose troops are serving in Afghanistan and whose aid budgets keep the Government afloat. - Karzai - foreign troops out of Afghanistan in five years

Karzai sworn in for second term as Afghan president - Telegraph
Karzai promises to root out corruption new - Independent
Karzai sworn in as Afghan president - latimes
Karzai seeks unity, vows to fight corruption - AFP

Afghanistan's Karzai sworn in to 2nd term - CNN

"Good governance -- that's what I want," Karzai said. "I want competent ministers who can lead this country." - CNN International

Karzai sworn in for 2nd term, vows to combat corruption - washingtonpost
Karzai pledges to tackle graft, take over security - reuters - Video
Hamid Karzai sets Afghan security target in inauguration speech - guardian

Afghanistan: Press Karzai to Sever Links with WarlordsNov 18, 2009, HRW

(New York) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other foreign ministers attending the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan on November 19, 2009, should press for concrete action to sideline warlords, criminals and human rights abusers, Human Rights Watch said today. - Afghanistan: Press Karzai to Sever Links with Warlords

Afghans 'blame poverty for war'
US: Ratify Children’s Treaty
خشونت بر كودكان افغان افزایش یافته است - بمناسبت روز جهانی منع سوء استفاده از اطفال

Oxfam - فقر و بیکاری، عامل اصلی بحران ها درافغانستان

مسوولان ادارهء آکسفام می گویند که یک تحقیق تازهء این نهاد نشان می دهد که هفتاد در صد افغان ها از فقر و بیکاری رنج می برند.در این تحقیق که به عنوان هزینهء جنگ منتشر شده، آمده است 30 سال جنگ در افغانستان خسارات زیاد مالی و جانی را به جا گذاشته است. - فقر و بیکاری، عامل اصلی بحران ها درافغانستان
Afghans 'blame poverty for war'

روز جهانی جلوگیری سوء استفاده از اطفال
US: Ratify Children’s Treaty - hrw
From Words To Deeds In Afghanistan's Corruption Fight‎ - rferl

Afghan Corruption Complicates U.S. War Review - PBS

Joining us to tackle that question are Mariam Nawabi, an attorney and consultant to organizations doing business in Afghanistan -- she was also born there -- and Alexander Thier, the director for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the United States Institute of Peace, a nonpartisan group that promotes conflict resolution. He returned from Afghanistan last week. - Afghan Corruption Complicates U.S. War Review
http://www.turbulencethebook.com/

Karzai Vows to Stamp out Corruption in Afghanistan
Afghans 'blame poverty for war'
Ex-First Lady Laura Bush Unveils Bush Library Plan

نشریات کابل: چهارشنبه - خروج ناتو از افغانستان؟

پیشنهاد برگزاری اجلاس بین المللی برای بررسی وضعیت افغانستان در لندن و برنامه ریزی های احتمالی برای خروج نیروهای خارجی از افغانستان، موضوع اصلی مورد بحث در روزنامه امروز کابل است.

روزنامه نخست دولتمردان افغان را مورد انتقاد قرار داده که با وجود این هشدارها "دست روی دست" گذاشته اند و فکر می کنند که غرب تا ابد در افغانستان باقی می ماند. - نشریات کابل: چهارشنبه - خروج ناتو از افغانستان؟

Obama vows Afghan exit; Clinton prods Karzai South Asia Reuters
Gordon Brown hopes to fix Afghanistan pullout date