NYC welcomes 2011 with traditional ball-drop, revelers - CNN

New York (CNN) -- An estimated 1 million people marked the passing of one year and the beginning of another in New York's Times Square with the descent of an iconic ball. -- NYC welcomes 2011 with traditional ball-drop, revelers - CNN.
CELEBRATIONS WORLDWIDE
US Stocks End 2010 With Second-Straight Year Of Gains
CNNMoney - The Associated Press

New health-care rules to take effect

The new year will bring important changes to U.S. health-insurance rules, as new provisions related to last year's massive health-care overhaul take effect. - New health-care rules to take effect
Big Health-Care Changes Arrive in New Year - WSJ
BusinessWeek - Columbia Daily Tribune - WCBD

Britain releases secret files on Soviet invasion of Afghanistan - RIA Novosti

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was not a surprise for Western powers, who managed to secure U.N.'s condemnation of it and agreed to support the Afghan resistance movement, new files from Britain's National Archives to be officially released on Thursday show. - Britain releases secret files on Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
UK discussed plans to help mujahideen weeks after Soviet invasion ... - guardian

West quickly agreed to back Afghan resistance in 1980: files - AFP

LONDON — Western powers met in secret soon after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and formed plans to back Islamic resistance, according to British files from 1980 released Thursday. - West quickly agreed to back Afghan resistance in 1980: files
National Archives: Britain agreed secret deal to back Mujahideen

بيش از 70 فیصد افغان ها با بحران غذايي رو به رو هستند | ګران ...‎

كابل- موسسهء غیر دولتی و غيرانتفاعي ‘تحقيق و ارزيابي افغانستان’ در گزارشي اعلام كرد: بيش از 70 فیصد افغان ها با بحران غذايي رو به رو هستند و 36 فیصد آنان با خطر قحطی مواجه هستند.....- بيش از 70 فیصد افغان ها با بحران غذايي رو به رو هستند ګران ...‎
خارجی ها می خواهند که اعضای پارلمان ...‎

Global Stock Markets Fight to Return From Recession - nytimes

The global recession that began three years ago lives on in many ways. While most economies are now growing, few developed countries have recovered all the ground they lost. In nearly every country, the gross domestic product in the most recently reported quarter was smaller than at the peak. - Global Stock Markets Fight to Return From Recession - nytimes
Some Investors Flourish in Year of Economic Tumult

شکوه قصرهای پادشاهان افغانستان در گذشته

تا صد سال قبل در بسیاری از کشورها، نظام سلطنتی حکمفرما بوده است. افغانستان نیر قبل از کودتای داودخان در سال 1352 دارای نظام سلطنتی بود؛ امروز نگاهی داریم به تصاویری از شکوه قصرهای پادشاهان افغانستان در گذشته، اما گذر سالیان آنگونه که انسان ها را هر چند قدرتمند از یاد می برد، قصرها را نیز به ویرانه تبدیل می کند..... - شکوه قصرهای پادشاهان افغانستان در گذشته‎
افغانستان در دوران آرامش!!‎
Video: Images of old Afghanistan depict better

Fighting Abroad, Homeless at Home - This Week

Bob Woodruff reports on America's homeless veterans. -- Fighting Abroad, Homeless at Home - ABC News
Coming Home Homeless: The New Homeless Among Veterans
Watch: Roundtable: Afghanistan Plan

طالبان و القاعده دست پرورده قدرتهای غربی هستند

اسناد محرمانه بریتانیا در سال 1980 درباره افغانستان نشان می دهد قدرتهای غربی در این سال نشست مخفی را در پاریس برای مقابله با تهاجم اتحاد جماهیر شوروی،سازمان دهی و حمایت از مجاهدین را طرح ریزی کردند .... - طالبان و القاعده دست پرورده قدرتهای غربی هستند
West quickly agreed to back Afghan resistance in 1980: files
افغانستان به یک نظام قضایی منصفانه و کارآمد نیاز دارد
چرا قانون اساسی در کشور نادیده گرفته می شود؟

Pondering A 'Plan B' In Afghanistan

The new year will mark a new chapter in the war in Afghanistan. President Obama has said that starting in July he wants to start drawing down U.S. troop levels. -- Pondering A 'Plan B' In Afghanistan : NPR
US Homeland Security Chief Arrives in Afghanistan
Karzai Picks Ally to Fight Graft - WSj

توزیع ماشین های تصفیه هوا و جمع آوری گازات سرد کننده آغاز شد

« حفاظت از محیط زیست تنها وظیفهء ادارهء کوچک حفاظت از محیط زیست نیست بلکه همه چه ارگان دولتی، غیر دولتی، خصوصی و غیره منحیث شهروند وظیفهء انسانی، ایمانی و وجدانی داریم تا برای حفاظت از محیط زیست بکوشیم و همکار باشیم.».... - توزیع ماشین های تصفیه هوا و جمع آوری گازات سرد کننده آغاز شد
«کمیتهء نظارت از فساد اداری میتواند فعالیت ادارات دولتی و موسسات خارجی را نظارت کند»
BBC Pashto - افغانستان - غالب: د هېواد ځينې قوانین 'بیا کتنه' غواړي‎

Fighting erupts in Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountains between NATO, insurgent forces

An airstrike kills at least five militants where Taliban fighters have been staging attacks, officials say. The region is where Osama bin Laden notoriously eluded U.S. capture in 2001. - Fighting erupts in Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountains between NATO ...
Map: Fighting in Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountains

د شوروي د یرغل په وړاندې له مجاهدینو د لوېدیځ د ملاتړ پټ سندونه خپاره شول

د ۱۹۸۰ کال د جنورۍ په پنځلسمه د بریتانیا،فرانسې، د هماغه وخت لوېدیځ جرمني او د امریکا د متحدو ایالتونو جګپوړو چارواکو په پاریس کې سره ولیدل چې پر افغانستان د شوروي اتحاد د سره لښکر د ۱۹۷۹ ع کال د دسمبر د ۲۴ مې نېټې یرغل ته ځواب وواي. - د شوروي د یرغل په وړاندې له مجاهدینو د لوېدیځ د ملاتړ پټ سندونه ...‎
«عملاً نا ممکن است تا جلو فرار شورشیان به پاکستان گرفته شود»
افغانستان به یک نظام قضایی منصفانه و کارآمد نیاز دارد - اخبار ...‎

An Election Gone Wrong Fuels Tension in Kabul

An Election Gone Wrong Fuels Tension in Kabul - NYTimes
Disappearances With Reported Ties to Pakistan Worry U.S.
Pondering A 'Plan B' In Afghanistan : NPR
افغانستان به یک نظام قضایی منصفانه و کارآمد نیاز دارد - اخبار ...‎

Researchers urge doctors to disclose sleep fatigue before surgery - CNN

(CNN) -- Medical institutions should put into place policies to minimize the likelihood of a sleep-deprived doctor performing elective surgery, researchers said Wednesday in an editorial. - Researchers urge doctors to disclose sleep fatigue before surgery
Sleepy surgeons a problem: medical journal CBC

Web of Corruption Uncovered in Afghanistan

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal reveals that “mafia networks” in Afghanistan has reaches into the top levels of government. --- Watch the full story on what U.S. officials in Afghanistan are referring to as the “Malign Actor Networks” - Web of Corruption Uncovered in Afghanistan « Fox News Insider
'Malign' Afghans Targeted - wall street journal

'Malign' Afghans Targeted - U.S. and Afghan Allies Describe Web of Corruption but Say Prosecution Stalls - WSJ

KABUL—U.S. officials in Afghanistan have spent thousands of hours over the past few years charting what they call "Malign Actor Networks"—webs of connections between members of President Hamid Karzai's family, businessmen, corrupt officials, drug traffickers and Taliban commanders. .... - 'Malign' Afghans Targeted
In Afghanistan, Prosecution of 'Malign Actors' Stalls - WSJ

Will and Kate won't use servants - CNN

British newspapers report that Prince William and Kate Middleton will not employ servants in their home. -- Will and Kate won't use servants

LONGING FOR BUSH, Afghan President Nostalgic For 'Golden Age' - huffingtonpost

"I stressed to Karzai that our primary goal in Afghanistan is not to win public support for the U.S., but rather to help the Afghan government win its own people's hearts and minds by enabling it to provide basic security and effective governance to the people," relayed Eikenberry. ..... - Afghan President Hamid Karzai Longs For 'Golden Age' Of The Bush Years
Karzai Releasing Scores Of Drug Traffickers In Afghanistan ...
a diplomatic cable obtained by WikiLeaks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Longs For 'Golden Age' Of The Bush Years

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Longing for the early years of the Bush administration, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been consumed by anti-U.S. conspiracy theories, convinced American officials are now working against him, according to a diplomatic cable from the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan..... More Afghan President Hamid Karzai Longs For 'Golden Age' Of The Bush Years
A Game Changer for Afghanistan

Commander: US can't seal Afghan-Pakistan border

WASHINGTON -- American troops are focusing on fighting Taliban militants and defending vulnerable towns on Afghan soil, as it has become practically impossible to stop insurgents from slipping across Afghanistan's vast border with Pakistan, a senior U.S. military commander said. - Commander: US can't seal Afghan-Pakistan border - AP
Honing our plan for Afghanistan - David Ignatius
Pakistan's ruling party in crisis negotiations - washingtonpost

مېدوېدیف افغانستان ته د هسپانیا د پوځي وسایلو د ترانزیت موافقه لاسلیک کړه

کریملین د دوشنبې په ورځ وویل چې د روسیې ولسمشردیمیتري مېدوېدیف هغه فدرالي لایحه توشیح کړه چې د روسیې له لارې افغانستان ته د هسپانیا د پوځي وسایلو او پرسونلو ترانزیت تصویبوي......- مېدوېدیف افغانستان ته د هسپانیا د پوځي وسایلو د ترانزیت موافقه ...‎
حریت: حامد کرزی از مفکورهء ایجاد دفتر برای طالبان در ترکیه حمایت کرده است

Hawaii's Governor Wants to Reveal Obama Birth Info - AP

HONOLULU (AP) — Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie wants to find a way to release more information about President Barack Obama's Hawaii birth and dispel conspiracy theories that he was born elsewhere. - Hawaii's Governor Wants to Reveal Obama Birth Info

Commander: US Can't Seal Afghan-Pakistan Border

There's no practical way for U.S. troops to seal Afghanistan's vast border with Pakistan and stop all Taliban fighters from slipping through, so they are focusing on defending vulnerable towns and fighting insurgents on Afghan soil, a U.S. military commander said Tuesday. - Commander: US Can't Seal Afghan-Pakistan Border - AP
Pakistan's ruling party in crisis negotiations

Turmoil in Pakistan as Party Quits Cabinet - AP

Pakistan's U.S.-allied ruling party suffered a fresh blow to its fragile hold on power Tuesday when a coalition partner said it will quit the cabinet, deepening the nation's political turmoil and potentially distracting Islamabad from helping American forces target militants. - Turmoil in Pakistan as Party Quits Cabinet

اهمیت خط لولهء گاز برای افغانستان

پانزده سال پیش زمانی مساله خط انتقال لوله گاز ترکمنستان از طریق افغانستان مطرح شد که کشور در آتش جنگ های داخلی می سوخت. در آن زمان نه تنها اراده ای برای این امر وجود نداشت که حتا کشور فاقد یک اداره نسبتا جوابگو دراین عرصه بود.....- اهمیت خط لولهء گاز برای افغانستان ګران افغانستان خپلواکه ملي ویبپاڼه‎
«خلاصهء از رویدادهای سال 2010 در عراق، پاکستان و افغانستان»

US house prices fall in October, set to tumble further still

A study of 20 US cities shows that house prices fell in all 20 in October. Atlanta was hit the hardest. Overall, house prices fell by 1.3 percent in the month. - US house prices fall in October, set to tumble further still
Annual Home Price Changes Since 2000 ABC News
Street On Hold After Housing, Consumer Reports Forbes

بررسی تازهء استراتیژی اوباما در مغایرت به خواست افغانها است

این هیات حقیقت یاب امریکایی بررسی تازهء استراتیژی رییس جمهور اوباما در قبال افغانستان را در مغایرت به خواست افغانها می خواند. اعضای این هیات که شامل دیپلوماتان سابقه دار، افسران سابق اردو و فعالان حقوق بشر هستند از حدود بیست روز به این طرف وارد افغانستان شده اند. .....«بررسی تازهء استراتیژی اوباما در مغایرت به خواست افغانها است»
یو امریکايي پلاوی په افغانستان د اوباما ستراتیژۍ د افغانانو په خلاف بولي
با وجود تشدید حملات علیه شورشیان، هنوز هم سرنوشت این استراتیژی روشن نیست

Mines in Afghanistan: Old Weapon, New Threat

They can be as small as hockey pucks, intended not so much to kill as to sever a victim’s legs. Often encased in plastic with only slivers of metal in their fuses, they can be hard to detect. - Mines in Afghanistan: Old Weapon, New Threat - nytimes
Insurgents Set Aside Rivalries on Afghan Border
Pondering A 'Plan B' In Afghanistan - Listen to the Story

ایالات متحده آمریکا -- تقابل ویکی لیکس و دولت آمریکا

دولت آمریکا به تازگی برای جلوگیری از مطالعه بیش از پیش مدارک محرمانه آن کشور که توسط وبسایت ویکی لیکس منتشرشده، تمهیداتی اندیشه که حتی بعضی خبرنگاران مخالف انتشار این مدارک را هم به تعجب واداشته است. از جمله، کارمندان نیروی هوایی این کشور دیگر اجازه استفاده از برخی وبسایت های خبری معتبردر جهان را ندارند......- تقابل ویکی لیکس و دولت آمریکا
«آینده و دورنمای اقتصاد جهان با سه تن اقتصاد دان برجسته»
امريکا يک «شبکه گسترده جاسوسي» تشکيل داده است آلمان، جهان ...‎

Germany Debates Afghanistan - Merkel Government Split ahead of Mandate Vote

Most in Germany would like to see their troops return home from Afghanistan as soon as possible -- and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has adopted the position as his own. Merkel Government Split ahead of Mandate Vote
SPIEGEL 360: Our Complete Afghanistan Coverage

How Switzerland Saved Its Banking Industry

The Swiss faced one of the globe’s worst financial-sector blowups. Now they’re setting the gold standard for how to regulate their banks. - How Switzerland Saved Its Banking Industry - Newsweek

UN charts escalation of violence in Afghanistan

United Nations security assessments show an escalating pattern of violence in Afghanistan in recent months, contradicting the largely upbeat conclusions of a White House review of progress published less than a fortnight ago. - UN: Afghan violence spreading
UN stops Pakistan food handouts after suicide attack

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton 'most admired' man and woman in US - telegraph.

US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were the "most admired" man and woman in the United States in 2010, according to an annual Gallup poll. - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton 'most admired' man and woman in US

WikiLeaks Founder Signs Book Deal

LONDON — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, will release an autobiography next year, having signed publishing deals that he told a British newspaper might be worth $1.7 million. - WikiLeaks Founder Signs Book Deal
Times Topic: WikiLeaks

Blizzard maroons thousands in Northeast

Snow-removal crews plow runways at Philadelphia International Airport. A foot of snow fell in the city and in Virginia's Tidewater region. - Blizzard maroons thousands in Northeast
Blizzard leaves Northeast travelers bleary-eyed Boston Globe
San Francisco Chronicle - Los Angeles Times - Christian Science Monitor

افغانستان از اشغال تا همكاري بين‌المللي براي امنيت

ششم جدي، يادآور روزي است كه نيروهاي اردوي سرخ به افغانستان تجاوز كردند. اين تجاوز كه در حمايت از رژيم تحت‌الحمايه اتحاد جماهير شوروي در افغانستان صورت گرفت، سرآغاز بحران گسترده در افغانستان شد كه دامنه آن تاكنون نيز جمع نشده است..... - افغانستان از اشغال تا همكاري بين‌المللي براي امنيت
درس‌هایی از ششم جدی سال‌روز اشغال کشور
روزنامه های کابل: سی و یک سال پس هجوم شوروی

The Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan - PBS

The first official deployment of the Soviet army into the Kingdom of Afghanistan began Dec. 25, 1979, and marked the beginning of a decade-long Soviet rule in the country. -- The Soviet Occupation - PBS
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Part 1
YouTube - SOVIET INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN PT 2
War in Afghanistan: Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan

U.N. Maps Show Afghan Security Worsens - WSJ

Internal United Nations maps show a marked deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan during this year's fighting season, countering the Obama administration's optimistic assessments of military progress since the surge of additional American forces began a year ago. -- U.N. Maps Show Afghan Security Worsens
Afghan General Is Detained After Botched Raid

خروج سربازان خارجي از افغانستان؛ جنوب آسيا را بي ثبات خواهد ساخت: رييس پيشين حقوق بشر سازمان ملل

كابل – ‘لوئيس آربور’ رييس پيشين بخش حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد می گوید که خروج عساکر خارجي از اين كشور كه ‘حامد كرزي’ رييس جمهور افغانستان به آن اصرار دارد، باعث بي ثباتي منطقه جنوب آسيا خواهد شد. نامبرده می گوید، بی ثباتي در منطقه جنوب آسيا براي كانادا و ساير اعضاي جامعه جهاني قابل قبول نيست..... - خروج سربازان خارجي از افغانستان؛ جنوب آسيا را بي ثبات خواهد ساخت ...‎
«چه اتفاق خواهد افتاد وقتی که ما افغانستان را ترک کنیم؟!»
نفس تنگی کابل همه روزه قربانی میگیرد

Iranian speaker calls for foreign troops' pullout from Afghanistan

Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Afghanistan's First Vice-President Mohammad Fahim Khan on Saturday. -- Iranian speaker calls for foreign troops' pullout from Afghanistan
Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan to hold joint military drill next year

Petraeus commends Pakistan's counterinsurgency

SALERNO, Afghanistan -- The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said there will be more coordinated military operations on either side of the border with Pakistan, and commended the Pakistanis on its "impressive" counterinsurgency efforts. - Petraeus commends Pakistan's counterinsurgency - AP
Storm bears down on Northeast

Are airport X-ray machines catching more than naked images?

Despite concerns about effectiveness, TSA will keep installing full-body scanners; about 500 machines will be use across the nation by New Year's Day. - Is TSA exposing more than naked truths?
Airports with full-body scanners
Obama plans to end internship program

East Coast braces for major blizzard - latimes

Airlines ground hundreds of flights along the Northeast corridor as forecasts call for a foot or more of snow in N.Y. and Boston. Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina declare states of emergency. --- Powerful Eastern snowstorm causes havoc at airports
Suicide bomber kills 45 in Pakistan

در آستانه ششم جدی...

31 سال پیش در چنین روزهایی کشور ما تحت عنوان کمک یک کشور دوست و با درخواست حزبی به ظاهر مردمی و مدافع طبقات محروم و دولتی به ظاهر ضداستعمار، مورد اشغال قرار گرفت .......- در آستانه ششم جدی
جنوب آسیا بی ثبات می شود !
واقعا مقصر این همه بدبختی افغانها که بود؟

Kennedy's Exit From Congress Leaves a Family Void - nytimes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedys have held congressional seats, the presidency and the public's imagination for more than 60 years. - Kennedy's Exit From Congress Leaves a Family Void
Taliban Challenge U.S. in Eastern Afghanistan

California population undercounted in census, state says - washingtonpost

California population undercounted, state says
U.S. population estimated at 306 million to 313 million
Kissinger defends himself
Nixon tapes reveal racist, anti-Semitic remarks

گزارشی درباره اماکن مقدس در شهر بیت‌المقدس

به اعتقاد بسیاری از مسیحیان، امروز روز میلاد عیسی مسیح است. در سالهای اخیر جشن کریسمس در بسیاری از کشورهای غربی، رنگ و لعاب تجاری گرفته است. در شرق هم بسیاری از کشورها کریسمس را پدیده ای غربی می دانند. هرچند اصل ماجرا اتفاقا ً به شرق و خاورمیانه باز می گردد. ..... - گزارشی درباره اماکن مقدس در شهر بیت‌المقدس

Snow Heads North After Dusting South

NASHVILLE (AP) — A storm making a rare white Christmas in parts of the South was complicating life for some travelers as airlines canceled hundreds of flights, and snow was predicted Sunday for the nation’s capital and the Northeast. - Snow Heads North After Dusting South
Rare 'white Christmas' in US south AFP Boston Globe - Washington Examiner

Your Money, Putting That Tax Holiday to Work

As a result, individuals could end up with a payroll tax savings of up to $2,136 in 2011, according to CCH, a tax information provider. -- Putting That Tax Holiday to Work - nytimes
Obama Is Set to Shuffle His Staff

Rethink Afghanistan War - Brave New Films videos

Rethink Afghanistan is a ground-breaking, full-length documentary focusing on the key issues surrounding this war. Rethink Afghanistan War videos
Rethink Afghanistan War - Brave New Films videos
Rethink Afghanistan War (Part

افغانستان در دوران آرامش!!‎

این عکس ها قبل از جنگ های داخلی از افغانستان گرفته شده است، شاید در آن زمان هیچ کس فکر نمی کرد ، روزی آتش کینه وتعصب چنان در افغانستان شعله ور شود که هزاران تن کشته و میلیون ها تن دیگر آواره شوند و کابل تبدیل به یک ویرانه شود..... - شبکه اطلاع رسانی افغانستان --> افغانستان در دوران آرامش!!‎
Video: Images of old Afghanistan depict better
Once Upon a Time in Afghanistan... Foreign Policy

ازدحام ترافیک در جاده های شهر کابل - Traffic Jam in Kabul

Traffic Jam in Kabul
Rethink Afghanistan War videos
Rethink Afghanistan War - Brave New Films videos

Osama bin Laden is dead -- Robert Weiner and James Lewis

Al Qaeda wants America and the world to believe bin Laden is still alive. His image is a specter of the horrors of Sept. 11, helping build public support for everything from troop surges a globe away to warrantless wiretaps at home. - Osama bin Laden is dead
بن لادن بهانه ای برای حضور در افغانستان...
NATO denies that U.S. plans ground raids into Pakistan - latimes

محمد موسی شفيق -- Mohammad Musa Shafiq

Mohammad Musa Shafiq (1932–1979) was Prime Minister of Afghanistan. He was an Afghan politician and poet. He became Foreign Minister in 1971 and Prime Minister in December 1972. - Mohammad Musa Shafiq - Wikipedia
Tolafghan: د مرحوم فقيد او شهيد محمد موسی شفيق په اړه خاطره‎
Muhammad Zahir Shah, a photo from Kabul, East TrekEarth
Images for King Zahir Shah

U.S. Contribution to Improve Legal Services in Afghanistan

The U.S. Contributes $12.1 Million to IDLO to Improve Legal Services in Afghanistan .... U.S. Contribution to Improve Legal Services in Afghanistan
آیکن بیری: همکاری های امریکا در سال 2011 با افغانستان ادامه می یابد
Ousted US general McChrystal to publish memoir

کرزی در کنفرانس ایکو از خطرات جدی یادآوری نمود

حامد کرزی رئیس جمهور افغانستان در سخنرانی خود در کنفرانس سالیانه ایکو اظهار نمود که منطقه هنوز هم با تهدیدات جدی مانند دهشت افگنی، افراطیت، مواد مخدر و جرایم سازمان یافته و نیز چالش هایی مانند فقر، عدم مصئونیت غذائی، امنیت انرژی و نیز تغییرات اقلیمی روبرو است......- کرزی در کنفرانس ایکو از خطرات جدی یادآوری نمود
ازدحام ترافیک در جاده های شهر کابل
Rethink Afghanistan War - Brave New Films videos

Afghanistan Remains Key Foreign Policy Issue for Obama

Eagleburger was asked if the United States is investing too much money and lives in Afghanistan."I wish I could answer that with a straight answer," he said. ...... Afghanistan Remains Key Foreign Policy Issue for Obama
'Iran arms smuggler' held by Nato
ناتو: یک ایرانی به اتهام قاچاق اسلحه برای طالبان دستگیر شده است
Katrina vanden Heuvel - The costs of war
اوباما به تاوان گزافی که پرداخته توجه نکرده است

Founder of a School for Afghan Girls - WSJ

After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks took her son's life, Sally Goodrich did something as redemptive as it was audacious: She traveled to Afghanistan and built a school there for girls in an area thick with Taliban fighters. - Founder of a School for Afghan Girls
Julian Assange: my fate will rest in Cameron's hands if US charges me

آيساف: همکاري ها با افغانستان پس از 2014 ادامه مي يابد

پس از آن که معاون رييس جمهور ايالات متحده امريکا گفت نيروهاي کشورش بدون در نظرگيري شرايط افغانستان تا سال 2014 از اين کشور خارج ميشوند، نيروهاي آيساف ميگويند به همکاري درازمدت با افغانستان متعهد هستند. ....- آيساف: همکاري ها با افغانستان پس از 2014 ادامه مي يابد افغانستان ...
Biden on Afghanistan: U.S. leaving in 2014
توافق افغانستان و ناتو روي انتقال مسووليت امنيتي تا سال 2014

Number of civilian casualties in Afghan war rises 20%, U.N. report shows

KABUL - The number of civilians killed or wounded in the Afghan war increased by 20 percent during the first 10 months of this year, compared with the same period last year, according to a U.N. report issued this week. -- U.N.: Number of civilian deaths in Afghan war rise
ملل متحد: تلفات ملکي نسبت به سال قبل افزايش يافته است
Afghan Taliban reject U.N. report on civilian deaths Reuters

Pakistan textile exports: Call for wider lifting of U.S. tariffs intensifies

Pakistan textile exports: Call for wider lifting of U.S. tariffs intensifies
START is just the latest Joe Biden success

Norwegian paper says it has all WikiLeaks cables

OSLO, Norway -- A Norwegian newspaper says it has obtained the entire trove of 250,000 uncensored U.S. diplomatic documents that WikiLeaks has been distributing. -- Norwegian paper says it has all WikiLeaks cables - AP

Scrounging for Answers in Afghanistan

As expected, the declassified strategic review of policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan released by President Barack Obama on December 16 for public consumption is extremely cautious and bland. - Scrounging for Answers in Afghanistan - National Interest
Former US Ambassador Thomas Pickering Pushes for Greater UN ...

نگرانی‌ها از کشتار غیرنظامیان

سازمان ملل متحد در تازه‌ترین گزارش خویش، از افزایش بیست درصدی تلفات غیرنظامیان در جریان سال 2010 خبر داده و می‌افزاید که هفتاد و پنج درصد این تلفات در نتیجه‌ی حملات گروه‌های شورشی مسلح مخالف دولت صورت گرفته است. این گزارش می‌افزاید: تلفات هوایی نیروهای بین‌المللی، در سال جاری هجده درصد کاهش یافته است و تنها دوازده درصد تلفات در نتیجه حملات هوایی این نیروها صورت گرفته است......- نگرانی‌ها از کشتار غیرنظامیان
حامیان تروریزم عبرت بگیرند!
- جنرال سټنلي مک کرسټل د افغانستان د ماموریت خاطرې لیکي‎
جنرال مک کرستال خاطراتش را می نویسد

Iran Stops Fuel Delivery, Afghanistan Says, and Prices Are Rising - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — Government officials expressed alarm on Wednesday about what they described as Iran’s unexplained ban on fuel exports to Afghanistan, asserting that at least 1,400 loaded tankers were parked on Iran’s side of three border crossings. - Iran Stops Fuel Delivery, Afghanistan Says, and Prices Are Rising
هزاران تانکر تیل افغانستان در ایران توقف داده شده است

Kremlin hails Senate's approval of nuclear treaty

MOSCOW (AP) — President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday welcomed the U.S. Senate's decision to ratify a landmark U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty and voiced hope that Russian legislators will follow suit. - Kremlin hails Senate's approval of nuclear treaty - AP
BusinessWeek - Kansas City Star - CNN International - MiamiHerald.com - Washington Post

New START treaty: How will next efforts for nuclear weapons reduction fare?

The Senate ratified the new START treaty by a vote of 71 to 26. But this could turn out to be the high-water mark in Obama’s efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons. - New START treaty: How will next efforts for nuclear weapons reduction fare?
China's Wen Jiabao bolsters ties to Pakistan

جو بایدن جرات تروریستان را چند برابر ساخت

از آن زمان که باراک اوباما،رئیس جمهور آمریکا جولای سال 2011 را تاریخ خروج نیروهای امریکایی اعلام کرد، این نگرانی به وجود آمد که واشنگتن برای فرار از باتلاق افغانستان، کشور را به حال خودش رها خواهد کرد؛ کاری که بعد از شکست نیروهای ارتش سرخ در کشور انجام شد و نتیجه آن غفلت، ادامه تجاوز جدید بر افغانستان و به وجود آمدن تروریزم بود.... - جو بایدن جرات تروریستان را چند برابر ساخت
«جوبایدن» از خروج بی‌قید و شرط سخن می‌گوید
دولت افغانستان از ماه جدی 80 تا جدی 89
امریکا با/ بدون کرزی موفق نمی‌شود

Woman who promoted education after 9/11 loss dies - AP

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Sarah "Sally" Goodrich lost her son on Sept. 11. Struggling in 2004 with how to memorialize him with the $49,000 donated to them from family and friends, she and her husband, Donald, helped start a school for girls in Afghanistan. - Woman who promoted education after 9/11 loss dies
Afghan official blasts NATO for civilian deaths

TSA scanners, pat-downs particularly vexing for Muslims, other religious groups

In Islam, "a woman's body and a man's body are both pretty much private," she said. "I choose to cover myself and dress in loose-fitting clothing so the shape of my body is not revealed to everyone in the street." - Muslims' tough call: Scan or pat-down?
Full-body scanners: Exposing issues of privacy, and body image

Senate ratifies nuclear arms treaty with Russia

Final vote comes after Senate Democrats accepted two amendments designed to placate Republicans who had qualms about the treaty. -- Senate ratifies nuclear arms treaty with Russia
Obama signs 'don't ask' repeal
Senate passes 9/11 health measure

California's slow growth means no new House seats - sfgate

California grew by a smaller percentage over the past decade than at any time since it became a state in 1850, meaning it will not gain any new seats in the House of Representatives for the first time in 90 years, U.S. Census Bureau figures show. - California's slow growth means no new House seats
2010 census says US population at 308.7 million
New York Times - Washington Post

Window for political dialogue may be opening in Afghanistan, Ban reports

There is an increasing sense that conditions for reconciliation in Afghanistan are becoming more favourable and that there may soon be a real opportunity for a political dialogue leading to a settlement, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his latest report on the war-torn country. -- Window for political dialogue may be opening in Afghanistan, Ban reports
ائتلاف شمال، قوم پشتون را به اقلیت مبدل میکند! - محمد اعظم سيستانی

جنگ در افغانستان کار سادهء نیست

در حالی که اعلان بررسی ستراتیژی نظامی ایالات متحدهء امریکا در هفته گذشته نشان داد که افزایش نیرو در افغانستان، شورشیان طالبان را در مناطق عمدهء این کشور عقب رانده است، یک مساله دیگر را هم برملا ساخت:این که جنگ در افغانستان کار سادهء نیست. .....«جنگ در افغانستان کار سادهء نیست»
ارزیابی ستراتیژی امریکا در مورد افغانستان و پاکستان، آزمون ها و پرسش ها
ناتو گزارش نيویاركتايمز درباره گسترش حملات نظامي در پاكستان را رد ...‎

Census data realigns congressional districts in key political states - washingtonpost

Census data realigns congressional districts in key political states
Red states to gain political clout

US Census 2010: Population hits 308.7m but rise slows - BBC

The US population has risen by almost 10% in the last 10 years to stand at 308.7 million, according to new data from the US Census Bureau. - US population sees slowing rise
Why US population growth outstrips EU

Afghanistan's Karzai Sees Himself As 'Almost Historic Figure'

The U.S. and its allies may see Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, as an erratic, ineffective, even troublesome leader. But Karzai has a different view of himself. - Afghanistan's Karzai Sees Himself As 'Almost Historic Figure'
Pakistan's Military Shapes Relationship With U.S.
Afghan government disbands private security firms - AP

صد ها ملیون دالر امریکا از سال 2002 به این طرف در افغانستان ضایع شده است

آرنولد فیلدز نمایندهء خاص امریکا برای امور بازسازی افغانستان می گوید، از سال 2002 میلادی تا حالا پول های ضایع شده و یا بی جهت مصرف شده امریکا، اگر به میلیارد ها دالر نرسد، به صد ها ملیون می رسد.به گفته او، به هدف مصرف پول در افغانستان، کنترول مناسب وجود ندارد. ...«صد ها ملیون دالر امریکا از سال 2002 به این طرف در افغانستان ضایع شده است»
انتونی کوردسمن: راپور ادارهء اوباما از بررسی جنگ افغانستان، فاقد جزییات لازم می باشد

Acid drugs increase pneumonia risk

A new study has suggested that using acid suppressive medications, such as proton pump inhibitors and histamine2 receptor antagonists, may increase the risk of pneumonia. - Acid drugs increase pneumonia risk
Acid-Suppressive Drugs Linked to Increased Risk for Pneumonia Medscape
Heartburn Drugs May Raise Pneumonia Risk BusinessWeek
WebMD - MedPage Today

California awash in rain, snow and mudslides

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Southern California can expect a couple more days of the type of rains that have inundated the region and brought snowfall to higher elevations, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. - California awash in rain, snow and mudslides
Los Angeles Times - Christian Science Monitor - Reuters

Snow strands Christmas travellers across north Europe

The UK, France and Germany are among the worst-hit areas, with forecasters warning freezing weather may continue. - Snow strands European travellers
Bloomberg - Boston Globe - Toronto Star - New York Times

Lunar eclipse, winter solstice set for Tuesday - washingtonpost

There are not many days like Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Take it from people who know - astronomers. There was maybe one day like this Tuesday in the past 2,000 years. - Lunar eclipse, winter solstice set for Tuesday

U.S. Military Seeks to Expand Raids in Pakistan

WASHINGTON — Senior American military commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for an expanded campaign of Special Operations ground raids across the border into Pakistan’s tribal areas, a risky strategy reflecting the growing frustration with Pakistan’s efforts to root out militants there. -- U.S. Military Seeks to Expand Raids in Pakistan - nytimes
Report: US military pushing for new Pakistan raids - AFP
U.S. considers expanding raids into Pakistan: report - reuters

Midnight Moments: Exposing the Truth and Taking Full Responsibility for Afghanistan - Rory Stewart

Last January, Richard Holbrooke called my cell phone at midnight, although we were both in DC. He had been Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan for a week and he wanted to quiz me on Afghanistan. ......Midnight Moments: Exposing the Truth and Taking Full Responsibility for Afghanistan
Joe Biden: We'll Be Out Of Afghanistan By 2014, 'Come Hell Or High Water' -- Afghanistan

Qur'an etched in Saddam Hussein's blood poses dilemma for Iraq leaders - guardian

Over the course of two painstaking years in the late 1990s, Saddam Hussein had sat regularly with a nurse and an Islamic calligrapher; the former drawing 27 litres of his blood and the latter using it as a macabre ink to transcribe a Qur'an. ..... More, Qur'an etched in Saddam Hussein's blood poses dilemma for Iraq leaders

U.S. contractor jailed in Afghanistan, accused of owing money to vendors

The Afghan government this weekend jailed a 75-year-old U.S. citizen whose firm, Red Sea Engineers and Constructors, has received about $500 million in contracts over the past three years. -- U.S. contractor jailed in Afghanistan, accused of owing money to vendors
Afghanistan delivers a belated, muted criticism of Obama's war review

Monitoring America - Top Secret America: Agencies sharing information - Washingtonpost

The system, by far the largest and most technologically sophisticated in the nation's history, collects, stores and analyzes information about thousands of U.S. citizens and residents, many of whom have not been accused of any wrongdoing.

* Seeking to learn more about Islam and terrorism, some law enforcement agencies have hired as trainers self-described experts whose extremist views on Islam and terrorism are considered inaccurate and counterproductive by the FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies. ...... Monitoring of citizens hits Main Street
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Top Secret America: Agencies sharing information
امريکا يک «شبکه گسترده جاسوسي» تشکيل داده است
Top Secret America on Frontline - Watch the trailer »

احمدزى: د افغانستان مساله د اوباما لخوا هره ورځ تعقیبېږي

افغان سياستوال ډاکټر اشرف غني احمدزي له بي بي سي سره په خبرو کې د افغانستان او پاکستان لپاره د ولسمشر اوباما د ځانگړي استازي اړتيا ونه ليده ... - احمدزى: د افغانستان مساله د اوباما لخوا هره ورځ تعقیبېږي
بایډن: په هر ډول شرایطو کې تر ۲۰۱۴ پورې له افغانستانه وځو
بایدن: تحت هر شرایطی تا ۲۰۱۴ از افغانستان خارج می شویم
Biden on Afghanistan: U.S. leaving in 2014 - Meet The Press

Snow disrupts travel across northern Europe - BBC

Thousands of flights and train services have been cancelled across Europe because of snow and ice, leaving many travellers stranded. -- Freeze disrupts European travel
Russia warns US on nuclear treaty
Russia warns US not to meddle with START treaty

'We Can only Lose the War in Afghanistan'

During a surprise weekend visit to Afghanistan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel finally called the conflict a war. ... more... -- 'We Can only Lose the War in Afghanistan' - Spiegel
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به هر اندازهء که جنگ در افغانستان طولانی تر شود، به همان اندازه مصارف و تلفات بیشتر می شود

روزنامهء لاسنجلس تایمز مقالهء تحلیلی در مورد بررسی مجدد استراتیژی امریکا در جنگ افغانستان نوشته است
روزنامه به نقل از بارک اوباما رییس جمهور امریکا نوشته است که کشورش به خاطر رسیدن به اهداف تعیین شده، در مسیر درست در حرکت است. .....- «به هر اندازهء که جنگ در افغانستان طولانی تر شود، به همان اندازه مصارف و تلفات بیشتر می شود»

PRECIOUS-Gold draws in safe-haven flows, up for second day

LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Gold rose for a second day onMonday, overcoming the weakness in the euro after a warning fromthe European Central Bank on the region's finances encouragedlight safe-haven flows into the metal. - Reuters
Gold Advances on Demand for Haven Amid European Debt Concerns
Inside Futures - GoldAlert

Letters: A bleak new year in Afghanistan - Chief executive, Oxfam

Your report and leader on Afghanistan (17 December) make depressing reading. While we can all agree that 2011 needs to be a year for "lasting and irreversible" progress, the signs are not looking good.

This year is the deadliest for civilians in a decade, with civilian casualties up 31% in the first six months. Keeping people safe from increasing violence is critical when Isaf troops leave.

The US strategy review does not include the vital steps necessary to protect civilians as security is passed to Afghan control. The US and Nato allies need to ensure that the Afghan security forces are adequately trained and mechanisms are put in place to prevent human rights abuses. .... More -- A bleak new year in Afghanistan

US Afghan war review: On track, down a cul-de-sac Editorial ...
Biden on Afghanistan: U.S. leaving in 2014
Afghanistan: ویکی لیکس : مثلث حزب اسلامی در اطراف کرزی عمر داودزی ...‎

Obama Signs Bill To Extend Bush Tax Cuts - CBS

"In fact, not only will middle class Americans avoid a tax increase, but tens of millions of Americans will start the new year off right by opening their first paycheck to see that it's larger than the one they get right now," he said. - CBS News

ویکی لیکس : مثلث حزب اسلامی در اطراف کرزی عمر داودزی، کریم خرم و فاروق وردک

به گفته یادداشت ویکی‌لیکس، حمید صدیق، رییس تشریفات وزارت امور خارجه نیز معتقد است که داودزی از زمانی که به حیث سفیر افغانستان در تهران ایفای وظیفه کرده است، تلاش کرده که منافع ایران را بر منافع ایالات متحده در ارگ مقدم سازد. حمید صدیق گفته است که داودزی یک درخواست رسمی وزارت خارجه را مبنی بر لغو درخواست ملاقات با کرزی با یک هیات هشت نفره از مقامات رسانه‌ای ایران را نادیده گرفت. یک روز پیش از آن، ملاقات رسمی یک گروه کانادایی از سوی وی به پنج نفر تقلیل یافت. - Afghanistan: ویکی لیکس : مثلث حزب اسلامی در اطراف کرزی عمر داودزی ...‎
بایډن: ټول امریکايي پوځیان به د۲۰۱۴ تر پایه له افغانستانه ووځي
Biden on Afghanistan: U.S. leaving in 2014

Julian Assange like a hi-tech terrorist, says Joe Biden - guardian

The US vice-president, Joe Biden, today likened the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, to a "hi-tech terrorist", the strongest criticism yet from the Obama administration - The Guardian
WikiLeaks: Julian Assange facing US prosecution bid, says Joe Biden
Afghanistan: The war logs - WikiLeaks El Pais Le Monde New York Times Der Spiegel

باشنده گان ولسوالی بلخاب ولایت سرپل با کمبود مواد غذایی مواجه اند

در حدود هفتاد هزار نفر از باشنده گان ولسوالی بلخاب ولایت سرپل در اثر مسدود شدن راه های مواصلاتی با خطر مرگ روبرو خواهند شد...... - باشنده گان ولسوالی بلخاب ولایت سرپل با کمبود مواد غذایی مواجه اند
سرما هزاران خانواده را تهدید می‌کند
مایک مولن: پاکستان «پناهگاه امن» القاعده است

Biden on Afghanistan: U.S. leaving in 2014 ‘come hell or high water’

Biden on Afghanistan: U.S. leaving in 2014 ‘come hell or high water’
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Biden on Afghanistan: U.S. leaving in 2014
بایډن: ټول امریکايي پوځیان به د۲۰۱۴ تر پایه له افغانستانه ووځي
Afghanistan: ویکی لیکس : مثلث حزب اسلامی در اطراف کرزی عمر داودزی ...‎

Watch: Roundtable: Afghanistan Plan - This Week

George Will, Donna Brazile, Chrystia Freeland and Rajiv Chandrasekaran. - Watch: Roundtable: Afghanistan Plan
Top Senators Support START Treaty
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جوبایدن: قوای امریکا مصمم است تا 2014 از افغانستان خارج شوند

به نوشتهء آژانس خبری اسوشیتد پرس، پیش بینی بایدن فرا تر از اظهارات بارک اوباما رییس جمهور امریکا است. رییس جمهور اوباما در ماه گذشته گفت که تعداد نیرو های امریکایی تا سال 2014 میلادی در افغانستان کاهش خواهد یافت، ولی تعداد عساکری که در این کشور باقی خواهند ماند، هنوز هم مورد سوال است. ..... جوبایدن: قوای امریکا مصمم است تا 2014 از افغانستان خارج شوند
جوبایډن:امریکا به له افغانستانه تر ۲۰۱۴ مه ټول ځواکونه وباسي
Biden: US out of Afghanistan by 2014
Biden on Afghanistan: U.S. leaving in 2014 - Meet The Press

Taliban kills 8 in twin attacks targeting Afghan security forces - latimes

An army bus in Kabul and a recruitment center in Kunduz are ambushed as the Taliban targets local soldiers and police, who are key to the West's exit strategy. - Taliban kills 8 in twin attacks targeting Afghan security forces
Uncertainty marks White House review on Afghanistan, Pakistan

Biden says US to be out of Afghanistan by 2014

WASHINGTON -- Despite uneven progress in Afghanistan, Vice President Joe Biden said next summer's planned withdrawal would be more than a token reduction and that the U.S. would be out of the country by 2014 "come hell or high water." - Biden: US out of Afghanistan by 2014
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Chinese premier praises Pakistan's terror fight

Taliban kill 13 Afghan soldiers, police - AP

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban fighters struck at Afghan security forces Sunday, storming an army recruiting center in the north that sparked a daylong gunbattle, and ambushing a bus carrying army officers in the capital - the first major attack in Kabul in months. - Taliban kill 13 Afghan soldiers, police
Afghan War Just a Slice of US Coverage - nytimes

Travel misery continues for millions heading for Christmas getaway -.telegraph

Millions of road, rail and airline passengers face another day of chaos as the worst winter for 30 years continued to wreak travel havoc across the country. - Travel misery continues for millions heading for Christmas getaway
Cameron, Merkel and Sarkozy promise to freeze EU spending

Afghans Probe Supply Diversions - WSJ

Afghan authorities are investigating some of the biggest international companies that provide food and fuel to U.S.-led forces for allegedly bringing supplies into the country duty-free and then diverting them to the local market........- Afghans Probe Supply Diversions
Militants Kill 10 Afghan Soldiers

China Expands Its Influence in Europe - Der Spiegel

China is seizing on Europe's debt problems to expand its influence on the continent with large-scale investments and purchases of government bonds issued by highly-indebted states..... - China Expands Its Influence in Europe
Heavy snowfall in Europe leads to holiday travel nightmare CNN

China and Iran vie for the subcontinent

Iran’s destabilising influence in Afghanistan is just the tip of a geopolitical iceberg. - China and Iran vie for the subcontinent
Afghan soldiers killed in attacks by Taliban militants The Guardian

Pakistan Says It Didn’t Tell Spy’s Identity - nytimes

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An official of the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s top spy organization, angrily denied Saturday that it was responsible for revealing the name of the Central Intelligence Agency’s top clandestine officer in Pakistan. - Pakistan Says It Didn’t Tell Spy’s Identity
Pakistani Role Is Suspected in Revealing U.S. Spy’s Name

How Teen Experiences Affect Your Brain for Life

Thanks to sophisticated imaging technology and a raft of longitudinal studies, we’re learning that the teen years are a period of crucial brain development subject to a host of environmental and genetic factors. More › -- How Teen Experiences Affect Your Brain for Life

Obama invokes Reagan to push START nuclear arms treaty with Russia - CSM

Most national security experts and former arms control officials of both parties favor the START nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. But some Republicans are opposed, and it takes 67 votes. -Obama invokes Reagan to push START nuclear arms treaty with Russia
Iran's nuclear program: Is regime change the way to stop it?
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Are We Headed Toward Economic Recovery?

Government data suggests consumers are emerging from their shells: Layoffs are declining, and the bulls on Wall Street are snorting that the stock market is poised for a long upward charge. - Are We Headed Toward Economic Recovery?
Senate Votes To Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

IMF chief Strauss-Kahn: Euro is not in danger

Although the euro has fallen in recent weeks on speculation that some battered members of the eurozone might be forced out, the IMF chief assured Chrystia that the euro is a resilient currency that will survive this period of panic: - IMF chief Strauss-Kahn: Euro is not in danger

احمدزى: د هولبروک ځاى ناستي ته اړتيا نشته

افغان سياستوال ډاکټر اشرف غني احمدزي له بي بي سي سره په خبرو کې د افغانستان او پاکستان لپاره د ولسمشر اوباما د ځانگړي استازي اړتيا ونه ليده ....- احمدزى: د هولبروک ځاى ناستي ته اړتيا نشته
اشرف غني احمدزی بيا د نړۍ د سلو متفکرينو په نوملړ کې راغلی
گفت و گوی اختصاصی با مشاور ارشد رئیس‌جمهوری افغانستان
پولیس مانع ورود ده ها تن از اعضای قبلی ولسی جرگه به صحن شورای ملی شد

From Facebook to WikiLeaks: The good, bad and ugly of technology

Science enables us to keep in contact with friends as well as release government secrets. - From Facebook to WikiLeaks: The good, bad and ugly of technology
WikiLeaks cables: Julian Assange says his life is 'under threat'

Afghans Probe Supply Diversions - WSJ

KABUL—Afghan authorities are investigating some of the biggest international companies that provide food and fuel to U.S.-led forces for allegedly bringing supplies into the country duty-free and then diverting them to the local market. -- Afghans Probe Supply Diversions
Child labor helps war-torn Afghan families survive Reuters
US must draw the line at pedophilia in Afghanistan - CNN
US touted Bollywood stars to help Afghanistan: WikiLeaks

Great Kate: Her Engagement Photos Show Thrift Is the New Chic

Kate has always been one to buy off-the rack from popular retailers, but wearing an off-the rack dress from two years ago ushers in a new era of royal fashion accessibility. - Great Kate: Her Engagement Photos Show Thrift Is the New Chic
Kate Middleton Did Her Own Makeup For Engagement Photos

Disclosure likely to feed mistrust between US, Pakistan intelligence agents - latimes

Suspicion that Pakistan had a hand in the public naming of a CIA agent is expected to breed further mistrust between intelligence communities at a time when Washington is urging greater anti-terrorism efforts by Islamabad. - Disclosure likely to feed mistrust between US, Pakistan intelligence agents
CIA recalls Pakistan station chief after his name becomes public
CIA Station Chief, His Cover Blown, Departs Pakistan - WSJ

گفت و گوی اختصاصی با مشاور ارشد رئیس‌جمهوری افغانستان

دولت افغانستان نتیجه بازنگری استراتژی آمریکا در افغانستان را مثبت ارزیابی کرده است. گزارش بازنگری استراتژی آمریکا، دو روز پس از مرگ ریچارد هولبروک فرستاده ویژه این کشور در افغانستان اعلام شد. داود قاریزاده خبرنگار بی‌بی‌سی درکابل، در گفت و گو با اشرف غنی احمدزی مشاور ارشد رئیس جمهوری افغانستان از او پرسیده که مرگ آقای هولبروک چه تأثیری بر سیاست آمریکا در افغانستان خواهد گذاشت؟.....- گفت و گوی اختصاصی با مشاور ارشد رئیس‌جمهوری افغانستان
اعلام استراتژی جدید آمریکا در افغانستان
اوباما: تعهد ناتو و آمریکا به افغانستان بلند مدت است

Germany's Merkel visits soldiers in Afghanistan - AP

BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel painted a stark picture Saturday of the task her country's troops face battling insurgents in Afghanistan, saying that Germany hasn't experienced anything like it since World War II. - Germany's Merkel visits soldiers in Afghanistan
Progress in Afghanistan, with caveats
Mullen: Eliminating Pakistani safe havens is key

Congress rushes to finish bills before holidays - AP

WASHINGTON -- Rushing to finish by Christmas, congressional Democrats worked Friday to secure Senate ratification of a new arms control treaty and to end the military's ban on openly gay service members as they neared the end of two tumultuous years of single-party government. - Congress rushes to finish bills before holidays
Top CIA spy in Pakistan pulled amid threats after public accusation over attack

- د جرمني خبري اژانس تحلیل: د افغانستان د سولې اصلي کلي له پاکستان

د جرمني خبري اژانس په یوه تحلیلي راپور کې وايي : په داسي حال کې چې د امریکا په مشرۍ نړیوال ايتلاف له افغانستان څخه د ۲۰۱۰ کال په جولای کې د ځواکونو په ایستلو تر پیل کولو مخکې په دې هیواد کې له وسله والو مخالفانو سره د سولې د لرلید په باب اندېښمن دی، پاکستاني پالیسي جوړوونکي په افغانستان کې پر خپلو متحدانو د کنټرول او تسلط له پلوه د ارامښت احساس کوي......- د جرمني خبري اژانس تحلیل: د افغانستان د سولې اصلي کلي له پاکستان
برخی مقامات عالی رتبهء امریکا در مورد بررسی ستراتیژی آن کشور در افغانستان توضیحات دادند
سی آی ای بطور ناگهانی نمایندهء ارشد اش را از پاکستان بیرون کرد

Senate Blocks Bill for Illegal Immigrant Students

The Senate on Saturday blocked a bill that would create a path to citizenship for certain illegal immigrant students who came to the United States as children, completed two years of college or military service and met other ..... Senate Blocks Bill for Illegal Immigrant Students
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