Afghan Stoning Video Rekindles Outcry - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — Police officers investigating the double murder of a couple who were stoned to death in a prominent case five months ago could hardly have asked for more abundant evidence. -- Afghan Stoning Video Rekindles Outcry
Afghan musician returns to keep a tradition alive

U.S. Official With Egypt Ties to Meet With Mubarak - nytimes

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has sent a diplomatic troubleshooter with close ties to Egypt on a mission to Cairo to meet with President Hosni Mubarak and other senior officials, as the administration struggles to gauge Mr. Mubarak’s intentions amid the fast-moving events there. - U.S. Official With Egypt Ties to Meet With Mubarak

Kabul Bank employees flee amid investigation into lending - washingtonpost

KABUL - The acting chief financial officer and other Pakistani employees of Kabul Bank have fled Afghanistan amid an investigation into the scope of the bank's reckless lending and allegations that its shareholders paid large bribes to many senior Afghan officials, according to Afghan officials and others familiar with the issue. Kabul Bank employees flee amid investigation into lending
Afghan elite 'plundered $900m' from leading bank - independent

Mubarak seeks dialogue, shows no sign of relenting

Mubarak offered no sign that he is intending to step down, leaving questions about whether the decentralized and leaderless movement that has swept Egypt over the past week can muster the force necessary to topple this nation's deeply entrenched establishment. - Mubarak seeks dialogue, shows no sign of relenting
Demonstrators call for massive protest but lack leadership

Koch brothers laying the groundwork for a major 'grassroots effort' to push GOP candidates

The Koch-sponsored conference at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa is the latest sign Conservative high-rollers gather to plot strategy
Shining a light on Koch brothers’ secret meeting
Koch Brothers v. the Left in Palm Springs - The Nation

Kabul bank's losses twice the $300m admitted, says Karzai's brother - guardian

Kabul bank, once Afghanistan's largest, was known to have been struggling to recover $300m of loans to politically well-connected businessmen who frittered it away on disastrous investments, including Dubai's real estate bubble. - Kabul bank's losses twice the $300m admitted, says Karzai's brother

Obama's 'betrayal' of Mubarak shocks Israel | Jordan Times

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM -- Political commentators expressed shock at how the United States as well as its major European allies appeared to be ready to dump a staunch strategic ally of three decades, simply to conform to the current ideology of political correctness. - Obama's 'betrayal' of Mubarak shocks Israel Jordan Times
Egypt VP vows swift reform; communications targeted - CNN
دولتمردان افغانستان از اوضاع مصر عبرت بگیرند!

د افغانستان په ۳۰ سلنه خاوره کې د درې تریلیون ډالرو په ارزښت کانونه وجود لري

دامریکا یو جیولوژېکي ټېم، چې دافغانستان دکانونو په اړه یې څېړنه کوله، له اوږدې مودې وروسته دې پایلې ته ورسېد، چې دافغانستان په ۳۰ سلنه خاوره کې ددرې تریلیون ډالرو په ارزښت کانونه دي، چې وسپنه، مس، ليټيم، یورانیم، سره زر او دډبرو سکاره پکې دي. د افغانستان په ۳۰ سلنه خاوره کې د درې تریلیون ډالرو په ارزښت کانونه وجود لري
پاكستان به شدت نگران نفوذ هند در افغانستان است: وحید مژده
دور سوم انتخاب رییس ولسی جرگه شکار بی نظمی شدید شد: خبر عاجل

Afghanistan signs pact with UN to prevent recruitment of child soldiers

30 January 2011 – The United Nations and the Government of Afghanistan today signed an agreement in which the country made a commitment to protect children affected by armed conflict and to prevent the recruitment of minors into the national armed forces. - Afghanistan signs pact with UN to prevent recruitment of child soldiers
Transport union partners with UN to de-mine Afghan roads

Afghan Officials Shielded Bank From Scrutiny

KABUL—Investigators probing massive fraud that nearly brought down Afghanistan's largest bank have found the lender avoided scrutiny for years by giving clandestine loans, bribes and other payoffs to senior government officials, said Afghan and U.S. officials and former bank insiders. - Afghan Officials Shielded Bank From Scrutiny
Afghanistan Moves to Curb Use of Underage Soldiers

Young Afghans need to be put to work – not to the sword - Telegraph

The jobless rate is far worse than that of Egypt – but the country is rich in natural resources, says Mary Riddell. - Young Afghans need to be put to work – not to the sword - Telegraph
Afghans Can Only Watch in Envy as Egypt Revolts

میزان خشونت ها علیه اطفال افغان، 38 درصد افزایش یافته است

قرار است به هدف جلوگیری از جذب اطفال در صفوف نیروهای امنیتی، کمیته رهبری اطفال متاثر از منازعات مسلحانه وزارت خارجه افغانستان برنامه پلان عمل اطفال متاثر را به اجرا در آورد. ..- «میزان خشونت ها علیه اطفال افغان، 38 درصد افزایش یافته است»
افغانستان موافقتنامه عدم استخدام کودکان در صفوف نیروهای امنیتی را امضا کرد
در سومین روز نیز اعضای ولسی جرگه نتوانستند تا رییس شان را انتخاب کنند
توزیع 400 هزار دالر رشوت براي كسب مقام رياست پارلمان افغانستان ...‎

Israel has urged the world to temper the criticism of Mubarak,

Israel called on the United States and a number of European countries over the weekend to curb their criticism of President Hosni Mubarak to preserve stability in the region. - Israel has urged the world to temper the criticism of Mubarak,

Julian Assange, The Man Behind WikiLeaks

- (CBS) Just a few months ago, most people had never heard of a Web site called WikiLeaks, or of its mysterious and eccentric founder, Julian Assange. - Julian Assange, The Man Behind WikiLeaks
Julian Assange: The "60 Minutes" Interview -- 60 Minutes

Egypt's Mubarak opens door to talks with rival political parties

(CNN) -- After 30 years of mostly unchallenged rule, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened the door Sunday to talks with rival political parties while calling out those who, he claimed, used religion to "spread fear" through rampant hooliganism. - Mubarak opens door to talks with opposition -- Mubarak profile -- The man behind Egypt's president
Egypt protesters defy curfew

Nato chief faces tough questions from Afghan audience - BBC

"We've been suffering from the war for such a long time and we still have so many problems. I want to ask the head of Nato - when will all this end?" -- "The foreigners promised to rebuild Afghanistan and to help our people," "But they haven't fulfilled their promises. Why not?" - Nato chief faces tough questions from Afghans

How should the U.S. respond to the protests in the Middle East? - washingtonpost

Arab regimes are reeling from the aftershocks of events in Tunisia. Governments in Egypt and Yemen are the focus of mass protests expressing the anger that many Arab citizens feel toward their leaders. Surprises are possible, but it is most likely that the Egyptian and Yemeni regimes will survive these "days of rage." - How should the U.S. respond to the protests in the Middle East?
Obama administration aligns itself with protests
Military sends conflicting signals about where its loyalties lie

Analysis: For US, Egypt crisis recalls 1979 Iran - AP

In the immediate area, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, not to mention Israel, are all watching closely for missteps in Egypt, which could portend profound and lasting consequences for U.S. policy in the Mideast. - Analysis: For US, Egypt crisis recalls 1979 Iran

Losses at Afghan Bank Could Be $900 Million

KABUL, Afghanistan — Fraud and mismanagement at Afghanistan’s largest bank have resulted in potential losses of as much as $900 million — three times previous estimates — heightening concerns that the bank could collapse and trigger a broad financial panic in Afghanistan, according to American, European and Afghan officials. - Losses at Afghan Bank Could Be $900 Million - nytimes
Afghan Lender Disputes Losses at Kabul Bank

Protesters rally at Iran's alleged execution of Afghans

Around a thousand protesters took to the streets of three main Afghanistan cities today to protest against the alleged execution of Afghan citizens by Iran. - Protesters rally at Iran's alleged execution of Afghans

حملهء انتحاری اخیر در کابل جان 6 عضو یک خانواده دانشمند را گرفت

حملهء انتحاری بعد از چاشت روز جمعه در کابل، جان شش عضو یک خانواده دانشمند را گرفت. حمیده برمکی، استاد پوهنځی حقوق و علوم سیاسی پوهنتون کابل، شوهرش داکتر مسعود یما با چهار طفل، سه دختر و یک پسر سه ساله شان، در میان قربانیان بودند

مسوولیت این حملهء انتحاری را طالبان و حزب اسلامی گلبدین حکمتیار به عهده گرفتند.- حملهء انتحاری اخیر در کابل جان 6 عضو یک خانواده دانشمند را گرفت
Prominent Afghan family died in grocery bombing - AP

Mubarak's appointees reflect martial style of rule

CAIRO - The installation of military men into powerful new roles in the Egyptian government on Saturday reflected a martial style of rule unbroken in Egypt since Gamal Abdel Nasser and his young officers toppled the monarchy in 1952. - Mubarak's appointees reflect martial style of rule Looting Engulfs Cairo, Other Egyptian Cities - AP
Looters Rip Heads Off 2 Mummies at Egyptian Museum

How should the U.S. respond to the protests in the Middle East? - washingtonpost

AARON DAVID MILLER --- Don't abandon your friends. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may be an authoritarian, but since 1981 your predecessors and you have deemed him vital to American interests. Be careful what kind of signals you send until you have a much better sense of who or what will come after him. The worst outcome of Egyptian unrest would be a Mubarak who crushes the opposition and resents the United States because he believes that you wanted him on the next flight to Paris.

This will be a long movie. ....More - How should the U.S. respond to the protests in the Middle East?

فقر، بدبختي و نااميدي در بين مردم افغانستان افزايش يافته است:نماينده پارلمان آلمان

برلين – رييس حزب چپ ها در پارلمان آلمان با اشاره به ناكامي نظامي ناتو در افغانستان گفت: غرب در بازسازي ملکی افغانستان نيز ناكام بوده است.
گريگور گيسي در كنفرانس تحت عنوان ((يك افغانستان ديگر)) در برلين افزود: جنگ بالاترين درجه تروريزم در جهان است و اگر غرب بدنبال كاهش تعداد بن لادن ها در دنيا است، بايد با فقر و بدبختي مبارزه كرده و اقتصاد عادلانه اي ايجاد كند... ...- فقر، بدبختي و نااميدي در بين مردم افغانستان افزايش يافته است ...‎

Kandahar deputy governor killed in suicide attack

The deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province has been killed in a suicide attack, officials have said. - Kandahar deputy governor killed
Supermarket Attack: A Dangerous Turn in Kabul - TIME
انتخابات ریاست مجلس افغانستان به دور سوم کشیده شد
معاون رئیس جمهور و نخست وزیر جدید مصر معرفی شدند

Egypt protests draw mixed reaction in region

Saudi King Abdullah called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and "was reassured" about the situation in Egypt, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported. - Saudi king slams protesters - CNN
Analyst: Egypt 'in transitional phase'
U.S., UK push Mubarak to fulfill pledge
Chaos, Looting Spread as Mubarak Names Key Deputies - WSJ

Cairo falls into near-anarchy; army warns it will treat protesters as criminals

Unchallenged by troops, thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators swarm Egypt's capital Saturday; Mubarak taps confidant as his deputy.- Army warns demonstrators; Mubarak names vice president
How should the U.S. respond to the protests in the Middle East?
Mubarak names his deputy and new PM

Mubarak Is Prepared to Fight - Foreign Policy

Mubarak views himself as a loyal Egyptian citizen who has steered a difficult course between the quest for stability and economic modernization and the exigencies of democracy. He believes that the quest for safety, jobs and security must bound the limits of freedom, or there will be chaos (fawda). -- Mubarak Is Prepared to Fight
Pharaoh's End - An FP Round Table Foreign Policy

German Parliament Votes to Extend Afghanistan Mandate - Der Spiegel

Parliament in Berlin on Friday voted to extend the German military's mandate in Afghanistan with the broad majority most had expected. - German Parliament Votes to Extend Afghanistan Mandate
Related articles, background features and opinions about this topic.

What the United States has at stake in Egypt

Since 1979, Egypt has been the second largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid, after Israel, according to a 2009 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report. - What the United States has at stake in Egypt
Mubarak Says He Will Replace Ministers
Defends Deploying Army as Revolt Sweeps Egypt

Obama: I told Mubarak he must deliver on his promises

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama spoke with Egypt's president moments after Hosni Mubarak addressed his country, telling the Egyptian that he must make good on his promises and avoid a violent response to the thousands of protesters in the streets. - Obama to Mubarak: Deliver on promises

تحولات مصر و واکنش آمریکا - BBC

دفتر حزب حاکم در قاهره به آتش کشیده شده و دستکم شش نفر کشته شده اند. - تحولات مصر و واکنش آمریکا
Egypt president dismisses cabinet
رئیس جمهوری مصر دولت را برکنار کرد
مصری ها از وضع متشنج قاهره می گویند

Supermarket Attack: A Dangerous Turn in Kabul

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a popular grocery close to the British, Canadian and Pakistani missions in Kabul Friday afternoon in an indiscriminate attack that analysts say could spell the beginning of a new trend in the Afghan capital. - Supermarket Attack: A Dangerous Turn in Kabul - TIME
Kabul supermarket suicide attack kills 8: police - AFP
انفجار در پایتخت افغانستان چندین کشته و زخمی به جا گذاشت
حملهء انتحاری اخیر در کابل جان 6 عضو یک خانواده دانشمند را گرفت

NATO: Afghanistan war won't end like Vietnam

BRUSSELS -- The Afghan army will not collapse when international troops end their combat role, in the way that South Vietnam's did in the 1970s, NATO's top officer said Thursday. - NATO: Afghanistan war won't end like Vietnam - washingtonpost
A war without a champion
Obama begins planning Afghanistan pull-out - USAToday

Mubarak Orders Ministers to Resign but Backs Armed Response to Egypt Protests - nytimes

CAIRO — President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt appeared on television early Saturday morning and ordered his government to resign, but backed his security forces’ attempts to contain the surging unrest around the country that has shaken his three-decade-long authoritarian rule. - Mubarak Orders Ministers to Resign but Backs Armed Response to Egypt Protests
President Obama speaks about Egypt; -- video of Mubarak’s address;;

Afghan police: 8 die in Kabul supermarket blast

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber killed eight people, including an unknown number of foreigners, inside a high-end grocery store on Friday in the heart of a heavily guarded district of the Afghan capital that's home to many diplomats and Westerners. - Where is Obama's public support for Afghanistan? - AP
Where is Obama's public support for Afghanistan?
GOP senator favors cutting US aid to Israel

BBC News - Kabul Finest supermarket hit by deadly bomb attack

At least eight people have been killed in a suicide attack at a supermarket popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. - Kabul Finest supermarket hit by deadly bomb attack
Supermarket blast in Kabul diplomatic district kills at least 8 - washingtonpost

Egypt Cuts Off Most Internet and Cell Service

Egypt has cut off nearly all Internet traffic into and out of the country in the largest blackout of its kind, according to firms that monitor international data flows. - Egypt Cuts Off Most Internet and Cell Service
Clinton Calls for ‘Restraint’ and ‘Reform’
Egypt cracks down on anti-government protesters - CNN
Unrest in Egypt: State issues travel alert; top Egyptian brass visiting Pentagon

Explosion Hits Supermarket in Kabul

The entire first floor of the Finest Supermarket in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood was destroyed. Flames and smoke poured out of the building as people screamed and the police tried to cordon off the area. - Explosion Hits Supermarket in Kabul
Germany Plans Start of Troop Withdrawal

Egyptian Army Called In as Protests Rage - nytimes

CAIRO — After a day of increasingly violent protests throughout Egypt, state media reported that President Hosni Mubarak ordered the military into the streets to reinforce police struggling to contain one of the most serious challenges to his long and autocratic rule. - Egyptian Army Called In as Protests Rage
Ruling Party Office Is in Flames as Curfew Is Defied

Did Congress approve America's longest war?

President Obama's state of the union was quickly followed by a second one in Afghanistan. President Karzai finally convened the newly-elected parliament with a Kennedyesque "Ask not what Afghanistan can do for you, ask what you can do for Afghanistan." - Did Congress approve America's longest war? - Afghanistan

Books of The Times: Ronald Reagan as Dad, a Sunny Stranger

Ronald Reagan, the politician, has been enshrined as a heroic visionary by the right, celebrated for ending the cold war and reducing the size of government, and invoked as a touchstone for all things conservative. - Books of The Times: Ronald Reagan as Dad, a Sunny Stranger
Islamabad, Kabul to start joint peace commission - AFP

Harsh Words for Regulators in Crisis Commission Report - nytimes

In its exhaustive report released on Thursday, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission lambastes an alphabet soup of federal regulatory agencies – including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve. -- Harsh Words for Regulators in Crisis Commission Report
Financial Crisis Report Seen As Too Little, Too Late NPR
Factbox: Conclusions of U.S. financial crisis panel

The lack of a vision for Afghanistan in the State of the Union - Congress Blog

Despite massive illiteracy, poor communications infrastructure, and limited media, news travels fast in Afghanistan. Today’s New York Times headline story is tomorrow’s bazaar gossip. What Afghans (and Pakistanis, Iranians, and Indians for that matter) will be talking about is the President’s plan to begin bringing our troops home in July 2011. Reaffirming July 2011 is, once again, a step backwards for the President’s blueprint for success in Afghanistan. More - The lack of a vision for Afghanistan in the State of the Union

Saudis discover new funding channels for Taliban, al Qaeda - CNN

But the investigation found that hundreds of millions of dollars of Saudi money had been funneled to leading Islamist politicians and political activists overseas. - Saudis discover new funding channels for Taliban, al Qaeda - CNN
Afghan ex-detainee tells court of US custody 'nightmare' - AFP

Graphic Video of Fatal Stoning Shows Taliban's Strength - ABC News

About 200 people listen to a Taliban mullah describe why a man and woman deserve to be killed. A few dozen spectators – people from the local community -- start throwing rocks at the woman, who had already been placed in a 4-foot-deep hole. They throw with relish and yell, "Allah akbar." - Graphic Video of Fatal Stoning Shows Taliban's Strength - ABCNews
Watch: Taliban Stone Woman to Death in Pakistan
در جستجوی عاملان سنگسار صدیقه و خیام

افغانستان 30 سال دیگر به حمایت نیاز دارد

نماینده خاص اتحادیه اروپا در افغانستان، می‌گوید که جامعه جهانی به طور خاص اتحادیه اروپا باید این واقعیت را بپذیرد که افغانستان «30 سال دیگر به حمایت نیاز دارد، نه 30 ماه.» .... - افغانستان 30 سال دیگر به حمایت نیاز دارد
اوباما: جنگ‌های سختی در افغانستان پیش‌رو است
ولسی جرگه یا جهادی جرگه ؟

Report Offers Surprises on Muslims’ Growth

Globally, Muslims now make up 23.4 percent of the population, and if current trends continue, will be 26.4 percent by 2030. Such growth is not enough to create a drastic shift in the world’s religious balance, experts said. - Report Offers Surprises on Muslims’ Growth

رئیس جمهور شورای ملی را افتتاح کرد

حامدکرزی رئیس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان روز چهارشنبه شانزدهمین دور تقنینی شورای ملی افغانستان را افتتاح کرد..... - رئیس جمهور شورای ملی را افتتاح کرد
د ملي شورا په پرانیستونکې غونډه کې د جمهور رئیس د وینا متن
حامد کرزی، مظلوم ترین رئیس جمهور دنیاست‎
اظهارات انتقادی کرزی «نشانه نارضایتیاش» بود افغانستان ...‎

West's portrayal of Afghan war deceptive: group

(Reuters) - Foreign military assertions that security in Afghanistan is improving are intended to sway Western public opinion ahead of a troop withdrawal and do not reflect the reality on the ground, a security advice group said. - West's portrayal of Afghan war deceptive: group Reuters
Gates and Gulf prince pay for Afghan and Pakistan jabs

افتتاح پارلمان کشور توسط رییس جمهور

پس از کشمکش های فراوان و قناعت موقت نامزدان معترض ، دومین دور پارلمان کشور ، امروز چهارشنبه 6 دلو توسط رییس جمهور کشور افتتاح گردید.... - افتتاح پارلمان کشور توسط رییس جمهور - اخبار افغانستان
در حاشیه پارلمان !‎

Watchdog faults Obama's Afghan security strategy - McClatchy

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's $11.4 billion plan to bolster Afghanistan's security forces is "at risk" because of poor planning, a government watchdog agency concluded in a report released Wednesday. - Watchdog faults Obama's Afghan security strategy

اگر پارلمان را افتتاح کردید ، علیه شما قیام خواهیم کرد: داوود سلطانزوی در خطاب به كرزی :گزارش خاص

“داوود سلطان‌زوي ” يكي از نامزدهاي معترض كه در اين جرگه صحبت مي كرد، گفت: كاش امروز “يوناما ” و سفير امريكا در اين اجلاس حضور می داشتند تا اين پيروزي (افتتاح پارلمان به اجبار) را به آنها تبريك مي‌گفتيم.

وي تصريح كرد: ما نمي‌دانيم افغانستان به چه كسي و كدام كشور تعلق دارد؟ به امريكا يا به يوناما؟ به همسايه شرقي و يا شمالي و جنوبي ؟.... - اگر پارلمان را افتتاح کردید ، علیه شما قیام خواهیم کرد: داوود سلطانزوی در خطاب به كرزی :گزارش خاص
کرزی از ترس نامزدان ناراض با هیلکوپتر از ارگ فرار کرد : خبر عاجل ...‎

Clinton Urges Restraint, Political Reform in Egypt

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging all parties in the political upheaval in Egypt to exercise restraint and avoid violence. She called for the government of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a key U.S. ally, to seize the moment and implement reforms. - Clinton Urges Restraint, Political Reform in Egypt
Report Paints Bleak Human Rights Picture in Middle East

State of the Union: Fact-checking Obama's speech

"Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you'll feel the impact." - State of the Union: Fact-checking Obama's speech - USATODAY

Karzai opens Afghan parliament with accusations, call for unity - washingtonpost

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai opened the new session of parliament Wednesday with a speech that claimed unnamed foreigners - apparently Western diplomats - interfered with the September elections. - Karzai opens Afghan parliament with accusations
Afghans push for indefinite detentions

کرزی: نگذاریم خوابهای وحشتناکی که برایمان دیده اند به واقعیت بپیوندد

حامد کرزی، رئیس جمهوری افغانستان از "مداخلات" در روند برگزاری انتخابات انتقاد کرد.- کرزی: نگذاریم خوابهای وحشتناکی که برایمان دیده اند به واقعیت بپیوندد
- نوې ولسي جرګې ته د ولسمشرکرزي بشپړه وینا‎
Overruled Karzai opens parliament
نگاهی به ترکیب قومی و سیاسی مجلس جدید افغانستان
قوه قضاییه افغانستان در گردونه سیاست؟

Afghan President Opens Parliament - nytimes

“We faced serious problems in holding these elections, safeguarding peoples’ votes and preventing foreign intervention,” Mr. Karzai said. -- “The main question is which forces are trying to undermine our young government’s legitimacy and put our government’s three branches in opposition to each other.” -- Afghan President Opens Parliament
بلاخره پس از 4 ماه انتظار، شورای ملی جدید افغانستان گشایش یافت

Colin Powell on Afghanistan pull-out - CNN

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell talks with CNN's Candy Crowley about whether the U.S. can pull out of Afghanistan in six months. - U.S. troop withdrawal: Colin Powell weighs in
AFGHANISTAN: Government stockpiling wheat ahead of expected drought

افتتاح ولسی جرگهء جدید، پایان رکود سیاسی یا تصمییم در اثر فشار!؟

رییس جمهور افغانستان حامد کرزی روز چهارشنبه را روز افتتاح ولسی جرگه جدید افغانستان اعلان کرده و از این طریق به رکود سیاسی با اعضای نو پارلمان خاتمه داده است. -- اما تحلیل گران به این نظر اند که آقای کرزی تحت فشار جامعهء جهانی این عمل را انجام داده و جامعه جهانی هم با این عمل خود یک خطایی دیگر را مرتکب شده و کسانی را به حیث نماینده گان مردم افغانستان قبول کرده است، که اکثریت آن ها به منافع ملی افغانستان پابند نیستند - افتتاح ولسی جرگهء جدید، پایان رکود سیاسی یا تصمییم در اثر فشار!؟
بالای اوباما فشار آورده شده تا پلان افزایش نیروهای افغان را تصویب کند

State of the Union: Obama says U.S. acts 'together, or not at all' - latimes

President Obama's State of the Union speech emphasizes the need for bipartisanship in creating new jobs. He vows to protect his legislative achievements from more than 'fixes.' - State of the Union: Obama says U.S. acts 'together, or not at all'
GOP plans to watch State of the Union closely

Karzai Blasts Envoys for 'Crisis' - WSJ

KABUL—Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the international community for fomenting a "crisis" by pressing him to inaugurate parliament, and said incoming lawmakers found to be involved in election fraud would be prosecuted. - Karzai Blasts Envoys for 'Crisis'
Karzai blames foreigners over Afghan parliament decision ...
Afghanistan's Karzai Nailed by Political 1-2 Punch

Text: Obama’s Second State of the Union

There will be tough fighting ahead, and the Afghan government will need to deliver better governance. But we are strengthening the capacity of the Afghan people and building an enduring partnership with them. This year, we will work with nearly 50 countries to begin a transition to an Afghan lead. And this July, we will begin to bring our troops home. -- Text: Obama’s Second State of the Union - nytimes
GOP Lawmakers Planning Meeting To Explore Alternatives In Afghan War

State of the Union: Full speech - washingtonpost

President Obama delivers the State of the Union address. -- Watch the full speech
Obama challenges the nation -- and the GOP
Republicans Tea Party

Text: Obama’s Second State of the Union

Following is the transcript for President Obama’s second State of the Union address on Tuesday, as released by the White House: -- Text: Obama’s Second State of the Union
Text: The Republican Response - nytimes
Two G.O.P. Responses Point to Potential Fault Lines
News Analysis: Trying to Pull America Out of a Funk

هغوی قسم خوړلی چې دغه نظام به رانسکوروی ، نو تاسو څنګه داسې کسانو ته سوګند ورکوی؟ کرزي ته د سلطانزوی سپینې خبرې

سلطان زوی وویل زموږ پوښتنه داده چې موږ په کوم افغانستان کې ژوند کوو په هغه افغانستان کې چې د دې هېواد په خلکو پورې اړه لري او که په هغه افغانستان کې چې برخلیک یې په یو ناما او د بهرنیو هېوادونو په سفارتونو پورې تړلی دی. سلطان زوی وویل: که زموږ غوښتنو ته مثبت ځواب ونه ویل شي نو موږ به دخپل ورک شوي افغانستان دلټولو لپاره غرونو ته پورته شو.... - هغوی قسم خوړلی چې دغه نظام به رانسکوروی ، نو تاسو څنګه داسې کسانو ته سوګند ورکوی؟ کرزي ته د سلطانزوی سپینې خبرې
د ولسي جرګې د رياست لپاره د قانوني، سياف او ياسيني هڅې جدي شوې‎

Foreign Policy: GOP congress to U.N.: Drop dead

The new Republican-controlled House leadership sent a clear message that it intends to place the United Nations at the center of its foreign policy mission, stepping up scrutiny of U.N. spending, setting conditions for continued U.S. financial support, and casting a spotlight on the shortcomings of the U.N.'s human rights council. -- Foreign Policy: GOP congress to U.N.: Drop dead
Petraeus optimistic on war in Afghanistan
IG says weak planning puts Afghan projects at risk
- امریکايی څارونکی:د افغان ځواکونو لپاره د امریکا د ملیاردونو ...‎

Obama: 'our generation's Sputnik moment'

President Obama will seek to rally the nation to a new era of competitiveness in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, calling on Americans to rise to "our generation's Sputnik moment." - Obama to propose partial spending freeze
Plan is among several ideas to fix economy

ناتو: واگذاری مسوولیتهای امنیتی به افغانها در ماه مارچ آغاز خواهد شد

اندرس فو راسموسن، دبیرکل پیمان ناتو روز دو شنبه گفت: «من در پی تصمیمی در ماههای مارچ و فبروری هستم. ما قبلاً ارزیابیهای خود را انجام داده ایم، و براساس این ارزیابی، ما آماده تصمیمگیری هستیم». - ناتو: واگذاری مسوولیتهای امنیتی به افغانها در ماه مارچ آغاز خواهد شد
افغانستان در نمایشگاه «هفته سبز» برلین
Hillary's Next Step: More Diplomacy or a Move to Defense?

UN, US welcome Afghan parliament deal - AP

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The United Nations and the U.S. government on Tuesday welcomed a deal between Afghanistan's president and elected parliamentarians that will allow the legislature to convene without further delay. - UN, US welcome Afghan parliament deal
Millions in Afghan base construction funding at risk

آلبوم عکس: مراسم یادبود شاهزاده علیرضا پهلوی در آمریکا

آلبوم عکس: مراسم یادبود شاهزاده علیرضا پهلوی در آمریکا
مراسم یادبود شاهزاده علیرضا پهلوی در واشنگتن برگزار شد گالری عکس ...‎

Chief of Tunisian Army Pledges His Support for 'the Revolution' - nytimes

TUNIS — The general who may be both the most powerful and the most popular figure in Tunisia spoke publicly Monday for the first time since the ouster of the former dictator, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, pledging to uphold “the revolution” and urging patience until the interim government can hold new elections. - Chief of Tunisian Army Pledges His Support for 'the Revolution'
Tunisia on verge of new crisis over regime holdovers - latimes

بی توجهی به مردم برایتان گران تمام خواهد شد

شرایط در تونس امروزی تنها جنگ افغانستان را ندارد اما فقر و بیکاری در افغانستان همانند خنجر بر گلوی مردم کشیده می شود و همراه با آن فساد و بى کفایتی عاملان دولت، مزید بر علت ها شده است. این موضوع حقیقت است که افغانستان اوضاع و احوالی بدتر از تونس را دارد.

شاید رئیس جمهورى تونس در خواب هم نمی دید که خود سوزی یک شهروند تونسی به دلیل فقر و بیکاری روزی بنای کاخ قدرت بیست ساله او را به لرزه در آورد. رئیس جمهور ما نیز باید به این نکته وقوف داشته باشد که بی توجهی نسبت به مردم، برایش دیر یا زود گران تمام خواهد شد. .... - بی توجهی به مردم برایتان گران تمام خواهد شد
In Tunisia, embracing fresh freedoms - washingtonpost
Analyst: Tunisians Want 'Genuine' Democracy

U.S. watchdog warns billions invested in Afghan security at risk

Washington (CNN) -- Billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars spent to train, equip and support Afghanistan security forces may end up wasted, according to the watchdog of reconstruction spending. - U.S. watchdog warns billions invested in Afghan security at risk
IG says weak planning puts Afghan projects at risk

Deadly Blast at Moscow’s Main Airport Seen as Terror Attack - nytimes

MOSCOW — A bomber strode into the international arrivals hall at Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday afternoon and set off an enormous explosion, witnesses and Russian officials said, leaving bodies strewn in a smoke-filled terminal while bystanders scrambled to get the wounded out on baggage carts. - Deadly Blast at Moscow’s Main Airport Seen as Terror Attack
An Upbeat Assessment in Afghanistan

جایگاه روسیه در اقتصاد افغانستان - سلطانعلی کشتمند

در روزهای اخیر موضوع گسترش روابط میان روسیه و افغانستان در عرصه های سیاسی و اقتصادی مورد توجه رسانه ها و حلقات سیاسی قرار گرفته است. دیدار رئیس جمهوری افغانستان از مسکو و تأکید رهبران دو کشور بر افزایش مناسبات دو جانبه در حالی صورت می گیرد که کشورهای غربی و بویژه آمریکا برنامه ای را برای خروج تدریجی قسمت عمده نیروهای خود از افغانستان اعلام کرده اند..... - جایگاه روسیه در اقتصاد افغانستان
انفجار مرگبار در فرودگاه بین المللی مسکو

US wants to clip Karzai's wings

The US is caricaturing Karzai as a tin-pot dictator, arguing that he is "anti-democratic" since he decided to postpone by a month the convening of a new parliament. The election commission cleared the election results and Karzai's reluctance to accept the results casts him in poor light. - US wants to clip Karzai's wings
Ex-Spy, Duane R. Clarridge, Runs His Own Private C.I.A. - NYTimes

Afghanistan in the 20th Century

Afghanistan in the 20th Century -- چهره هاي خبرسازدر افغانستان در قرن بيست‎
Afghanistan Short History Published on 2010 part 6
Afghanistan Short History Published on 2010 part 7 http ...
د ولسي جرګې د رياست لپاره د قانوني، سياف او ياسيني هڅې جدي شوې‎ - محمد اعظم سيستانی

Long Island Muslims fear their congressman's hearings could flame Islamophobia

WESTBURY, N.Y. - They called it a summit to teach Muslims how to fight prejudice and fear. But all day long, fear was inescapable in the fluorescent-lit meeting hall of the Long Island mosque. - Panic, pain among N.Y. Muslims
WikiLeaks: 1 percent of diplomatic docs published

With controversial memoir, Ron Reagan still deviating from family mold

"That was my dad's," Ron Reagan says. -- Ron Reagan still deviating from family mold

Karzai Hurries Back to Kabul to Avert Constitutional Crisis - WSJ

KABUL—Afghan President Hamid Karzai cut short a trip to Russia to meet with all 249 newly elected lawmakers on Saturday, after members of the incoming legislature rebelled against his decision to delay their inauguration, Afghan officials and diplomats said. - Karzai Hurries Back to Kabul to Avert Constitutional Crisis
Afghan parliament deal still tentative

What's new in the 2011 tax law

Thanks to a little-known holiday in Washington, D.C., taxpayers will get an extra three days to file their 2010 federal tax returns this year. -- What's new in the 2011 tax law
10 Ways to Avoid a Tax Audit
Don't let IRS changes trip you up, experts advise Houston Chronicle
MarketWatch - Bloomberg - USA Today - Washington Post

'روسیه په افغانستان کې ستر نقش ته سترګي په لاره ده'

دکرېسچن ساېنس مانېټر ورځپاڼه لېکی چې جمهوررئېس کرزی مسکو ته تللی دی اوروسېه دېته سترگی په لارده چې په افغانستان کې ستر نقش ولري. ورځپاڼه لېکی چې دافغان اولسمشر سفر مسکو ته په دې اونی کې په تېرو دوه لسېزو کې ددواړو هېوادونو ترمنځ ددواړخېزو اړېکو دټېنگولو لپاره لومړی عالی غونډه گڼل کېږي. ....- 'روسیه په افغانستان کې ستر نقش ته سترګي په لاره ده' لومړى پا ڼه ...‎
Karzai visits Moscow as Russia eyes greater role in Afghanistan

Ending standoff, Karzai agrees to inaugurate Afghan parliament - washingtonpost

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai walked out of a volatile meeting Saturday about when the country's new parliament should convene, only to return with a promise that the legislature would meet Wednesday, just three days later than scheduled, Afghan lawmakers said. - Ending standoff, Karzai agrees to inaugurate Afghan parliament
Afghan officials cite security firms with US ties for violations

Former Spy With Agenda Operates a Private CIA

WASHINGTON — Duane R. Clarridge parted company with the Central Intelligence Agency more than two decades ago, but from poolside at his home near San Diego, he still runs a network of spies. - Former Spy With Agenda Operates a Private CIA - nytimes
New Afghan Scrutiny of Security Firms
فعالیت استخباراتی یک جاسوس سابق امریکایی

دعوت از سرمایه‌گذاران روسی

آقای حامد کرزی، رییس جمهور افغانستان، در دومین روز از سفرش به فدراتیو روسیه، از سرمایه‌داران روس دعوت کرده است که در افغانستان سرمایه‌گذاری نمایند. وی گفته است که اکنون افغانستان برای سرمایه‌گذاران روسیه، شرایط بهتری دارد.- دعوت از سرمایه‌گذاران روسی
نگرانی جامعه بین‌المللی از به تاخیر انداختن افتتاح پارلمان
میانجی‌گری دیمستورا به کجا می‌انجامد؟

Russia to support Afghanistan after withdrawal of int'l forces

MOSCOW, January 21 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia is ready to support Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the international security forces in 2014, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said after the negotiations with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai here on Friday. - Russia to support Afghanistan after withdrawal of int'l forces

WikiLeaks Fallout: U.S.-Afghan Diplomatic Relations Sour

American officials say contracting companies are “tax exempt” in accordance with the U.S. law and bilateral agreements with Afghanistan. But Afghan officials say the agreements were “imposed on Afghanistan in 2002 and 2003,” and that they are now “trying to modify them. - ”WikiLeaks Fallout: U.S.-Afghan Diplomatic Relations Sour

Hillary's Next Step: More Diplomacy or a Move to Defense?

There is talk now that Clinton's next step will be to slide over to the Pentagon and replace Robert Gates, who is expected to resign as Secretary of Defense later this year. - Hillary's Next Step: More Diplomacy or a Move to Defense? - TIME
Following Threat, France Reaffirms Afghan Mission

Election aftermath and the rule of law in Afghanistan - Foreign Policy

Today would have been the first day of Afghanistan's second elected parliament had it not been for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's announcement on Wednesday that the inauguration should be postponed for a month to allow a specially created tribunal to rule on election disputes. - The Aftermath of Afghanistan's Election Mess - by Grant Kippen and ...
Afghan President Karzai's move to delay parliament opening causes U.N. 'concern'

افغانستان میدان رقابت هند و پاکستان

روزنامۀ امریکایی کرستین ساینس مانیتور مطلبی را تحت عنوان "چگونه جنگ افغانستان در بین رقابت هند و پاکستان قرار گرفت" به نشر رسانیده است. - افغانستان میدان رقابت هند و پاکستان
«چهار گروه مسلح مافیایی در مرز های افغانستان – تاجکستان ایجاد شده ...
یک قرار داد همکاری های اقتصادی بین افغانستان و روسیه امضا شد

Opinion: How well are American Muslims challenging extremists? - CSM

If only 1/10th of 1 percent of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims are terrorists, that is 1.6 million killers acting in Allah's name. - How well are American Muslims challenging extremists?
Osama Bin Laden demands France withdraw from Afghanistan
Joe Lieberman Insists Iraq Was Developing WMDs Despite No Evidence - huffingtonpost

Karzai visits Moscow as Russia eyes greater role in Afghanistan

During President Karzai's visit, Afghanistan and Russia are likely to sign agreements on political, social, economic, and defense cooperation initiatives. - Karzai visits Moscow as Russia eyes greater role in Afghanistan
Afghanistan poppy production could skyrocket due to spike in prices, drought

West Presses Karzai on Delay in Seating Parliament - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations supported by the United States, the European Union and Canada, released a strong statement late Friday expressing “deep concern and surprise” at President Hamid Karzai’s decision to delay seating a new Parliament on Sunday. - West Presses Karzai on Delay in Seating Parliament

'Want US forces to leave Afghan with dignity'

Moscow, Jan 21 (Agencies): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday he wanted the US-led international stabilisation forces to successfully accomplish their mission and leave the restive nation with "dignity and respect". - 'Want US forces to leave Afghan with dignity'
Afghanistan's security is our continued effort and struggle ...
Russia eyes new power projects in Afghanistan

Rising opium prices threaten campaign against Afghan drug production – UN

20 January 2011 – Rising opium prices may encourage farmers in Afghanistan to plant more of the narcotic crop, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a survey released today, warning that the higher prices could reverse recent gains in the fight against drug production in the Asian country. - Rising opium prices threaten campaign against Afghan drug production – UN

Will Afghanistan Be a Forgotten War?

Spirit of America fought through the government bureaucracy to support the troops in Afghanistan. Will the rest of us stay the course? - Will Afghanistan Be a Forgotten War? - WSJ
JFK and Obama: Their Similarities and Differences - CBS News

چهره هاي خبرسازدر افغانستان در قرن بيست

چهره هاي خبرسازدر افغانستان در قرن بيست‎ -- Afghanistan in the 20th Century

Afghan parliament to defy Karzai's postponement order - washingtonpost

KABUL - The new Afghan parliament decided Thursday to convene as planned at the start of next week, in a defiant response to President Hamid Karzai ordering the opening session postponed by a month. - Afghan parliament to defy Karzai's postponement order
Report: Pakistani spy agency rushed Mullah Omar to hospital

Afghanistan: Moscow Wants to Supply More Arms to Kabul -- Russian Envoy

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in Moscow for a two-day official visit that underscores the Kremlin’s growing political role in Afghanistan. The visit, which began January 20, also coincides with a deepening constitutional crisis inside Afghanistan, stemming from a dispute concerning the legitimacy of parliamentary elections in 2010. -- Afghanistan: Moscow Wants to Supply More Arms to Kabul -- Russian ...

Afghanistan War: winter of our discontent

Analysis: Afghanistan is heading for tough times as political crisis deepens and fuel all but disappears. - Afghanistan War: winter of our discontent

Restoring a Kabul community's former architectural glory

CNN's Arwa Damon takes a tour of a turquoise jewelry community in Kabul, which is being restored with outside aid. - Restoring a Kabul community's former architectural glory

U.S., China pledge cooperation on key issues

Washington (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao lifted glasses at a White House state dinner Wednesday night, with Obama saying that "while it's easier to focus on our differences of culture and perspective, let us never forget the values that our people share." - U.S., China pledge cooperation on Hu visit
China to become world's top power?

Afghan fuel shortage spreads to Kabul - latimes

Iran's month-old blockade has brought higher prices and shorter tempers, along with resentment toward NATO forces, which Afghans blame for Tehran's decision to restrict supplies. - Afghan fuel shortage spreads to Kabul
17 Afghan civilians killed by roadside bombs in 24 hours
Stick to the Afghanistan deadline

For Hu Jintao's state visit, a day of pomp and ceremony - washingtonpost

It's the mantra of Washington these days: Can't we treat each other with civility and respect? - For Hu Jintao's state visit, a day of pomp and ceremony
Obama pushes China on yuan, Hu silent Reuters
The Associated Press - Wall Street Journal - BBC News
Obama, China's Hu agree to disagree - latimes

Stocks stumble after Goldman Sachs earnings

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks took a hit Wednesday, as weak results from Goldman Sachs pressured financial shares and weighed on the overall market. - CNNMoney
Goldman Profit Is Pinched by New Rules - WSJ - Reuters - Bloomberg
Afghan Parliament Opening Delayed

سه قرار داد به ارزش بیشتر از سه صدو شصت و شش ملیون دالر امضا شد

بانک انکشاف آسیایی بخاطر تکمیل بخش نهایی سرک حلقوی افغاستان وخط انتقالی برق تاجکستان – افغانستان مبلغ سه صدو پنجاه و سه ملیون دالر کمک نمود....- آژانس خبری باختر - سه قرار داد به ارزش بیشتر از سه صدو شصت و شش ...‎
تحلیل ها و پرسش های توقف تانکر های تیل تجار افغان در ایران ...‎
ناسیونالیزم در نقاب مذهب، ابزاری برای زمامداران آزمند ایران‎
زندان پلچرخی کابل، محبس زندانیان داخلی و اتباع خارجی

Obama Pushes Hu on Rights but Stresses Ties to China - nytimes

WASHINGTON — President Obama and President Hu Jintao of China both pledged on Wednesday to nurture what they called their two nations’ growing common interests, but they also acknowledged differences in the areas of trade and human rights as they held their eighth meeting in two years. - Obama Pushes Hu on Rights but Stresses Ties to China
Chinese leader acknowledges that 'a lot still needs to be done'

سه دهه آوارگی و خانه‌به‌دوشی

نظر به گزارش خبرگزاری‌ها یک کشتی که حامل دوصد و شصت مسافر و پناهجوی غیرقانونی بود، در آب‌های نزدیک جزیره‌ای به نام کورفو، متعلق به یونان، غرق شده است. گفته می‌شود که دوصد و چهل و یک نفر از مسافرین نجات داده شده‌اند ولی تاهنوز از سرنوشت بیست و دو نفر دیگر از مسافران که افغان‌ها هستند، خبری دردست نیست. گمان می‌رود اغلب مسافران این کشتی افغانی بوده‌اند، زیرا به مشکل می‌توان باور کرد که فقط و فقط افغان‌ها قربانی این فاجعه شده باشند. .... - سه دهه آوارگی و خانه‌به‌دوشی
ظاهر فقیری: موضوع لادرک شدن افغان ها در یونان را بطور جدی تعقیب می کنیم
قطع روابط تجاری افغانستان با ایران قربان حق جو: کالا های ایرانی را نخرید

Afghan journalist attacked with acid - AP

KABUL, Afghanistan -- An unknown assailant sprayed acid in the face of a prominent Afghan journalist and author, apparently in retaliation for his politically charged writing, the victim and officials said Wednesday. - Afghan journalist attacked with acid
سوء قصد با تيزاب به جان يك روزنامه نگار - خبرهای داخلی - کابل‎
تحقیقات جدی در زمینه شناخت عاملین حمله بالای رزاق مامون آغاز شد ...‎
Karzai delays Afghan parliament's inauguration

Pakistan: Strong earthquake hits south-west

A strong earthquake measuring 7.2 has hit south-western Pakistan, in a desert area bordering Iran and Afghanistan, the US Geological Survey says. - Strong earthquake hits Pakistan
Pakistan escapes major quake damage - AP
Sen. McConnell leads trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan

Karzai Delays Afghan Parliament as Vote Crisis Deepens - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai’s decision, following the recommendation of a court studying electoral fraud, puts him at odds with his international supporters. - Karzai Delays Afghan Parliament as Vote Crisis Deepens
I.H.T. Op-Ed Contributor: An Afghanistan Graveyard

Video: GOP's wall of support for Afghanistan war beginning to crack

Sen. Richard Lugar notes that the GOP's renewed focus on the deficit – and the huge costs of the Afghanistan war – mean that many conservatives are starting to question the endeavor. - Video: GOP's wall of support for Afghanistan war beginning to ...

The privatisation of jihad

The transfer of military activities from the state to individuals has created a dangerous global market in jihad - The privatisation of jihad
Attack of the drones The Guardian

Afghan underworld shows challenges for stability

MAHUMUD-E-RAQI, Afghanistan (AP) — The calls were threatening and they just wouldn't stop. The extortion demand was several hundred thousands of dollars. - Afghan underworld shows challenges for stability
Costly coalition plan to recruit thousands more Afghan forces ...

Afghanistan's push to tax U.S. contractors could renew tensions

The Afghan government is ramping up efforts to tax U.S. contractors operating there - an effort that could raise millions for the cash-strapped government but could also provoke fresh confrontation with the United States, according to U.S. and Afghan officials. - Afghanistan's push to tax U.S. contractors could renew tensions
Afghan protesters hurl eggs, stones at Iranian consulate over fuel ...
Iran's Fuel Blockade Raises Food Prices, Triggers Protests

Taxing semantics - latimes

The budget he proposed this week, though, doesn't raise taxes so much as it keeps the current, elevated rates for sales, vehicle license and income taxes in place longer than the Legislature originally planned. - Budget: Why Jerry Brown's proposal won't feel like a tax hike to most Californians
In Afghanistan, a woman's place is at the peace table
Biden seeks to reassure Pakistan

Congress brings down top auditor of Afghan corruption. Wrong target? - CSM

Congress brings down top auditor of Afghan corruption. Wrong target?
Vice President Biden pushes Pakistan to target militants on Afghanistan border

Obama: 'The hopes of a nation are here tonight'

The attack killed six and left Giffords fighting for her life. - Obama: 'The hopes of a nation are here tonight' - ANN

Watchdog group: Freedom slipped worldwide in 2010 - AP

WASHINGTON -- Twenty-five countries showed significant declines in democracy in 2010 with little serious resistance from the democratic world, the watchdog group Freedom House reported Thursday. - Watchdog group: Freedom slipped worldwide in 2010
Afghan official: child killed in Jalalabad blast

Tucson shootings: Let us heal together, Obama says at memorial event - washingtonpost

TUCSON - President Obama comforted a community suffused with grief and summoned the nation to recommit to a more civil public discourse as he delivered a eulogy Wednesday evening urging Americans to talk with each other "in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds." - Obama calls for healing, not blame -- Text of speech
Palin's effort to tamp down furor stokes it

Obama Calls for a New Era of Civility in U.S. Politics - nytimes

TUCSON — President Obama offered the nation’s condolences on Wednesday to the victims of the shootings here, calling on Americans to draw a lesson from the lives of the fallen and the actions of the heroes, and to usher in a new era of civility in their honor. - Obama Calls for a New Era of Civility in U.S. Politics
Obama’s Address in Arizona
Text: Obama’s Remarks in Tucson

Biden reasures Pakistan in speech as bomb kills 16

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. hit back at critics of U.S. policies toward Pakistan Wednesday, saying a sustained partnership between the two nations is vital in defeating al Qaeda and Taliban extremists. - Biden reasures Pakistan in speech as bomb kills 16

Joe Biden tells Afghans the U.S. is there for them, even beyond 2014 - latimes

Vice President Joe Biden backs away from his earlier promise that, no matter what, the U.S. would be 'totally out' of Afghanistan by 2014. - Joe Biden tells Afghans the U.S. is there for them, even beyond 2014
Joe Biden backtracks on Afghanistan troop pullout date

Australian Floods Rage Through Brisbane - nytimes

SYDNEY, Australia — Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were inundated on Wednesday by raging waters that converged on Brisbane, Australia’s third-largest city, and the surrounding townships, creating a vast flood zone that officials said could remain under water for days. -- Devastating Floodwaters Reach Australian City

بودجه افغانستان، از کمک خارجی تا درآمد داخلی

در نه سال گذشته آمریکا و کشورهای متحدش در افغانستان، ثروت و منابع مالی زیادی را برای ایجاد یک اداره موثر در این کشور مصرف کرده اند. اما با این حال هنوز دولت افغانستان برای مصارف خود به صورت گسترده بر کمک های بین المللی متکی است......- بودجه افغانستان، از کمکهای خارجی تا درآمد داخلی
سفر غیرمنتظره معاون رئیس جمهوری آمریکا به افغانستان
مدیرمسئول یک روزنامه محلی در کابل بازداشت شد

Joe Biden says US will not abandon Afghanistan

Vice President Joe Biden assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday that the United States will not abandon the country after 2014 when the U.S.-led coalition plans to hand over control of security to the Afghans. - Joe Biden says US will not abandon Afghanistan

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange 'happy' after extradition hearing - guardian

Julian Assange today expressed his satisfaction after a procedural hearing on his extradition to Sweden and vowed that WikiLeaks would continue its work. - Assange 'happy' after court hearing
Assange 'faces death or detention'
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In Kabul, Biden promises U.S. support beyond 2014 - washingtonpost

KABUL - Vice President Biden on Tuesday pledged long-term American support for Afghanistan, offering a commitment to help the war-torn nation beyond the 2014 target both countries have set to have Afghans fully in charge of their own security. -- In Kabul, Biden promises U.S. support beyond 2014
Biden: U.S. won't cut and run from Afghanistan...
Afghan attorney general investigating Kabul Bank

جوبايدن: تعهد ما به افغانستان درازمدت است

معاون رييس جمهور امريكا در ديدار از كابل و گفتگو با رييس جمهور و ساير مقام‌های افغان، بر حمايت درازمدت امريكا از افغانستان تاكيد كرده است.جوبايدن، معاون رييس جمهور امريكا روز گذشته كه هدف سفر دو روزه‌اش را در نشست خبري با رييس جمهور كشور توضيح می‌داد گفت با آن‌كه روند بيرون شدن نيروهاي ناتو از افغانستان در سال روان عملي خواهد شد اما امريكا سربازان خود را براساس شرايط موجود در افغانستان كاهش خواهد داد.....- جوبايدن: تعهد ما به افغانستان درازمدت است
سفرهای غیرمنتظره نتایج غیرمنتظره
افغانستان - امریکا: پر افغانستان د واکمنۍ لپاره نه یو ...‎

Afghan gold mine deal brings foreign investment

KABUL Jan 10 (Reuters) - Afghanistan signed a deal on Monday with a local company backed by foreign investors to develop the country's second gold mine, a project the government hopes will attract more money to the war-torn region. - Afghan gold mine deal brings foreign investment
Why Is Biden Making Surprise Visit to Afghanistan? The Atlantic Wire
مسؤولین و مجرمین جنگی هفت ثور و هشت ثور

آمریکا در افغانستان 'پایگاه دائمی نمی سازد'

فرانک روژیرو که پس از مرگ ریچارد هولبروک، به طور موقت به عنوان نماینده ویژه آمریکا برای افغانستان و پاکستان منصوب شده، گفته است که تعهد آمریکا در قبال افغانستان دراز مدت است اما این کشور تصمیم به ایجاد پایگاه دائمی در افغانستان ندارد...... - افغانستان - آمریکا در افغانستان 'پایگاه دائمی نمی سازد'‎
پالیسی امریکا در قبال افغانستان و پاکستان با مرگ هولبروک تغییر نمی کند
ایران شبکه های جاسوسی اقتصادی نیز دارد ګران افغانستان خپلواکه