Auction of Islamic Art Shines a Light on Rare Glories - SOUREN MELIKIAN

LONDON — The accelerating surge of interest in history came out spectacularly at the auction scene on Wednesday. It was reflected in the three highest prices at Sotheby’s, where the subject was art from the Islamic world. - New York Times‎

افغانستان هغې مرحلې ته ورسید چې باید ور رسیدلی وای

″دافغانستان په وړاندې زموږ تعهد څه دی؟″ دا دلاس انجلس ټایمز ورځپاڼې په تازه ګڼه کې د یوې مقالې سرلیک دی. ورځپاڼه لیکي، سره له دې چې امریکاييان دافغانستان له جګړې ستړي شوي دي، خو دا واضح ده، چې له ۲۰۱۴کال وروسته به هم په افغانستان کې حضور ولري او له افغانانو سره به مرستو ته ادامه ورکړي. - افغانستان هغې مرحلې ته ورسید چې باید ور رسیدلی وای
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Bill Clinton Joins President Obama for the First of Three Fundraisers

“You guys get two presidents for one, which is a pretty good deal,” Obama said, according to pool reports. Obama and Clinton both both went after presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in their remarks. - National Journal‎

World Bank Commits to Sustained Engagement in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, DC, April 26, 2012 -- The World Bank’s Board of Directors today discussed its Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan which provides a sustained commitment and vision to the country’s development through the period of transition and beyond - World Bank Commits to Sustained Engagement in Afghanistan

Doubts of victory surface in war on Afghan poppy crops - Washington Times

The other war in Afghanistan — the one to reduce the opium poppy crop by eradication, crop trade-offs and threats — has made substantial gains over the past five years as cultivation has dropped 32 percent. - Doubts of victory surface in war on Afghan poppy crops ...

What to Avoid to Help Reduce Heart Disease

Keeping your cholesterol and blood pressure in check, exercising, and eating a well-balanced diet are common tips your physician recommends to prevent heart disease. Now, doctors have a new one to add to the list, avoiding canned soup. Most canned foods and baby formulas, along with cash-register receipts and certain plastics, contain bisphenol A, or BPA, a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to a growing list of health problems.- What to Avoid to Help Reduce Heart Disease

متهمان جرایم جنگی تلاش دارند گورهای دسته جمعی را از بین ببرند

کمسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان می گوید، برخی از متهمان جرایم جنگی در افغانستان تلاش دارند، تا قبر های دسته جمعی را از بین ببرند. کمسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان از وزارت امور داخلهء این کشور می خواهد تا نگذارد علایم و نشانه هایی از قبر های دسته جمعی در افغانستان توسط افراد از بین برده شوند.- متهمان جرایم جنگی تلاش دارند گورهای دسته جمعی را از بین ببرند

Hollande and Sarkozy Trade Insults as Runoff Nears

PARIS — With accusations of fascism and lying, incompetence and imbecility, the French presidential campaign has been one of the nastiest in memory. One legislator from the governing party even compared the partner of the Socialist challenger to a Rottweiler. - New York Times‎

افغانستان به مرحله خوبی که باید می رسید، رسیده است

روزنامه لاس انجلس تایمز در شماره اخیر خود مطلبی دارد تحت عنوان تعهد ما در برابر افغانستان چیست؟ که در بخش از آن می نویسد، اگرچه امریکایی ها از جنگ افغانستان به درجه زیاد خسته شده اند، اما این موضوع هم واضح است که سال ها بعد از سال 2014 باز هم امریکا در افغانستان حضور خواهد داشت و به افغان ها کمک خواهد کرد. - بررسی مطبوعات
افغانستان به مرحله خوبی که باید می رسید، رسیده است
مسوده سند همکاری های ستراتیژیک میان کابل و واشنگتن نهایی شد

Pakistan-Afghan-US to work for Taliban names removal from UN list

ISLAMABAD, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States Friday agreed to form a group at the United Nations to coordinate activities in New York and to work for the removal of Taliban leaders names from the UN black list. -   Pakistan-Afghan-US to work for Taliban names removal from UN list 

Pakistan on the Brink by Ahmed Rashid – review

At the start of Pakistan on the Brink, Ahmed Rashid confesses that he didn't really want to write the book and that it was "forced" out of "a very reluctant author" by editors and publishers. - Guardian

U.S. Has Few Good Options on Afghan Peace Ahead of NATO Summit

The U.S. has two options for a political solution before withdrawing from Afghanistan. As the NATO summit in Chicago approaches, can a path to a deal be found via Pakistan?

The road to a stable Afghanistan is through...the Pakistani countryside? - Foreign Policy

Since NATO's Lisbon summit in November 2010, debate has raged over the decision to draw-down troops from Afghanistan by 2014. And in less than a month, NATO is to hold its 25th heads of state summit in Chicago on 20th May.

Friends of Abdul Arian plan demonstration in Westwood Sunday

A demonstration in support of the Winnetka teenager shot to death on the 101 Freeway after a police pursuit is planned for Sunday outside the Los Angeles Federal Building in Westwood.. - Friends of Abdul Arian plan demonstration in Westwood Sunday ...
Abdul Arian 911 Call Recording Withdrawn By Los Angeles Police ...

In Afghanistan, chillin’ and interpretin’ - Al Kamen

After a decade of war, Afghan interpreters working with the U.S. Army speak a version of English gleaned from years spent with young American soldiers, reports our colleague Greg Jaffe , who recently returned from his sixth reporting trip there. - washingtonpost

اعضاى رژيمهاى گذشته: با عبرت از٧ و ٨ ثور بايد دست به دست هم دهيم - Pajhwok

شمارى از مجاهدين اسبق و اعضاى احزاب خلق و پرچم ميگويند که افغانها بايد از٧ و ٨ ثور عبرت گرفته و ديگر براى آبادى کشور، دست به دست هم دهند. احزاب کمونستى خلق و پرچم، به تاريخ هفت ثور سال ١٣٧٥ با حمايت اتحاد شوروى وقت، کودتا نمودند و حکومت رئيس جمهور محمد داؤد را سقوط دادند.

Congressman calls Afghan president 'corrupt prima donna' - CNN

Afghan president Hamid Karzai is a "corrupt prima donna," House Foreign Affairs Committee member Dana Rohrabacher of California said in an interview Wednesday on CNN's "The Situation Room."

Afghan Youth Group Targets Former Warlords Ahead Of Contentious Holiday - rferl

Members of the Afghan Freedom-Loving Youth Group swept through the streets of Kabul this week, putting up hundreds of posters and spraying graffiti messages critical of the strongmen, many of whom still wield significant influence on the country's political affairs.

US Stocks Rise, Set For Biggest Weekly Advance Since In Six Weeks - WSJ

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Solid quarterly results from consumer stocks including Amazon.com sent stocks higher, setting up benchmarks for their biggest weekly gains in a month.

Education Slowdown Threatens US - WSJ

This development already has broad ramifications across the U.S. job market: Those with only a high-school diploma had an 8% unemployment rate in March, roughly double that of college graduates, who had a 4.2% unemployment rate. Workers with bachelor's degrees earn 45% more in wages on average than those of demographically similar high-school graduates.

پاکستان مهاجرین افغان را از خیبر پشتونخوا اخراج می کند

« ایران و پاکستان به هیچ صورت نمی خواهند که پیمان ستراتیژیک با امریکا امضا شود، به همین خاطر بالای مهاجرین فشار زیاد وارد می نمایند تا با آزار مهاجرین مشکل افغان ها را زیاد بسازند.
تا زمانیکه پروسه انتقال سیاسی در افغانستان صورت نگیرد این مشکل حل نمی شود، چرا که غلام هایی که سال های زیادی به ایران و پاکستان غلامی نموده اند هنوز هم در راس قدرت هستند آنها نمی توانند در مقابل باداران شان حرف بزنند.»

US must focus on Afghanistan heroin trade - CS Monitor

With so many Americans trying heroin each year, Congress and Obama must fund long-term efforts to curb poppy growing and the opium trade in Afghanistan, even after the US ends its combat role. This will also curb opium profits funding the Taliban.

«جنرال ضیا الحق بزرگترین دروغگو، یا...!؟»

یاداشت های که اخیراً بنشر رسیده است، انعکاس دهندهء بازی های پشت پردهء اند که در سالیان 1980 میلادی، در زمان ریاست جمهوری رونالد ریگن بین ایالات متحده و پاکستان جریان داشت.
یاداشت های ارایه شده حاوی اسناد در مورد یک ماموریت مخفی است که فرستادهء خاص ایالات متحده در سال 1982 با جنرال ضیا الحق حکمران نظامی پاکستان ملاقات کرد و نامهء رییس جمهور ریگن را برایش داد که حاوی شواهدی بود که ثابت می ساخت، پاکستان در تلاش ساختن اسلحهء اتمیست.

Muslims discriminated against for demonstrating their faith - Amnesty International

European governments must do more to challenge the negative stereotypes and prejudices against Muslims fuelling discrimination especially in education and employment, a new report by Amnesty International reveals today.

Study Sheds Light on How Birds Navigate by Magnetic Field - nytimes

Birds are famously good navigators. Some migrate thousands of miles, flying day and night, even when the stars are obscured. And for decades, scientists have known that one navigational skill they employ is an ability to detect variations in the earth’s magnetic field.

Editorial: What we owe Afghanistan - latimes

Having upended Afghan society with its invasion a decade ago, the United States has a moral responsibility even at this late date to assist with its reconstruction and security — but not to the extent of fighting its wars. - What we owe Afghanistan

Three strikes and you're out, Afghan government tells unruly clerics

(Reuters) - Afghanistan has stepped up efforts to stop clerics from inciting violence or preaching anti-government slogans in mosques, giving unruly mullahs three chances to change their ways or face dismissal and possibly jail. - Three strikes and you're out, Afghan …

AFP: Reagan era envoy found Pakistan 'lied' on nukes

WASHINGTON — US officials concluded in the 1980s that Pakistan was lying about its nuclear program but muted criticism due to Islamabad's support against the Soviets in Afghanistan, declassified documents showed. - Shaun Tandon

Nato accused of misleading reports on Afghanistan success

The alliance wants to show that Afghans are up to the task so that the country does not descend into civil strife after 10 years of a Nato-led war against Taliban and al-Qa'ida militants. - The Independent

Washington Whispers About Who Will Be Next Secretary of State - Leslie H. Gelb

Next to guessing whom Mitt Romney will pick as his running mate, there’s no more delicious fruit on Washington’s tree of gossip than the identity of the next secretary of state. It remains a position of transcendent importance, especially in a new world where everyone seems to live and throw garbage in everyone else’s backyard. Newsweek

House GOP Offers Student Loan Rate Fix - National Journal

House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday offered legislation to put off for one year a student loan interest rate hike, keeping subsidized student loans at 3.4 percent. The proposal responds to calls from Democrats and President Obama to stop the current student loan interest rates from doubling if Congress doesn’t act by June 30. U.S. PIRG estimates that would add $2,800 to the average subsidized Stafford loan over 10 years. - Fawn Johnson

Mubarak's Old Stalwarts Vie for Supremacy - National Interest

As Egypt's historic presidential election looms, key figures from the old regime scramble and scheme to make their mark on postrevolutionary politics. - Khairi Abaza

A World in Transformation - Brent Scowcroft

I would like to share some of my own thoughts on this global transformation. When the Cold War ended during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, I was serving as the president’s national-security adviser. I thought at the time that the end of the Cold War marked the end of a period of history, one that began with the outbreak of World War I in 1914. The European system that had dominated the world for so long was washed away. - National Interest

Are we deluding ourselves about Afghanistan?

Over the past month, a veritable who’s who of American opinion makers have been on the major television networks and in the most prestigious print media strongly reinforcing the notion that America’s mission in Afghanistan is “on track.” To be sure, they admit, there are “challenges” and “rough patches,” but the overall trajectory of the war is going according to the timelines laid out in the 2010 Lisbon Agreement. - Reuters Blogs

Wall Street pops on Apple's results, Fed's reassurance

(Reuters) - Stocks rallied on Wednesday, with Apple's surge giving the Nasdaq its biggest gain of the year, while the Fed chairman reassured markets that the central bank would do more if necessary to lift the economy.

John Edwards Says 'Sun Is Out' After Ex-Aide Described as Liar - ABC News

John Edwards was clearly delighted today when his defense team ripped into the prosecution's main witness today portraying Andrew Young as a liar who tried to use Edwards' scandal to "make a lot of money."

Paying for Afghanistan's Security Forces During Transition: Issues for Chicago and Beyond

Clear commitments and arrangements to pay for Afghanistan’s national security forces (ANSF) during transition and post-2014 are essential. - Peace Brief by William Byrd

Head of the Secretariat for Afghanistan's High Peace Council Visits USIP

As events unfold over the next year or two, fears are mounting in Afghanistan that the country may return to the bitter factional fighting and civil war of the 1990s. In this context, the need for an inclusive and durable political settlement to help end the conflict in Afghanistan is increasingly imperative.

Afghanistan Whistleblower Says 'Greater Than 75 Percent' Chance Of Civil War

WASHINGTON -- Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, the Army officer who accused Pentagon leaders earlier this year of lying to the public about the progress of the war in Afghanistan, said on Wednesday that the country is heading toward civil war. - huffingtonpost

College students protest debt on "Trillion Dollar Day"

(Reuters) - College students held demonstrations in several U.S. cities on Wednesday to mark the day total U.S. student loan debt was expected to reach $1 trillion, with some burning student loan documents and others demanding a right to "debt-free degrees."

House GOP responds with own bill to protect women - Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans determined to show women voters that they have their interests at heart on Wednesday announced plans to renew the Violence Against Women Act, the federal government's main domestic violence program.

With eye on elections, Merkel pushes minimum wage

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have agreed plans to introduce a mandatory minimum wage for sectors of the economy that do not already have one, in the latest policy shift to try to win over left-leaning voters before next year's election.

US STOCKS-Wall St pops on Apple's results, Fed's reassurance

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, with Apple's surge giving the Nasdaq its biggest gain of the year, while the Fed chairman reassured markets that the central bank would do more if necessary to lift the economy.

Afghan war is ending, says White House

The Obama administration will push in the coming weeks and months the message that the war in Afghanistan is ending. - The Hill

The Cable: Inside the Rohrabacher-Karzai feud - Foreign Policy

This past weekend, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) was denied entry into Afghanistan due to objections from Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Today, in an interview with The Cable, Rohrabacher recounted the episode, his longstanding feud with Karzai, and the personal intervention of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that kept him from flying to Kabul. - Josh Rogin

Report: NATO misleads with 'Afghan-led' label

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States and other nations that make up the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have already started pulling out troops with the goal of putting Afghans in charge of countrywide security by the end of 2014. The alliance wants to show that Afghans are up to the task so that the country does not descend into civil strife after 10 years of a NATO-led war against Taliban and al-Qaida militants.

Afghanistan War: 'Afghan-Led' Label For Operations Sometimes Misused, Report Says

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A new report Wednesday by a Kabul-based think tank accuses international forces of misleading the public by calling military operations "Afghan-led" even in cases where NATO or U.S. forces are the only troops on the ground. - huffingtonpost

NATO reviews mission in Afghanistan

BRUSSELS, April 25 (UPI) -- NATO must "stay the course" in its commitment to Afghanistan once Afghan forces take over security by the end of 2014, an alliance official said in Brussels.

Arab Spring: One Year Later - NPR

For decades, the U.S. sought stability in the Middle East. But the upheavals of the past year have left the region in flux, and the U.S. is trying to define a new policy for dealing with changes that are still playing out.

Romney Marches Toward GOP Nomination - WSJ

MANCHESTER, N.H.—Mitt Romney claimed victory in the Republican presidential nominating contest Tuesday after decisively sweeping five East Coast primaries, saying his triumph marked "the beginning of the end of the disappointments of the Obama years.''

The Post’s View, Committing to Afghanistan

The president has not given a major speech about Afghanistan in more than a year and has not visited the country in 18 months. His actions will be important to reinforce the message, to both Afghans and Americans, of the bilateral accord: that he is firmly committed to Afghanistan’s future. - washingtonpost

Some Good News from Afghanistan- By Zalmay Khalilzad - Foreign Policy

The agreement designates Afghanistan as a "major non-NATO ally," making the country eligible for a variety of defense-related benefits vis-à-vis the US. The US will guarantee financial support for sustaining Afghan security forces while guaranteeing Afghanistan's security indefinitely. In exchange, Afghanistan will permit a U.S. military presence to remain in the country after 2014.

Aging workforce strains Social Security, Medicare

An aging population and an economy that has been slow to rebound are straining the long-term finances of Social Security and Medicare, the government's two largest benefit programs. - Aging workforce strains Social Security, Medicare - sfgate
Social Security Fund to Run Out in 2035, Trustees Say

اسپنتا درباره توافقنامه همکاری افغانستان با آمریکابه مجلس توضیح داد

این توافقنامه که در هشت فصل نهایی شده، چگونگی همکاری میان افغانستان و آمریکا پس از سال ۲۰۱۴ را به مدت ده سال مشخص می کند. - اسپنتا درباره توافقنامه همکاری افغانستان با آمریکابه مجلس توضیح داد
روزنامه‌های کابل: دوشنبه، ۴ ثور

Social Security's financial forecast gets darker; Medicare's outlook unchanged

Surging energy prices and a slower-than-expected economic recovery have worsened the financial outlook for Social Security compared with last year, while the picture for Medicare remains grim but essentially unchanged, according to annual forecasts released by the government Monday. -- Social Security's financial forecast gets darker; Medicare's outlook unchanged

Growth scare sends European shares to three-month low

(Reuters) - European shares fell to a three-month low on Monday and braced for a bumpy ride ahead as worsening global economic conditions and political uncertainty in France and the Netherlands threatened to deepen the euro zone's crisis. - Growth scare sends European shares to three-month low -- Europe growth fears sink euro, global stocks

4.1 ملیارد دالر برای تمویل نیروهای افغان در نشست بروکسل توافق شد

به گفته وزارت خارجه افغانستان، تمویل نیرو های افغان پس از سال 2014 میلادی یکی از مواردی بود که وزیران خارجه و دفاع کشور های عضو ناتو روی آن توافق کردند. وزارت خارجه می گوید، که در این نشست روی مسایل دیگر نیز توافق نظر صورت گرفت.- «4.1 ملیارد دالر برای تمویل نیروهای افغان در نشست بروکسل توافق شد»
افغانستان و امریکا پس از یک سال مذاکره به توافق رسیدند

Afghanistan, U.S. reach pact on post-2014 American support - washingtonpost

KABUL — After more than a year of negotiations, U.S. and Afghan officials reached an agreement Sunday affirming the United States’ commitment to Afghanistan for a decade after its formal troop withdrawal in 2014. -- Afghanistan, U.S. reach pact on post-2014 American support

Dana Rohrabacher: U.S. Congressman Denied Entry Into Afghanistan For Criticizing Karzai - ibtimes

Afghan officials also said the congressman was barred from the country because he suggested a decentralized form of government to Afghan politicians. The Karzai administration views his opinions as interference with Afghanistan's internal affairs, reported BBC. - Dana Rohrabacher: U.S. Congressman Denied Entry Into Afghanistan For Criticizing Karzai
Clinton, Panetta ask congressman to stay out of Afghanistan - CNN

French Far Right a Challenge for Europe and Sarkozy - nytimes

PARIS — To win re-election in the runoff on May 6 against the Socialist François Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy will need the support of right-wing voters who have turned their backs on him, disappointed with his presidency. - French Far Right a Challenge for Europe and Sarkozy -- Hollande and Sarkozy Head to Runoff in French Race
Dutch PM Resigns, Clears Way For Elections

راين کراکر:- د کانګرس د پلاوي خبرې د امريکا د نظر څرګندونه نه کوي

راين كراكروويل چې د ملي جبهي د مشرتابه سره د امريكا د كانګرس د پلاوي څرګندوني چې د افغانستان د نظام د فدرالي كولو په اړه يې كړي دي د امريكا نظر نه دى او دوى به د افغانستان د اساسي قانون له مخي د افغانستان د دولت او خلكو سره خپلي چاري پرمخ بيايي .- راين کراکر:- د کانګرس د پلاوي خبرې د امريکا د نظر څرګندونه نه کوي
افغان حکومت د افغانستان د نظام په اړه د امریکايي پلاوي څرګندونې وغندلې -- افغان چارواکو د امریکا د کانګریس یو غړی پرې نښود چې افغانستان ته راشي

US congressman refused entry to Afghanistan over criticisms of Karzai - Guardian

Relations between the US and Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, came under renewed strain after a senior Congressman highly critical of the Kabul government was barred from entering Afghanistan. US congressman refused entry to Afghanistan over criticisms of Karzai Afghanistan and US agree on strategic partnership document

Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement: U.S. Takes Steps To Shore Up Post-2014 Ties

KABUL, Afghanistan -- With a pact that still leaves a number of substantive, and potentially deal-breaking, issues to negotiate, the United States and Afghanistan came to a preliminary agreement on Sunday over a lasting American military presence here after most troops withdraw at the end of 2014. - U.S., Afghanistan Sign Crucial Troop Agreement - AFGHANISTAN

Fulbright Announces New Program - usembassy

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that, for the first time in Afghanistan, the Fulbright program will include up to three opportunities for Afghans to pursue Doctoral degrees in the United States. - Fulbright Announces New Program
Visa Processing Fees to Change on April 13, 2012

انتقاد حکومت افغانستان از دیدار کنگره آمریکا با سران اپوزیسیون

وزارت خارجه افغانستان نسبت به دیدار اخیر هیات کنگره آمریکا با شماری از سران جبهه ملی افغانستان که در آن درباره احتمال تغییر نظام سیاسی افغانستان گفتگو شده بود، انتقاد کرده است.
جانان موسی‌زی، سخنگوی وزارت خارجه به خبرنگاران در کابل گفت که اظهار نظر شهروندان خارجی در مورد نظام سیاسی افغانستان، "مداخله در امور افغانستان" پنداشته می شود.- انتقاد حکومت افغانستان از دیدار کنگره آمریکا با سران اپوزیسیون
New blow to US-Afghan relations? Congressional delegation meets Karzai foes

No funding guarantee for Afghan security in new US military deal - thehill

The final version of a strategic partnership deal being drafted between the U.S. and Afghanistan will not include any funding guarantees for Afghan security forces, according to a Pentagon official. - No funding guarantee for Afghan security in new US military deal
GOP lawmaker says Karzai denied him entry into Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai bans critical US congressman

Hamid Karzai banned an American congressman from Afghanistan because he was so angered by his criticism, leading Hillary Clinton to personally plead with the representative to stay away. Hamid Karzai bans critical US congressman - Afghanistan - Telegraph

د افغانستان او آلمان تر منځ د ستراتیژیکو همکاریو سند به د شیکاګو له کنفرانس مخکې لاس لیک شي

کابل:- د -جمهوری ریاست د خبرپاټې پر اساس جمهوررئیس حامدکرزي، د افغانستان او پاکستان لپاره د آلمان هېواد له ځانګړي استازي مایکل کخ سره په کتنه کې د دواړو هېوادو نو ترمنځ د دوه اړخیزو همکاریو د دوام او د اوږدمهالو ستراتیژیکو همکاریو د سند د لاس لیک په اړه خبرې وکړې.- د افغانستان او آلمان تر منځ د ستراتیژیکو همکاریو سند به د شیکاګو له کنفرانس مخکې لاس لیک شي
ارګ وايي ستراتژیک تړون لاس لیکیدو ته چمتو دی

Dana Rohrabacher, California Rep., Barred From Entering Afghanistan By Hamid Karzai

WASHINGTON -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai may not be able to silence his critics in Washington, but he can stop them from entering his country. On Friday, Karzai barred Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) from traveling to Afghanistan with his fellow congressmen. - GOP Rep. Calls His Ban 'Desperate' huffingtonpost - AFGHANISTAN

Gloomy forecast for Afghanistan's future - China Daily

Negative developments in Afghanistan during the past week have painted a gloomy picture of the central Asian country's security outlook, once again demonstrating that the more the United States and its allies try to pull themselves out of the quagmire in Afghanistan, the deeper they find themselves mired in the war against the Taliban. - Gloomy forecast for Afghanistan's future

نکات عمده مسوده همکاریهای ستراتیژیک افغانستان و امریکا

شمار پایگاه های نظامی، موقعیت آنها و چگونگی فعالیت های نیروهای امریکایی بعد از سال ۲۰۱۴ طی یک توافقنامه جداگانه تعیین خواهد شد." - نکات عمده مسوده همکاریهای ستراتیژیک افغانستان و امریکا
افغانستان: امریکا به د ۲۰۱۴ کاله وروسته د یوې لسیزې دپاره د افغانستان دفاع وکړي
حضور نیروهای امریکایی در افغانستان تا سال ۲۰۲۴ تمدید شد

New blow to US-Afghan relations? Congressional delegation meets Karzai foes

KABUL, Afghanistan -- An American Congressional delegation met with opponents of the government of President Hamid Karzai over the weekend, further straining already-tense relations between Kabul and the Obama administration. - New blow to US-Afghan relations? Congressional delegation meets Karzai foes
Karzai Denies Rep. Rohrabacher Entry Into Afghanistan - Ben Armbruster

سند همکاری‌های استراتژیک نهایی شد

اعلامیه به نقل از داکتر رنگین دادفر سپنا، مشاور امنیت ملی ریاست‌جمهوری نوشته است: «سندی که آماده گردیده است، در نهایت برای امنیت افغانستان، منطقه و جهان و پیشرفت منطقه یک سند بسیار قوی و نیرومند می‌باشد.»- سند همکاری‌های استراتژیک نهایی شد
راه برای امضای سند راهبردی هموار شد
د افغانستان او امریکا ترمنځ د ستراتیزیکو همکاریو تړون مسوده نهايي شوه

US and Afghanistan cut long-term aid deal to begin in 2014 as part of American ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. and Afghanistan reached a deal Sunday on a long-delayed strategic partnership — a tentative pact that is key to the U.S. plan to withdraw from the nation after a decade of war. - US and Afghanistan cut long-term aid deal to begin in 2014 as part of American ... -- US, Afghanistan Reach Deal on Strategic Pact

کشورهای خارجی تصمیم دارند حکومت جدیدی در افغانستان تشکیل دهند: دوستم

مزارشریف:- عبدالرشید دوستم رهبر حزب جنبش ملی می گوید که شماری از کشورهای خارجی تصمیم دارند حکومت جدیدی در افغانستان تشکیل دهند.- کشورهای خارجی تصمیم دارند حکومت جدیدی در افغانستان تشکیل دهند: دوستم
په هيڅ شرط به تر ټاکلي وخت وروسته د واک پر گدۍ پاتې نه شم: کرزي »

US, Afghanistan Complete Partnership Talks - WSJ

KABUL–The U.S. and Afghanistan completed negotiations Sunday on a long-term strategic-partnership deal outlining America's commitments after most foreign forces leave in 2014, officials from both countries said. - US, Afghanistan Complete Partnership Talks
US and Afghanistan Reach Partnership Agreement nytimes

US, Afghanistan reach deal on strategic pact

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. and Afghanistan reached a deal Sunday on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that assures the Afghan people their key American ally will not abandon the country military or financially for years after 2014, the deadline for most foreign forces to withdraw. - US, Afghanistan reach deal on strategic pact

US and Afghanistan ink strategic partnership agreement - latimes

REPORTING FROM MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- Afghan and U.S. officials said Sunday they had agreed to the broad outlines of an accord governing the long-term American presence in Afghanistan after the Western combat role ends in 2014. - US and Afghanistan ink strategic partnership agreement
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Group swiftly gets crucial supplies to troops in Afghanistan - latimes

OAKLAND — Aaron Negherbon remembers the plaintive email he received from a Marine sergeant in Afghanistan. -- Group swiftly gets crucial supplies to troops in Afghanistan
Five militants caught with 11 tons of explosives in Afghanistan

دست‌پروردگان آی‌اس‌آی بازداشت شدند

مقام‌های ریاست عمومی امنیت ملی، از بازداشت سه شهروند پاکستانی و دو همکار افغان‌شان که قصد انجام حملات تروریستی مشابه روز یک‌شنبه هفته گذشته را در کابل داشتند، خبر می‌دهند.- دست‌پروردگان آی‌اس‌آی بازداشت شدند
اجرای عدالت بر تروریستان -- کراکر: شبکه حقانی تهدیدی بزرگ است
رسانه های وابسته ابزار نفوذ کشور های همسایه افغانستان؟

French voters head to polls for presidential election

Paris (CNN) -- Voters in France cast ballots Sunday in a presidential race that pits incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy against nine other candidates, including Socialist Francois Hollande. - French voters head to polls for presidential election -- How will French election be decided?

How Exercise Could Lead to a Better Brain

The value of mental-training games may be speculative, as Dan Hurley writes in his article on the quest to make ourselves smarter, but there is another, easy-to-achieve, scientifically proven way to make yourself smarter. - How Exercise Could Lead to a Better Brain

Five militants caught with 11 tons of explosives in Afghanistan - latimes

The explosives, hidden in 400 bags under potatoes in a truck, were meant for a massive attack in Kabul, a security official says. Three other militants who allegedly planned to kill the vice president are also captured. - Five militants caught with 11 tons of explosives in Afghanistan
Afghan official: Explosives seized, attack stopped - AP

رضا پهلوی: چرا از اسرائيل می‌خواهم به مردم ایران کمک کند؟

رضا پهلوی از اسرائيل خواسته است به جای تهدید نظامی به مردم ایران کمک کند. او در گفت‌وگو با دویچه وله ضمن توضیح این موضوع از ضرورت تشکیل کنگره ملی و دادگستری مستقل برای تامین امنیت آینده ایران سخن گفت.- رضا پهلوی: چرا از اسرائيل می‌خواهم به مردم ایران کمک کند؟
رضا پهلوی در گفت وگویی اختصاصی با دویچه وله
Exiled son of shah of Iran calls on Israel to aid opposition, not bomb

Polls Show Sarkozy Losing Presidency

French President Nicolas Sarkozy heads South and his Socialist challenger Francois Hollande goes East on the last day of campaigning before the first round of voting, courting supporters of other candidates whose backing they need in the runoff. - Polls Show Sarkozy Losing Presidency

Jeb Warns Newsmax: Get Ready For 'Most Negative Campaign' Ever

Americans are facing what will likely be the “most negative campaign in modern times” over the next six months, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tells Newsmax, and Mitt Romney must brace himself for tough personal attacks from President Barack Obama. - Jeb Warns Newsmax: Get Ready For 'Most Negative Campaign' Ever
Jeb Bush Rules out VP Nomination - Newsmax

غزنی همچنان آرزو بر دل

زمانی که در سال 2007 میلادی اعلام شد، از سوی آی سیسکو غزنی به عنوان پایتخت فرهنگی جهان اسلام در سال 2013 معرفی شده است، این هیجان به وجود آمده بود که این شهر خواهد توانست با قرار در محور توجه دولتمردان، با چهره آراسته تر و بهتری از این لقب افتخاری اش استقبال کند. بین سالهای 2007 میلادی تا 2013 فرصت مناسبی برای محقق سازی این رویای شهر غزنی وجود داشت. - غزنی همچنان آرزو بر دل
رسانه های وابسته ابزارنفوذ کشورهای همسایه افغانستان

Afghanistan's Unfulfilled Marshall Plan - bloomberg

The week began with a reminder that springtime in Afghanistan is fighting season. But it also marks the anniversary of a forgotten episode in U.S.-Afghan relations: Ten years ago Tuesday, President George W. Bush delivered a speech at the Virginia Military Institute in which he likened U.S. aid efforts in Afghanistan to the Marshall Plan. Afghanistan's Unfulfilled Marshall Plan

Romney's Afghanistan Strategy Unpopular With GOP - Kenneth T. Walsh

The war in Afghanistan will be a powerful issue in the general election that could damage the candidacy of Republican front-runner Mitt Romney, Democratic strategists say. - Romney's Afghanistan Strategy Unpopular With GOP

G20 doubles IMF's war chest amid fears on Europe

(Reuters) - Leading world economies on Friday pledged $430 billion in new funding for the International Monetary Fund, more than doubling its lending power in a bid to protect the global economy from the euro-zone debt crisis. - G20 doubles IMF's war chest amid fears on Europe
IMF gets funding commitments of over $430 billion

Noonan: America's Crisis of Character - WSJ

People in politics talk about the right track/wrong track numbers as an indicator of public mood. This week Gallup had a poll showing only 24% of Americans feel we're on the right track as a nation. - Noonan: America's Crisis of Character
IMF Nearly Doubles Its War Chest for Crisis

Studies show making breakfast a daily habit can help you lose weight - and keep it off.

It makes sense: Eating early in the day keeps us from "starvation eating" later on. But it also jump-starts your metabolism, says Elisabetta Politi, RD, MPH, nutrition manager for the Duke Diet & Fitness Center at Duke University Medical School. "When you don't eat breakfast, you're actually fasting for 15 to 20 hours, so you're not producing the enzymes needed to metabolize fat to lose weight." - Lose Weight: Eat Breakfast -- The Many Benefits of Breakfast

ضیامسعود وايي؛ د نړیوالو ځواکونو له وتلو وروسته کرزی له طالبانو سره ايتلاف کوي

دولسمشر کرزي پخواني مرستیال او دملي جبهې مشر احمد ضیا مسعود پر حامد کرزي تور ولګاوه چې له طالبانو سره ټینګې اړیکې لري او که بهرني ځواکونه په ۲۰۱۴ کال کې ووتل له هغوی سره به لاس یو کړي.- ضیامسعود وايي؛ د نړیوالو ځواکونو له وتلو وروسته کرزی له طالبانو سره ايتلاف کوي
کراکر: شبکه حقانی تهدیدی بزرگ است

Islam Conference this year was in harmony in Germany"

After the acrimony and uproar last year, Germany's annual Islam conference this time around was more harmonious, but mistrust between the government and Muslims remains. - Salafists worry German Islam conference 19.04.2012

Haqqani network behind Afghan attacks: U.S. envoy

(Reuters) - The American ambassador to Afghanistan said on Thursday there was "no question" that the Haqqani network mounted attacks on Kabul and other areas over the weekend, and reiterated a long-standing demand that ally Pakistan go after the group. - Haqqani network behind Afghan attacks: U.S. envoy Reuters

Fish oil: Is it any good for us? - latimes

Omega-3 fatty acids don’t help people with preexisting heart disease avoid future cardiovascular trouble, a new study has found. What does this mean for fish oils and our health? Fish oil: Is it any good for us? – Los Angeles Times ...
10 Types of Dementia That Aren't Alzheimer's
8 Memory Problems that Could be Signs of Alzheimer's

سفیر آمریکا در کابل:گروه‌های شورشی پاکستان تهدید برای منطقه هستند

سفیر آمریکا در کابل از پاکستان خواسته است که علیه مخفی‌گاه های شورشیان در خاک این کشور اقدام کند.- سفیر آمریکا در کابل:گروه‌های شورشی پاکستان تهدید برای منطقه هستند
تلفات سنگین مهاجمان در خشونت‌های افغانستان
رئیس پیشین امنیت ملی افغانستان از نگرانی‌های آینده می‌گوید

Nato: 'no rush to exit' Afghanistan despite Australia's surprise pull-out

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Nato's Secretary General, insisted that the Australian announcement was "fully within the framework" of the agreed timetable for the Alliance's ISAF military mission. - Nato: 'no rush to exit' Afghanistan despite Australia's surprise pull-out
Taliban trophy photographs 'disgusting' says Hamid Karzai Afghanistan

Being yourself at work is not good for your career, study claims - Telegraph

Honesty is often said to be the best policy in social situations but being yourself at work is not a good idea for your career, research suggests. -Being yourself at work 'is not good'
Nice people are born not bred - Science News

World's oldest man celebrates 115th birthday

Jiroemon Kimura celebrates his 115th birthday with four generations of his family in Kyoto thanking "the sun above" for his longevity. - World's oldest man turns 115 years-old
Myth that gum disease causes heart attacks debunked - Health

نشست دو روزه در بروکسل برای آینده افغانستان با اهمیت است

داکتر زلمی رسول وزیر خارجه افغانستان گفت که این یک کنفرانس مهم بود و در باره کمک برای نیرو های افغان از سال 2015 تا سال 2025 بحث صورت گرفت.-نشست دو روزه در بروکسل برای آینده افغانستان با اهمیت است
صدها اثر موزيم ملي در گالري ها و موزيم هاي شخصي و رسمي كشور هاي منطقه و جهان وجود داشته و حتی خريد و فروش مي گردد

U.S., NATO ready plan to leave Afghanistan

BRUSSELS (AP) – The United States and its NATO allies are readying plans to pull away from the front lines in Afghanistan next year as President Obama and fellow leaders try to show that the unpopular war is ending. - U.S., NATO ready plan to leave Afghanistan ... - USA Today

US and NATO Finalize Pacts on Ending Afghan War

BRUSSELS — The United States and its allies in NATO finalized agreements on Wednesday to wind down the war in Afghanistan, paving the way for President Obama to announce at a NATO summit meeting in Chicago next month that the unpopular, nearly 11-year-old conflict is close to an end. - US and NATO Finalize Pacts on Ending Afghan War - nytimes
Images of G.I.’s With Remains Raise Concerns Over Discipline

Bridging Afghanistan's development gap - Wais Ahmad Barmak, Foreign Policy

Now is not a time to cut and run. We know that post-conflict stabilization and development requires decades to complete, but we are a long way from becoming a ‘failed state.' - Bridging Afghanistan's development gap
Photos published of U.S. soldiers posing with dead insurgents
Militants launch sophisticated attacks across Afghanistan

Nato chiefs and politicians battle to delay Afghan troop depletion - independent

International summit split over cost-cutting exit strategy that would see security forces radically depleted as soon as West leaves - Nato chiefs and politicians battle to delay Afghan troop depletion

پنیتا: تصاویر لاس انجلس تایمز چهرۀ اصلی ما نیست

با نشر تصاویر عساکر امریکایی و افغان که در کنار بقایای اجساد افراد انتحار کننده دیده می شود، مقامات نظامی و ملکی ایالات متحده این اقدام را محکوم کرده و آنرا بی احترامی به سایر افراد نظامی دانسته اند که مصروف خدمت در افغانستان می باشند. اردوی ایالات متحده وعده داده است که در زمینه تحقیقات را انجام دهد.- پنیتا: تصاویر لاس انجلس تایمز چهرۀ اصلی ما نیست
انتشار عکس های عساکر امریکایی در کنار جسد شورشیان -- راین کراکر: شبکۀ حقانی حملات هماهنگ شده را انجام داده است

Times explains use of photos of U.S. soldiers, body parts - latimes

Key editors at the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday explained the decision to publish a story and pictures of U.S. soldiers posing with body parts of Afghan suicide bombers, after questions were raised by the White House, the Pentagon and readers. - Times explains use of photos
Photos spur Karzai to call for quicker U.S. exit -- U.S. officials decry photos of troops with enemy corpses

نكته اعجاب‌انگیز نوشیدن چای سبز

-1 چای سبز خواص ضد‌سرطانی دارد. در پژوهش‌های متفاوت نشان داده شده است كه كاتچین، ماده‌ای كه در چای سبز یافت می‌شود و EGCG نام دارد، با توقف يا تاخير در رشد سلول‌هاي سرطان مرتبط است. این ماده می‌تواند در كاهش دادن سرطان‌هایی همچون مثانه، روده بزرگ، مری، لوزالمعده، مقعد و شكم مفید باشد. مطالعات فنلاندي‌ها هم اخيرا نشان داده، نوشیدن چای سبز در حد متعادل، خطر ابتلا به سرطان سینه را كاهش می‌دهد. - نكته اعجاب‌انگیز نوشیدن چای سبز
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Best Buy closeout sales: Deals to expect - CNN

The electronics retailer plans to shutter 50 locations by the end of the year. While some smaller merchandise will be marked down, most big-ticket items will be moved to Best Buy's other 1,105 stores that will remain open. - Best Buy closeout sales: Deals to expect
Best Buy names the 50 stores slated to close

«یک تغییر احتمالی در ادارهء استخبارات دفاعی امریکا»

جنرال امریکایی که زمانی از عملکرد استخبارات نظامی در افغانستان به شدت انتقاد قرار می کرد و آن را قسماً غیر مرتبط می خواند، اکنون به حیث رییس بخش استخبارات وزارت دفاع ایالات متحده امریکا معرفی شده است. - «یک تغییر احتمالی در ادارهء استخبارات دفاعی امریکا»
افغانستان پس از این هیچگاه به لانه تروریستان مبدل نخواهد شد -- جامعه جهانی برای حمایت از نیروهای افغان، وعده قطعی دادند

Did Los Angeles Times make right call on photos of dead Afghans? - csmonitor

The Los Angeles Times published graphic photos of US soldiers posing with dead Afghan insurgents. Even media analysts don't agree on whether it was the right thing to do. - Did Los Angeles Times make right call on photos of dead Afghans?
Panetta apologizes over latest military scandal
NATO secretary-general considers the photos "an isolated event" - CNN

Afghanistan needs firm security funding pledges, U.S. says

Afghan officials fear that without specific aid contributions, they won't have the resources to battle insurgents after foreign troops leave. - Afghanistan needs firm security funding pledges, U.S. says
Panetta apologizes over Afghan photos - reuters
Images of G.I.’s With Remains Raise Concerns Over Discipline - nytimes

Photos of US soldiers posing with Afghan corpses prompt condemnation - latimes

From the White House to the American Embassy in Kabul, American officials rushed to distance themselves from the actions of U.S. soldiers who posed for photographs next to corpses and body parts of Afghan insurgents. - Photos of US soldiers posing with Afghan corpses prompt condemnation
Afghans revolted by U.S. troops posing with dead suicide bombers

سربازانی که به اجساد طالبان توهین کرده اند باید سرزنش شوند: قصر سفید

واشنگتن:- بارک اوباما، رئیس جمهور امریکا گفته که سربازان امریکایی توهین کننده به اجساد طالبان باید پاسخگوی اعمال شان باشند. - سربازانی که به اجساد طالبان توهین کرده اند باید سرزنش شوند: قصر سفید »
توهین به اجساد کشته شده گان، مغایر با اصول و ارزش های ناتو است: سرمنشی عمومی ناتو »
U.S. troops posed with body parts of Afghan bombers - latimes

Sen. Levin: US ‘can't guarantee’ future funds for Afghan forces

Congress and the White House "can't guarantee anything" to the Afghan government by way of future funding for the country's fledgling security forces, a top Senate Democrat said Wednesday. - Sen. Levin: US ‘can't guarantee’ future funds for Afghan forces
Panetta apologizes for Afghan photos; White House calls them 'reprehensible'

Dick Clark dies of 'massive heart attack' after procedure - latimes

TV producer and host Dick Clark died of a "massive heart attack" after a medical procedure at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, his spokesman said. - Dick Clark dies of 'massive heart attack'
Dick Clark, pioneer of radio and TV, is dead at 82
Dick Clark dead at 82

دختر چهار ساله یا البرت انشتین قرن بیست ویکم

لندن:- یکي از جديدترين اعضاي انجمن هوشمندان امریکایی «منسا» يك دختر چهار ساله است كه از ضريب هوشي 1589 برخوردار بوده و شايعاتي در مورد باهوش‌تر بودن اين كودك از اينشتين بوجود آمده كه روانشناسان اين مقايسه را زودهنگام خوانده‌اند.- دختر چهار ساله یا البرت انشتین قرن بیست ویکم »

US quick to condemn 'reprehensible' photos of troops with Afghan corpses - Guardian

President Obama orders investigation and defence secretary makes several apologies as US officials try to limit damage - US quick to condemn 'reprehensible' photos of troops with Afghan corpses
The inconvenient truth the Pentagon would prefer we didn't see
Obama calls for Afghan body abuse punishment - BBCnews

وزیر دفاع اسرائیل: مذاکرات اتومی هرگز مانعی در مقابل حمله به ایران نیست

واشنگتن:- ایهود بارک وزیر دفاع اسرائیل، دیروز سه شنبه گفت حتی با وجود مذاکرات اتومی غرب با ایران، عملیات نظامی اردوی این کشور یکی از گزینه های مطرح است. او همچنین در خصوص موفقیت مذاکرات ابراز تردید کرد.- وزیر دفاع اسرائیل: مذاکرات اتومی هرگز مانعی در مقابل حمله به ایران نیست »
افغانستان و اسقرار سپر دفاع راکتی در اروپا محور مذاكرات امروز نشست ناتو »

Afghans revolted by U.S. troops posing with dead suicide bombers - latimes

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Photos showing American servicemen posing for mocking trophy shots with the bodies of Afghan suicide bombers drew expressions of revulsion from Afghans after the pictures’ publication Wednesday in the Los Angeles Times. - Afghans revolted by U.S. troops posing with dead suicide bombers
Officials denounce troops posing with dead Afghans [exclusive photo]
U.S. troops posed with body parts of Afghan bombers

US troops pose with maimed Afghan insurgent bodies

KABUL/BRUSSELS, April 18 (Reuters) - American troops are seen posing with the maimed bodies of suspected Afghan insurgents in photos published on Wednesday by a U.S. newspaper in an incident that threatened to further fray U.S. relations with Afghanistan's government and prompted the Pentagon chief to issue an apology. - US troops pose with maimed Afghan insurgent bodies
U.S. troops posed with dead Afghan insurgents - washingtonpost

Obama makes get-well call to Buffett after cancer diagnosis

Obama made the call after the Omaha billionaire investor disclosed he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, said White House spokesman Jay Carney. - Obama makes get-well call to Buffett after cancer diagnosis
Is 81-year-old Warren Buffett getting unnecessary treatment for his prostate cancer? - boston

Romney’s Critique of War Policy Gets a Closer Look

Mitt Romney has made Afghanistan a showcase for his attacks on President Obama’s foreign policy. He says Mr. Obama has undercut American interests by setting timetables for withdrawing troops, providing the Taliban — who displayed their resilience with attacks over the weekend — further reason to wait things out. - Romney’s Critique of War Policy Gets a Closer Look
With Eye on Past, Karzai Lays Out Vision for an Independent Afghanistan - nytimes

حامد كرزي : نظام سياسي فعلي به عقب بر نگشته و سقوط نخواهد كرد

رييس جمهور كرزي مي گويد كه افغانستان به هیچ وجه دیگر به عقب برنخواهد گشت و نظام فعلي سقوط نمي كند. - حامد كرزي : نظام سياسي فعلي به عقب بر نگشته و سقوط نخواهد كرد
متن کامل سخنرانی حامد کرزی در سیمینار بین المللی به مناسبت یکصد و پنجاهمین سالگرد تولد علامه محمود طرزی »

Hundreds mourn Abdul Arian at funeral in North Hollywood - dailynews

Abdul Arian, the 19-year-old Winnetka man killed in a hail of police bullets on April 11, was buried Tuesday at the Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood. See photo gallery. - Hundreds mourn Abdul Arian at funeral in North Hollywood
101 Deadly Pursuit, Abdul Arian Funeral Held -- VIDEO: Funeral Held For Teen Killed by LAPD - Elizabeth Espinosa reports
/GPTV Funeral held for teen killed by LAPD after pursuit on 101 ...

US, NATO ready plan to leave Afghanistan

BRUSSELS (AP) – The United States and its NATO allies are readying plans to pull away from the front lines in Afghanistan next year as President Obama and fellow leaders try to show that the unpopular war is ending. - US, NATO ready plan to leave Afghanistan
US, NATO ready plan to hand off frontline combat - Foxnews

Abdul Arian's Family Files $120 Million Lawsuit Against LAPD For Shooting Death Of Son (VIDEO)

Police fired more than 90 rounds in Arian's direction, killing him. Officers later discovered that Arian was unarmed throughout the entire confrontation, despite his frequent claims on a 911 call during the chase that he had a gun and was prepared to use it against the police. The Associated Press has some of the call: - Abdul Arian's Family Files $120 Million Lawsuit Against LAPD For Shooting Death Of Son (VIDEO)

Anders Breivik trial displays Norway's formal legal system - washingtonpost

OSLO, Norway — In a scene unimaginable in many countries, Norway’s worst mass killer since World War II gets to explain his fanatical views to the court and the world for days dressed up in a business suit. - Anders Breivik trial displays Norway's formal legal system

Afghan leader Karzai calls for Taliban 'brothers' to bargain, not bomb - latimes

“People were safe and sound in Washington; life was normal in London -- the same everywhere,” he said in an address in the capital. Afghan leader Karzai calls for Taliban 'brothers' to bargain, not bomb
Karzai faults Afghan intelligence -- and NATO -- in attacks

$120-million claim filed by family of teen killed by police - latimes

In a press release, attorney Jeffrey M. Galen, who is representing the family with William Margolin, said that they filed the $120-million lawsuit -- "equivalent to one million dollars per bullet."- $120-million claim filed by family of teen killed by police
Funeral set for man fatally shot by police on 101 Freeway
Abdul Arian's Family Files $120 Million Lawsuit Against LAPD For ...

Freeway pursuit ends in youth's death as LAPD fires 90 shots - latimes

The family of Abdul Arian remembered the 19-year-old young man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase Thursday morning for his desire to become a police officer. - Freeway pursuit ends in youth's death as LAPD fires 90 shots
Family of teen shot, killed by LAPD on 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills... dailynews
Friends, family mourn death of aspiring cop Abdul Arian, 19, of ...

Afghanistan wants firmer US commitment on funding

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president raised another condition Tuesday for a long-awaited strategic partnership with the United States: The accord must spell out the yearly U.S. commitment to pay billions of dollars for the cash-strapped Afghan security forces. Afghanistan wants firmer US commitment on funding
Afghan president: U.S. deal needs to specify cash - washingtonpost

ولسمشر کرزي د افغانستان بریدونه استخباراتي ناکامي وبلله

د افغانستان ولسمشر حامد کرزی وايي چې افراطي جګړه مارانو د استخباراتي ناکامۍ له وجې وشو کړای چې په ټول هیواد کې همږغي شوي بریدونه ترسره کړي. هغه د دې ناکامۍ زیاته پړه پر ناټو ورواچوله خو افغان ملي امنیتي ځواکونه یې هم مسول وګڼل.- ولسمشر کرزي د افغانستان بریدونه استخباراتي ناکامي وبلله
حملات طالبان مایۀ حضور قوای خارجی در افغانستان

US in denial: Watershed in Afghanistan

Diplomatic statements have ignored the strategic and psychological battles won by the Taliban. - US in denial: Watershed in Afghanistan Afghanistan Live Blog
Series of attacks shake Kabul - Central & South Asia - Al ...

Nato in Afghanistan: capital punishment - Guardian

Spring came early to Nato and the western diplomatic community in Kabul on Sunday, and it came in familiar form: a series of co-ordinated Taliban attacks on seven sites, including Nato headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. - Nato in Afghanistan: capital punishment Editorial Comment ...
Taliban siege of Kabul blamed on Nato intelligence - Afghanistan

Depression blood test for teens may lead to better treatment, less stigma

(CBS News) Researchers are hopeful that diagnosing depression may soon be as easy as diagnosing high cholesterol. A new study describes a blood test that that distinguished depression among teenagers. - Depression blood test may lead to better treatment

حملات اخیر در افغانستان بالای استراتیژی امریکا تاثیر نمیگذارد

یک مشاور بارک اوباما رییس جمهور امریکا با اشاره به حملات روز گذشته در کابل گفته است، تنها پیروزی در میدان جنگ نمی تواند آیندهء با ثبات در افغانستان را تضمین کند. - حملات اخیر در افغانستان بالای استراتیژی امریکا تاثیر نمیگذارد
سرکوب کردن تروریستان مسوولیت امریکا، پاکستان و افغانستان است

Anders Breivik trial: 'crisis meeting over death sentence demand' - Telegraph

Norwegian court in emergency meeting following news that lay magistrate's Facebook account used to demand death penalty for mass murderer Anders Breivik, according to reports. - Anders Breivik trial: 'crisis meeting over death sentence demand' - Norway

Australia plans Afghanistan withdrawal

(CNN) -- Australian troops could begin pulling out from Afghanistan in the coming months and may leave the country almost entirely by the end of next year, Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia said Tuesday. - Australia plans Afghanistan withdrawal
Withdrawal from Afghanistan to start within months

Kabul siege ends as Afghan soldiers storm tower block - Telegraph

Afghan soldiers stormed a half-built tower block after heavy dawn fighting and killed six Taliban fighters, ending a brazen assault which heralded the start of their spring offensive. - Kabul siege ends as Afghan soldiers storm tower block
Kabul attacks show Nato intelligence failure, says Karzai - Afghanistan

وزیر خارجه: با کسانی‌که صلح نمی‌کنند می‌جنگیم

وزیر خارجه‌ی کشور به گروه‌های مخالف مسلح دولت هشدار داده است هرگاه با حفظ دست‌آورده‌های ده‌ساله‌ی افغانستان به پروسه‌ی صلح نپیوندند، حکومت افغانستان آماده است در برابر آنان بجنگد. - وزیر خارجه: با کسانی‌که صلح نمی‌کنند می‌جنگیم
رویارویی نیروهای امنیتی با «برادران» -- کرزی؛ ستایش از سربازان، انتقاد از استخبارات

Attacks in Afghanistan end after 18 hours of intense battle - latimes

REPORTING FROM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN and NEW DELHI -- Fighting ended Monday morning about 18 hours after the Taliban launched a coordinated attack on Western embassies, NATO headquarters and Afghan government facilities in Kabul and three eastern provinces. - Attacks in Afghanistan end after 18 hours of intense battle
Pakistani lawmakers approve new guidelines for ties with U.S.

Afghan Taliban says rehearsed attack for two months

(Reuters) - The insurgents who mounted weekend attacks in central Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan carefully rehearsed for months, even building small military-style models and pre-positioning weapons, a Taliban spokesman said on Monday. - Afghan Taliban says rehearsed attack for two months Reuters
Afghan government names son of slain ex-leader as Peace Council head

Freeway shooting victim 'wanted to be an LAPD cop,' uncle says - latimes

A 19-year-old man killed by LAPD on the 101 Freeway wanted to be a police officer and was driving a former police cruiser during the incident that ended in his shooting, his relatives said Thursday. - Freeway shooting victim 'wanted to be an LAPD cop,' uncle says
Freeway pursuit ends in youth's death as LAPD fires 90 shots

Norway Killer Admits Massacre, Claims Self-Defense

"I don't recognize Norwegian courts because you get your mandate from the Norwegian political parties who support multiculturalism," Breivik said in his first comments to the court. - Norway Killer Admits Massacre, Claims Self-Defense - AP
Confessed Killer Of 77 Goes On Trial In Norway

AP Wins Pulitzer for Stories on NYPD Spying

The Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism Monday for revealing the New York Police Department's widespread spying on Muslims, while The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., and a 24-year-old reporter captured the award for local reporting for breaking the Penn State scandal that ultimately brought down Joe Paterno. - AP Wins Pulitzer for Stories on NYPD Spying - ABC News
AP series about NYPD's surveillance of Muslims wins Pulitzer Prize ...
US prepares for last major Afghan offensive - AP

Afghan President Karzai blames NATO intelligence failure for spate of attacks

KABUL — One day after a spate of attacks left four civilians and 11 members of the security forces dead, President Hamid Karzai blamed the insurgent offensive on a NATO intelligence failure, which he said should be investigated. - Afghan President Karzai blames NATO intelligence failure for spate of attacks - washingtonpost

Insurgent says Haqqani was behind Afghanistan attacks

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The performance of Afghan forces in reacting to a series of sustained assaults shows that the country's security situation will not deteriorate after scheduled departure of international troops next year, President Hamid Karzai said Monday. - Insurgent says Haqqani was behind Afghanistan attacks
PJ Crowley: Taliban dish out tough lessons in Kabul

Karzai Calls for Investigation of Attack

KABUL—Afghan forces and their Western allies brought a rapid succession of attacks in Kabul to an end on Monday, 18 hours after they began. The battles left 11 Afghan service members, four civilians and 36 insurgents dead, according to the Afghan government. - Karzai Calls for Investigation of Attack
Afghan Insurgents Strike Across Nation - WSJ

درگیری‌های شهر کابل با 52 کشته و زخمی به پایان رسید

کابل:- یک منبع بلند رتبه وزارت داخله از پایان عملیات پاکسازی، کشته شدن هشت نیروی امنیتی افغان، زخمی شدن 44 تن و آزادسازی گروگان‌ها خبر داد.- درگیری‌های شهر کابل با 52 کشته و زخمی به پایان رسید »
حملات دیروز نشان مي‌دهد كه امريكا بايد از خروج زودهنگام نيروهايش خودداري كند: سفیر امریکا در کابل »

Preventing Memory Loss - - Harvard Health

No matter what your age, it's not too late to take steps to prevent memory loss. A good place to start is with the strategies for improving your memory described in this report. - Preventing Memory Loss - - Harvard Health Publications
The New Science Behind Your Spending Addiction - The Daily Beast

The Perfect Princess: Duchess of Cambridge’s Spectacular Year

She wowed the world at the wedding of the century, and now the Duchess of Cambridge is proving that she can handle the everyday with equal grace and style. - PERFECT PRINCESS Kate’s First Royal Year
Princess Catherine (née Kate Middleton) Turns 30 With Grace