Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi seeks Hague trial - BBC

Saif al-Islam said if he was executed after a trial in Libya then it would be tantamount to murder, according to documents submitted to the International Criminal Court. - Gaddafi's son seeks Hague trial
Gaddafi son cannot get fair trial in Libya - lawyers - reuters

ده سال از خاموشی استاد جاوید گذشت

دکتر جاوید در سال‌های پایانی عمر خود در لندن بسر می‌برد و در ماه جولای/ژوئیه ۲۰۰۲ میلادی در همین شهر چشم از جهان فروبست. - ده سال از خاموشی استاد جاوید گذشت
زندگی نامه مختصر پروفسور عبدالاحمد جاوید
نگاهی گذرا به آثار جاوید، پژوهشگر معروف افغان

By: Bruce G. Richardson - Political Assassination…Resolution by other Means

Assassination is one of the oldest tools of power-politics, dating back as far as recorded history. - Bruce G. Richardson - Political Assassination…Resolution by other ...
By: Bruce G. Richardson / A Look to History: War reparations ...
ترور سیاسی... یا قطعنامه و نامگزاری به معنی دیگر

Context in the Fog of Afghan War - huffingtonpost

As the West continues to cite the quantity and cost of the war, let us also ask what the quality of the help has been. - Context in the Fog of Afghan War - Afghanistan War
Afghanistan : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News

A MAN WHO TRULY LOVES HIS COUNTRY - HELP FREE DAYANI

http://www.freedayani.com/ Administator Login Email. ​© Copyright 2012. This Website has been created to help ... free-dayani
Dayani Hayatullah.VOB - YouTube --- Dayni - Hayatullah Dayani

کمک مالی نمیتواند یک اقتصاد متکی بخود را در افغانستان ایجاد کند

ماه گذشته 70 کشور جهان در کنفرانس توکیو تعهد نمودند که در چهار سال آینده 16 ملیارد دالر کمک انکشافی به افغانستان می رسانند. -- نویسنده گان مطلب در روزنامه فایننشل تایمز احمد رشید تحلیلگر سیاسی و ژورنالیست مشهور پاکستان و الکسیس کروا کارمند مرکز تحقیقاتی چاتهم هاوس در انگلستان به این باورند که بار دیگر مقدار زیاد این پولها به هدر خواهد رفت، زیرا در چند سال اخیر ثابت شد که صرف کمک مالی نمی تواند یک اقتصاد متکی بخود را در افغانستان ایجاد نماید. - کمک مالی نمیتواند یک اقتصاد متکی بخود را در افغانستان ایجاد کند
Aid will not sustain Afghanistan's economy - Rashid & Alexis Crow
US confronts challenge of Afghan exit - FT

Project delays could cost Afghan hearts and minds, report warns - latimes

American plans to win hearts and minds in Afghanistan by improving electricity, paving roads and making other infrastructure improvements have been delayed so much that they could end up turning more Afghans against the U.S., a government report warned Monday. - Project delays could cost Afghan hearts and minds, report warns
In Afghanistan, targeted attacks on leaders an ominous trend

Half of India Crippled by Second Day of Power Failures - nytimes

NEW DELHI — The world’s largest blackout ever crippled roughly half of India for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, sending officials scrambling for an explanation. - Half of India Crippled by Second Day of Power Failures
India Ink: India's Power Guzzlers to the North

Pakistan, US Sign Troop Supply Deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and the United States signed a deal regulating the shipment of American troop supplies to and from Afghanistan on Tuesday, prompting Washington to agree to release over $1 billion in frozen military aid. - Pakistan, US Sign Troop Supply Deal
Panetta Urges More Time for Economic Pressure on Iran to Work

Allies Rebuke Pakistan on Cross-Border Attacks

KABUL, Afghanistan — The American-led coalition on Sunday bluntly rebutted an assertion made last week by a senior Pakistani official that American forces had on 52 occasions done little over all to stop Pakistan Taliban militants from using Afghan territory as a springboard for attacks on Pakistani forces in the mountains along the poorly marked frontier. - Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Attacks Disputed
U.S. Fund to Rebuild Afghanistan Is Criticized - nytimes

دوتابعیته‌ها نمی‌توانند سفیر شوند

کابل: مجلس نمایندگان کشور طرحی را به تصویب رسانده است که بر بنیاد آن پس از این هیچ شهروند افغانستان که دارای دو تابعیت باشد، نمی‌تواند به عنوان سفیر و یا به عنوان مامور دیپلوماتیک در کشورهای بیرونی استخدام شود. - دوتابعیته‌ها نمی‌توانند سفیر شوند
پارلمان بدون آجندا

Militant Group Poses Risk to U.S.-Pakistan Relations

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Grinning for the camera, the suicide bomber fondly patted his truckload of explosives. “We will defeat these crusader pigs as they have invaded our land,” he declared as he revved the engine. - Militant Group Poses Risk to US-Pakistan Relations
U.S. and Pakistan: Allies on the Brink - nytimes

Monday, July 30, 2012

Wikileaks: Gaddafi's Last Phone Call to Algeria Identified his Location

A new U.S diplomatic cable, published in Wikileaks website revealed that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi tried several times to contact the Algerian authorities, trying to resort to Algeria President Bouteflika, but he refused to respond to his contacts - Wikileaks: Gaddafi's Last Phone Call to Algeria Identified his Location
Wikileaks: Bouteflika refused to answer Gaddafi's last calls Main1

Retiring Envoy to Afghanistan Exhorts U.S to Heed Its Past - The New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — The American diplomat most associated with the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan says that American policy makers need to learn the lessons of the recent past as they weigh military options for the future, including for Syria and Iran: Ambassador Crocker Sees Fraught Foreign ... --- At War: Crocker Looks Back on a Decade in Afghanistan
Key Afghans Tied to Mass Killings in ’90s Civil War

Editorial, Mr. Romney Stumps in Israel - nytimes

Despite what Mr. Romney says, all American presidents have been pro-Israel, including Mr. Obama. But that doesn’t mean subcontracting American policy to Israeli leaders or donors - Editorial: Mr. Romney Stumps in Israel
U.S. Fund to Rebuild Afghanistan Is Criticized
Militant Group Poses Risk to U.S.-Pakistan Relations - nytimes

U.S. construction projects in Afghanistan challenged by inspector general’s report

A U.S. initiative to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on construction projects in Afghanistan, originally pitched as a vital tool in the military campaign against the Taliban, is running so far behind schedule that it will not yield benefits until most U.S. combat forces have departed the country, according to a government inspection report to be released Monday. - U.S. construction projects in Afghanistan challenged by inspector general's report
Afghan projects costing U.S. millions may yield little benefit, report says

In Afghanistan, targeted attacks on leaders an ominous trend - latimes

The attacks on Afghan leaders come as the NATO force hands over more security duties to the Afghan police and army and begins its troop drawdown in earnest. - In Afghanistan, targeted attacks on leaders an ominous trend -- Afghanistan war: When 'friends' attack, who can you trust?
In L.A., Afghan kids get healthcare, respite from war

Romney's foreign controversies overshadow economic message

(Reuters) - "If you could learn anything from the economic history of the world, it's this: culture makes all the difference," he told a fundraising event in Jerusalem. - Romney's foreign controversies overshadow economic message -- Romney riles Palestinians with digs at culture, economy
Obama signs Israel security bill ahead of Romney visit

Mitt Romney Afghanistan Policy Details Emerge

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is trying to distinguish his Afghan policy from that of President Barack Obama. - Mitt Romney Afghanistan Policy Details Emerge - The Huffington Post - Afghanistan War
Transcript: ABC News' David Muir Interviews Mitt Romney

SIGAR's latest Quarterly Report to Congress examines major U.S.-funded reconstruction programs critical to the transition in Afghanistan.

SIGAR issued its sixteenth Quarterly Report on July 30, 2012. Public Law 110-181 directs SIGAR to submit a quarterly report to Congress. - July 30, 2012 Quarterly Report to Congress (PDF) -- SIGAR Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Inspectors General Craft Joint Strategic Plan for Oversight of Afghanistan Reconstruction

Prevent High Blood Pressure - doctoroz

Knowing your blood pressure can literally be a matter of life and death. Learn why your blood pressure is important and get three key tips to fight hypertension.- Prevent High Blood Pressure -- Why Your Blood Pressure Matters
Anti-Aging Miracle Supplements -- Kickstart Your Day
Ayurveda for Fabulous Skin After 50

Pakistan presses demand for end to US drone strikes, citing 'diminishing rate of returns'

ASPEN, Colo. — Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States says her country will not relent from demanding that the CIA end its drone strikes. - Pakistan presses demand for end to US drone strikes, citing 'diminishing rate of returns'
An embassy asks, Drones or diplomacy? - David Ignatius

Millions wasted in Afghan reconstruction projects, finds report - BBC

The quarterly report released on Monday also found that several construction projects were so far behind schedule that they were unlikely to be completed before US troops leave the country. - Millions lost on Afghan projects
پروژه‌های بازسازی افغانستان 'ناتمام می‌ماند'

US aid projects in Afghanistan 'may fall into disuse after handover to Kabul' - Telegraph

Ambitious American aid projects designed to win Afghan hearts and minds are behind schedule and may fall into disuse and disrepair when handed to Kabul's control, an audit has warned. - US aid projects in Afghanistan 'may fall into disuse after handover to
تلاش های پر مصرف امریکا جهت بازسازی افغانستان عقب مانده است
Afghan security forces dying at five times rate of Nato soldiers

Taking tea with Afghanistan's most fearsome warlord, General Abdul Rashid Dostum - Telegraph

In a rare interview, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the powerful northern warlord who was a key US ally against the Taliban and threw his support behind President Karzai at the last election, gives an interview at his Kabul home. - Taking tea with Afghanistan's most fearsome warlord, General Abdul Rashid Dostum - Afghanistan

Sunday, July 29, 2012

The Syrian opposition: who's doing the talking?

This is the story of the Syrian war, but there is another story to be told. A tale less bloody, but nevertheless important. This is a story about the storytellers: the spokespeople, the "experts on Syria", the "democracy activists". The statement makers. The people who "urge" and "warn" and "call for action". - The Syrian opposition: who's doing the talking? Charlie Skelton - Guardian Syria in state of civil war, says Red Cross, as Damascus denies massacre

Friday, July 27, 2012

Breathtaking and bonkers..an utterly British opening ceremony - telegraph

London 2012: The Olympic rings reached new heights as they were sent into space to capture astonishing opening ceremony. - Breathtaking and bonkers..an utterly British opening ceremony Queen parachutes into Olympics with Bond - Olympics

London 2012 Olympics launches with huge ceremony - BBC

The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring David Beckham, Bradley Wiggins and James Bond. - Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games -- In pictures: Olympic opening ceremony
London Olympics officially begins - CBS
Queen plays cameo with 007 at eccentric Games opening Chicago Tribune

Context in the Fog of Afghan War - Suleiman Wali

--- One must remember that Afghanistan has been at war since Christmas Day 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded the landlocked nation after its puppet government in Kabul began to lose its grip on power.

In the case of Afghanistan, a country subjected to a prolonged and consistent state of war for more than 30 years, a majority of the population suffers from war stressors without ever having had the means to treat them. In that context, what should our expectations be from a people who are suffering from acute psychological trauma?

The answer to that question would be too expansive to elucidate here. But as the West continues to cite the quantity and cost of the war, let us also ask what the quality of the help has been. - READ MORE ... Context in the Fog of Afghan War - huffingtonpost
Five Things Afghan History Can Teach Us -

Congresswoman Barbara Lee: once the lone voice against the Afghanistan war

Lee believes that as America prepares to move on it should not neglect is responsibility to right those things it has done wrong. "We bombed the heck out of these countries. We shattered lives. The refugee numbers are horrendous. We've unfortunately killed innocent civilians. We have a moral responsibility to figure out how to help." - Congresswoman Barbara Lee: once the lone voice against the Afghanistan war -

Afghan President Issues Decree to Curb Corruption

"I'm not confident that this decree will bring good results because those people who are involved in corruption are high-ranking officials in the government. They have control of the economy and they also are grabbing the land. The low-ranking employees of the government — they are only getting small bribes." - Afghan President Issues Decree to Curb Corruption - Associated Press
فرمان رئیس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان در مورد تحقق محتویات بیانیه تاریخی اول سرطان 1391 در اجلاس فوق العاده شورای ملی

White House: Americans feel a "great deal of anxiety" on economy

(Reuters) - The White House said on Friday many Americans feel a "great deal of anxiety" about the sluggish pace of growth caused by the 2007-2009 recession, and urged Congress to enact policies pushed by President Barack Obama to create jobs and bolster the recovery. - White House: Americans feel a "great deal of anxiety" on economy

Democracy, Trust and Wikileaks: A Conversation with the Mother of Julian Assange

"Mr. Assange's only crime is that he cared enough about people to respect their right to truth, and had the courage and bravery to print the truth. In the process, he embarrassed powerful governments."-Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire - Democracy, Trust and Wikileaks: A Conversation with the Mother of Julian ...

Dayani Hayatullah.VOB - Pashtani Bank CEO

Mar 28, 2011 – Pashtany bank employees feeling due to their president CEO leaving. - Dayani Hayatullah.VOB - YouTube
Dayani - Hayatullah Dayani - YouTube -- Dayni - Hayatullah Dayani - YouTube
Police Arrest Former CEO of a Commercial Bank - bostnews
روند تحقیقات و محاکمه حیات الله دیانی شفاف و عادلانه نبوده است
"د حیات الله دیاني د محکمې پروسه شفافه نه وه"

Thursday, July 26, 2012

"د حیات الله دیاني د محکمې پروسه شفافه نه وه"

د حیات الله دیاني ورور او د مدافع وکېل مرستیال خالد احمد دیاني د پنجشنې په ورځ ازادۍ راډیو ته وویل، چې د ورور دوسیه یې یوه سیاسي دسیسه ده او د بانک له خوا سوداګرو ته ورکړل شوي پورونه د اختلاس په توګه یاد شوی دی. --- نوموړي پر لویه څارنوالۍ تور ولګاوه، چې د نوموړي پر ورور او د پښتني بانک له پخواني رئیس څخه یې سمې او شفافې څیړنې نه دي کړي او له افغان حکومته یې وغوښتل، چې د نوموړي استیناف محکمه دي علني وي. --- خالد احمد دیاني دا هم وویل، هغه 31 شرکتونه چې د پښتني بانک له خوا ورته پورونه ورکړل شوي وه، اوس هم په افغانستان کې دي، چې بانک یې ضمانتونه لري، خو عدلي او قضايي ادارو له هغوي څخه هیڅ پوښتنه نه ده - "د حیات الله دیاني د محکمې پروسه شفافه نه وه"
روند تحقیقات و محاکمه حیات الله دیانی شفاف و عادلانه نبوده است

IED Blasts Spike In Afghanistan War As The Wounded Flow Home - huffingtonpost

WASHINGTON -- Roadside bombs in Afghanistan are taking a growing toll on American troops this summer as blasts from improvised explosive devices tear off arms and legs of soldiers and Marines, including one who survived the traumatic amputation of both arms and both legs. - IED Blasts Spike In Afghanistan War As The Wounded Flow Home - Afghanistan War

روند تحقیقات و محاکمه حیات الله دیانی شفاف و عادلانه نبوده است

خالد احمد دیانی برادر و معاون وکیل مدافع حیات الله دیانی به روز پنجشنبه در صحبت با رادیو آزادی گفت، که قضیه آقای دیانی یک دسیسه سازی بوده و تلاش صورت گرفته تا قروض بانک به گونه اختلاس توجیه داده شود. --- آقای دیانی، لوی څارنوالی را متهم ساخت و گفت، که از حیات الله دیانی رییس پیشین پشتنی بانک هیچگونه تحقیقی را انجام نداده است. وی از حکومت افغانستان خواهان دایر شدن محاکمه استیناف علنی در این مورد گردید. - روند تحقیقات و محاکمه حیات الله دیانی شفاف و عادلانه نبوده است
"د حیات الله دیاني د محکمې پروسه شفافه نه وه"
Former Afghan Bank Chief Gets 20-Year Jail Sentence

Afghanistan: Example of how not to give aid

Some view Afghanistan as a special case. It’s like “trying to do development on an outpost on the moon,” said Karl Eikenberry, former U.S. ambassador there. Halvorssen said, “They’re still stuck in the 14th century. It’s just such a depressing thing. - Afghanistan: Example of how not to give aid - POLITICO

The once and future civil war in Afghanistan

We often act and talk as if Afghan history began on 9/11, but our reaction to al Qaeda's attacks was an intervention in a long-standing and still-unresolved civil war. - The once and future civil war in Afghanistan - Ryan Evans
Afghanistan in transition: Time to forgive, not forget - Erica Gaston

Afghanistan in transition: Time to forgive, not forget - Erica Gaston

Brushing the crimes committed by some of Afghanistan's elite during the 1980s and 90s under the rug is not a smart way to move past the atrocities and encourage national unity. - Afghanistan in transition: Time to forgive, not forget - Foreign Policy

The Failed States Index: An FP Special Report

The Failed States Index: An FP Special Report
Afghanistan in transition: Time to forgive, not forget - Erica Gaston

Afghan president warns of corruption crackdown

KABUL — Afghanistan's Western-backed President Hamid Karzai admitted Thursday that his government was corrupt and issued a sweeping directive for reform ahead of the withdrawal of international troops in 2014. - Afghan president warns of corruption crackdown - AFP
دافغانستان اسلامي جمهوری ریاست د ملي شورا په فوق العاده غونډه کې د 1391 کال د چنګاښ دلومړۍ نیټې د تاریخي وینا د محتوی د تحقق په...
فرمان رئیس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان در مورد تحقق محتویات بیانیه تاریخی اول سرطان 1391 در اجلاس فوق العاده شورای ملی

Prince William, Kate and Prince Harry greet Olympic torch at Buckingham Palace

(CBS News) The Olympic flame got a royal reception on Thursday as it makes its way through London ahead of the start of the Summer Games. - Prince William, Kate and Prince Harry greet Olympic torch at Buckingham Palace

Aging AIDS Epidemic Raises New Health Questions

WASHINGTON (AP) — AIDS is graying: By the end of the decade, the government estimates, more than half of Americans living with HIV will be over 50. Even in developing countries, more people with the AIDS virus are surviving to middle age and beyond. - Aging AIDS Epidemic Raises New Health Questions

A day after Kabul’s warning to Pakistan, more cross-border shelling reported

KABUL — Scores of fresh artillery rounds fired from Pakistan hit parts of eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night and Monday, a local official said, a day after Kabul warned Islamabad that any further cross-border shelling could significantly damage ties between the two historically uneasy neighbors. - A day after Kabul's warning to Pakistan, more ... - Washington Post

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

له افغانستان څخه ۵ ملیارده نغد ډالر بهر ته وړل شوي

د افغانستان بانک ارقام ښيي چې تیر کال له دغه هیواد څخه شاوخوا پنځه ملیارده (پنځه زره ملیونه) نغد امریکايي ډالر بهر ته لیږدول شوي دي. - له افغانستان څخه ۵ ملیارده نغد ډالر بهر ته وړل شوي
حكومت بحران كابل بانك را بصورت قانوني و دقيق بررسي نمي كند

Rohrabacher blasts Obama over surrender to China in Afghanistan - examiner

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) Tuesday sent a response letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, emphasising the need to confront the endemic corruption within the Karzai regime and the strategic harm it causes to American efforts in the region. - Rohrabacher blasts Obama over surrender to China in Afghanistan
Karzai gains from US blood, sells northern oil to Chinese, says Rohrabacher
Rep. Rohrabacher Responds to Fmr Amb - Letter to Zalmay Khalilzad

اداري فساد كه طالبان افغانستان ګواښي؟

د افغانستان ځوانانو ملي او ټولنيز ارګان پرون له دارالامان څخه تر ملي شورا پورې د اداري فساد ضد لاريون کې ګواښ وكړ، كه افغان دولت د فساد ضد هڅې ونه كړي، نو په راتلونكي كې به د سوونو پرځاى په زرګونو ځوانان دا ډول لاريون وكړي.د دغه ارګان ګډونوالو په خپلو شعارونو کې د افغان حکومت يو شمير لوړپوړي چارواکي په فساد کې ښکېل وبلل او له فساد سره د مبارزې لپاره يې د موازي ادارو د له منځه وړلو، د ځمکو د غاصبينو او په نورو بيلابيلو جرمونو کې د ښکېلو کسانو د محاکمې غوښتنه وکړه. - اداري فساد كه طالبان افغانستان ګواښي؟
taand - له افغانستان څخه ۵ ملیارده نغد ډالر بهر ته وړل شوي

Senate Dems pass middle-class tax-rate extension in close vote - The Hill

Senate Democrats narrowly pushed through a measure to extend tax rates for family income up to $250,000 for a year, as both parties continued their election-year messaging war on taxes. - Senate Dems pass middle-class tax-rate extension in close vote

Afghan family works to pay off crushing debt

"My heart wants to accomplish more things, such as to educate my children and to make them equal with other people, but unfortunately, I can't do this," Khan said. - Afghan family works to pay off crushing debt - Yahoo! News

U.S. Builds Afghan Air Base, but Where Are the Planes? - WSJ

SHINDAND, Afghanistan—Shindand Air Base has an 8,000-foot runway, a gleaming new headquarters complex and a cadre of motivated Afghan pilot candidates. - US Builds Afghan Air Base, but Where Are the Planes? -- New U.S. Afghan Air Base Lacks Warplanes
Tax Justice Network: Wealth Held in Tax Havens Skyrockets

Developing world's secret offshore wealth 'double external debt' - Guardian

Tax Justice Network research shows an estimated $7.3tn-$9.3tn of offshore wealth is held by developing world residents – double their countries' $4tn external debt - Developing world's secret offshore wealth 'double external debt' -
THE PRICE OF OFFSHORE REVISITED* - Tax Justice Network

Afghan war: Did US commanders cover up 'horrific' conditions at hospital? - csmonitor

Washington - Are Americans getting a clear picture of just how war in Afghanistan is going? - Afghan war: Did US commanders cover up 'horrific' conditions at hospital?
US colonel: Don't believe US statements on progress in Afghanistan

Tax havens: Super-rich 'hiding' at least $21tn

A global super-rich elite had at least $21 trillion (£13tn) hidden in secret tax havens by the end of 2010, according to a major study. - BBC News - Tax havens: Super-rich 'hiding' at least $21tn
James S. Henry Tax JusPce Network July 21 ... - Tax Justice Network
THE PRICE OF OFFSHORE REVISITED* - Tax Justice Network

Katherine Jackson being held against will, judge told - latimes

A judge on Wednesday temporarily shifted custody of Michael Jackson's children from his mother to relative T.J. Jackson amid allegations that Katherine Jackson was being held against her will. - Judge shifts custody of Jackson's children

Police, protesters clash as tensions roil Anaheim

Simmering tensions in the wake of two deadly police shootings in Anaheim exploded into violence Tuesday night as protesters clashed with police outside City Hall even as officials voted to ask federal authorities to investigate the killings that have rocked the Orange County community. - Police, protesters clash as tensions roil Anaheim
FBI to review Anaheim police shooting amid unrest - latimes

In Afghanistan, a Generation of Hardship and Hope - Atwar - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — As I was walking into Kabul Education University one morning, carrying a school bag and a box of books, a student stopped me to offer his help. - In Afghanistan, a Generation of Hardship and Hope - JAALA A. THIBAULT
Key Afghans Tied to Mass Killings in ’90s Civil War - NEW YORK TIMES
The 800-Page Afghanistan War Report You'll Probably Never Read, and Why It Should Be Published - undispatch

د کډوالو او کورنیو بې ځایه شویو بحران ته پام نه کېږي

دجاپان په نړیوال کنفرانس کې دمرستندویو هیوادونو پام له ۲۰۱۴ وروسته دافغانستان انکشافي اړتیاوو ته متمرکز و.
دا سمه ده چې دتوکیو ژمنه دراتلونکو کلونو دبشري نتیجو دټاکلو لپاره مهمه ده، خو یوه مهمه موضوع چې دتوکیو په کنفرانس کې پرې بحث ونه شو، د بې ځایه شویو بحران دی. - د کډوالو او کورنیو بې ځایه شویو بحران ته پام نه کېږي
د فساد او اختلاس په اړه د افغان حکومت او د نړېوالو اندېښنې
فساد و اختلاس، نگرانی جدی افغانستان و کمک کننده های بین المللی

Swedish queen battles child sex exploitation

Most royals don't speak openly about subjects like sex-trafficking, much less child sex-trafficking, but for Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden it’s a cause that needs shouting from the rooftops. - Swedish queen battles child sex …

What do we know about mood disorders? - Dr. Charles Raison

In mood disorders, the overriding symptoms are all tied to disturbances in how people feel. Most of us spend our lives in moderate moods, but most of us have also experienced some mood extremes -- those times when we've felt profoundly down or depressed and other times when we've felt remarkably excited and euphoric. - What do we know about mood disorders?

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Afghanistan demands list from diplomats in anti-graft fight

(Reuters) - Afghanistan has asked major Western backers and diplomats to furnish a list of contractors they use with close ties to top Afghan officials as part of efforts to crack down on rampant corruption worrying international donors. - Afghanistan demands list from diplomats in anti-graft fight
US commander accused of stalling Afghan hospital abuse probe

Afghan President Hamid Karzai demands handover, not demolition, of NATO bases - washingtonpost

KABUL — President Hamid Karzai and Afghan lawmakers called on the NATO coalition this week to stop demolishing Western military bases, saying that the facilities could be converted to schools, clinics and government offices. - Karzai demands handover, not demolition, of NATO bases

Pentagon Caps Congressional Trips to Afghanistan

The Pentagon has asked members of Congress to cut down on the number of oversight trips to Afghanistan, an aide to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon confirmed on Monday. - Pentagon Caps Congressional Trips to Afghanistan - POLITICO
After 30 Years, Pakistan Rolls Up Welcome Mat for Afghan Refugees

شناسایی پنجصد متهم جنایات جنگی افغانستان

روزنامۀ نیویارک تایمز در مطلب جدیدی در مورد گزارش نشر ناشدۀ کمیسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان نگاشته است که پنجصد متهم جنایات جنگی افغانستان شناسایی شده است. نویسندۀ روزنامۀ در رابطه به جنایاتی که در جریان جنگ داخلی افغانستان در دهه 90 صورت نگاشته است و در آن از درگیری های قومی و جنایاتی سخن زده است که به اثر آن غیرنظامیان و جنجگویان به اسارت گرفته شده، به شکل دسته جمعی کشته شده اند.- شناسایی پنجصد متهم جنایات جنگی افغانستان
لوړپوړي چارواكي ډلوژونكي وبلل شول
Top Afghans Tied to ’90s Carnage, Researchers Say - The New York Times

Peres: Iran in 'open war' with Israel

Jerusalem (CNN) -- Iran is in an "open war" with Israel, President Shimon Peres said Monday, as he pointed the finger at Iran and Hezbollah for last week's bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israelis. Peres: Iran in 'open war' with Israel -- Peres to CNN: Iran in 'open war against Israel'

Egypt names U.S.-educated prime minister

Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt's president tapped a young, little-known water minister Tuesday to form a new government. - Egypt names U.S.-educated prime minister
What is the Muslim Brotherhood?

The 4 Body Pains That Could Mean Cancer

Do you have a nagging backache that never seems to go away? Flu-like symptoms? A pain in your arm? Unexplained bloating? Any of these 4 body pains could be the warning signs of cancer. Dr. Oz reveals what you need to watch out for that could save your life. - The 4 Body Pains That Could Mean Cancer - doctoroz
Secrets from Oz’s Kitchen -- Health Secrets of the Oz House

Afghan Cabinet Raises Concern About Mining Legislation, to West’s Unease

KABUL, Afghanistan — For Afghan mining officials and their Western advisers, revamping the Afghan laws that cover mining and oil drilling looked like an easy sell with a big payoff: new rules would give foreign investors certainty and, in the process, begin transforming Afghanistan from a ward of the international community into a state that could better pay its own way. - Afghan Cabinet Raises Concern About Mining Legislation, to West’s Unease - nytimes

Tribute to King Zahir Shah, Baba e Millat....Father of the Nation

Tribute to late King Zahir Shah.....written n composed by Gul Agha Sherzai.....for Father of Nation King Zahir Shah.....Tribute to King Zahir Shah....Baba e Millat....Father of the Nation ...
Zahir Shah King of Afghanistan باباي ملت محمد ظاهرشاه - YouTube
ولی احمد نوری
الملك الافغاني : ظاهر شاه afghan king :zahir shah‎ - YouTube
King Zahir Shah, and the Exiled Monarch - Michael Currie Schaffer

It Takes (More) Women to Rule Afghanistan (Actually the World)

Women's rights are pivotal to Italian foreign policy. Our country has always played a key role in promoting efforts on behalf of gender equality and against discrimination on the international arena. That also means raising awareness of the need for women's greater participation in world governance -- beginning with diplomacy -- and encouraging women's professional formation. - Muslims must fast from dawn to dusk during the month -
Afghanistan : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News

ولسمشر کرزي له جرمني وغوښتل چې طالبانو خبرو ته راضي کړي

د جرمني د شپېګل اوونیزې مجلې له راپور سره سم د افغانستان ولسمشر له جرمني څخه غوښتي چې د ده د حکومت او طالبانو ترمنځ د خبرو د لارې په اوارولو کې مرسته وکړي. - ولسمشر کرزي له جرمني وغوښتل چې طالبانو خبرو ته راضي کړي
Negotiations in Afghanistan: Karzai Asks Berlin for Help with Taliban Talks - Der Spiegel

Syria Says It Has Chemical Weapons - WSJ

Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said Damascus wouldn't use unconventional arms against its citizens. "Any stocks of WMD or any unconventional weapons that the Syrian Arab Republic possesses will never be used against civilians or against the Syrian people during this crisis in any circumstance, no matter how the crisis should evolve," he said. - Syria Says It Has Chemical Weapons
Obama: Syria will be 'accountable' for chemical weapons

Monday, July 23, 2012

The 800-Page Afghanistan War Report You'll Probably Never Read, and Why It Should Be Published - undispatch

In October of 2010, I wrote about the perils of conflict mapping in Afghanistan. Back then, I was hopeful that the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission’s six-year research and documentation project would initiate a long overdue national discussion about transitional justice. - The 800-Page Afghanistan War Report You'll Probably Never Read, and Why It Should Be Published
Top Afghans Tied to ’90s Carnage, Researchers Say - nytimes

King Zahir Shah, and the Exiled Monarch - Michael Currie Schaffer

“I do not care about the title of King,” he told reporters. “The people call me Baba [grandfather], and I prefer this title.” His was not the glamorous style of many royal exiles who stayed abroad, and hardly the power imagined by some who sought to return home. But given the track records of Zahir Shah’s dwindling breed of deposed kings, he did pretty well for himself. - King Zahir Shah, and the Exiled Monarch -- BBC NEWS Former king of Afghanistan dies
Last king of Afghanistan, dies at age 92 - USATODAY --- Former Afghan King Mohammad Zahir Shah

A day after Kabul's warning to Pakistan, more cross-border shelling reported

KABUL — Scores of fresh artillery rounds fired from Pakistan hit parts of eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night and Monday, a local official said, a day after Kabul warned Islamabad that any further cross-border shelling could significantly damage ties between the two historically uneasy neighbors. - A day after Kabul's warning to Pakistan, more cross-border shelling reported

At least 100 killed in Iraq in wave of attacks tied to al-Qaeda - washingtonpost

BAGHDAD — A wave of deadly attacks rocked at least 13 cities across Iraq on Monday, leaving at least 100 dead and dozens more injured in what officials described as the bloodiest day in the country in two years. - At least 100 killed in Iraq in wave of attacks tied to al-Qaeda

James Holmes makes court appearance in Colorado theater shooting - latimes

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Friday's shooting -- during a showing of the latest Batman movie,"The Dark Knight Rises"-- killed 12 people and injured 58. - James Holmes makes court appearance in Colorado theater shooting
Movie theater shooting case 'not a slam dunk,' D.A. says

Afghanistan warns Pakistan over cross-border shelling - AFP

KABUL — Afghanistan on Sunday warned Pakistan any further cross-border shelling could significantly harm relations, just days after the leaders of the two strife-torn neighbours met for peace talks. - Afghanistan warns Pakistan over cross-border shelling
Kabul Accuses Islamabad Of Fresh Shelling -- Failing in both Afghanistan and Pakistan

Negotiations in Afghanistan: Karzai Asks Berlin for Help with Taliban Talks - Der Spiegel

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked Germany to act as a discreet go-between with the Taliban in the hopes of paving the way for eventual peace talks. It is a role that Germany has played before -- in an effort that was ultimately torpedoed by Karzai himself. - Negotiations in Afghanistan Karzai Asks Berlin for Help with Taliban Talks
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په نورستان کې د قیمتي ډبرو قاچاق لا هم دوام لري

دنورستان قيمتي ډبرې په نړيواله کچه شهرت لري لکه بيروچ، زمرود، تخته سنګ او ګلي میدک (ګرانیټ) دغه قيمتي کاڼي اوس هم په خپل سره توګه رایستل کیږي او دسيمه ییزو قاچاق وړونکو له خوا ګاونډي هيواد پاکستان ته لیږدول کیږي. - په نورستان کې د قیمتي ډبرو قاچاق لا هم دوام لري
سفیر پاکستان به وزارت خارجه افغانستان فراخوانده شد - Deutsche Welle

Powerful Figures Are Blocking Rights Report, Activists Say - The New York Times

The list of names is a sort of who’s who of power players in Afghanistan: former and current warlords or officials, some now in very prominent positions in the national government, as well as in insurgent factions fighting it. Many of the named men were principals in the civil war era after the Soviet Union withdrew, and they are also frequently mentioned when talk here turns to fears of violence after the end of the NATO combat mission in 2014. Already, there is growing concern about a scramble for power and resources along ethnic and tribal lines. - Read More, Powerful Figures Are Blocking Rights Report, Activists Say - International Herald Tribune
The Perils of Mapping Afghanistan's Conflict UN Dispatch

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Top Afghans Tied to ’90s Carnage, Researchers Say

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — The atrocities of the Afghan civil war in the 1990s are still recounted in whispers here — tales of horror born out of a scorched-earth ethnic and factional conflict in which civilians and captured combatants were frequently slaughtered en masse.

The powerful men accused of responsibility for these deaths and tens of thousands of others — some said to be directly at their orders, others carried out by men in their chain of command — are named in the pages of a monumental 800-page report on human rights abuses in Afghanistan from the Soviet era in the ’80s to the fall of the Taliban in 2001, according to researchers and officials who helped compile the study over the past six years. - Read More, Top Afghans Tied to ’90s Carnage, Researchers Say - The New York Times
Afghan Experiences of Conflict - Oxfam International

Government of Afghanistan Signs $125 million Grant with the World Bank to Improve Rural Roads

KABUL, July 22, 2012 ─ Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance and the World Bank today signed a $125 million grant from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) to finance the improvement and maintenance of secondary and tertiary rural roads as well as the construction of bridges, together with support for implementation and capacity building activities. - Government of Afghanistan Signs $125 million Grant with the World Bank to Improve Rural Roads (Press Release)

وزارت خارجه حملات راکتی پاکستان بر سرحدات افغانستان را تقبیح کرد

جانان موسی زی سخنگوی وزارت خارجه به روز یکشنبه در یک نشست خبری در کابل گفت، که قراراست موضوع پرتاب راکت از خاک پاکستان به مناطق شرقی افغانستان در نشست شورای امنیت بحث شود. - وزارت خارجه حملات راکتی پاکستان بر سرحدات افغانستان را تقبیح کرد
Rockets Fired From Pakistan Pound Villages In Afghanistan - nytimes

Afghan Refugees Leaving Pakistan for Home – but There's Little to Return To - Stripes

Pakistan has been threatening mass deportations in recent weeks, saying it will expel 400,000 unregistered Afghan migrants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A court ruling in Peshawar last month called for the immediate ouster of the 1.7 million registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan. - Afghan Refugees Leaving Pakistan for Home – but There's Little to Return To - Stripes

Pakistani, Afghan, British leaders meet in Kabul

Pakistani prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf made his first trip as prime minister to Afghanistan on Thursday, where he met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss cross-border attacks on coalition troops by militants based in Pakistan and the stalled Afghan peace talks (AP, AFP, Dawn). - Pakistani, Afghan, British leaders meet in Kabul -- Unraveling Afghanistan -- Foreign Policy

Norway Massacre Anniversary: Memorial Honours Victims In Oslo And On Utoya Island

OSLO, Norway -- Norway on Sunday paused to commemorate the 77 victims of a bomb and gun massacre that shocked the peaceful nation one year ago, a tragedy that the prime minister said had brought Norwegians together in defense of democracy and tolerance. - Huffington Post Canada - Canadian News Stories, Breaking News ...

Global economy in worst shape since 2009 - chron

WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is in the worst shape since the dark days of 2009. --- Six of the 17 countries that use the euro currency are in recession. The U.S. economy is struggling again. And the economic superstars of the developing world — China, India and Brazil — are in no position to come to the rescue. They're slowing, too. - Global economy in worst shape since 2009

Privacy rights violated at least once by U.S. intelligence-collection initiative, official says

The FISA Amendments Act allows the government to collect, inside the United States and without a warrant, the communication of foreign targets located abroad. Americans’ communications can be picked up if they are talking to, or e-mailing, the foreign target. - Privacy rights violated by intelligence agencies, official says - washingtonpost

HSBC, kidnappings and fear on the financial front line

Forget uniformed policeman kicking down doors in the global fight against organised crime, drug dealing, terrorism and tax evasion. The new front line is the banks. - HSBC, kidnappings and fear on the financial front line - thisismoney

Norway remembers Utoeya and Oslo victims, one year on - BBC

Norway is commemorating one year since 77 people were killed and 242 hurt in gun and bomb attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utoeya. - Norway remembers Utoeya and Oslo victims, one year on - مراسم ویژه سالگرد کشتار اسلو در نروژ آغاز شد
Norway Remembers Victims of Breivik's Massacre on Anniversary Day

Saturday, July 21, 2012

پاکستان میخواهد پناهنده گی افغان ها را فسخ کند

پاکستان قصد دارد پناهنده گی افغانان را در قلمرو این کشور، فسخ و لغو نماید. سه ملیون مهاجر افغان که در پاکستان زنده گی می کنند، به تهدید اخراج از این کشور مواجه خواهند شد. - پاکستان میخواهد پناهنده گی افغان ها را فسخ کند
Pakistan plans to revoke Afghans' refugee status could displace 3 million

Operations fail to stem Nuristan unrest: Residents

KABUL (PAN): Residents on Thursday said several security operations by Afghan forces had failed to stem insurgent activities in Kamdesh and Barg-i-Matal districts of eastern Nuristan province. - Operations fail to stem Nuristan unrest: Residents Pajhwok Afghan -- Pakistani missiles rain down on Kunar
Fasting spurs wisdom, heals ailments

House votes to bar Pentagon deal with Russian firm

WASHINGTON—The House lashed out at Russia for its unwavering support for Syria, voting Thursday to stop the Pentagon from doing business with a Russian company that has armed Bashar Assad's regime. House votes to bar Pentagon deal with Russian firm - AP

France respects death sentence for Afghan soldier

KABUL, Afghanistan — France's defense minister said Wednesday that while Paris opposes capital punishment, it will respect an Afghan military court's decision to sentence an Afghan soldier to death for killing four French troops. - France respects death sentence for Afghan soldier - Afghanistan War

Afghan Refugees Leaving Pakistan for Home – but There's Little to Return To - Stripes

KABUL — Behind the court rulings and loud pronouncements about mass expulsions, harassment of Afghan migrants by Pakistani authorities is causing a steady stream of returnees with the potential to become a human flood, swamping Afghanistan’s already shaky social services. - Afghan Refugees Leaving Pakistan for Home – but There's Little to Return To

UN, Clerics Urge Afghan Peace During Ramadan

The United Nations is urging an end to violence in Afghanistan, as Muslims mark the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. - UN, Clerics Urge Afghan Peace During Ramadan - VOA
Afghanistan Maps Natural Mineral Resources

U.S. Admits Surveillance Violated Constitution At Least Once - Spencer Ackerman

The head of the U.S. government’s vast spying apparatus has conceded that recent surveillance efforts on at least one occasion violated the Constitutional prohibitions on unlawful search and seizure. - US Admits Surveillance Violated Constitution
Officials Say U.S. Wiretaps Exceeded Law - NYTimes

The Future of Violence in Afghanistan - Paul Staniland

The failure of the American effort in Afghanistan should force a rethinking of the counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine that has become canonical in Washington. This doctrine emphasizes building strong central states, attracting popular support through services and development and using military forces to control local populations. - The Future of Violence in Afghanistan - The National Interest

Graphic: The NATO Supply Routes out of Afghanistan - Foreign Affairs

Why International Forces May Not Be Leaving On Time - Graphic: The NATO Supply Routes out of Afghanistan
Obama's New Global Posture

Progress Watch: How US aid lifts Afghans

The United States recently designated Afghanistan a “major non-NATO ally,” a move that will make it easier for the Afghan government to acquire defense equipment from the US and that could ultimately boost the nation’s emergence as a democracy. - How US aid lifts Afghans - csmonitor

Cameron: We're on track in Afghanistan

David Cameron warns that there are still huge challenges to stop Afghanistan becoming a "haven for international terror". - Cameron: We're on track in Afghanistan - Afghanistan

Batman shooter bought 6,000 rounds of ammunition before Denver massacre - Telegraph

Denver shooting suspect James Holmes purchased some 6,000 rounds of ammunition over the internet before carrying out his massacre at a midnight screening of Batman. - Batman shooter bought 6,000 rounds of ammunition online - USA
Batman shooting suspect James Holmes: the making of a sick Joker

Pakistan plans to revoke Afghans' refugee status could displace 3 million

Pakistan plans to cancel refugee status for all Afghans living in the country at the end of this year, leaving some 3 million displaced people – the world's biggest cluster of refugees – facing possible expulsion to a country that many barely know. - Pakistan plans to revoke Afghans' refugee status could displace 3 million -
David Cameron warns Taliban against mounting attack after troops withdraw

Friday, July 20, 2012

People who knew Colorado theater shooting suspect are baffled - latimes

The suspect in the Colorado shooting Friday was described as a shy but polite, highly intelligent young man with a gift for science. He grew up in an affluent suburb of San Diego, played soccer and ran cross-country in high school, and graduated with honors at UC Riverside with a degree in neuroscience. - People who knew Colorado theater shooting suspect are baffled
Tearful vigils remember victims of Aurora massacre
The Colorado shooting and the stigma of being a loner - Karin Klein

House approves $606 billion DOD spending bill in 326 to 90 vote

When it came to the floor, the bill increased DOD base funding by about $1 billion over 2012 levels, to $519 billion, but cut funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by $27 billion, reflecting drawdowns in U.S. activity there. - House approves $606 billion DOD spending bill in 326 to 90 vote
George W. Bush will skip GOP convention - The Hill

Editorial: Afghanistan’s Economic Challenges

The numbers are staggering. According to the World Bank, an estimated 97 percent of Afghanistan’s roughly $15.7 billion gross domestic product comes from international military and development aid and spending in the country by foreign troops. - Editorial: Afghanistan’s Economic Challenges - nytimes
7 Officials in Afghan Investment Agency Quit, Protesting Graft

Gunman kills at least 12 in rampage at Colorado movie theater - latimes

AURORA, Colo. — It was less than half an hour into a post-midnight screening of the latest Batman movie,"The Dark Knight Rises,"when a young man opened an emergency exit door and slipped into a packed multiplex theater. He was dressed in dark, head-to-foot body armor, including a helmet, gas mask, vest and throat guard, and he was armed. - 12 dead, 58 wounded in shooting rampage --- Complex portrait emerges of James Holmes

"افغانستان له سرو او سپینو زرو ډک هیواد دی"

د امریکا د جیولوژیکي سروې ادارې د افغانستان د قلمرو په سلو کې په اویا برخه کې د کانونو او طبیعي زېرمو سروې بشپړه کړې ده.- "افغانستان له سرو او سپینو زرو ډک هیواد دی"
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عمر: تثبیت منابع طبیعی افغانستان به تحقیق و مطالعهء بیشتر نیاز دارد

Afghanistan the First Country Mapped using Broad Scale Hyperspectral Data

For the first time, about 70 percent of a country has been mapped using an advanced remote sensing technique known as hyperspectral imaging. - Afghanistan the First Country Mapped using Broad Scale Hyperspectral Data - USGS
Afghanistan minerals fully mapped

دیدار نخست وزیران بریتانیا و پاکستان با حامد کرزی در کابل

دیوید کامرون، نخست وزیر بریتانیا پیش از دیدار سه‌جانبه قرارداد ساخت و تشکیل اکادمی نظامی در کابل را با رئیس جمهوری افغانستان امضا کرد.
گفته شده که این اکادمی شبیه به آکادمی ساندهورست بریتانیا، که افسران ارتش این کشور در آن آموزش می بینند، خواهد بود.- دیدار نخست وزیران بریتانیا و پاکستان با حامد کرزی در کابل
بریتانیا و افغانستان تفاهم‌نامه همکاریهای بلندمدت امضا کردند

Looted art returned to Afghanistan

The British Museum has assisted in the return of 843 artefacts to Afghanistan, almost 20 years after they were stolen or smuggled abroad. - BBC News - Looted art returned to Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Pakistan to resume talks on Afghan peace

(Reuters) - Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Thursday to resume regular talks on Afghanistan's peace process, with the new Pakistani prime minister promising to help arrange meetings between Afghan and Taliban representatives. - Afghanistan, Pakistan to resume talks on Afghan peace
Britain, Pakistan back bid for Afghan peace - gulfnews

London 2012: A Preview of an Olympic-Sized Fiasco

London and the Olympic Games are clearly not made for each other. Visitors will need determination and, most of all, patience to reach the venues at all. And, for the locals, it all can't end soon enough. - London 2012 A Preview of an Olympic-Sized Fiasco
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Emergency Bailout: German Parliament Approves Spanish Bank Aid - Spiegel

Germany's parliament on Thursday approved up to 100 billion euros in aid to Spanish banks, to be paid by the euro backstop fund EFSF. But despite supporting the measure, the opposition in Berlin is losing its patience with German Chancellor Angela Merkel's euro bailout policies. - German Parliament Approves Spanish Bank Aid
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German Parliament Backs Bailout for Spanish Banks - nytimes

Lawmakers slam Afghan war as defense funding debate begins - thenews

A string of war-weary lawmakers from both parties in the House of Representatives expressed anger with corruption in the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, skepticism about any lasting progress toward resolving the conflict and exhaustion over the unending cost in lives and treasure. - Lawmakers slam Afghan war as defense funding debate begins

Could Your Pain Be Cancer? - doctoroz

Dr. Oz reveals four body pains that could be warning signs of cancer. Learn to identify the symptoms of the deadliest cancers targeting women. Knowing your body’s clues could save your life. - Could Your Pain Be Cancer? -- Cancer-Fighting Supplements
The Top Cancer-Fighting Foods Dr. Oz Wants On Your Grocery List

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Surgery unneeded for most early-stage prostate cancer, study says - latimes

Most men with early-stage prostate cancer will live just as long by monitoring their cancers, says a landmark study that could change the medical approach to the widespread disease. - Surgery unneeded for most early-stage prostate cancer, study says
Lack of exercise kills roughly as many as smoking, study says

Russia, China Veto Syria Resolution at UN

UNITED NATIONS—Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have threatened sanctions against Syria's leadership. - Russia, China Veto Syria Resolution at UN - WSJ

Lawmakers slam Afghan war as defense funding debate begins

(Reuters) - Condemning the war in Afghanistan as a waste of lives and money, U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday debated whether to approve $608 billion in defense spending next year. - Lawmakers slam Afghan war as defense funding debate begins
US lawmakers slam Afghan war as defense funding debate begins

Suleiman to have military funeral, died from heart and kidney disease

Suleiman arrived on Monday at the Cleveland Clinic, in the state of Ohio, in the United States, for a medical check-up, when he was diagnosed with amyloidosis, a disease that effects the heart and kidneys. - Suleiman to have military funeral, died from heart and kidney disease
Omar Suleiman, ex-spy chief and Mubarak vice president dead - thedailynewsegyp

Egypt's former spy chief Omar Suleiman, 76, dies in Cleveland - washingtonpost

CAIRO - Former Egyptian spy chief Omar Suleiman, a trusted adviser of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and a key CIA partner in the Middle East, died Thursday at a hospital in Cleveland at 76, the Egyptian government said. - Egypt's former spy chief Omar Suleiman, 76, dies in Cleveland
Omar Suleiman, Powerful Egypt Spy Chief, Dies at 76 - nytimes

One of minerals principally containing carbon, silicon, or sulphur - usgs.gov

Surface Materials Map of Afghanistan: Carbonates, Phyllosilicates, Sulfates, Altered Minerals, and Other Materials - one of minerals principally containing carbon, silicon, or sulphur
one of iron and iron-bearing minerals -- Afghanistan minerals fully mapped
How Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Undermines NATO Mission - internationalpolicydigest

McCain blasts GOP attack on Clinton aide - Ramsey Cox

“When anyone, not least a member of Congress, launches specious and degrading attacks against fellow Americans on the basis of nothing more than fear of who they are and ignorance of what they stand for, it defames the spirit of our nation, and we all grow poorer because of it,” McCain said on the Senate floor on Wednesday. - McCain blasts GOP attack on Clinton aide
Former GOP Sen. Frist urges party to back key measure in Obama health law
Neocon Jihad Against American Muslims -