NATO, US hail latest Afghan security handover

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday hailed the decision by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to transfer control over security in a fresh batch of areas to local forces. NATO, US hail latest Afghan security handover

U.S. Budget Compromise Deal Reached - WSJ

President Barack Obama and Senate leaders reached a New Year's Eve budget agreement that would boost income-tax rates rise for the first time in nearly 20 years, maintain unemployment benefits for millions of people and blunt the impact of spending cuts that were looming as part of the fiscal cliff. - US Budget Compromise Deal Reached
Cliff Deal Hinges on Senators

Family of missing pregnant woman in Afghanistan speaks out - Telegraph

The family of a heavily pregnant American woman believed kidnapped in Afghanistan has spoken for the first time of her disappearance and appealed for her safe return. - Family of missing pregnant woman in Afghanistan speaks out - Afghanistan

یک شرکت آمریکایی-افغانی در افغانستان پالایشگاه نفتی می‌سازد

یک شرکت افغانی_آمریکایی اعلام کرده است که ۷۰۰ میلیون دلار را در بخش تصفیه نفت حوزه آمودریا در شمال افغانستان سرمایه‌گذاری می‌کند.- یک شرکت آمریکایی-افغانی در افغانستان پالایشگاه نفتی می‌سازد
د افغان تېلو پر چاڼ میلیونونه ډالر پانګونه کېږي
فرانسې او افغانستان پر همکاريو خبرې وکړې

Clinton’s Blood Clot Is Located Near Her Brain, Doctors Say - nytimes

WASHINGTON — Doctors treating Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday said that she suffered a blood clot in a vein between her brain and skull behind her right ear but predicted that she would make a full recovery.  - Clinton's Blood Clot Is Located Near Her Brain, Doctors Say
Doctors Expect Clinton to Recover Fully From Blood Clot Near Brain

Tentative Deal Is Reached to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy - nytimes

While the Senate moved toward a vote on legislation to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, the House was not going to consider any deal until Tuesday afternoon at the earliest, meaning that a combination of tax increases and spending cuts would go into effect as 2013 began. - Tentative Deal Is Reached to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy

Day of Seesaw Talks Produces No Accord on Fiscal Crisis - nytimes

WASHINGTON — Senate leaders on Sunday failed to produce a fiscal deal with just hours to go before large tax increases and spending cuts were to begin taking effect on New Year’s Day, despite a round of volatile negotiations over the weekend and an attempt by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to intervene. - Day of Seesaw Talks Produces No Accord on

Senate negotiators yet to reach ‘fiscal cliff’ deal as clock winds down - washingtonpost

Vice President Joseph Biden and Sen. Mitch McConnell were locked in urgent talks late Sunday over the “fiscal cliff” after Democrats offered several significant concessions on taxes, including a proposal to raise rates only on earnings over $450,000 a year. - Senate negotiators yet to reach 'fiscal cliff' deal as clock winds

Hillary Clinton hospitalized after doctors discover blood clot

(CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalized Sunday after doctors discovered a blood clot during a follow-up exam related to a concussion she suffered this month, her spokesman said. - Hillary Clinton hospitalized after doctors discover blood clot

افغان سیاست پوه صمد حامد ومړ

ښاغلی صمد حامد د محمد ظاهرشاه د سلطنت په وخت کې د افغانستان د صدارت مرستیال و او د یو څه وخت لپاره د پلان وزیر هم پاتې شوی دی.- افغان سیاست پوه صمد حامد ومړ
داکتر عبدالصمد حامد سیاست مدار مشهور افغان درگذشت

Afghan Camps Receive Winter Aid, but Officials Say It Isn’t Enough - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Sunday distributed emergency cold-weather supplies to families in a refugee camp where two days earlier a 3-year-old died of exposure to the freezing temperatures. - Cold-Weather Aid Trickles Into Afghan Camps
Winter’s Deadly Bite Returns to Refugee Camps of Kabul
Afghan Troop Deaths Rise As Army Expands Its Role

Hillary Clinton Is Hospitalized After Exam Finds a Blood Clot - nytimes

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was hospitalized on Sunday with a blood clot stemming from a concussion she suffered earlier this month, a State Department spokesman said. Clinton Admitted to Hospital With Blood Clot
Indian Women March: 'That Girl Could Have Been Any One of Us

کشته شدن ۱۲ کودک معصوم در اثر سرمای شدید در ولایت بدخشان

این کودکان معصوم در حالی زندگی خود را از دست میدهند که دولتمردان ما به پول های آنها بوت های چندین هزار دالری و نکتایی های فرانسوی و انگلیسی را در مارکیت های دوبی و سینگاپور برای خود خریداری می کنند مگر با آنهم لاف و گزاف تکریم به اصول دموکراسی و شایسته سالاری را می زنند. - کشته شدن ۱۲ کودک معصوم در اثر سرمای شدید در ولایت بدخشان

Another Side Effect Of Chemotherapy: 'Chemo Brain'

For years, researchers have struggled to understand the mental fog that envelops some patients getting chemotherapy. Now a study has found that the cancer treatment significantly decreases brain activity in regions responsible for memory, attention, planning and prioritizing. - Another Side Effect Of Chemotherapy: 'Chemo Brain'

Betrayed While Asleep, Afghan Police Die at Hands of Their Countrymen - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — A wave of betrayal has left at least 17 Afghan policemen dead in the past 10 days — all killed in their sleep, at the hands of those close to them. - Betrayed While Asleep, Afghan Police Die at Hands
Apparent Execution of Afghan Soldier Shown on Afghan TV ...

Pakistan: Bhutto's son launches political career

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The 24-year-old son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto launched his political career Thursday with a fiery speech before thousands of cheering supporters observing the fifth anniversary of his mother's assassination. - Pakistan: Bhutto's son launches political career
Benazir Bhutto's son takes up the family trade in Pakistan (+video

Egypt opposition incitement probe

The three men - Mohamed ElBaradei, Amr Mousa and Hamdeen Sabahi - formed an opposition coalition amid protests against Mr Morsi last month. - Egypt opposition incitement probe
Egypt ex-President Hosni Mubarak back in hospital
Egypt probes alleged incitement to oust Morsi

روزنامه های کابل: چهارشنبه، ۶ جدی

موضوع تابعیت ایرانی زنی که مشاور آمریکایی را در مقر فرماندهی پلیس کابل ترور کرد، از موضوع‌های اصلی مورد بحث روزنامه‌های چاپ امروز کابل است. - روزنامه های کابل: چهارشنبه، ۶ جدی
حسنی مبارک به بیمارستان بازگشت

Simple eye scan can reveal extent of Multiple Sclerosis - BBC

Multiple sclerosis is an illness that affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord causing problems with muscle movement, balance and vision. In MS, the protective sheath or layer around nerves, called myelin, comes under attack which, in turn, leaves the nerves open to damage. - Simple eye scan can reveal MS damage
Doctors save man by using alcohol

Two cups of milk daily enough for most kids: study

(Reuters Health) - Two cups of cow's milk per day may be enough for most kids to have the recommended amount of vitamin D in their blood while maintaining a healthy iron level, suggests a new study. - Two cups of milk daily enough for most kids: study
Drinking milk 'no risk to heart' BBC NEWS Health

احمدزی: کوته بینی نکنید، بحران دفع می شود

رئیس کمیسیون انتقال گفت که جامعۀ جهانی پس از سال ۲۰۱۴همه ساله کمک بیش از چهار میلیارد دالر را برای تجهیز، تسلیح، آموزش و پرورش نیرو های امنیتی افغان متعهد شده است. آقای احمدزی با اشاره به بحران اقتصادی جهان گفت که در حسابدهی کمک ها به افغانستان هم در سطح ملی و هم در سطح بین المللی تغییراتی رونما خواهد شد. -  احمدزی: کوته بینی نکنید، بحران دفع می شود
کشته شدن ۱۲ کودک معصوم در اثر سرمای شدید در ولایت بدخشان

Afghanistan in 2013: A unified nation at stake?

With violence now higher than in 2009 when the Obama administration’s troop escalation was decided on, can any progress be made on political reconciliation? Will President Hamid Karzai resign and hold early elections for his successor, as he has suggested? - Afghanistan in 2013: A unified nation at stake? - Juan Cole

The high cost of disengagement - washingtonpost

The United States has spent nearly $600 billion over the past 10 years putting combat forces into Afghanistan. Now it’s going to cost an additional $5.7 billion over the next year or two just to transfer or return most of the troops and equipment we shipped into that country, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. - The high cost of disengagement - Walter Pincus

George Bush Sr still in intensive care but doctors 'cautiously optimistic' - Guardian

Spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush, 88, is alert and talking to medical staff after being admitted to ICU with persistent fever - George Bush Sr still in intensive care but doctors 'cautiously optimistic' - George Bush senior
George H.W. Bush in intensive care - washingtonpost

Gulf War commander Schwarzkopf dies

(CNN) -- Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded coalition forces during the Gulf War, died Thursday, a U.S. official said. He was 78. - Gulf War commander Schwarzkopf dies
Norman Schwarzkopf Dead: Retired General Dies At 78

اجساد ۲۱ افغان از یونان به افغانستان منتقل می شود

تعدادی از افغان‌ها که سوار به یک کشتی بودند و از ترکیه به یونان سفر می‌کردند،به تاریخ ۱۳ دسامبر، کشتی حامل‌شان غرق شد. در این سانحه ۲۱ افغان جانشان را از دست دادند. - اجساد ۲۱ افغان از یونان به افغانستان منتقل می شود
انتقاد شدید عفو بین‌الملل از رفتار یونان با مهاجران
6جد،سالروز اشغال افغانستان توسط شوروی

Greece abuses refugees, violates their human rights and EU law - Amnesty International

Greece fails to provide a proper treatment for refugees and respect their rights, violating international and EU laws, according to an Amnesty International investigation. The latest report reveals cases of refugees being cruelly mistreated. - Greece abuses refugees, violates their human rights and EU law ...
Refugees and Migrants Amnesty International

Opinion - Ancient Buddhas, Modern Peril, nytimes

Afghanistan was home to an extraordinary mix of Nestorian Christians, Persian Zoroastrians, Hindus, Jews and, eventually, Muslims. New scholarship based on finds at ancient sites like Mes Aynak suggests that Islam arrived here not with sudden fire and sword, but as a slowly rising tide. This was an Afghanistan of cosmopolitan wealth and industry, and of religious innovation, devotion and tolerance, at a time when Europe was mired in the Dark Ages. - Ancient Buddhas, Modern Peril

Ex-Premier Is Chosen to Govern Japan Again

TOKYO — Parliament formally elected Shinzo Abe as prime minister on Wednesday, ending a three-year break from decades of near-constant rule by his conservative Liberal Democratic Party. - Shinzo Abe Selected as Japan's Prime Minister - NYTimes
Japan’s Premier Resigns, Making Way for a Predecessor

Bush 41 in intensive care with 'stubborn fever'

(CNN) - Former President George H.W. Bush remains in an intensive care unit at a Houston hospital with a "stubborn fever that is slightly elevated," his spokesman told CNN on Wednesday. - H.W. Bush hospitalized in ICU

Car bomb hits near US base in Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A car bomber hit outside a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing three people and leaving civilians injured, authorities said. - Car bomb hits near US base in Afghanistan

Afghan president blames foreigners for corruption

KABUL — President Hamid Karzai on Saturday blamed foreigners for most of the corruption in Afghanistan and said the withdrawal of NATO troops in 2014 would help rid the country of graft. - Afghan president blames foreigners for corruption - (AFP)

Karzai: Foreigners to blame for corruption

Karzai argued that foreign donors give contracts to high-ranking Afghan officials or to their relatives in an effort to gain influence over the government, thereby sowing the seeds for corruption. - Karzai: Foreigners to blame for corruption - ArmyTimes
Afghan leader: Foreigners to blame for corruption

Pakistan, Afghanistan trying to turn Taliban into political movement

(Reuters) - Pakistan is genuine about backing the nascent Afghan peace process and shares the Kabul government's goal of transforming the Taliban insurgency into a political movement, a senior Afghan government official told Reuters. - Pakistan, Afghanistan trying to turn Taliban into political movement
Pakistan's army chief makes Afghan peace 'top priority'

حامد کرزی: قراردادهای کلان بدون اجازه افغانستان با خارجی ها امضا می شود

حامد کرزی رییس جمهور کشور روز (شنبه) در کابل اعلام کرد که بیشتر قرارداد های کلان، بدون اجازه حکومت از سوی برخی مقام های دولتی و وابسته گان آنان با خارجی ها امضا می شود. آقای کرزی گفت که فساداداری در افغانستان، ناشی از قرارداد هایی است که بدون اجازه حکومت از سوی کشور های خارجی با شماری از مقام های دولتی افغان و وابستگآن شان، امضا می شود.  - حامد کرزی: قراردادهای کلان بدون اجازه افغانستان با خارجی ها امضا می شود
وزارت خارجه: ایجاد اداره موقت، خواب و خیالی بیش نیست

Afghanistan's displaced dread the coming winter

The country has nearly half a million displaced people, many living in primitive camps where the cold weather will mean death for some. - Afghanistan's displaced dread the coming winter - latimes
Gunmen kill 5 anti-polio workers in Pakistan

Senior senators slam 'Zero Dark Thirty' torture scenes

(CNN) -- On Wednesday, three senior U.S. senators sent Michael Lynton, the CEO of Sony Pictures, a letter about "Zero Dark Thirty," the much-discussed new movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, which described the film as "grossly inaccurate and misleading." - U.S. senators slam bin Laden film
Indian prime minister calls for calm after violence erupts during anti-rape rallies

Navy SEAL Commander In Afghanistan Dies Of Apparent Suicide

WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials are investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan. - Navy SEAL Commander In Afghanistan Dies Of Apparent Suicide - Afghanistan War

For Pakistan, a change of heart in Afghanistan?

With the 2014 withdrawal of NATO combat troops from Afghanistan looming, Pakistani officials now say they just want to be recognized and given a seat at the negotiation table with the Taliban and other Afghan factions. - For Pakistan, a change of heart in Afghanistan?
Karzai's stealth bid to fix the - Foreign Policy

Hundreds of stores destroyed as raging fire guts Kabul market - latimes

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Firefighters battled through the night to contain a raging fire that swept through a market in the Afghan capital. - Hundreds of stores destroyed as raging fire guts Kabul market
Bombing kills local official, 7 other people in Pakistan

Afghanistan's displaced dread the coming winter

The country has nearly half a million displaced people, many living in primitive camps where the cold weather will mean death for some.  Afghanistan's displaced dread the coming winter - latimes

Five-year-old Afghan boy found in suitcase in Venice - Telegraph

An undocumented five-year-old Afghan boy has been found hidden in the suitcase of a man getting off a ferry from Greece. - Five-year-old Afghan boy found in suitcase in Venice - Afghanistan

New Scenery for Breaking the Ice With the Taliban

PARIS — The talks, which are closed to the news media, are meant to offer participants an informal occasion to “project themselves toward the horizon of 2020,” said Camille Grand, the director of the Foundation for Strategic Research, the Paris-based research group that organized the meetings. The Afghans in attendance have come on a personal basis, Mr. Grand said. - Afghan Factions Hold Informal Talks Near Paris - NYTimes
Taliban Hint at Softer Line in Talks With Afghan Leaders

طالبان: دولت و قانون اساسی افغانستان را به رسمیت نمی‌شناسیم

طالبان در نشست دو روزه فرانسه که روز جمعه ۱ جدی/دی پایان یافت، به شرکت کنندگان این نشست اعلام کرده اند که نظام کنونی و قانون اساسی افغانستان را به رسمیت نمی شناسند.- طالبان: دولت و قانون اساسی افغانستان را به رسمیت نمی‌شناسیم
کرزی: فساد بر ما تحمیل شده است
بازار کابل طعمه حریق شد

Egyptian constitution 'approved' in referendum

Egyptians appear to have approved a controversial new constitution in a referendum, unofficial and preliminary results indicate. Egyptian constitution 'approved' - BBC
'اکثریت رأی‌دهندگان' در همه‌پرسی مصر از قانون اساسی جدید حمایت کردند

د پاریس په کنفرانس کې د طالبانو دبیان شوي دریځ بشپړ متن

پاریس:- د فرانسې په شانټي (Chantilly) ښار کې د طالبانو دسیاسي دفتر غړو هر یو: مولوي شهاب الدین دلاور او دکتور محمد نعیم ددې ډلې دریځ په لاندې ډول بیان کړ:- د پاریس په کنفرانس کې د طالبانو دبیان شوي دریځ بشپړ متن
حامد کرزی: با یک اجندای مهم به امریکا سفر می کنم

Afghan leader: Foreigners to blame for corruption

"Corruption in Afghanistan is a reality, a bitter reality," Karzai said in a nationally televised speech. "The part of this corruption that is in our offices is a small part: that is bribes. The other part of corruption, the large part, is hundreds of millions dollars that are not ours. We shouldn't blame ourselves for that. That part is from others and imposed on us." - Afghan leader: Foreigners to blame for corruption
Kerry a familiar face on the world stage

John Kerry A Familiar Face On The World Stage

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's pick for secretary of state, is a familiar face to the world leaders vital to American interests. - John Kerry A Familiar Face On The World Stage
France Hosts Rare, Secretive Inter-Afghan Meeting - Afghanistan War

UN official welcomes joint anti-drug trafficking efforts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan

According to the UN agency, Afghanistan produces around 90 per cent of the world’s opiates, and the southern part of the country is the world’s largest opium-producing region. Each year, more than 70 per cent of Afghan opiates are trafficked via Iran and Pakistan. While some of the trafficked opiates are for local consumption, most are destined for shipment to more profitable markets. - UN official welcomes joint anti-drug trafficking efforts of Afghanistan

At Security Council, UN envoy flags risk of development gains slipping in Afghanistan

Poorly functioning government systems in Afghanistan mean that development gains are at risk of slipping amid the mounting international troop drawdown, the top United Nations official in the country said today.- At Security Council, UN envoy flags risk of - the United Nations
UN report urges greater implementation of law protecting

Taliban Hint at Softer Line in Talks With Afghan Leaders - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — After years of deriding Afghanistan’s government and army as corrupt tools of Western occupiers, the Taliban have begun publicly airing a softer vision for the country’s future, with senior insurgent leaders saying the militants are willing to govern alongside other Afghan factions and even to adopt the current American-financed army as their own. - Taliban Hint at Softer Line in Talks With Afghan Leaders

Pakistani Politician Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack

The politician, Bashir Ahmad Bilour, was a senior minister in the northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, where the Taliban have a strong presence, and he had a national reputation as one of the most vocal critics of the militants - Pakistani Politician Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack - nytimes
Pakistan: Secretary-General condemns deadly attack at political rally

Putin concerns over security in Afghanistan

Putin said, "The situation in Afghanistan calls for special attention, to an extent, due to the impending decrease in the foreign military presence in this country in 2014. - Putin concerns over security in Afghanistan - CCTV.com English

Cameron says Afghanistan remains 'deeply challenged country' on eve of British troops exit

(ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the country's troops have paid a 'very heavy price' fighting the Taliban, but Afghanistan remains 'a deeply challenged country'. - Cameron says Afghanistan remains 'deeply challenged country' on eve of … ANI
Afghan president welcomes British pullout timeline

Afghan, Taliban Leaders to Meet in Paris

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan peace negotiators and leaders are set to meet with the Taliban and other rebel groups in France on Thursday to discuss ways to end the conflict in Afghanistan as NATO troops prepare to withdraw in 2014. - Afghan, Taliban Leaders to Meet in Paris
در نشست پاریس طالبان و حکومت افغانستان شرکت می کنند

د بېلابېلو خواوو په ګډون د پاریس غونډه پیل شوه

د بېلابېلو افغان لورو په ګډون د پاریس کنفرانس، چې ټاکل شوې وه د چهارشنبې په ورځ پیل شي، په یو څه ځنډ د دولت، طالبانو، د حکومت د سیاسي مخالفانو او د مدني ټولنې د استازو په ګډون پیل شو. - تاند - د بېلابېلو خواوو په ګډون د پاریس غونډه پیل شوه
Afghan groups are meeting in Paris

Billy Wilder Estate Gives $11 Million to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Exclusive)

The estate of the late, Oscar-winning director Billy Wilder and his wife Audrey has bestowed $11 million on Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in Hollywood. - Billy Wilder Estate Gives $11 Million to Children's Hospital Los ...
Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $11-million gift - latimes

South Korea elects first female president

SEOUL — Park Geun-hye, the daughter of the strongman who ruled South Korea for much of the 1960s and 1970s, was elected Wednesday as the country's first female president after a divisive, hotly contested election. - South Korea elects first female presidentArmy seeks death for Sgt. Robert Bales in Afghan shooting rampage
Obama makes gun control top priority - latimes

Obama Vows Fast Action in New Push for Gun Control - nytimes

WASHINGTON — President Obama declared on Wednesday that he would make gun control a “central issue” as he opens his second term, promising to submit broad new firearm proposals to Congress no later than January and to employ the full power of his office to overcome deep-seated political resistance. - Obama Vows Fast Action in New Push for Gun Control
White House Memo: Obama Facing Critical Choice After Shooting

Lawyer: Army death-penalty decision irresponsible

SEATTLE (AP) — Staff Sgt. Robert Bales' lawyer says the Army's decision to seek the death penalty against his client for a massacre in Afghanistan in March is "totally irresponsible." - Lawyer: Army death-penalty decision irresponsible
Afghanistan Village Massacre: Army Will Seek Death Penalty For ... - huffingtonpost

Four California men plead not guilty to plotting to support al Qaeda - Reuters

Much of the government's case hinges on conversations recorded or relayed second hand by a paid FBI informant, himself a convicted drug dealer who the government said also received "immigration benefits" in exchange for his help. --- Defense lawyers have criticized the prosecution, suggesting their clients may have been entrapped by federal agents using a paid informant. - Four California men plead not guilty to plotting to support al Qaeda

Taliban, Afghan gov’t attend secretive meeting in France to plot Afghanistan’s distant future

PARIS — About 20 Afghans from President Hamid Karzai’s government, the Taliban, as well as the political opposition and the Islamist Hezb-e-Islami militant group will just try to foster a conversation after 11 years of war. - Taliban, Afghan gov't attend secretive meeting in France to plot ... washingtonpost

Next Challenge for the Health Law: Getting the Public to Buy In - nytimes

Starting next October, people will be able to shop for coverage, or find out if they are eligible for Medicaid, through online markets known as insurance exchanges.  - Next Challenge for the Health Law: Getting the Public to Buy In
Health Care Reform and the Supreme Court (Affordable Care Act)

4 Are Out at State Dept. After Scathing Report on Benghazi Attack - nytimes

The report criticized officials in the State Department’s Bureau for Diplomatic Security as having displayed a “lack of proactive leadership.” It also said that some officials in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs “showed a lack of ownership of Benghazi’s security issues.” - 4 Are Out at State Dept. After Scathing Report on Benghazi Attack
Letter from Clinton to Congress (state.gov)

Four at State Department Removed After Libya Report - WSJ

The disciplinary action came a day after an independent review board appointed by Mrs. Clinton described "systemic failures" by the department in responding to the rising security threats against American personnel in Libya this year. - Four at State Department Removed After Libya Report
US to Seek Death Penalty for Suspect in Afghan Massacre

The future of Afghan women - Afghani Barakzai

I have found little discussion of Afghanistan’s future or of what will become of U.S. civilian and military efforts to help us make our country a better place to live. Like many of my countrymen, I fear that Afghanistan will once again fall prey to civil and political discord, through either an expansion of the insurgency or a return to warlordism and widespread criminality. I also worry that the slow progress in women’s rights will falter and may even revert to the norms that existed before 2001. - The future of Afghan women
What future faces Afghan women after U.S. forces depart? - Editorial Board - Washington Post

What does the future hold for Afghanistan?

Let me step back to say I am by training and inclination a structural realist as an academic, which means that I look on a realpolitik basis, looking at the structure of real power. And I look at where we are in Afghanistan, and we have an inversion of what should be the norm. - What does the future hold for Afghanistan? - Dr. John Hamre
The Three Futures for Afghanistan Foreign Affairs - Zalmay Khalilzad

Afghanistan: Will the Taliban Destroy Itself?

A serious power struggle has broken out among the Afghan Taliban’s top. - Afghanistan: Will the Taliban Destroy Itself? - The Daily Beast - Sami Yousafzai

یک لابراتوار عصری تدقیق اسناد مسافرین درمیدان هوایی بین المللی کابل نصب گردید

لابراتوارتدقیق اسناد درمیدان هوایی بین المللی کابل یک لابراتوارعلمی وبخش عمده ریاست کریمنالتخنیک به شمارمیرود که ازجانب کشورآسترالیا تجهیزگردیده است. وی تصریح نمود که وسایل موجود درین لابراتوار ازجمله مدرنترین وپیشرفته ترین وسایل تخنیکی درجهان به شمارمیرود که توسط آن پاسپورت های جعلی ، ویزه جعلی واسناد ایکه در آن فوتوچنج صورت گرفته باشد ، دریافت میگردد. - یک لابراتوار عصری تدقیق اسناد مسافرین درمیدان هوایی بین المللی ...

Insight: Afghans turn to AK-47, fearing Taliban return or civil war

"People are saying security will collapse, or soldiers will join warlords or the Taliban, so we need something to protect our families when there's a crisis." - Insight: Afghans turn to AK-47, fearing Taliban return or ... - Reuters

Civilian casualties in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The decade-long War in Afghanistan (2001–present) has caused the deaths of thousands of Afghan civilians directly from insurgent and foreign military action, as well as the deaths of possibly tens of thousands of Afghan civilians indirectly as a consequence of displacement, starvation, disease, exposure, lack of medical treatment, crime and lawlessness resulting from the war. - Civilian casualties in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present ...
War in Afghanistan (2001–present) - Wikipedia
Afghanistan War (2001-present) -- Britannica

U.N. Presents Grim Prognosis on the World Economy - nytimes

World economic growth has weakened substantially this year and faces the confluence of a triple threat — the so-called fiscal cliff in the United States, the European debt crisis and a sharp slowdown in China, the United Nations said in a report released on Tuesday. - UN Presents Grim Prognosis on the World Economy

Syrian refugees on run: 'I want people to feel our pain' - CNN

Like so many of the other children here, 9-year-old Mohammed Hoot is wandering around the camp, bored. To keep his head dry, Mohammed wears an oversized leather jacket over his head. Inside a pair of plastic sandals, his feet are bare, unprotected from the puddles and plummeting temperatures.- Syrian refugees on run: 'I want people to feel our pain'

Shooter's mother wanted her son to fit in, friend says

Newtown, Connecticut (CNN) -- Nancy Lanza was raising a quiet, socially awkward young man, the kind of teenager who, a former classmate recalled, would just go stand in the corner. - Shooter's mother wanted her son to fit in -- Connecticut school shooting

Happiness may bring you more money, study says

Young people who express more positive emotions tend to have higher incomes by the time they're 29, a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study says. - Happiness may bring you more money, study says
Most Americans benefit from entitlements - latimes

آیا زلمی خلیلزاد نامزد ریاست جمهوری افغانستان می شود؟

آقای خلیلزاد در یک گفت و گوی اختصاصی با مینه بکتاش به این سوال و سوالات
پاسخ داده است. - آیا زلمی خلیلزاد نامزد ریاست جمهوری افغانستان می شود؟
تاریخ نامگذاری غزنی به عنوان 'پایتخت فرهنگی جهان اسلام' اعلام شد

Princess Anne visits troops in Afghanistan - BBC

The Princess Royal has visited Afghanistan to see the work of British troops. - Princess Anne visits troops in Afghanistan
Princess Anne flies into Camp Bastion to boost morale among ...  Afghan landmine blast kills girls in Nangarhar

Young, Unemployed and Living on the Street

Across the country, tens of thousands of underemployed and jobless young people, many with college credits or work histories, are struggling to house themselves in the wake of the recession, which has left workers between the ages of 18 and 24 with the highest unemployment rate rate of all adults. - Young, Unemployed and Living on the Street
Homeless Rates in U.S. Held Level Amid Recession, Study Says, but Big Gains Are Elusive - nytimes

In Sign of Normalization, Pentagon to Reimburse Pakistan $688 Million - nytimes

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon quietly notified Congress this month that it would reimburse Pakistan nearly $700 million for the cost of stationing 140,000 troops on the border with Afghanistan, an effort to normalize support for the Pakistani military after nearly two years of crises and mutual retaliation. - In Sign of Normalization, Pentagon to Reimburse Pakistan $688 ...

«مشکلات امنیتی مانع تطبیق پروژه های انکشافی شده است»

« مشکل اساسی ما اینست که مردم در یک سردرگمی بسر می برد و نمی دانند که از کجا به کجا می روند، امنیت بدون یک چهارچوب، تامین شده نمی تواند، چون وقتی می گوئید، انکشاف موازی صورت بگیرد، عدالت و اداره بیاید باید بالای طرح ثبات کار شود. سهم گیری مردم به صورت بنیادی تامین نشده و هنوز هم یک فاصله وجودارد. » - «مشکلات امنیتی مانع تطبیق پروژه های انکشافی شده است»
"ناامني د اقتصادي او نورو پراختیايي چارو پر وړاندې خنډ دی"
یوناما می خواهد تا جلسهء بین الافغانی را در آینده راه اندازی کند

The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers - Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy presents a unique portrait of 2012's global marketplace of ideas and the thinkers who make them. - The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers
The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers  Foreign Policy

Car bomb at US compound in Kabul kills 2 Afghans

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A car bomb outside a compound housing a U.S. military contractor in the Afghan capital killed at least two Afghan workers and wounded more than a dozen other people, company representatives and police said. - Car bomb at US compound in Kabul kills 2 Afghans AP

Explosions Kill 12 in Afghanistan - WSJ

KABUL—At least 12 Afghans died in two separate explosions in Afghanistan on Monday morning, including 11 girls who accidentally set off a land mine in the east of the country and one bystander killed by a suicide car bomb outside the offices of a foreign contractor in Kabul. - Explosions Kill 12 in Afghanistan
U.S. to Shift Afghan Strategy

Pentagon front-runner Hagel has strong Obama ties, likely favors rapid Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. - Pentagon front-runner has strong Obama ties
 Nine Afghan girls killed by blast - washingtonpost

Can Pakistan Lead Afghan Peace? - Malou Innocent

Over the weekend, McClatchy’s Jonathan Landay wrote that the Afghan government is pursuing a peace initiative in which Pakistan, not the United States, would arrange direct talks for a coalition government in Kabul. - Can Pakistan Lead Afghan Peace? - nationalinterest

راز های جدید در افغانستان در حال افشا شدن اند

گزارش شده است که مقدار زیادی طلا از افغانستان به بیرون از این کشور انتقال داده می شود. این موضوع در یک گزارش روزنامه نیویارک تایمز فاش شده است. در گزارش روزنامهء نیویارک تایمز گفته شده که در این اواخر طلا به طور منظم از افغانستان به بیرون از این کشور انتقال داده می شود. - راز های جدید در افغانستان در حال افشا شدن اند
یوناما می خواهد تا جلسهء بین الافغانی را در آینده راه اندازی کند
As Gold Is Spirited Out of Afghanistan, Officials  nytimes

Stigma: Building Awareness and Understanding

Mental illness can strike anyone! It knows no age limits, economic status, race, creed or color. During the course of a year, more than 54 million Americans are affected by one or more mental disorders. - Mental Health America: Stigma: Building Awareness 
Mental Health America: Mental Illness and the Family: Recognizing

1 in 5 Americans Suffers From Mental Illness

One in five Americans experienced some sort of mental illness in 2010, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. About 5 percent of Americans have suffered from such severe mental illness that it interfered with day-to-day school, work or family. - 1 in 5 Americans Suffers From Mental Illness - ABC News

Editorial, Medicare: Is 67 the new 65? - latimes

Looking for ways to slow the growth of entitlement programs, budget negotiators in Washington are considering making seniors wait two years longer to qualify for Medicare — from age 65 to 67. Many Republicans have endorsed the idea, noting that Medicare beneficiaries now live far longer on average than they did when Congress created the program in 1965. - Medicare: Is 67 the new 65?
Happiness may bring you more money, study says

U.S., Afghan officials discuss troops' post-2014 legal jurisdiction - latimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Afghanistan here on the presence of U.S. forces beyond 2014, the two sides have held preliminary talks on legal jurisdiction over American troops, the lead American negotiator said Saturday. - U.S., Afghan officials discuss troops' post-2014 legal jurisdiction
Pakistan extends refugee status for Afghans by six months

Editorial: Big Decision on Afghanistan- nytimes

One only has to read the Pentagon’s progress report on the Afghanistan war effort released last Monday to understand how pointless it is to keep 68,000 American troops there any longer. - Big Decision on Afghanistan
Obama Expected to Name Kerry as Secretary of State

Obama to town wracked by school shooting: 'These tragedies must end'

(CNN) – President Barack Obama offered the condolences of a nation to the people of Newtown, Connecticut, during a memorial service Sunday night, saying, "All across this land of ours, we have wept with you. ... Newtown, you are not alone." - 'These tragedies must end'
TRANSCRIPT: 'We have wept with you,' Obama says in Newtown ...-

کابل کوچک، شهری با جاذبه های گردشگری در آمریکا

شماری از فعالان اجتماعی درایالت کالیفرنیای آمریکا می گویند، دریک برنامه تازه موسوم به پل ارتباط، تلاش می کنند، هم جاذبه‌های گردشگری افغانستان را معرفی کنند و هم "کابل کوچک،" را به یک نقطه پرجاذبه درکالیفرنیا تبدیل کنند. - کابل کوچک، شهری با جاذبه های گردشگری در آمریکا
خیابان‌های کابل در آستانه زمستان

Afghan children killed in explosion - Aljazeera

At least 10 young children killed after explosion in eastern province of Nangarhar, local administrator says.- Afghan girls killed in explosion
BBC News - Afghanistan mine kills 10 girls
در انفجار مین در ننگرهار ۱۰ کودک کشته شدند

Dozens of Shots Fired Outside Busy Newport Beach Mall, Causing Pandemonium

Authorities in Orange County said some 50 shots were fired outside a mall in Newport Beach, Calif., during the busy Christmas shopping season Saturday, a day after a mass shooting in Connecticut had the nation in mourning and again debating gun control. - Fashion Island Mall on Lockdown as Police Respond to Report of Shots Fired

Obama to join mourning Connecticut families in search for answers

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrives in Connecticut on Sunday to join in the mourning for 20 children, all 6 and 7 years old, who were slaughtered by a gunman who forced his way into their school and shot them with a rifle at close range.- Obama to join mourning Connecticut families in search for answers

Obama expected to nominate Kerry to head State Department