هشت صبح - مباحث و موانع فنی و سیاسی توافق‌نامه امنیتی با امریکا: امریکا در بیشتر از صد کشور جهان پایگاه نظامی دارد که بخش عمده آن در حوزه آسیا پاسیفیک، خاور میانه، افریقا، اروپا و امریکای لاتین است. در میان پایگاه‌های نظامی امریکا در جنوب آسیا و آسیای مرکزی در مقایسه به مناطق دیگر، کم به‌نظر می‌رسد. ماهیت پایگاه‌های نظامی امریکا از نظر تاریخی، در سه مرحله تاریخی قابل بحث است.

Afghanistan civilian casualties up sharply this year, U.N. says: Ordinary Afghans say fear is a constant companion. “No one cares about civilians in this country,” said Zulmai Badri, 55, an unemployed Kabul resident wearing a white shalwar kameez (the traditional outfit of tunic and loose pants) and a short beard. “The high-ranking officials keep their families in Europe and don’t care about our fate.” - latimes

XKeyscore: NSA tool collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet': A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals, according to documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. - Guardian

U.S. intelligence analysts have access to vast online tracking tool: report - (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence analysts can use a secret National Security Agency program to scour wide-spanning databases tracking online traffic, the Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing documents from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Afghan civilian deaths increase; more women, child victims: U.N. - (Reuters) - Violence against civilians has risen by almost a quarter in Afghanistan as international forces hand security to Afghans, the United Nations said in a report on Wednesday, with insurgents striking in areas where troops have already left

Afghan conflict takes increasing toll on civilians in first half of 2013 – UN report: – The number of Afghan civilians killed or injured in the first half of 2013 rose by 23 per cent compared to the same period last year, owing mainly to the increased use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by insurgents, according to a United Nations report released today.

دامنيتي تړون په اړه ګاونډي هېوادونه داعتراض حق نه لري - دسياسي چارو شنونكي عبدالحميد مبارز له خدمتګار سره په خبرو كې وويل چې پاكستان په اټومي طاقت بدل شوى او ايران هم هڅه كوي ځان اټومي هېواد كړي، خو افغان حكومت كله هم ددواړو هېوادونو په پياوړتيا نيوكه نه ده كړې او ايران او پاكستان هم حق نه لري چې دكابل او واشنګټن ترمنځ دلاسليكېدونكي امنيتي تړون په اړه څرګندونې وكړي - خدمتگار

Costliest public colleges for out-of-staters : Nonresident students pay a premium to attend these top-rated public college and universities. msn

Obama administration to release secret court order on phone records: WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration plans to release a previously secret court order that set out the rules and rationale for the bulk collection of U.S. phone records as officials seek to quell growing unrest in Congress over the government’s massive information dragnet. - latimes

Obama offers new 'grand bargain' of corporate tax cuts and jobs: Republican leaders object to a tax code overhaul for corporations that would exclude individuals and to new infrastructure spending to create jobs. - latimes

Mamnoon Hussain elected as new president of Pakistan: Veteran politician and ally of prime minister Nawaz Sharif takes up ceremonial role of Pakistani head of state - Veteran politician and ally of prime minister Nawaz Sharif takes up ceremonial role of Pakistani head of state

یک مشاور اوباما: پاکستان ناتو را در جنگ مصروف ميسازد و این کشور به آشتی ملی ارزش قایل نیست - یک مقام بلند پایه امریکایی گفته است که پاکستان، طالبان را به جنگ در برابر نیروهای امریکایی و ناتو تشویق میکند و این کشور سخت درتلاش است تاما و ناتو برای همیشه افغانستان را ترک نمایم. - Bakhtar News Agency

The Grandmother Prince George Never Knew: Revisiting Diana and the True Love of Her Life - Vanity Fair

Pentagon Report Foresees Continued Support for Afghanistan: WASHINGTON — Following reports in recent weeks that the White House is considering a full withdrawal from Afghanistan when the NATO-led mission ends in December 2014, a Pentagon assessment released Tuesday says significant foreign military assistance and financial support for Afghan security forces will be required long after United States troops are expected to depart. nyt

NATO commander hopes for post-2014 Afghan plan by late this year: (Reuters) - NATO hopes to deliver a detailed operations plan for its smaller post-2014 mission in Afghanistan, including numbers of soldiers involved, by late this year, NATO's new top military commander said on Tuesday

Afghan forces to need help long after NATO mission ends: Pentagon: (Reuters) - Despite their growing effectiveness, Afghan forces will need support from the United States and its allies even after the NATO combat mission ends next year, according to a new Pentagon report that implicitly warns against a "zero-option" of total withdrawal.

Private Manning acquitted of aiding enemy in WikiLeaks case: (Reuters) - A military judge on Tuesday found U.S. soldier Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy - the most serious charge among many he faced for handing over documents to WikiLeaks

Pentagon: Afghan forces will need “substantial” foreign help after US combat ends in 2014: WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s military is growing stronger but will require “substantial” additional training and foreign financial aid after the American and NATO combat mission ends next year, the Pentagon told Congress on Tuesday. - WP

سفیر امریکا در کابل: توافق‌نامه امنیتی دری به‌سوی ادامه همکاری‌ها است : سفارت ایالات متحده امریکا در کابل می‌گوید که عجله در امضای پیمان امنیتی میان افغانستان و امریکا به سود هر دو کشور است و با امضای این پیمان بسیاری از موضوعات مبهم، روشن خواهد شد. سفیر این کشور در کابل می‌گوید، امضای پیمان امنیتی میان افغانستان امریکا، دری به‌سوی آغاز همکاری‌های امنیتی پس از ۲۰۱۴ است. - هشت صبح

Growing use of FBI screens raises concerns about accuracy, racial bias: Employers are increasingly turning to the FBI’s criminal databases to screen job applicants: sparking concerns about the accuracy of the agency’s information and the potential for racial discrimination. washingtonpost

Ousted Egyptian President Morsi meets E.U.’s Ashton: Morsi has been held in a secret location since a military coup ousted him on July 3, and though Egypt’s interim leaders have assured the public that he is safe and being treated well, no one has been allowed to see him. Ashton’s visit came hours after she met with top civilian and military leaders in Egypt’s interim government.

کننګهم: هیله ده امنیتي تړون د اکتوبر ترمیاشتې نهايي شي - په کابل کې دامریکا سفیر هیله مند دی چې دافغانستان او امریکا ترمنځ امنیتي سند به تر راتلونکې اکتوبر میاشت پورې نهایي شي. افغان حکومت په وار وار ویلي چې دوی له امریکا سره دامنیتي سند لاسلیک ته بېړه نه لري؛ خو په کابل کې دامریکا سفیر وایي، دغه سند به هرڅومره ژر چې امکان ولري لاسلیک کړي.

Troop withdrawal in Afghanistan poses challenge for U.S. diplomats: KABUL — Since its troops swept into Afghanistan 12 years ago, the United States has dispatched hundreds of State Department employees to keep track of the massive American investment in developing the country. The days of such oversight are now ending. - Washingtonpost

In Afghanistan, troop drawdown hems in US diplomats who oversee: “We can’t maintain that footprint, as much as we would like to, without the support from the military that goes with it,” said U.S. Ambassador James B. Cunningham. “There’s no way we could do that on our own.”

FBI arrests 150 in three days in sex-trafficking sweep

(Reuters) - The FBI arrested 150 people across the United States on charges of holding children against their will for prostitution, a three-day weekend sweep that officials on Monday called the largest-ever operation against child sex-trafficking. - FBI arrests 150 in three days in sex-trafficking sweep

Afghan women's rights at risk in peace process: U.N. watchdog

(Reuters) - Women's rights in Afghanistan risk being further undermined in the fragile country's peace process due to entrenched patriarchal attitudes, a United Nations watchdog warned on Monday. Afghan women's rights at risk in peace process: U.N. watchdog
Pakistan's Malala, shot by Taliban, takes education plea to U.N.

More than 100 teens rescued in weekend sex-trafficking raids, FBI says - NBC

More than 100 teenagers — many of them children from broken homes — were rescued over the weekend in a sex-trafficking crackdown that swept more than 70 cities, the FBI said Monday. - FBI: Over 100 teens rescued in huge sex-trafficking raids

مشخصه وضعه مشخص تحليل او مشخص حرکت/ زرغون شاه شینواری

افغانستان تر ټولو غريب، تر ټولو غل، فاسد، تر ټولو نا امنه، تر ټولو بې اتفاقه، تر ټولو ستر پوډر خرڅونکی او په ټوله اسلامي دُنيا کې لومړنی ملک يادېږي چې د اسلام د مبين دين د احکامو پر ضد شرمونکي اعمال پکې سر ته رسېږي اود ضد اسلامي کارونو ډېر کوونکی. د هغو تنظيمي ملېشو سروالان دي چې د هر افغان ځخه ځانونو ته ښه مسلمانان وايي. کله چې د يوه ملت د ژوند خط السير، اقتصاد، سياست، کلتور، ملي باورونه، ارزښتونه، دين، مذهب او حقوق د داسې قوتونو په وسيله پدغو لارو روان وي. د خلکو، ملت او ولس تر ټولو اساسي دنده څه ده؟ - مشخصه وضعه مشخص تحليل او مشخص حرکت/ زرغون شاه شینواری - تاند

Afghan eyes Iran deal to boost trade to Europe, India

(Reuters) - Afghanistan hopes an agreement with Iran to use one of its ports will help boost exports to Europe and India and reduce its dependence on neighboring Pakistan's ports for trade - Afghan eyes Iran deal to boost trade to Europe, India
Biden seeks to assure India on Afghanistan, presses on trade

U.S. General says al Qaeda just surviving in Afghanistan

(Reuters) - Pockets of al Qaeda militants will endure in Afghanistan beyond next year's departure of most Western combat forces, but they have lost the ability to mount serious attacks of the kind that triggered the Afghan war, a senior U.S. commander said. U.S. General says al Qaeda just surviving in Afghanistan

Business booms for asylum middlemen in Afghan exodus

(Reuters) - In a brightly lit travel agency in a gloomy Kabul mall, business is booming for Naser Gulzad. But all he can think about is shutting up shop and following his customers out of Afghanistan.

"It's not just the Taliban," says Malang. "The sons and daughters of the warlords are back. We thought warlordism had gone away when NATO came. But the new generation is bullying us, shooting us or stealing our land. It's not getting better.".... More - Business booms for asylum middlemen in Afghan exodus
Afghan eyes Iran deal to boost trade to Europe, India

خلیلزاد: ممکن افغانستان او امریکا امنیتي تړون لاسلیک نه کړي

خلیلزاد اوباما او کرزي ته سپارښتنه کړې چې امنیتي لاسلیک کړي او کنې افغانستان به د سیمه ییزو قدرتونو ترمنځ د سیالۍ پر میدان بدل شي او امریکا به د القاعده پرضد د حملو له یوه مهمه مرکزه بې برخې شي. - خلیلزاد: ممکن افغانستان او امریکا امنیتي تړون لاسلیک نه کړي - تاند

Afghanistan deal faces many hurdles - Zalmay Khalilzad

My discussions with officials in Washington and Afghanistan have left me thinking that an agreement is unlikely to be signed by October. Mistrust at the leadership level, different threat perceptions and Obama’s arbitrary but politically potent deadline for ending the war all pose significant obstacles. .... More

Failure to conclude a security agreement would be a major strategic setback. The loss of Afghan facilities would inhibit Predator attacks against al-Qaeda in the region. It would signal a broader U.S. abandonment of Afghanistan that would intensify internal conflict and invite increased meddling by Pakistan, India, Iran, China and Russia, among others, to fill the vacuum. .... Read More - Afghanistan deal faces many hurdles - The Washington Post

Afghan war now more unpopular with Americans than the Iraq war ever was - washingtonpost

The proportion of Americans who say the war in Afghanistan has been worth fighting has dropped to 28 percent, according to a new Washington Post/ABC poll. - Afghan war now more unpopular with Americans than the Iraq war ever was  - Max Fisher

Salvaging the War in Afghanistan - Anthony H. Cordesman

The U.S. is slowly and steadily losing the war in Afghanistan. It is not losing the war at the military level – although such defeat is possible in coming years if the U.S. does not provide the necessary funds, advisors, and partners. The U.S. is losing the war at the political level by failing to win (and merit) the support of the Congress, the American people, its allies, and the Afghans. - Salvaging the War in Afghanistan - CSIS - Afghanistan

Congress threatens Afghanistan over US exit taxes

"I have seen some stupid things from that government," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who co-sponsored the amendment. "I have seen some things that make you wonder what universe they live in. But this one just went beyond the pale." - Congress threatens Afghanistan over US exit taxes - Associated Press
Afghanistan Justice Program Found To Have 'Serious Deficiencies' By Inspector General

U.S. indicts hackers in biggest cyber fraud case in history

(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S. history. - U.S. indicts hackers in biggest cyber fraud case in history
Nasdaq, Visa, JCPenney among hacking victims: prosecutors

Egypt braces for rival rallies, army signals crackdown

(Reuters) - A deeply polarized Egypt braced for bloodshed on Friday in rival mass rallies summoned by the army that ousted the state's first freely elected president and by the Islamists who back him. - Egypt braces for rival rallies, army signals crackdown
Deposed Egyptian president faces murder, kidnapping charges: report

Afghanistan's parliament votes to fire interior minister - latimes

A few hours later, Patang gave his own version of events, saying his nine months in office have been marked by interference from government officials, drug mafia groups, private security thugs and those trying to grab land illegally. - Afghanistan's parliament votes to fire interior minister

Email 'phishing' attacks by hackers growing in number, intensity

Fake emails get harder to distinguish from real ones as hackers use 'phishing' attacks to access company and government data. - Email 'phishing' attacks by hackers growing in number, intensity
Use a card, lose your privacy? - latimes

Death toll rises to 80 in Santiago de Compostela train crash - EL PAÍS

As investigators continued their work to ascertain the cause of Wednesday’s horrific Alvia train crash in Galicia, authorities in the region confirmed that the death toll had risen to 80 people. - posted a video to its website - EL PAÍS in English
Death toll rises to 80 in Santiago de Compostela train crash ... 

Excess Speed Suspected in Spanish Rail Disaster

The crash is the worst rail disaster seen in Spain in decades, and there are mounting indications that excessive speed may have been the decisive factor in the derailment. Spanish daily El País on Thursday posted a video to its website from a security camera located at the site of the accident. - Investigation Focuses on Speed as Possible Cause of Spain Rail ... - der spiegel

پس از مسعود(۱۳) – پول‌های زیرمیزی به‌خاطر گسترش نفوذ حامد کرزی و دیگران - امرالله صالح

در اواخر سال ۱۹۹۹ و اوایل ۲۰۰۰ استخبارات کشور پولند به گمان اغلب به اشاره سازمان اطلاعات مرکزی امریکا با طالبان رابطه برقرار کرد. یکی از اتباع افغانستان که بعدها در افتضاح کابل‌بانک شهرت پیدا کرد، در این رابطه نقش عمده داشت.

این شخص خلیل‌الله فروزی، ‌رییس قبلی کابل‌بانک بود. همسر فروزی از شهروندان پولند است و فروزی به‌عنوان مترجم مامورین استخباراتی پولند سفر و یا هم سفرهایی به قندهار انجام می‌داد. در نتیجه مذاکراتی که با طالبان صورت گرفت، پولند متعهد شد که به‌صورت مخفی و سری برای طالبان اسکناس افغانی شبیه بانک‌نوت‌های دولت اسلامی افغانستان چاپ کند، زیرا پول رایج در مناطق تحت سلطه طالبان نیز همین بانک‌نوت‌ها بود. اطلاعات دقیقی از این‌که چه مقدار پول در نتیجه این تفاهم و مذاکرات از سوی کشور پولند برای طالبان چاپ شده است، معلوم نیست. - پس از مسعود(۱۳) – پول‌های زیرمیزی به‌خاطر گسترش نفوذ حامد کرزی و دیگران

At least 77 people dead after train derails in Spain, the worst train accident in decades - AP

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain — Spanish investigators were trying to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. - At least 77 people dead after train derails in Spain, the worst train accident in decades 

Obama Focuses on Economy, Vowing to Help Middle Class - nytimes

In speeches in two small college towns in the Midwest, Mr. Obama lamented that typical Americans had been left behind by globalization, Wall Street irresponsibility and Washington policies, while the richest Americans had accumulated more wealth. He declared it “my highest priority”  - Obama Focuses on Economy, Vowing to Help Middle Class -- Obama’s Economics Speech at Knox College
Editorial: The Middle Class at Center Stage

CIA closing bases in Afghanistan as it shifts focus amid military drawdown - Washingtonpost

U.S. officials stressed that the CIA is expected to maintain a significant footprint even after the pullback, with a station in Kabul that will remain among the agency’s largest in the world, as well as a fleet of armed drones that will continue to patrol Pakistan’s tribal belt. - CIA closing bases in Afghanistan as it shifts focus amid military drawdown - Greg Miller
Plan to defund NSA phone collection program defeated

Caroline Kennedy chosen as ambassador to Japan

President Barack Obama will nominate Caroline Kennedy to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, the White House announced Wednesday. - Caroline Kennedy chosen as ambassador to Japan

Prince George Alexander Louis: Royal baby's name unveiled - Telegraph

The Royal baby has been named George Alexander Louis, and will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. - Prince George Alexander Louis: Royal baby's name unveiled
The baby boy who is destined to become King George VII - The Royal Family

President Dwight D. Eisenhower meets King Zahir Shah at Bagram Airport.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower meets King Zahir Shah at Bagram Airport. - Kabul, 1959
Gallery -- Official Visits -- Video -- Education and Outreach

President John F. Kennedy and King Zahir Shah make remarks on the White House Lawn.

President John F. Kennedy and King Zahir Shah make remarks on the White House Lawn. - Washington, D.C., 1963
In Small Things Remembered - meridian.org

Patang spurns vote, promises legal challenge (Video)

Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Mujtaba Patang on Monday vowed to raise a legal challenge to the Wolesi Jirga’s move.. - Patang spurns vote, promises legal challenge (Video) - Pajhwok ...

Zahir Shah’s death anniversary observed

KABUL (PAN): The sixth death anniversary of former King Mohammad Zahir Shah (1914 -2007) was observed in the capital Kabul on Tuesday.  Zahir Shah’s death anniversary observed. - Zahir Shah’s death anniversary observed
Tribute to King Zahir Shah....Baba e Millat....Fa…
Mohammad Zahir shah ( part 1) - YouTube -- Mohammad Zahir Shah ( part 2) - YouTube
Mohammad Zahir Shah (part 3) - YouTube - TheAsiaban

Today marks the death anniversary of King Zahir

Today marks the death anniversary of King Zahir Shah. Rest in Peace for ruling Afghanistan into 40yrs of Peace time. - PeymanaWalizai : Today marks the death anniversary of King Zahir
King Mohammed Zahir Shah: Development of Afghanistan - YouTube

خطرات بزرگی بار دیگر افغانستان و موجودیت آنرا تهدید میکند - راه نجات -- ولی احمد نوری

خطرات بزرگی بار دیگر افغانستان و موجودیت آنرا تهدید میکند - راه نجات
afghan-german

Congress Threatens Afghanistan Over U.S. Exit Taxes - Huffpost

WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers threatened Afghanistan on Tuesday with severe cuts in foreign aid if President Hamid Karzai's government institutes an exit tax on American military equipment, food supplies and other goods as the United States pulls most of its troops and much of its property out of the country over the next 18 months. - Congress Threatens Afghanistan Over U.S. Exit Taxes - AP

وزیر داخله: تمام دولت در گروگان گرگ‌ها است -- هشت صبح

به‌گفته‌ پتنگ ۷۲ عضو مجلس که به‌گونه‌های مختلف عضو مافیای مواد مخدر، آی‌اس‌آی و غصب زمین بوده‌اند، در برابر او توطیه کرده‌اند.

وزیر داخله گفت که بیش ار ۱۵ هزار سرباز، ۴۶ رنجر پولیس، ۲۲۴ سلاح ماشین‌دار و ۵۱ تفنگچه به‌صورت غیرقانونی در اختیار اعضای شورای ملی قرار دارد.
پتنگ افزود که اعضای شورای ملی ۲ امر کارت سلاح و ۸۸ امر موتر زرهی از وزارت داخله گرفته‌اند که معلوم نیست، از آن ‌چگونه استفاده می‌کنند.
وزیر داخله هم‌چنین گفت اعضای شورای ملی امر ۲۳۳ تاکسی را از وی گرفته‌اند و ۹۳ قاچاقبر مواد مخدر را از یک محبس به محبس دیگر تبدیل کرده‌اند.
۴۳۰ افسر پولیس به درخواست اعضای شورای ملی تغییر و تبدیل شده و ۱۲۴ امر بورس آموزشی به نزدیکان اعضای شورای اجرا شده است.
به‌گفته‌ی پتنگ ۷ عریضه جنرالی و ۱۱ هزار عریضه تثیبت رتبه از سوی اعضای شورای ملی به وی سپرده شده است. -..... وزیر داخله: تمام دولت در گروگان گرگ‌ها است
Patang spurns vote, promises legal challenge (Video) - Pajhwok ...

Royal baby makes his first public appearance with proud parents outside hospital - Guardian

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge emerge from the Lindo Wing and present their baby boy to the waiting crowds for the first time, with Prince William saying he had "a good pair of lungs on him". - Royal baby makes his first public appearance with proud parents outside hospital
World gets first glimpse of royal baby
Royal baby is 'marvellous', says Prince of Wales after seeing grandson for first time

Afghan Lawmakers' Vote to Oust Interior Minister Runs Into Resistance - WSJ

KABUL—President Hamid Karzai rejected Afghan lawmakers' efforts to oust his interior minister, amid fears over the state of security in Afghanistan as the country lays the groundwork for a landmark presidential vote. - Afghan Lawmakers' Vote to Oust Interior Minister Runs Into Resistance

Afghanistan's parliament votes to fire interior minister - latimes

A few hours later, Patang gave his own version of events, saying his nine months in office have been marked by interference from government officials, drug mafia groups, private security thugs and those trying to grab land illegally.- Afghanistan's parliament votes to fire interior minister
پتنگ تا تصمیم ستره محکمه به حیث سرپرست وزارت داخله وظیفه ...

Patang spurns vote, promises legal challenge (Video)

KABUL (PAN): Calling his dismissal a conspiracy, Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Mujtaba Patang on Monday vowed to raise a legal challenge to the Wolesi Jirga’s move. - Patang spurns vote, promises legal challenge (Video) -  Pajhwok ...
Int. Minster Patang spurns vote, promises legal challeng against 72 ...

Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby boy

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, Buckingham Palace has announced. - Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby boy
Full story: Duchess of Cambridge gives birth - Telegraph

د افغانستان د کورنيو چارو وزير مجتبى پتنګ سلب صلاحيت سو

که څه هم مجتبى پتنګ غونډې ته د وينا پر مهال وويل چې ټول افغان دولت د لېوانو په ولکه کې دى او دى په يوازې سر د لېوانو د له منځۀ وړلو وړتيا نه لري.  --  ده زياته کړه چې د افغان دولت پر دريو ګونو قواوو د واکمنو لېوانو د له منځه وړلو لپاره دې پارلمان له حکومت سره لاس يو کړي  -   د افغانستان د کورنيو چارو وزير مجتبى پتنګ سلب صلاحيت سو ...

Kate, the duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to a boy - washingtonpost

LONDON — The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a boy, a much-anticipated royal baby descended from kings and coal miners and third in line to the British throne. - Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to a boy

Top U.S. general urges approval of continued military presence - washingtonpost

KABUL — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday that he wanted the United States and Afghanistan to complete a bilateral partnership agreement by October, allowing for the continued presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014.- Top US general urges approval of continued military presence
In Afghanistan, a quest to save the snow leopard

'دولت درگروگان گرگها' -- وزیر داخله افغانستان سلب صلاحیت شد

جلسه استیضاح پرتنش بود و اظهارات آقای پتنگ توجه بسیاری را جلب کرد و از جمله این سخن او گفت که "نه تنها وزارت داخله بلکه تمام دولت در گروگان گرگها است". آقای پتنگ تاکید کرد که پارلمان، قوه مجریه و قوه قضائیه برای شکار گرگها با هم متحد شوند.

او توضیح نداد که منظورش از گرگها چه کسانی هستند، او در جملات مبهم و چند پهلویی گفت: "ممکن است تعداد گرگها زیاد باشد و در سمت مختلفی قرار داشته باشند - هم در این جا، هم در آن جا و هم در آن جا." - وزیر داخله افغانستان سلب صلاحیت شد
کرزی موضوع سلب صلاحیت وزیر داخله را به دادگاه عالی ارجاع داد
مجلس افغانستان به وزیر داخله کشور رای عدم اعتماد داد

Hamid Karzai and Barack Obama should stop playing games with Afghanistan's future

IF ORDINARY Afghans really mattered to their and America’s governments, Hamid Karzai and Barack Obama would be standing shoulder-to-shoulder to reassure them about their security once the bulk of American combat troops have left the country by the end of 2014. - Hamid Karzai and Barack Obama should stop playing games with ...The Economist

سرتاج عزیز: پاکستان نمی‌تواند موفقیت صلح در افغانستان را تضمین کند

سرتاج عزیز، مشاور ارشد نخست‌وزیر پاکستان در امور خارجی و امنیت ملی می‌گوید که کشورش نمی‌تواند برای موفقیت روند صلح افغانستان تضمین بدهد. - سرتاج عزیز: پاکستان نمی‌تواند موفقیت صلح در افغانستان را تضمین کند

Royal baby: Pregnant Kate taken to hospital

The Duchess of Cambridge has been taken to hospital in the early stages of labour, Kensington Palace has said. - Pregnant duchess taken to hospital - BBC
Duchess of Cambridge admitted to hospital - Guardian

مظاهره کنندگان: سادات بايد از ولسى جرگه اخراج شود - پژواک

عبدالقدير متفى عضو اين جنبش گفت که هدف مظاهرۀ شان، بر ضد انور سادات است که بر قوم پشتون توهين نموده است. وى سادات را متهم به خيانت ملى نموده، افزود: "ما از شوراى ملى مي خواهيم که انور سادات، بخاطر جدا کردن يک قوم از ديگر قوم بايد محاکمه شود." متفى علاوه نمود که افغانستان، از همۀ افغان ها است و جاسوسان ايران و پاکستان را اجازه نمى دهند که بين افغانها نفاق و درز ايجاد کنند.

محمد اکبر پولاد عضو ديگر جنبش ملى افغان گفت: "سادات، بايد بخاطر اين کار خود از ولسى جرگه اخراج شود." وى علاوه کرد که افغانستان در بيش از سه دهه، به ميدان استفاده تبديل شده است و دشمنان مي خواهند که با گماشتن جواسيس خود، بين مردم افغانستان تفرقه بيندازند؛ اما مردم اجازه نمى دهند و به دهن جاسوسان با مشت آهنين مى کوبند.-  مظاهره کنندگان: سادات بايد از ولسى جرگه اخراج شود
Pajhwok

Veteran Journalist Helen Thomas Leaves An Outspoken Legacy - NPR

Thomas was born in the small town of Winchester, Ky., the daughter of two Lebanese immigrants who arrived in the U.S. with less than $20 in their pockets. Soon after her birth, the family moved to Michigan. Altogether, the Thomases had nine children. Helen Thomas went to public schools and then to Wayne State University. She later became a cub reporter in Washington, D.C., and a chronicler of so-called "women's issues," before covering various federal agencies for what was then United Press.- Veteran Journalist Helen Thomas Leaves An Outspoken Legacy

U.S. Worries NSA Leaker's Files Could Be Hacked

GJELTEN: Once the foreign cyber agents have copies of the files on Snowden's laptops, they'd have to be able to read them, of course. Glenn Greenwald told CNN Snowden has secured his documents, quote, "with extreme amounts of encryption." That means the documents were saved in an algorithm-devised code and are accessible only with a key. Michael Sutton, vice president for security research at Zscaler, says this is Snowden's best protection. - U.S. Worries NSA Leaker's Files Could Be Hacked - Tom Gjelten

High-End Stores Use Facial Recognition Tools To Spot VIPs - Steve Henn

When a young Indian-American woman walked into the funky L.A. jewelry boutique Tarina Tarantino, store manager Lauren Twisselman thought she was just like any other customer. She didn't realize the woman was actress and writer Mindy Kaling. - High-End Stores Use Facial Recognition Tools To Spot VIPs
In More Cities, A Camera On Every Corner, Park And Sidewalk

گزینه صفر ماموریت نیروهای خارجی در افغانستان را متزلزل می‌کند:- جنرال جوزف دانفورد »

کابل:- قوماندان نیروهای امریکا در افغانستان نسبت به خروج کامل نیروهای خارجی از این کشور هشدار داد و گفت که مذاکرات موسوم به انتخاب صفر ماموریت نیروهای خارجی در افغانستان را متزلزل می‌کند.- گزینه صفر ماموریت نیروهای خارجی در افغانستان را متزلزل می‌کند ...
Commander Cautions Against Full Afghan Pullout - WSJ

Chinese Facial Reading Chart - Dr. Oz Show

Could your face reveal the secrets to what's going on inside your body? For thousands of years, Chinese healers have been reading faces to detect and diagnose all kinds of diseases. Facial skin is sensitive and can reflect internal changes faster than other parts of the body. Learn how you can use this ancient practice to uncover clues about your health. - Chinese Facial Reading Chart

Pakistan Sends Envoy to Afghanistan, Pledging a Push for Regional Peace - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — Facing growing hostility in Kabul, the new government of Pakistan sent its top diplomat to Afghanistan on Sunday, and the envoy pledged that his country would do its best to help open peace talks with the Taliban. - Pakistan Sends Envoy to Afghanistan
Afghans See Their Army Woo Them With Piety

Philippe I succeeds Albert II as king of Belgium

Philippe, 53, took his oath in Belgium's three official languages – Dutch, French and German – two-and-a-half weeks after King Albert, 79, announced he would abdicate after 20 years on the throne. - Philippe I succeeds Albert II as king of Belgium - Guardian
Belgium's King Albert II to abdicate in favour of son - Belgium - Europe

Philippe becomes new Belgian king as Albert II abdicates - BBC

Crown Prince Philippe has been sworn in as the new Belgian king after the emotional abdication of his father Albert II - Belgian King Philippe sworn in
In pictures: Belgium welcomes new king

د افغان ملي هويت، ملي ارزښتونو او ملي مقدساتو نه د دفاع - افغان ځواک

د نړۍ په هر هېواد کې يو شمېر داسې ارزښتونه دي چې دهغه هېواد ټول وګړي يې د ملي ارزښتونو  په توګه د درناوي مکلفيت لري. د بيان آزادي په دې مانا نه ده چې هر څوک هر څه وويلای شي، بلکې د هغې پر وړاندې هم سرې کرښې او بريدونه څرګند وي. ملي هويت، ملي ارزښتونه او ملي وياړونه د يوه هېواد ملي حريم ګڼل کېږي او له هرډول تېري څخه خوندي وي. - افغان ملي غورځنګ له ملي ارزښتونو څخه د ننګې لاريون وکړ
پاکستان د سولې ملاتړ کوي خو د بريا تضمين یې نه کوي

UK police accused of supplying target information for military 'kill list' - Guardian

British police have been accused of illegally supplying information on potential targets for a highly controversial military "kill list" in a legal challenge being launched at the high court on Wednesday. - UK police accused of supplying target information for military 'kill list'

ولسمشرۍ ماڼۍ محقق ته د دوه نيم لکه ډالرو په ازرښت دوه زرې موټر ورکړي - گران افغانستان

کابل(سرنوشت):- ولسمشرۍ په ولسي جرګه کې د کابل استازي محمد محقق ته د قانون خلاف دوه زرې موټر چې بيه يې تر دوو
لکو ډالرو اوړي ورکړي دي. - ولسمشرۍ ماڼۍ محقق ته د دوه نيم لکه ډالرو په ازرښت دوه زرې موټر ورکړي ...

Commander Cautions Against Full Afghan Pullout

KABUL—The U.S.-led coalition's commander in Afghanistan cautioned against withdrawing all troops from the country next year, arguing that discussions of the so-called zero option, gaining currency in Washington and Kabul, were damaging to the mission. - Commander Cautions Against Full Afghan Pullout - WSJ

The Dangerous Afghanistan Zero Option

The administration asserts that in all events, and whatever option it chooses, the United States will remain committed to Afghanistan. But what would be the nature of that commitment in the absence of a troop presence? Could the Agency for International Development, and its many funded organizations, carry out any meaningful projects in such an environment? Would the Congress be prepared to pour development money into a country that, without much effort, could revert back to the chaos of the 1990s—when the United States last abandoned it? - The Dangerous Afghanistan Zero Option - Dov S. Zakheim - The National Interest

Ingratitude in Afghanistan and Elsewhere - National Interest

The latest in an escalating series of disagreements between Washington and Kabul as the U.S.-led military expedition winds down concerns customs duties. The coalition never paid any taxes on all the equipment it brought into Afghanistan over the past decade. - The Dangerous Afghanistan Zero Option - Paul R. Pillar

Karzai Signs Second Election Law, Clearing Way for Presidential Vote Next Year - nytimes

The United States and its allies, who pay the vast majority of Afghanistan’s bills, have made it clear that they expect the presidential election to be held next year, and would prefer that it take place on time. The vote is scheduled for April 5, and diplomats have said Afghanistan must hold an “acceptable” election — that is, a vote considered legitimate enough to avoid a political crisis — if it expects to see billions of dollars in aid pledges materialize in the coming years. - Karzai Signs Second Election Law, Clearing Way for Presidential Vote Next Year

داکتر سپنتا: حکم قتل فرزندان ما در آن‌طرف دیورند صادر می‌شود

داکتر رنگین دادفر سپنتا، مشاور امنیت ملی جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان، که جهت اشتراک در مراسم تشییع جنازه برادرش ولی‌جان طاهری به هرات آمده بود، گفت که حکم قتل فرزندان این کشور در آن‌سوی مرز ها و به دستور استخبارات بیگانه صادر می‌شود. - داکتر سپنتا: حکم قتل فرزندان ما در آن‌طرف دیورند صادر می‌شود
اختلاس‌های بزرگ در ساخت جاده‌های کابل  - روزنامه هشت صبح

Despite Repeated Tries, Afghan Peace Efforts Still Sputter - NPR

The U.S. has been pushing the Taliban and the Afghan government to find a political solution for the past year and a half. But every time it seems the parties are close to starting peace talks, a new demand or controversy arises and nothing happens. - Despite Repeated Tries, Afghan Peace Efforts Still Sputter : Parallels

Helen Thomas, pioneering White House journalist, dies at 92

The Gridiron Club and Foundation, a journalistic organization in Washington, D.C., confirmed Thomas' passing to NBC News on Saturday. - White House journalist Helen Thomas dies

هشت صبح - آرایش‌های جدید جریان‌های سیاسی

خبرهایی از آرایش‌های جدید جریان‌های سیاسی در کشور به گوش می‌رسد. فاضل سانچارکی، سخنگوی ایتلاف ملی، در صفحه فیسبوکش نوشت که نامزد این ایتلاف برای انتخابات ریاست‌جمهوری سال آینده، مشخص شده است.- آرایش‌های جدید جریان‌های سیاسی
داکتر سپنتا: حکم قتل فرزندان ما در آن‌طرف دیورند صادر می‌شود

U.S. court renews surveillance program exposed by Snowden

(Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Friday a secret court that oversees intelligence activities granted its request to continue a telephone surveillance program - one of the two data collection efforts leaked by former security contractor Edward Snowden. - U.S. court renews surveillance program exposed by Snowden

Obama says 'Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago'

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday jumped into the debate over the acquittal of the man who killed black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, declaring that Martin "could have been me, 35 years ago" and urging Americans to understand the pain blacks felt over the case. - Obama says 'Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago'

President Obama's statement on Trayvon Martin case

سرنوشت کودکان کارگر و گدا به کجا می انجامد؟

فقر و تنگدستی ده ها کودک افغان را به جاده های کابل کشانده تا برای کمک به خانواده های شان دست به گدایی بزنند و یا در موتر شویی ها، رستورانت ها و فلزکاری ها مصروف کار شوند. «از برای خدا یکی دو روپیه کمک کنید.» این صدای یک کودک افغان به نام متین است که در گوشه یک پیاده رو در سینما پامیر کابل نشسته و از رهگذران می خواهد به او کمک کنند. قطره های عرق از سر و صورت  و از میان مو های خاک آلود متین جاری است. او صبح تا شام در آفتاب سوزان در این پیاده رو می نشیند و از رهگذران پول می خواهد تا در پایان روز حداقل نان خشک یک شب خانواده اش را تهیه کند. متین می گوید به دلیل ناداری دست به گدایی می زند: «غریب هستم. مکتب رفته نمی توانم. پیسه ندارم چطور کنم؟» - سرنوشت کودکان کارگر و گدا به کجا می انجامد؟
حقوق اساسی انسان در اعلامیه جهانی حقوق بشر --  اعلامیۀ جهانی حقوق بشر

Dementia's Signs May Come Early - nytimes

Studies presented Wednesday at an Alzheimer’s Association conference in Boston showed that people with some types of cognitive concerns were more likely to have Alzheimer’s pathology in their brains, and to develop dementia later. - Dementia's Signs May Come Early

Mandela Said to Be ‘Steadily Improving’ on His 95th Birthday - nytimes

JOHANNESBURG — Two by two, the children marched into the assembly hall at Piet van Vuuren Primary School in the working-class neighborhood of Brixton, their white, black and brown faces a tribute to the man they had come to praise. - Mandela Said to Be 'Steadily Improving' on His 95th Birthday ...

Zaatari Refugee Camp Photos Highlight Enormity Of Syria's Refugee Crisis

An average of 6,000 Syrians a day have fled their war-torn country since the beginning of 2013, in what the United Nations considers one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history. More than 1.8 million Syrians have officially registered as refugees since the start of the conflict in March 2011, taking shelter in neighboring countries Jordan, Iraq, Turkey and Lebanon. - Zaatari Refugee Camp Photos Highlight Enormity Of Syria's Refugee Crisis - Huffpost

US on Track in Afghanistan, Military Leaders Tell Senate - defense.gov

The United States and Afghanistan must finalize a bilateral security arrangement -- with legal protections for American service members -- before a decision is made. Dempsey said he would stress this when he meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. - US on Track in Afghanistan, Military Leaders Tell Senate

No post-2014 presence sans BSA: Dempsey

WASHINGTON (PAN): There would be no American troops on the ground in Afghanistan post 2014 without the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) being signed, a top US general said on Thursday. - No post-2014 presence sans BSA: Dempsey

.افغانستان کې د جمهوري نظام ۴۰ کلیزه

له نن نه پوره څلوېښت کلونه مخکې سردار محمد داود، د محمد ظاهرشاه شاهي حکومت د يوې سپينې کودتاه په پايله کې نسکور کړ او د خپل هېواد نظام يې جمهوري اعلان کړ. - افغانستان کې د جمهوري نظام ۴۰ کلیزه
د داود خان د کودتا شپه، د اول لاس معلومات

کودتای 26 سرطان 1352سقوط سلطنت و اعلام جمهوریت - سید عـبدالله کاظم

رسالۀ 26 سرطان 1352 هـ ش  - کریم عطائی

Latest developments in the royal baby watch

London (CNN) -- Royal watchers eagerly await the arrival of a child that will be heir to the British throne. Here's what you need to know and the latest developments: - Royal baby overdue
Q&A: What to expect

Statement by Ambassador James B. Cunningham in Response to Recent Allegations in the Media

The allegation that the United States seeks to divide Afghanistan by giving a share to the Taliban is nonsense and completely without foundation. The U.S. supports a peaceful, democratic, and united Afghanistan. This is the bedrock principle of U.S. policy in Afghanistan, now and in the future. We have not spent blood and resources, alongside our Afghan comrades, in pursuit of any other purpose than a stable Afghanistan that can provide for the security of its people, strengthen its institutions, and pursue the future which its people deserve. - Statement by Ambassador James B. Cunningham in Response to Recent Allegations in the Media

U.S. launches push to boost women's role in Afghanistan

(Reuters) - The United States will launch on Thursday a $200 million (132 million pounds) program to boost the role of women in Afghan society, a figure that could double with international support, the head of the U.S. government's main aid agency said. - U.S. launches push to boost women's role in Afghanistan
آمریکا برای تقویت نقش زنان افغان، دوصد میلیون دلار اختصاص داد

U.S. says 'zero option' on Afghanistan unlikely

(Reuters) - The United States is unlikely to be forced into a "zero option" of withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan after 2014, but Afghan President Hamid Karzai must understand that a bilateral security pact is necessary for them to stay, U.S. officials said. - U.S. says 'zero option' on Afghanistan unlikely

With New Law, Afghanistan Moves Closer to Election - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — With Afghanistan’s financial future riding on next year’s presidential election, President Hamid Karzai signed a new election law on Wednesday, at least temporarily easing concerns that the vote could be significantly delayed or put off indefinitely. - With New Law, Afghanistan Moves Closer to Election

.سفیر آمریکا اظهارات رئیس دفتر حامد کرزی را رد کرد

در خبرنامه‌ای که از سوی دفتر سفیر آمریکا در افغانستان به رسانه ها فرستاده شده، آمده است که آقای کانینگهام گفته است: "اتهامات مبنی بر اینکه ایالات متحده آمریکا در تلاش تجزیه افغانستان است و می‌خواهد قسمتی از آن را به گروه طالبان دهد، مزخرف و کاملا بی‌اساس است" - سفیر آمریکا اظهارات رئیس دفتر حامد کرزی را رد کرد
رئیس دفتر کرزی: گشایش دفتر قطر برای تجزیه افغانستان بود

Eight Afghan labourers shot dead on way to US army base - BBC

Eight Afghan labourers who were on their way to work at a US military base in Logar province have been shot dead, local officials say. Eight Afghan labourers shot dead
Taliban 'shock' over Malala attack

The Once and Future King? - The George Washington University

FROM THE SECRET FILES ON KING ZAHIR'S REIGN IN AFGHANISTAN, 1970-1973
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 59  -- Edited by William Burr - October 26, 2001
The Once and Future King? - The George Washington University
US took critical view of king it now wants to restore - Guardian

سفر سردار محمد داود فقید به امریکا

سفر سردار محمد داود فقید به امریکا 
Daud Khan's Republic
Kodata 26 Saratan 1352 Part _1
Kodata 26 Saratan 1352 Part_2
د داود خان د کودتا شپه، د اول لاس معلومات
۴۰ کلونه مخکې د سردار محمد داود کودتا

State Funeral for Afghan Leader Slain in ’78 Coup

In 1973, Mr. Daoud Khan overthrew the last king of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, who was his cousin, and founded the Republic of Afghanistan. His assassination five years later plunged the country into decades of bloodshed and turmoil.- State Funeral for Afghan Leader Slain in '78 Coup - New York Times
چگونگی کشته شدن اولین رییس جمهور افغانستان - Farda

ظاهر شاه: هفت دهه حضور سياسی پيدا و پنهان - BBCPersian

نام "محمد ظاهر شاه" بيش از ۷۰ سال در عرصه سياسی افغانستان مطرح بوده است. او پس از سی سال تبعيد، در سالهای آخر عمرش و در ميان استقبال هوادارانش به افغانستان بازگشت و با حمايت آمريکا و متحدانش - مجلس سنتی بزرگان افغان (لويه جرگه) را افتتاح کرد.
آنچنان که قاسم فاضلی استاد سابق دانشگاه کابل می گويد در سال ۱۹۶۳ محمد داود پسرعموی محمد ظاهر از صدارت کناره گرفت و برای اولين بار شاه خودش، زمام اداره امور را در دست گرفت.

در ۱۷ ژوئيه سال ۱۹۷۳ وقتی که محمد ظاهر در ايتاليا به سر می برد، راديو کابل بيانيه محمد داود نخست وزير پيشين افغانستان را با مارشهای نظامی پخش کرد: هموطنان عزيز، بايد به اطلاع شما برسانم که ديگر اين نظام (شاهی) از بين رفت و نظام جديدی که عبارت از نظام جمهوريت است و با روحيه حقيقی اسلام موافق است، جايگزين آن گرديد!". -  ظاهر شاه: هفت دهه حضور سياسی پيدا و پنهان 
سفر ۲۹ ساله: زندگی و فعالیت سیاسی ظاهر شاه در تبعید - BBC
نگاهی به ریاست جمهوری داوود خان - BBCPersian

Chairman Menendez Opening Statement at Hearing, “Assessing the Transition in Afghanistan”

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered this opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing, “Assessing the Transition in Afghanistan.” - Chairman Menendez Opening Statement at Hearing, “Assessing the Transition in Afghanistan”

For witness testimony and archived video footage of the hearing, visit:  http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/assessing-the-transition-in-afghanistan
US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Home

Corker: Obama Administration Must Quit Delaying Decision on Troop Levels in Afghanistan after 2014 to Preserve Security Progress

“The administration has got to make a decision on what the force structure is going to be in Afghanistan.  Our allies are going to have difficulty provisioning if we wait much longer. - Corker: Obama Administration Must Quit Delaying Decision on Troop Levels in Afghanistan after 2014 to Preserve Security Progress »

For witness testimony and archived video footage of the hearing, visit: http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/assessing-the-transition-in-afghanistan

Afghan translator links U.S. forces to civilian killings

(Reuters) - An Afghan interpreter for U.S. special forces arrested on accusations of torturing and killing civilians has denied involvement in the murders to Afghan investigators, and said he was always acting on orders from his U.S. military handlers. - Afghan translator links U.S. forces to civilian killings -  Afghan Journal
Afghan women, clerics, eye unlikely alliance to improve rights

New Egypt cabinet sworn in without a single Islamist

(Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed leaders swore in a new interim cabinet on Tuesday after a night of street violence, with not a single minister representing either of the main Islamist groups that have won five straight elections since 2011. - New Egypt cabinet sworn in without a single Islamist

Fugitive Edward Snowden applies for asylum in Russia - BBC

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Russia, officials say. - Snowden applies for asylum in Russia

Eating less produce linked to shorter life - msn

Getting five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day is a common recommendation, but that advice usually centers on how having this habit can help you avoid disease, not death - Eating less produce linked to shorter life

Putin Says U.S. Trapped Snowden in Russia

When Mr. Putin insisted that Russia did not want Mr. Snowden to cause damage to the United States, the students laughed out loud. - Putin Says US Trapped Snowden in Russia - nytimes
Snowden’s Statement at Sheremetyevo Airport

You Ask, We Answer: Demystifying The Affordable Care Act - NPR

The biggest changes in health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act are set to begin less than three months from now. Oct. 1 is when people can start signing up for coverage in new state health exchanges. The policies would kick in on Jan. 1, 2014. - You Ask, We Answer: Demystifying The Affordable Care Act : Shots

Brain Test to Diagnose A.D.H.D. Is Approved

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that it had approved the first brain wave test to help diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. - Brain Test to Diagnose ADHD Is Approved - nytimes

U.S. Warns Egypt’s Generals Against Jeopardizing ‘Second Chance’ at Democracy - nytimes

CAIRO — In the clearest statement yet of the United States’ position on the military’s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, a senior American diplomat warned on Monday that the generals would jeopardize Egypt’s “second chance” at a democratic transition if their new interim government continued to crack down on Mr. Morsi’s Islamist supporters. - US Warns Egypt's Generals Against Jeopardizing 'Second Chance ...

Obama: US a ‘kinder and gentler nation’ because of George H.W. Bush - thehill

President Obama on Monday said the United States is “a kindler and gentler
 nation” because of former President George H.W. Bush’s contributions 
to the field of community service. - Obama: US a 'kinder and gentler nation' because of George HW Bush
Obama's warm tribute to George HW Bush

Glenn Greenwald: Edward Snowden has NSA 'blueprints': Edward Snowden has very sensitive “blueprints” detailing how the National Security Agency operates that would allow someone who read them to evade or even duplicate NSA surveillance, a journalist close to the intelligence leaker said Sunday. - Politico (AP)

Bush Bestows an Honor, and Is Honored: President Obama welcomed his oldest living predecessor, George Bush, to the White House, where the two men presented an award for Mr. Bush’s volunteer initiative. - nytimes

European commission backs Merkel's call for tougher data protection laws: The European commission has strongly backed a call from Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, for tougher data protection laws that would require internet companies to reveal details about to whom they make personal information available. - Guardian

Afghan negotiator says Taliban must lay down arms before talks can begin: Stalled Afghan peace talks cannot begin in Qatar until the Taliban gives up its campaign of terrorism, according to one of President Hamid Karzai's chief negotiators, dealing a potentially fatal blow to hopes of a settlement. - Telegraph

Spanish prime minister rejects calls to step down over scandal: (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Monday rejected calls for his resignation over a ruling party financing scandal and said he would not allow the matter to deter his reform plans.

US Diplomat: Troops Not Leaving Afghanistan Anytime Soon: The US military is likely to stay in Afghanistan far beyond the 2014 alleged deadline for withdrawal, James Dobbins—the State Department's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan—told the Senate earlier this week. - commondreams

Kidney Disease, an Underestimated Killer: Kidney disease doesn’t get the attention, funding or concern associated with cancers of the breast or prostate. But it actually kills more Americans — 90,000 a year — than both malignancies combined. - nytimes

دجمهور رئيس ويندوى : ځينې کسان هلې ځلې کوي چې د لوى جرګې په تخريبولو سره ، امنيتي موافقه ليک په پټو سترګو سره لاسليک کړي . - bakhtarnews

Credible 2014 elections vital to progress on Afghan transition – deputy UN chief : Next year will see Afghanistan hold a presidential election, as well as the withdrawal of the majority of allied international military forces, with national forces assuming full responsibility for security throughout the country. - UN

Ministry seeks explanation from NYT: KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan on Sunday poured scorn a New York Times (NYT) report that claimed more than 60 percent of Afghan diplomats did not return home after the completion of their tenures. - Pajhwok

امریکایی ها نباید در بستن پیمان ستراتیژیک تنها خواست تیم حاکم را در نظر گیرد: امر الله صالح - در این روزها در برخی از ولایت های کشور، تحرکاتی جریان دارد که دلالت به دعوت یک لویه جرگه فرمایشی توسط حکومت می نماید. ظاهراً هدف این تصمیم گیری راجع به پیمان امنیتی با ایالات متحده امریکا بوده؛ اما قرار معلوم، هدف اصلی حکومت از این اقدام، تلاش برای ابطال انتخابات و تداوم غیرقانونی دوره کاری تیم حاکم می باشد”. - ګران افغانستان

Afghan nursery workers handle moms, babies and mullahs with care: The new ward at Afshar, a hospital built and maintained by a nonprofit group based in Fresno, is just the second in Afghanistan to offer modern, high-quality neonatal care. Both are in Kabul, the capital. - latimes

Zimmerman verdict: Legal experts say prosecutors overreached: A second-degree murder charge in the death of Trayvon Martin was impossible to prove, many agree. The Justice Department will continue its own investigation. - latimes

Afghan Soldier, Held in Attack on Allies, Escapes: A guard assigned to watch over an Afghan soldier accused of shooting coalition members instead helped him escape, the authorities said. - nytimes

Kate Middleton and Prince William Reveal Birth Announcment Plans: The delivery of Prince William and Kate Middleton's first baby will be a national event steeped in tradition and protocol (with some modern twists), but it's also a personal one. Us Weekly is now revealing how the plan for the royal delivery is coming together: - socialreade

Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Egypt's Defense Minister, Defends Ousting Morsi - AP

Bush Family Returns To Public Stage: This week, former President George W. Bush surfaced from a self-imposed political exile to prod reluctant Republicans toward a broad immigration overhaul. He's also talking up his work on AIDS and cancer in Africa. - AP

Bell tolls 50 times for Quebec dead in train disaster (Reuters) - A week after the heart of the Quebec village of Lac-Megantic was devastated in a fireball in one of the worst train accidents in Canadian history, the St. Agnes church bell rang 50 times on Saturday, once for each person believed to have died.

Obama calls for calm after Zimmerman acquittal in Martin case: "We are a nation of laws and a jury has spoken," Obama, the first black U.S. president, said in a statement. "I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son." - Reuters

As Uncertainty Reigns Back Home, Many Afghan Envoys Decline to Return: KABUL, Afghanistan — When it comes to expressing confidence in Afghanistan’s future, many of the country’s diplomats seem to be voting with their feet when their tours of duty end. - nytimes

David Miliband's farewell blast at west's failings in Iraq and Afghanistan: The clear failings of western intervention in both Iraq and Afghanistan have left the international community paralysed by indecision and riven by diplomatic divisions over Syria, former foreign secretary David Miliband says.

Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan: The Department of Defense is spending more than three-quarters of a billion dollars to buy Russian-made aircraft for an Afghan aviation squad that lacks the troops and expertise to operate or maintain them. - guardian

Transition from U.S. to Afghanistan military an uphill climb: With Afghan forces having taken over their own security responsibilities, the army is beset by a lack of working equipment and big gaps in military readiness. - latimes

French train derailment traced to broken steel clip: PARIS — A problem with a steel clip appears to have caused the French train accident Friday that resulted in at least six deaths, according to the French rail company SNCF. - latimes

Jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty: George Zimmerman is acquitted by a Florida jury on all charges in the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin. - latimes

At UN, Malala Yousafzai rallies youth to stand up for universal education: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban for attending classes, today addressed hundreds of young people at the United Nations, urging them to use education as a weapon against extremism.

بېوزلې او ناچاري کورنۍ دخلکو مرستي ته سترګې په لاره دي : دخلکو ټيټ اقتصاد او ناچارۍ ته په کتو سره په کندهار کې دغريبو او ناچارو خلکو زرګونه کورنۍ دروژې دمبارکي مياشتي شپي او ورځي په لوږه تيروي او د مرستندويه نهادونو ، دولت او شتمنو خلکو څخه د مرستي غوښتنه کوي. - بینوا

Dobbins: Total US troop pullout from Afghanistan unlikely: "The United States is transitioning in Afghanistan, not leaving," Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs said

The Bonn legacy: Much has happened in Afghanistan since 2001, and there is heightened uncertainty about the country's political future with the security handover being completed, conflict with the Taliban continuing - despite attempts to begin a reconciliation dialogue in Qatar, the withdrawal of international troops proceeding, and the 2014 presidential election approaching. While the situation on the ground is quite different from when the Bonn Agreement was signed nearly a dozen years ago, the Bonn experience can, to some extent, inform current thinking about Afghanistan's upcoming political transition. - William Byrd, FP

گزارش قضیه بن لادن؛ تلاشی برای "سرپوش گذاشتن": تحلیلگران می گویند که گزارش افشا شده درباره بن لادن، ممکن است در تلاش برای مخفی نگه داشتن نام افرادی در پاکستان تدوین شده باشد که از محل اقامت رهبر پیشین القاعده آگاه بوده اند. حکومت پاکستان در این باره سکوت کرده است - صدای آلمان

'A $34 Million Waste Of The Taxpayers' Money' In Afghanistan : Photos depict scenes at the $34 million command center in Camp Leatherneck, completed in November. U.S. troops will never use the facility, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says. - NPR

Senators press administration about force commitment in Afghanistan : Leading lawmakers called on the Obama administration Thursday to make and announce a decision on the size of the U.S. military force to remain in Afghanistan following combat withdrawal next year. - WP

Exclusive: US bankrolled anti-Morsi activists : Information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, interviews, and public records reveal Washington's "democracy assistance" may have violated Egyptian law, which prohibits foreign political funding. - aljazeera

US Bin Laden raid was act of war, report says: Leaked report from Pakistan commission probing al-Qaeda chief's life on the run bemoans country's "policy bankruptcy". - exclusively released by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit

Leaked Pakistan report faults government for failing to find Bin Laden: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Incompetence by Pakistan’s spy agencies and civilian government allowed Osama bin Laden to hide in the country for nine years before he was killed by U.S. commandos, a Pakistani investigative commission has concluded, - latimes

House Republicans pitch scaled-back immigration approach: House Republican leaders promote a limited immigration reform plan offering a citizenship path only to those brought in illegally as children.- latimes

EDITORIAL: Privacy and the FISA court - The tribunal operates in secret. Congress should insist on more safeguards for Americans. - latimes

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleads not guilty in Boston Marathon bombings - latimes

A brand-new U.S. military headquarters in Afghanistan. And nobody to use it. washingtonpost

No breakthrough in Afghan peace talks until 2015: EU envoy

U.S. Shouldn't Abandon Counternarcotics Effort in Afghanistan - Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Former US Ambassador To NATO Kurt Volker: Early Afghan Pullout Would Be 'Catastrophic' - RFE/RL

Silk Road festival, Afghanistan: goat polo, tug-of-war and dreams of peace: Ghengis Khan invaded on horseback 800 years ago – but today crowds gather to watch Afghan highland games - Guardian

Obama weighing 'zero option' for US military in Afghanistan after 2014: The Obama administration may close down the US military presence in Afghanistan more abruptly than previously planned with a "zero option" being weighed for the country after 2014, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Guardian

A brand-new U.S. headquarters in Afghanistan. And nobody to use it: The building was completed this year at a cost of $34 million. But as the military draws down, it will sit empty. - washingtonpost

The NSA slide you haven’t seen: A classified NSA slide obtained by The Washington Post and published here for the first time lists “Two Types of Collection.”

U.S. considers pulling all troops from Afghanistan: (Reuters) - The United States is considering pulling out all its troops from Afghanistan next year, U.S. officials said, amid tension between the President Barack Obama's administration and Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government.

U.S. Considers Faster Pullout in Afghanistan: WASHINGTON — Increasingly frustrated by his dealings with President Hamid Karzai, President Obama is giving serious consideration to speeding up the withdrawal of United States forces from Afghanistan and to a “zero option” that would leave no American troops there after next year, according to American and European officials. - New York Times

چرا هند به افغانستان سلاح جنگی نمی فروشد؟

کنون سوال اینست، زمانیکه افغانستان با هندوستان قرارداد استراتژیک به امضا می رسانید آیا جانب هند در مورد کمک تسلیحاتی به افغانستان و تقویت نیرو های نظامی افغان تعهدی سپرده بود؟ جالب است که افغانستان با کشور های مختلف قرارداد های استراتژیک را به امید اینکه این کشورها در بخش امنیتی هم با افغانستان همکاری کنند، امضا کرده است که هندوستان یکی از آنهاست. -  چرا هند به افغانستان سلاح جنگی نمی فروشد؟ - Bost Bastan News
هندوستان به سربازان افغان سلاح نمی دهد
از ولایت فراه افغانستان به ارزش یک میلیارد افغانی تربوز صادر شده

U.S. defends secrecy of unique surveillance court

(Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday urged a secret U.S. court that oversees surveillance programs to reject a request by a civil liberties group to see court opinions used to underpin a massive phone records database. - U.S. defends secrecy of unique surveillance court

Wife of Secretary of State Kerry flown to Boston hospital

(Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry's wife, philanthropist and heiress Teresa Heinz Kerry, was flown on Sunday to a top Boston hospital from the Massachusetts island of Nantucket with an unspecified medical condition. - Wife of Secretary of State Kerry flown to Boston hospital
Wife of Secretary of State Kerry taken to hospital

Snowden Claims: NSA Ties Put German Intelligence in Tight Spot - Der Spiegel

The German foreign intelligence service knew more about the activities of the NSA in Germany than previously known. "They're in bed together," Edward Snowden claims in an interview in SPIEGEL. The whistleblower also lodges fresh allegations against the British. more...
Whistleblower Snowden Claims German Intelligence in Bed with NSA
Snowden Interview: NSA 'In Bed Together with the Germans'
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Norway threatens to cut aid to Afghanistan

KABUL: Norway has threatened to reduce aid to Afghanistan, signalling increasing frustration among donor nations over the Kabul government's failure to implement reforms as Nato troops prepare to withdraw. - Norway threatens to cut aid to Afghanistan - AFP

دپروفيسور عبدالستار سيرت اعلاميه دموقت حکومت دکابينې رد - د روغ دي مې منئ

د ۱۳۹۲ کال د سرطان د يوولسمې ورځي نه راپدې خوا يوه بی بنسټه اوازه خپره شوي چې ګواکې د افغانستان دازادۍ او ملی يووالي د حرکت مشر پروفیسور عبدالستار سيرت د مؤقت حکومت د هغه کا بينې مشر دی چی کومې مرموزې شبکې او يا کوم غرضې تن د غرض د پاره جوړه کړی.

دافغانستان د ازادۍ او ملی يووالي حرکت نه يواځي دابې بنياده  دروغ په بشپړه توګه رد او محکوموي بلکې هيڅکله په هغه مؤقت او غير مؤقت حکومت کې ونډه  نه اخلی چې د افغانستان ملی غرور ، خاورې ، خپلواکي او افغان مسلمان ملت ته ځنې تور مخې کسان د هغه برخه وال وي

  پروفيسور عبدالستار سيرت دافغانستان دازادئ او ملي يووالي د حرکت مشر-  دپروفيسور عبدالستار سيرت اعلاميه دموقت حکومت دکابينې رد
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Mohamed Morsi's final days – the inside story

Even his Republican Guards simply stepped away as army commandos came to take him to an undisclosed defence ministry facility, according to army, security and Muslim Brotherhood officials, who gave the Associated Press an account of Morsi's final hours in office. - Mohamed Morsi's final days – the inside story
Egyptian army had no choice over move to topple Morsi, says Tony Blair - Guardian

Morsi Spurned Deals, Seeing Military as Tamed

CAIRO — As President Mohamed Morsi huddled in his guard’s quarters during his last hours as Egypt’s first elected leader, he received a call from an Arab foreign minister with a final offer to end a standoff with the country’s top generals, senior advisers with the president said. Morsi Spurned Deals, Seeing Military as Tamed ... - New York Times
Egypt Crisis Finds Washington Largely Ambivalent and Aloof

Mubarak Trial Persists Amid Egypt Turmoil, Adjourned Until August 17

CAIRO, July 6 (Reuters) - The slow-motion retrial of former Egyptian autocrat Hosni Mubarak dragged on at snail's pace on Saturday, impervious to the latest upheaval in the country he ruled for 30 years - the military overthrow of his elected successor. - Mubarak Trial Persists Amid Egypt Turmoil
Egyptians On Edge After Night of Violence

څلورلارې د عبدالروف بينوا په نوم ونومول شوه

په لښكرگاه ښاركې يوه څلورلارې د عبدالروف بينوا په نوم ونومول شوه - څلورلارې د عبدالروف بينوا په نوم ونومول شوه - benawa online pashto ... 
په لښكرگاه ښاركې يوه څلورلارې دعبدالروف بينوا په نوم ونومول شوه ...
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