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1 AP IMPACT: Illiteracy undermines Afghan army Nation and World
The lack of education points to a basic challenge for the United States, as it tries to expand the Afghan army in the hopes that U.S. and allied forces can one day withdraw. Just as in Iraq - and perhaps even more so - the U.S.
9/14/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
2 AP IMPACT: Illiteracy undermines Afghan army Nation and World
The lack of education points to a basic challenge for the United States, as it tries to expand the Afghan army in the hopes that U.S. and allied forces can one day withdraw. Just as in Iraq - and perhaps even more so - the U.S.
9/14/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
3 Karzai, Abdullah teams claim wins in Afghan vote Nation and World
Campaign teams for President Hamid Karzai and top challenger Abdullah Abdullah each positioned themselves Friday as the winner of Afghanistan's presidential election, one day after millions of Afghans braved dozens of militant attacks to cast ballots.
8/21/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
4 Bomb attack kills 3 in Kabul; UN workers wounded Nation and World
A suicide car bomb exploded Tuesday on the outskirts of Kabul, killing at least three civilians and setting several vehicles on fire, including one belonging to the U.N., officials said. A U.N. spokesman said three U.N. staff were wounded.
8/18/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
5 Poll shows Karzai leading ahead of Afghan election Nation and World
President Hamid Karzai holds a strong lead in the Afghan presidential race but is still short of the majority he needs for a first-round victory, according to a poll released Friday with less than a week to go before the balloting. The poll by a U.S.
8/14/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
6 Poll shows Karzai leading ahead of Afghan election Nation and World
A new poll released Friday shows President Hamid Karzai has a commanding lead over other candidates contesting next week's Afghan presidential election, but his main challenger has dramatically narrowed the gap.
8/14/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
7 Roadside bombs kill 3 U.S. troops in Afghanistan Nation and World
KABUL — Three U.S. troops were killed Saturday when roadside bombs ripped through their patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a French soldier died in a gunbattle north of the capital, officials said.
8/2/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
8 10 percent of Afghan polling centers in danger Nation and World
Hundreds of polling stations could be closed in Afghanistan's most violent regions, raising concerns that many ethnic Pashtuns will be unable to vote in next month's presidential elections.
7/28/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
9 3,000 burros to bear burden of Afghan ballots Nation and World
More than 3,000 donkeys are being mobilized in Afghanistan to help deliver ballots for next month's presidential election, what the top U.N. official here is calling the most complicated poll he's ever seen. Some 17 million registered voters are eligible to vote Aug.
7/28/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
10 US military stops publicizing Taliban body count Nation and World
The U.S. military in Afghanistan has stopped releasing body counts of insurgents believed killed in operations because the tolls distract from the U.S. objective of protecting Afghans, a spokesman said Monday.
7/27/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
11 US trooper killed in attack in Afghanistan Nation and World
A U.S. service member was killed Thursday in an insurgent attack in the country's volatile south, a U.S. military official said, raising to 35 the number of American troops to die in the Afghan war this month. Also Thursday, two leading candidates in the Aug.
7/23/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
12 Analysis: Karzai pressured to rein in warlords Nation and World
Allegations that a U.S. ally was responsible for the deaths of up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners early in the Afghan war are part of a campaign by human rights groups and other critics to curb the power of warlords, whose influence in Afghanistan has contributed to the revival of the Taliban.
7/20/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
13 Helicopter reported shot down in Afghanistan Nation and World
A civilian helicopter ferrying humanitarian aid was shot down in a southern Afghan province where fighting with the Taliban is raging, killing all six Ukrainian crew members and a child on the ground, officials said. Three U.S. service members and an Italian soldier died in the latest clashes.
7/14/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
14 Carville helping Karzai opponent Politics
KABUL, Afghanistan — Democratic Party strategist James Carville, who helped Bill Clinton get into the White House, is now assisting a former Afghan Cabinet official in his campaign to unseat President Hamid Karzai in upcoming elections.
7/13/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
15 US strategist helps rival of Afghanistan's Karzai Nation and World
A Democratic Party strategist who helped Bill Clinton get into the White House is now assisting a former Afghan finance minister in his campaign to unseat President Hamid Karzai in upcoming elections.
7/8/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
16 7 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan Nation and World
KABUL — Bombs and bullets killed seven American troops Monday, the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in nearly a year — and a sign the war being fought in the Taliban heartland of the south and east now could be expanding north.
7/7/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
17 American soldier feared captured in Afghanistan Nation and World
An American soldier, who disappeared after walking off his base in eastern Afghanistan with three Afghan counterparts, is believed captured, officials said Thursday. Spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias said the soldier disappeared Tuesday.
7/2/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
18 Harvard prof leaves lab for Afghan deployment Nation and World
Parker has spent his whole career juggling two unlikely professions: Teaching and fighting. He returned in December to Afghanistan, where he has been involved in numerous firefights and attacks on his convoys with roadside bombs.
6/14/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
19 Fighting Taliban _ if US patrols can find them Nation and World
Lt. Eric Schwirian speaks softly, smiles a lot and shakes many wary hands during his platoon's three-day trek deep into an Afghan valley, looking for a fight with the Taliban.
5/31/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
20 Afghan "Valley of Death" still thorn in side for U.S. Nation and World
ALIABAD, Afghanistan — The bearded Afghan army officer dropped off bundles of pens and notebooks at the school and asked one boy which he preferred: the Americans or the Taliban? "I don't know," the boy replied.
5/17/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results