Mercy Corps trains tomorrow's workers in Afghanistan as country …
Mercy Corps' Afghanistan country director David Haines was in Portland for two days last week and he offered a good news-bad news perspective on the country's trajectory.
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Syrian army general assassinated in Damascus (AP)
AP – Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime began in March, the country’s state-run news agency said.
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Senegal’s president cleared to run for 3rd term (AP)
AP – Senegal’s highest court ruled Friday that the country’s increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month’s election, a deep blow to the country’s opposition which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside.
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Maoist Nepal to end Gurkha tradition
KATHMANDU – People who want to quickly write an epitaph of the Gurkha legacy contend that it's a scar on the country's sovereign and independent status.
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Iran currency plummets: A sign US sanctions are taking hold? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor – For years Iran has derided the impact of international sanctions on its economy, but that swagger is showing signs of becoming more of a panic as the country’s currency continues its slide in the wake of new US sanctions targeting the Iranian central bank.
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Afghanistan faces daunting year of challenges
Ten years ago the US army removed the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, and by 2014 foreign troops are expected to be gone from the country. Breaking with its violent past is expected to be Afghanistan’s biggest challenge this year, but by no means its only one. The government will have to plan for possible talks with the Taliban, who have re-emerged as a powerful force, as well as take on more responsibility for security. It also needs to put necessary economic and political reforms in place before the country is able to fully stand on its own. Al Jazeera’s Jennifer Glasse reports from Kabul.
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Afghanistan, China to sign first oil contract – Marine Corps News …
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan will sign a deal Wednesday allowing China's state-owned National Petroleum Corporation to become the first foreign firm to produce oil in the country, the Ministry of Mines said.
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MSM Monitor: Afghanistan After 2014
KABUL – The Karzai government will convene more than 2000 Afghans from across the country this week to debate Afghanistan's future relationship with the United States, a gathering that has drawn criticism from a skeptical …
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Iran: Drones Launched By US From Afghanistan Must Cease
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's foreign minister demanded Thursday that Afghanistan stop allowing the U.S. to use bases in the country to launch drone flights over Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported. Iran has displayed a …
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There's still hope for Afghanistan – Russian envoy — RT
Despite fears that the planned withdrawal of US troops will plunge Afghanistan into chaos, there are still two years left in which to help Kabul buck the doomy predictions, says Russia's special envoy to the country, Zamir …
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There's still hope for Afghanistan – Russian envoy — RT