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Pakistanis displaced by flooding plead for handouts during an aid  distribution by the Pakistani Air Force at a temporary camp set up for residents who had to flee their homes in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010.
Floods   IMF   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods  
 The Star 
Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security
| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing ren... (photo: AP / Kevin Frayer)
Withe the help of a Marine, center, and a Navy medic, right, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Audrey Ramos, left, of San Antonio, Texas, a Flight Medic with Task Force Shadow, oversees the evacuation of an Afghan child with multiple gunshot wounds, west of Lashkar Gah, in southern Afghanistan  Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Afghanistan   Defence   NATO   Photos   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
 The New York Times 
Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Airstrikes by NATO forces that killed 12 people on Thursday in northern Afghanistan have produced sharply conflicting accounts as to whether the attacks hit a team of elec... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley)
U.S. Air Force Col. T. Harrison Smith Jr. assumes duties of the U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan new commander during a ceremony at the Manas Air Base near the capital, Bishkek, Monday, June 4, 2007, with Kyrgyz, right, and U.S. flags in the foreground. The base, located at Kyrgyzstan's main civilian airport, hosts about 1,200 American and dozens of French and Spanish servicemen, as well as several military cargo and refueling aircraf  Asia Times 
Clawing back credibility in Kyrgyzstan
|      Sep 3, 2010 Clawing back credibility in Kyrgyzstan | By Yong Kwon | American airmen sometimes call the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan "the frontier of freedom". While th... (photo: AP / Azamat Imanaliev)
Democracy   Kyrgyzstan   Photos   Politics   US  
People sit before graffiti that read "Long live Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar," in Pakistan's border town of Chaman at the Afghan border on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. These fresh graffiti are seen in border towns supporting religious candidates take part in the coming general elections.  Asia Times 
The degree zero of culture
|      Sep 3, 2010 LIFE IN TALIBANISTAN, Part 2 | The degree zero of culture | By Pepe Escobar | This is the second article in a three-part report. | PART 1: | Ten years ago, Talib... (photo: AP Photo / Shah Khalid)
Afghanistan   Culture   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: Taliban  
Top Stories
Volunteers carry an injured girl to an ambulance following explosions during Shiite Muslims procession in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The Star
Blasts kill 18 in Pakistan's Lahore, 100 hurt
| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over 100... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary)
Defence   Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
A U.S. flag flutters as an Indian flags flutters atop the Parliament House, background, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Bush's visit to India will be judged by whether he seals a nuclear deal with New Delhi, yet its success also depends on whether he finds a new footing with a burgeoning economic power that some Americans fear and others em Asia Times
Cracks in India's nuclear law
|      Sep 2, 2010 Cracks in India's nuclear law | By Indrajit Basu | KOLKATA - Pleasing neither supporters nor its critics, India this week passed a ... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan)
India   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Section 123 Agreement  
File - MARSOC Marines take a knee in a wheat field in Suji as Afghan National Army Soldiers and Marine Special Operation Command Marines patrol through the village in Farah Prov., Bala Baluk District, Afghanistan, March 29. The Daily Telegraph
American deaths in Afghanistan surpass highest annual record
The number of US soldiers killed in the Afghan war in 2010 is the highest annual toll since the conflict began almost nine years ago. | Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES | A total ... (photo: USAF file / Staff Sergeant Nicholas Pilch)
Afghanistan   Death   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Afghan soldiers chat in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Gulf News
Afghanistan takes over biggest private bank to avert collapse
| Kabul: Authorities have intervened to try to avert the potentially disastrous collapse of Afghanistan's biggest bank, after uncovering a web of shady transactions invol... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Afghanistan   Corruption   Karzai   Photos   Wikipedia: Hamid Karzai  
File:General Petraeus Testifies .jpg Daily Star Lebanon
Taliban footprint 'spreading' across Afghanistan, claims Petraeus
| Intensified fighting is ‘reflection of militants’ desperation’ | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Wednesday, September 01, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | Lynne O&rsqu... (photo: Public Domain / Predator capitalism)
Afghanistan   Fighting   Petraeus   Photos   Taliban  
Business & Economy Money & Finance
- Germany signals hands-off approach to RWE Iraq deal
- Gazprom to double gas imports from Azerbaijan
- Karzai: Afghan government will back Kabul Bank
- Karzai Kin Asks U.S. to Bolster His Bank
A logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen outside one of its branches in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Shares at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried that the British government was not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial cris
R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
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- Kabul Bank run may pose more immediate threat than Afghan Ta
- Karzai assures "Kabul Bank is safe," urges Afghans
- Russia to double gas imports from Azerbaijan in a fresh blow
- Afghan Government To Back Kabul Bank
Withe the help of a Marine, center, and a Navy medic, right, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Audrey Ramos, left, of San Antonio, Texas, a Flight Medic with Task Force Shadow, oversees the evacuation of an Afghan child with multiple gunshot wounds, west of Lashkar Gah, in southern Afghanistan  Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans
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Energy & Industry Debt & Poverty
- Gazprom to double gas imports from Azerbaijan
- Gazprom to double gas imports from Azerbaijan
- Gazprom to double gas imports from Azerbaijan
- Gazprom to double gas imports from Azerbaijan
Pakistanis displaced by flooding plead for handouts during an aid  distribution by the Pakistani Air Force at a temporary camp set up for residents who had to flee their homes in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010.
Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security
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- Fresh wildfires destroy over 500 buildings in Russia
- Karzai slams Nato civilian killings
- Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security
- R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Karzai appealed to Taliban fighters Sunday to put down their weapons and accept Afghan laws as the country and its international allies push a program to entice militants away from the insurgency.
Karzai slams Nato civilian killings
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Farming & Agriculture Health & Science
- Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans
- Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security
- Gates Lands in Afghanistan
- Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering
Pakistanis displaced by flooding plead for handouts during an aid  distribution by the Pakistani Air Force at a temporary camp set up for residents who had to flee their homes in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010.
Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security
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- Attack in Tajikistan Highlights Fears of Militancy
- The Black Sea Need Not Be a Black Spot
- Gazprom to double gas imports from Azerbaijan
- Fla. soldier, 23, killed in Afghanistan
Withe the help of a Marine, center, and a Navy medic, right, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Audrey Ramos, left, of San Antonio, Texas, a Flight Medic with Task Force Shadow, oversees the evacuation of an Afghan child with multiple gunshot wounds, west of Lashkar Gah, in southern Afghanistan  Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans
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Terrorism Political
- Attack in Tajikistan Highlights Fears of Militancy
- The Black Sea Need Not Be a Black Spot
- Suicide bomber wounds at least 25 police in Tajikistan
- Monster Afghan spy airship to feature quad drinking straws
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty May 18, 2010, at Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen also answered questions about the arms agreement, which measures further reduction and limitations on strategic offensive arms. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy/Released)
Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
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- Gazprom to double gas imports from Azerbaijan
- NATO airstrike killed civilians, according to Afghan preside
- Afghan Government To Back Kabul Bank
- Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty May 18, 2010, at Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen also answered questions about the arms agreement, which measures further reduction and limitations on strategic offensive arms. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy/Released)
Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
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