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Stakes high as Obama shifts from Iraq to Afghan war - AFP

AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama has moved quickly to shift the US military's focus to the Afghan war instead of Iraq, but the success of his new strategy could hinge on events beyond his control in volatile Pakistan.
Times of India
Newsweek
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Obama to see Afghan, Pakistan leaders in May - Reuters

Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will hold talks next month with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, a US official said on Wednesday, as Obama presses a new strategy to stabilize the region against rising insurgent violence.
United Press International
AFP
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Survivors of Afghan Quakes Await Relief - Salem-News.Com

Salem-News.Com
(MIR GADKHEL, Afghanistan) - Survivors of two earthquakes in Afghanistan told Reuters they spent a freezing night in the rain outside the collapsed remains of their homes because promised government help did not reach them.
The Associated Press
Reuters UK
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Afghan quake survivors struggling without aid - Reuters UK

Reuters UK
By Rafiq Sherzad MIR GADKHEL, April 18 (Reuters) - Survivors of a strong quake in a remote corner of eastern Afghanistan say they spent a freezing night in the rain outside the collapsed remains of their homes because promised government help did not …
The Associated Press
Aljazeera.net
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Afghan law does not allow rape, cleric backer says - Reuters

Reuters
By Emma Graham-Harrison KABUL (Reuters) - A new Afghan law that has drawn Western condemnation for restricting women's rights does not allow marital rape as its critics claim, but lets men refuse to feed wives who deny them sex, the cleric behind it …
Christian Science Monitor
CNN
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Afghan Woman Politician and Women's Rights Activist Killed in Kandahar - Ms. Magazine

Ms. Magazine
Sitara Achakzai, a Kandahar provincial council member and women's rights activist, was murdered by gunmen outside her home yesterday.
New York Times
Bloomberg
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Taliban shoot dead Afghan politician - guardian.co.uk

guardian.co.uk
A leading female Afghan politician was shot dead yesterday after leaving a provincial council meeting in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, which her colleagues had begged her not to attend.
Xinhua
AFP
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Afghan cleric defends contentious marriage law - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
KABUL (AP) - A key backer of an Afghan law that critics say legalizes marital rape and rolls back women's rights rejected an international outcry as foreign meddling on Saturday and insisted the law offers women many protections.
AFP
Washington Post
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Botched Afghan raid kills mother and children - Times Online

Times Online
A teacher at a girls' school run by the British charity Care International was killed along with her three children and her brother-in-law during a US Special Forces raid on a nearby house in the eastern Afghan province of Khost.
United Press International
Voice of America
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Controversial Afghan Shi'a law on hold for review - Reuters

Reuters
By Golnar Motevalli KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Justice Ministry said on Monday a law for the country's Shi'a minority, which has caused an international uproar because of controversial provisions on women's rights, is on hold and under review.
AFP
The Press Association
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