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Afghan criticisms unfair, PM says
22 hours agoGordon Brown labels as "unfair" criticisms over the timing of his weekend visit to British troops in Afghanistan.
Drug abuse is problem among Afghan police recruits
28 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drug abuse is a big problem in Afghanistan's police force, with four of every 10 recruits testing positive for illicit substances in some areas, said a report by the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress.
Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
36 hours agoIranian President says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
UK's Miliband urges push for Afghan peace deal
46 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Afghans on Wednesday to push energetically for a peace settlement with Taliban insurgents and said Afghanistan's neighbors must support such an agreement.
Blasts kill 12 in northwest Afghanistan
3 days agoHERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Two homemade bombs exploding in quick succession killed 12 people, including 10 civilians, in an increasingly volatile part of northwestern Afghanistan, police said on Monday.