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On Friday, December 5, 2008, the leaders of both Afghanistan and Pakistan arrived to Istanbul for Turkish-sponsored talks, in hopes that the meeting will strengthen trust and cooperation between the two neighbors. The meeting will be attended by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. [...]
After being kidnapped and held captive for an excruciating month, three Turkish engineers have been freed in Afghanistan. Nothing has been said about any ransom money being paid. Following their release, Turkey simply thanked the Afghan authorities for their help. Olorunbunmi Hambolu Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2920′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
During his traditional Eid holiday message to the people, Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced that he had been traveling to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan seeking help from their leaders in peace talks with the Taliban. The US, UK and the Afghan government all agree that they must reach out to moderate Taliban leaders but there [...]
Cases of PTSD as a result of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars are astonishingly high- nearly 20% of troops who have been deployed are experiencing symptoms. Causes of the high rate vary, from multiple deployments to heavy use of the national guard. Perhaps another explanation is the new type of warfare taking place in Iraq, [...]
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues to blame U.S. policies for the many problems plaguing the world today, with specific reference to the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Russian situation with Georgia. He makes sure it is understood that his insults are directed at Washington and politicians, stating that he believes the American people are [...]
