فیضي: پپاکستان داسي شرطونه ایښي چې افغانستان ته ناممکن دي

دافغانستان حکومت پنجشنبه پاکستان تورن کړ چې دطالبانو دیوولس کلنې جګړې دپای ته رسولو لپاره هلې ځلې سبوتاز کوي. پاکستان، چې له ۱۹۹۶ تر ۲۰۰۱ میلادي کال پوري دطالبانو درژیم کلک ملاتړ کاوه، له وسله والو طالبانو سره، چې مشرانو یې دافغانستان پولې ته نژدې پناه اخیستې ده، دافغانستان دحکومت په خبرو کې مهم رول لري.- فیضي: پپاکستان داسي شرطونه ایښي چې افغانستان ته ناممکن دي
وال ستریټ ژورنال: د افغانستان او پاکستان اړیکې مخ په خرابېدو دي

Editorial - Social Security, Present and Future

In the fight over the federal budget deficit, Social Security has so far been untouched. That may soon change. - Social Security, Present and Future
Deal Is Said to Be Reached on Immigration Overhaul

North Korea's Kim is making U.S. officials nervous

His youth and inexperience have the White House worried that he might blunder his way into a war. - North Korea's Kim is making U.S. officials nervous
U.S. forces hand over control in Afghan province - latimes

FBI 'Routinely' Tracks People's Cellphones Without Warrants

The Justice Department admits that the FBI “routinely” uses the Stingray tracking program to track Americans’ locations by using their cellphones, and listens in on their conversations. - FBI 'Routinely' Tracks People's Cellphones

David Cameron's plea to end feud between Afghanistan and Pakistan - telegraph

David Cameron has made a personal plea to Pakistan and Afghanistan to bury their differences as rising tensions threaten to sabotage efforts to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table. - David Cameron's plea to end feud between Afghanistan and Pakistan
U.S. Starts Shipping Out, via Risky Pakistan Route - wsj

Afghanistan, Pakistan Trade Accusations

"They have asked us to sever our ties with the Republic of India, they have asked us to send our army officers to Pakistan for training, and they have asked us to immediately sign the strategic partnership agreement that Pakistan proposed to Afghanistan," he said. - Afghanistan, Pakistan Trade Accusations
UN Afghan Envoy Urges Taliban to Join Peace Process

Donald Rumsfeld: ‘What Will History Say?’

Fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan was admittedly “tough and ugly,” but history would reveal that “America was on freedom's side,” and that “literally millions of people were enjoying liberty” because of the brave actions of coalition forces. - Donald Rumsfeld: 'What Will History Say?

جاوید لودین: پاکستان طالبان هڅوي چې له افغان سیاسي اپوزیسیون سره خبرې وکړي

دافغانستان دبهرنیو چارو مرستیال وزیر وايي، پاکستان غواړي چې په افغانستان کې بې ثباتي دوام وکړي څو داسلام آباد تر ملاتړ لاندې سخت دریځې له ۲۰۱۴ وروسته دافغانستان ناکرار وساتلی شي. -  تاند - جاوید لودین: پاکستان طالبان هڅوي چې له افغان سیاسي ...

Russia seeks to underpin Afghan security after NATO pullout

MOSCOW - Russia wants play a role in keeping Afghanistan stable after the withdrawal of most NATO combat troops by maintaining government military hardware on Afghan soil, a senior military official said on Wednesday - Russia seeks to underpin Afghan security after NATO pullout

Exclusive: Afghanistan says ready to work for peace without Pakistan help

KABUL - Afghanistan is shocked by Pakistan's "complacency" in the nascent Afghan peace process and is ready to work without Islamabad's help on reconciliation, Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin told Reuters on Wednesday. - Exclusive: Afghanistan says ready to work for peace without Pakistan help
Kerry, Karzai make show of unity in surprise Kabul visit

Afghan women tell Kerry of security fear

KABUL — Accepting a challenge from the captain of the Afghan women’s soccer team, Secretary of State John F. Kerry playfully hit a header Tuesday while hearing the success stories of a handful of female Afghan entrepreneurs. - Afghan women tell Kerry of security fear - The Washington Post
Kerry Hears Afghan Fears From Women in Business

Dr. Abdul Satar Sirat historic speech for political situation in Afghanistan - YouTube

Dr. Abdul Satar Sirat served as the Dean of Faculty of Islamic Studies at Kabul University from 1964 to 1969. In 1969, he was appointed as the Minister of Justice of Afghanistan until King Zahir Shah was deposed in 1973.- Dr. Abdul Star Sirat - YouTube
Dr. Abdul Star Sirat --- Videos of dr sattar sirat youtube

A Better Afghanistan, Will require a better president - Weekly Standard

All of this highlights the importance of Afghanistan picking a better leader in the next presidential election, scheduled for April 2014. It is vitally important that this balloting, unlike previous elections, not be marred by fraud. U.S. forces need to start planning now to ensure a free and fair election. - A Better Afghanistan 
Afghanistan 'Is a Better Place' - BBC
A partitioned Afghanistan is better than chaos - The Globe and Mail

Genetic modification strains old food and drug laws

When is a fish not a fish but a drug? When government regulators take old laws and twist themselves into knots trying to apply them to new technology. - Genetic modification strains old food and drug laws

Kerry in show of unity with Afghanistan's Karzai

“I don’t think there’s any disagreement between us,” Kerry told an evening news conference at Karzai’s palace, after hours of private talks on a range of topics related to the diminishing U.S. presence. “We’re on the same page.” - Kerry in show of unity with Afghanistan's Karzai - latimes

Kerry arrives for Afghanistan visit, will skip Pakistan for now

U.S. hands over control of Bagram prison to Afghan government

Kerry, Karzai bury hatchet in Kabul meeting

KABUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a show of rare, recent unity between their two nations on Monday, as the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a longstanding irritant in relations. - Kerry in Afghanistan to prod Karzai on future ties - US News
John Kerry makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan - reuters

Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Qatar within days to discuss peace negotiations with the Taliban, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, as efforts intensify to find a negotiated solution to the twelve year war. - Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with
حامد کرزی برای گفتگو با طالبان به ... - BBC

Excavating a future in Afghanistan - latimes

The country sits atop oil, gas and mineral deposits that could be worth a trillion dollars. But building a commercial mining industry will be a rocky road. - Excavating a future in Afghanistan
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf returns to Pakistan

Exiled Pakistani ex-president home to 'save' nation despite death threat

(CNN) -- In his first address since returning to Pakistan from self-exile, former President Pervez Musharraf declared his intention to run for office, saying he defied risks to "save" the country.- Exiled Pakistani ex-president home to 'save' nation despite death ...
Ex-President Musharraf returns to Pakistan for elections - reuters

Musharraf Greeted in Pakistan by Threats and Small Crowds - nytimes

 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s onetime military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, ended four years of self-imposed exile on Sunday in hopes of carving out a political future, but he received an unremarkable welcome as he landed at the airport in Karachi.Former President Pervez Musharraf Returns to Pakistan
Musharraf Returns to Pakistan - WSJ

Afghanistan opposition parties in talks with Taliban, claim leaders - Guardian

Hamid Karzai's opponents – many from Northern Alliance of 2001 invasion – also claim to be in dialogue with militant chiefs - Afghanistan opposition parties in talks with Taliban, claim leaders
US and Afghanistan reach deal on pullout of American special forces

CIA Drone Operations Could Be Handed To Pentagon - NPR

If a decision is made, shifting responsibility for the program would occur gradually as "a phased approach" of operations in individual countries. - CIA Drone Operations Could Be Handed To Pentagon
Pentagon May Take Over CIA's Drone Program

Obama gets diplomatic coup before heading to refugee-flooded Jordan - CNN

The later stop in Jordan focused on the civil war in neighboring Syria, with Abdullah telling reporters that the conflict has caused 460,000 refugees to flood his country and more were on the way. - Obama gets diplomatic coup before heading to refugee

U.S., Afghan leaders agree on gradual security transfer in key province - latimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. military leaders reached a deal with Afghan officials that calls for a gradual transition of security responsibilities in a volatile eastern province from American special forces to Afghan troops, officials from both sides announced Wednesday. - U.S., Afghan leaders agree on gradual security transfer in key province

Obama, in speech, tells Israel its future depends on a Palestinian state - latimes

JERUSALEM — Evoking the Jewish people's biblical struggle for freedom, President Obama called upon Israelis Thursday to sweep aside deep skepticism and embrace a Palestinian state as the only way to guarantee their nation's future. - Obama, in speech, tells Israel its future depends on a Palestinian state
Obama brokers Israeli apology for Turkish activists' deaths

ګلالۍ د نورستان ولایت څنګه موسیقی ته مخه کړه؟

ګلالۍ اوس دکابل ښار په یوه روزنتون کې شپې ورځې تیروي، یوازې درې خویندې لري او وایي چې دکورنۍ سرپرستي یې دتره په غاړه ده: "په نورستان کې درس نشته، زمونږ دکورنۍ اقتصادي وضیعت هم ښه نه دی، دهمدې لپاره زه روزنتون کې شامله شوم، مور او پلار مې نشته، له خپل تره سره اوسو، اوس اتم ټولګي کې یم، په روزنتون کې هم زده کړې کوم." ګلالۍ وایي، له خپلو شپیتو افغان ملګرو سره یوځای یې دکانسرت دترسره کولو لپاره په دې وروستیو کې امریکا ته هم سفر کړی او هلته یې دا وښودله چې په افغانستان کې دنامنیو او جنګ جګړو ترڅنګ موسیقي هم ښه وده کړې ده. - ګلالۍ د نورستان ولایت څنګه موسیقی ته مخه کړه؟
تجلیل از روز اول سال نو، در میان مردم افغانستان

Afghanistan's Nuristan province 'at mercy of the Taliban' - BBC

Mountainous Nuristan is one of the most volatile and inaccessible provinces in Afghanistan, writes the BBC's Bilal Sarwary. It is also one of its most insecure - could other parts of the country go the same way? - Afghanistan's Nuristan province 'at mercy of the Taliban'
Book extract: Eric Newby's A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

AP INTERVIEW: Jordan's King Warns Of Syrian Unrest

"I believe we are past that point, too much destruction, too much blood," Abdullah said. - AP INTERVIEW: Jordan's King Warns Of Syrian Unrest
The Modern King in the Arab Spring - Jeffrey Goldberg

Invading Iraq: What We Were Told at the Time

The cost of war is not reckoned solely in dollars and cents, but let's look at those financial costs. Invading Iraq: What We Were Told at the Time
Ten Years Later, What Paul Wolfowitz 'Owes to the Country' - The Atlantic

Jordan’s King Finds Fault With Everyone Concerned - nytimes

CAIRO — King Abdullah II of Jordan leads one of the smallest, poorest and most vulnerable Arab nations. But that does not stop him from looking down on many of those around him, including the leaders of Egypt, Turkey and Syria, as well as members of his own royal family, his secret police, his traditional tribal political base, his Islamist opponents and even United States diplomats. - Jordan's King Finds Fault With Everyone Concerned

Afghans Compromise on Special Forces Ban

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai’s government agreed to compromise on his demand that American Special Operations forces immediately leave Wardak Province, according to statements from American and Afghan officials on Wednesday, breaking an increasingly acrimonious impasse. - Afghans Soften on Special Forces Ban - nytimes

Arriving in Israel, Obama Seeks to Offer Reassurance - nytimes

President Obama traveled to Israel for the first time in his presidency, bearing a message of solidarity and defense against threats. - Obama, Arriving in Israel, Offers Reassurance
Obama Says US Looking at Claims on Syria Chemical Arms

Analysis: Antibiotics crisis prompts rethink on risks, rewards

(Reuters) - Thirty years ago, when the world faced the terrifying prospect of an untreatable disease known as AIDS, big drugmakers scented an opportunity and raced to develop new medicines. - Analysis: Antibiotics crisis prompts rethink on risks, rewards

U.N. blames rise in violence against Afghan women on culture

(Reuters) - Violence linked to culture was the main reason for a 20 percent rise in deaths and injuries of females in Afghanistan last year, U.N. special envoy to Afghanistan Jan Kubis said on Monday. - U.N. blames rise in violence against Afghan women on culture
Interview: Afghan opposition leader to president: trust Taliban at your peril

Afghan government says NATO-led military operation ‘aimless and unwise’

“The people of Afghanistan ask NATO to define the purpose and aim of the so-called war on terror…. (They) consider this war as aimless and unwise to continue,” Faizi said in a statement. - Afghan government says NATO-led military operation 'aimless and ...
Afghan govt hits back at NATO chief, says war aimless
NATO chief says Karzai accusation "absolutely ridiculous"

"د چارواکو له خوا د موټرو د استفادې لپاره نوي مقررات ټاکل شوي"

دافغانستان دچارو اداره ټینګار کوي چې؛ دوزیرانو دشورا نوې پریکړه به په جدي توګه عملي شي. دافغانستان دوزیرانو شورا ددوشنبې دورځې په غوڼډه کې تصمیم ونیوه چې؛ دنوي لمریز کال له پیل راهیسې هیڅ یو وزیر او یا دملي شورا غړی دا حق نه لري چې؛ په ښار کې دګرځیدو پر مهال له یوه څخه زیات تعقیبي موټر له ځانه سره ولري. دکابیني دپریکړې له مخې دغه دولتي چارواکي باید د درنو وسلو له ګرزولو او دلارو له بندولو هم ډډه وکړي. - "د چارواکو له خوا د موټرو د استفادې لپاره نوي مقررات ټاکل شوي"
د لسګونو اسلامي هېوادونو د بهرنیو چارو وزیران به غزني ته راشي

US Lawmakers, Experts Discuss Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan

CAPITOL HILL — The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has held a hearing on the future of Afghanistan and Pakistan after the planned withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan in 2014. Some lawmakers expressed concern about the impact of U.S. forces leaving, while others said most Americans have grown weary of the 12-year war. - US Lawmakers, Experts Discuss Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan

Congress weighs legislation that would update email privacy laws

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced legislation Tuesday that would give stronger privacy protection to emails. - Congress weighs legislation that would update email privacy laws
Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform

Moving mountains of war gear home from Afghanistan - latimes

FT. BRAGG, N.C. — For the last 11 years, the U.S. military has stuffed bases in Afghanistan with Humvees and bullets, radios and radars, armored vehicles and surveillance balloons. Army Maj. Gen. Kurt Stein has less than two years to move $48-billion worth of weapons, gear and equipment back home. - Moving mountains of war gear home from Afghanistan

Iraq war: Lessons learned? - Doyle McManus

The U.S. failures in Iraq may prevent foreign policy blunders in the short run, but don't count on that lasting.  Iraq war: Lessons learned?
Iraq War 10th Anniversary - latimes
Flood of Syria refugees tries patience of the Lebanese

A healing bond: Sisters open hearts, home to burned Afghan girl - latimes

Two sisters open their home and hearts, agreeing to care for Arefa, an Afghan child who was sent to Los Angeles for medical care after being severely burned. The experience changes all three lives. - A healing bond: Sisters open hearts, home to burned Afghan girl
Pakistani girl shot in head by Taliban resumes school

Pope Francis focuses on poor and environment at inauguration Mass - latimes

VATICAN CITY — Amid elaborate ritual and ancient symbols of Christendom, Pope Francis began the first official day of his pontificate Tuesday by setting out a vision for the Roman Catholic Church of mutual caring and of concern for the environment, urging followers to pay special attention to society's poor and neglected. - Pope Francis focuses on poor and environment at inauguration Mass
Pope Francis offers down-to-earth Angelus blessing

Transcript: A Conversation with Senator Carl Levin

In the view of much of the media, Afghanistan is the good war gone wrong, a justifiable effort to end the al-Qaida and Taliban threat, that has stumbled. Media coverage is largely negative and, as a result, so is the public perception. - A Conversation with Senator Carl Levin - Council on Foreign Relations

Hamid Karzai's risky rants - Foreign Policy

As Americans try to make sense of the latest salvo of rhetoric coming out of Kabul, Afghans are also perturbed by confusion engulfing their country's prospects at a time when both sides are expected to soberly focus on immediate challenges, maintaining Afghanistan's stability, and making sure that America's longest war is not perceived as a defeat when the mission ends in 2014. - Hamid Karzai's risky rants - Omar Samad

سخنان تازه رییس جمهوری افغانستان درباره آمریکا - BBC

حامد کرزی، رئیس جمهوری افغانستان می‌گوید که آمریکا به این کشور نیآمده که برود. آقای کرزی گفته او منافع کلان آمریکا در منطقه را درک می‌کند، اما امیدوار است که آمریکا هم به منافع افغانستان احترام بگذارد. تنش‌ها بین کابل و واشنگتن بعد از انتقادهای اخیر آقای کرزی از آمریکا بالا گرفته. - سخنان تازه رییس جمهوری افغانستان درباره آمریکا
 کرزی: آمریکا نیامده که بازگردد

US Marines extend K-MAX unmanned helicopter's use in Afghanistan

(Reuters) - The U.S. Marine Corps has extended indefinitely its use of two unmanned K-MAX heavy lift helicopters in Afghanistan, a Navy spokeswoman said, noting the aircraft kept re-supply trucks off the road and reduced the threat of roadside bombs. - US Marines extend K-MAX unmanned helicopter's use in Afghanistan
Deal likely to keep U.S. elite forces in key Afghan province

FBI snooping tactic ruled unconstitutional - GP

A US judge has ordered the FBI to stop its "pervasive" use of National Security letters to snoop on phone and email records, ruling Friday that the widespread tactic was unconstitutional. - FBI snooping tactic ruled unconstitutional - GlobalPost
FBI surveillance tool is ruled unconstitutional - washingtonpost

In Afghanistan, Karzai is on a high stakes quest for sovereignty - washingtonpost

Karzai is convinced, Afghan officials say, that publicly establishing his sovereignty will help him garner the support he needs to sell a partnership with the United States to the Afghan public, paving the way for the presence of American troops beyond 2014. - In Afghanistan, Karzai is on a high stakes quest for sovereignty

حامدکرزى: زما ورستۍ څرګندونې د اصلاح په خاطر وې نه د اړيکو د خرابوالي په موخه

کابل : حامدکرزي امريکا د افغانستان دوست او ستراتيژيک متحد هېواد وباله او د دواړو هېوادونو ترمنځ د اړيکو په باب يې خپلې وروستۍ څرګندونې يواځې د اصلاح په خاطر وبللې، نه ددغو اړيکو د خرابوالي په موخه . - حامدکرزى: زما ورستۍ څرګندونې د اصلاح په خاطر وې نه د اړيکو د ...
درجنگ زرگری آقای کرزی و مقامات امریکا حقایقی مهم نُهفته است

A New Deal for Afghanistan? - Huffpost

Will Afghan National Security Forces, trained and equipped by the West, defect or melt away? Or will some internal mass uprising reveal a degree of discontent with the efforts, investments and sacrifices of the past decade, sufficient to cast them aside? People are even asking themselves, 'was the whole effort a mistake?' because of the relentless negative portrayal of my country in the media and among commentators. Wais Ahmad Barmak - Afghanistan
U.S. Commander Warns Karzai Comments Threaten Troops

5 things to know about the new pope

(CNN) -- From the Vatican to Buenos Aires, Catholics worldwide rejoiced when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became the new pope. 5 things to know about the new pope
The complexity of Karzai – CNN

U.S. General Puts Troops on Security Alert After Karzai Remarks

KABUL, Afghanistan — The American commander in Afghanistan quietly told his forces to intensify security measures on Wednesday, issuing a strongly worded warning that a string of anti-American statements by President Hamid Karzai had put Western troops at greater risk of attack both from rogue Afghan security forces and from militants. - US General Puts Troops on Security Alert After Karzai Remarks - US General Puts Troops on Security Alert After Karzai Remarks

Is Obama to blame for the mess in Afghanistan?

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. — As the recent fracas in Afghanistan amply demonstrates, the picture is not at all rosy with regards to the United States’ longest-running war. - Is Obama to blame for the mess in Afghanistan? - Jean MacKenzie
US warns Afghan leader's comments threaten troops

Karzai cancels press conference after anti-American rant - Telegraph

America was in daily contact with the Taliban despite such attacks, he said, and complained their talks were being held behind his back. - Karzai cancels press conference after anti-American rant

White House: claims of US collusion with Taliban 'categorically false' - Guardian

The White House rejected as "categorically false" a claim by Afghan president Hamid Karzai that the US was effectively colluding with the Taliban in maintaining violence to prolong America's presence in the country. - White House: claims of US collusion with Taliban 'categorically false' - Afghanistan
Afghan president accuses US forces of colluding with Taliban

فیضی: مقامات امریکایی به نگرانی های رییس جمهور کرزی توجه نمی کنند

ریاست جمهوری افغانستان می گوید که روابط افغانستان و ایالات متحده امریکا پیچیده و بغرنج شده و این دو کشور در بسیاری موارد با هم اختلاف نظر دارند.- فیضی: مقامات امریکایی به نگرانی های رییس جمهور کرزی توجه نمی کنند
استخبارات امریکا گزارش بدبینانه در مورد جنگ افغانستان ارایه کرد

Whole Foods to require labels on genetically modified products

Although California voters didn't back the labeling of products made with genetically modified ingredients, the practice will soon be mandatory at Whole Foods Market Inc.- Whole Foods to require labels on genetically modified products
Caffeine amps up bees' memory, study finds - latimes

Pope Francis I is Argentine Jesuit known as austere modernizer - latimes

Roman Catholic cardinals chose Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope Wednesday, selecting the Argentine Jesuit to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned Feb. 28, and lead 1.2 billion church followers around the globe. He was chosen after five rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel. - Pope Francis: Who is he?
Why did the pope change his name to 'Francis'? - FULL COVERAGE

Afghan president lashes out at U.S., straining Hagel visit - latimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — The often-volatile U.S. relationship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai grew increasingly strained Sunday as Karzai accused the United States and Taliban insurgents of having a secret understanding to foment violence as a pretext to keep foreign troops in Afghanistan. - Afghan president lashes out at U.S., straining Hagel visit
Cyber-attacks a bigger threat than Al Qaeda, officials say

Officials targeted included Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden .... - Daily Mail

Officials targeted included Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, FBI ...

News Analysis Karzai Bets on Vilifying U.S. to Shed His Image as a Lackey - nytimes

Seeking a nobler ending than his predecessors after his long tenure in the palace, Mr. Karzai is taking a gamble: intensifying his vilification of his American allies at a critical moment in their Afghan endgame, risking their support for him in order to save himself politically.- Karzai Bets on Vilifying US to Shed His Image as a Lackey
Security Leader Says US Would Retaliate Against Cyberattacks

The New Pope: Bergoglio of Argentina - nytimes

VATICAN CITY — With a puff of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and to the cheers of thousands of rain-soaked faithful, a gathering of Catholic cardinals picked a new pope from among their midst on Wednesday — choosing the cardinal from Argentina, the first South American to ever lead the church. - The New Pope: Bergoglio of Argentina
The First Jesuit, the First Latin American and the First Francis

Hagel-Karzai Press Conference Canceled; U.S. Denies Afghan President's Accusations - huffpost

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford, quickly rejected the charges President Hamid Karzai made Sunday as "categorically false." - U.S. Denies Karzai's Accusations; Joint Press Conference With Hagel Canceled - Afghanistan War

Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Of Buenos Aires, Elected Leader Of Catholic Church

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires has been elected to be the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Francis. Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Of Buenos Aires ...
World Leaders' Reactions To New Pope Francis

Antibiotic resistant superbugs pose ‘catastrophic threat’ to medicine: Britain’s top health official

Antibiotic resistance poses a catastrophic threat to medicine and could mean patients having minor surgery risk dying from infections that can no longer be treated, Britain’s top health official said on Monday. - Antibiotic resistant superbugs pose ‘catastrophic threat’

Afghan Leader Says U.S. Abets Taliban’s Goal

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai leveled particularly harsh accusations against the United States on Sunday, suggesting that the Americans and the Taliban had a common goal in destabilizing his country. - Afghan Leader Says U.S. Abets Taliban’s Goal
Hagel Ends First Overseas Trip as Defense Secretary - nytimes

Koch’s Will Gives $100,000 to His Secretary

Former Mayor Edward I. Koch, who lived in a rent-controlled apartment as a United States representative and never made more than $130,000 a year as mayor, left a generous amount of money to one of his most loyal employees. - Koch Leaves $100,000 to Secretary - nytimes

Afghanistan's Karzai blasts U.S., marring Hagel visit

"In fact those bombs, set off yesterday in the name of the Taliban, were in the service of Americans to keep foreigners longer in Afghanistan - Afghanistan's Karzai blasts U.S., marring Hagel visit
White House rejects Karzai's charge of collusion - Reuters

دیدار با بانوی اول افغانستان

زینت کرزی، بانوی اول افغانستان در یک مصاحبه اختصاصی با بی‌بی‌سی فارسی می‌گوید شرایط برای حضور فعال او در اجتماع مساعد نیست.- دیدار با بانوی اول افغانستان بشنوید
د افغانستان له لومړۍ مېرمنې سره ځانګړې مرکه

Defense Secretary Hagel visits Afghanistan

“We have a lot of big issues and challenges ahead as we prepare for a responsible transition,” Hagel told reporters during the flight to Kabul. “That transition has to be done right. It has to be done in partnership with the Afghans, with our allies. Our country as well as the region and the Afghans have a lot at stake here, and our continued focus and energy and attention on Afghanistan is going to be very important.”  Defense Secretary Hagel visits Afghanistan - Washington Post

Defense chief Chuck Hagel in Afghanistan: 'We're still at war' - NBC News

Chuck Hagel arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday for his first trip there as the secretary of defense, saying, "We're still at war." - Chuck Hagel in Afghanistan: 'We're still at war'
US Ambassador: Afghanistan chapter not 'closed' yet

Dramatic exit: Heads of state gather for Hugo Chavez's funeral - NBC News

Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mourn his death and gather for his funeral. - Chavez funeral draws well-known fans

New Defense Chief Visits ‘Reality of Combat’ in Afghanistan - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — In his first overseas trip as defense secretary, Chuck Hagel landed on Friday in Afghanistan, a country fast fading from political debate and public interest at home, but where 66,000 American troops continue to experience what he described as “the ugly reality of combat and the heat of battle.” - New Defense Chief Visits Afghanistan
Two Afghan Boys Accidentally Killed by NATO Helicopter

Berlusconi Gets One-Year Sentence Over Wiretapping Case - nytimes

ROME — Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister and dominant political figure in Italy, was convicted and sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for his role in the publication of a wiretapped conversation in a newspaper his family owns. - Berlusconi Gets One-Year Sentence Over Wiretapping Case

Chuck Hagel criticised for India-Afghanistan remarks

Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama's new defence secretary, has been criticised over remarks in which he claimed India was using assistance to Afghanistan as a "second front" in its long-running conflict with Pakistan. - Chuck Hagel criticised for India-Afghanistan remarks
US soldier smuggled $1m out of Afghanistan - Afghanistan

Karzai calls on Afghan troops to clean up own act

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president on Wednesday called on his security forces to end incidents of torture and abuse of the Afghan people, a shift from past speeches that have solely blamed NATO troops for the violations in the country. - Karzai calls on Afghan troops to clean up own act

Karzai tells Afghan troops to stop human rights abuses, in shift from blaming NATO alone

KABUL - "It's not forgivable ... Our Afghan people are not safe in their houses," because of Afghan troops' treatment, he said. "Why should I blame foreigners?" - Karzai tells Afghan troops to stop human rights abuses, in shift from blaming …
متن کامل سخنرانی حامد کرزی رئیس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان در مراسم افتتاح سال سوم كارى...

Soviet soldier presumed dead found living in Afghanistan - Guardian

Bakhretdin Khakimov, now in his early 50s, had been living under name of Sheikh Abdullah and working as a healer - Soviet soldier presumed dead found living in Afghanistan - Afghanistan
Kabul Bank fraud verdicts raise fears about official indifference to corruption

Venezuelans line streets for Chavez procession

"I'm the beneficiary of education, I'm the beneficiary of an honorable, beautiful house, I'm the beneficiary of an honorable job," said a woman in her 20s. "President, wherever you are, we are going to miss you forever." - Venezuelans line streets for Chavez - CNN
U.S. reaction to Chavez's death: from mourning to celebration

Dow continues record run - CNNMoney

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.2%, reaching a record high of 14,329.49. Earlier in the day, the Dow also climbed to an intraday all-time high of 14,354.69. - Dow continues record run

Ryan backs off Medicare proposal

Washington (CNN) - Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, is backing off his proposal to change Medicare for people who are now 57 and younger, after personally lobbying fellow Republicans to support that change. - Related from CNN: Ryan backs off Medicare proposal
Soviet soldier missing since 1980 found in Afghanistan

Brennan confirmed for CIA after drone delay

Washington (CNN) - The U.S. Senate approved John Brennan as the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency Thursday after a Republican senator ended his delay of the vote earlier in the day. Brennan confirmed for CIA after drone delay

«راه ابریشم افغانستان بروی تجارت باز می شود»

روزنامه تایمز لندن در شماره اخیر خود مطلبی دارد تحت عنوان "راه ابریشم افغانستان بروی تجارت باز می شود" که در بخش آن می نویسد، خروج قوای خارجی از افغانستان سبب هرج و مرج نخواهد شد، بلکه ملیارد ها دالر سرمایه گذاری را جلب خواهد کرد. «راه ابریشم افغانستان بروی تجارت باز می شود»

The Inside Story of How the White House Let Diplomacy Fail in Afghanistan - VALI NASR

"My time in the Obama administration turned out to be a deeply disillusioning experience." - The Inside Story of How the White House Let Diplomacy Fail in ... - Foreign Policy

Ex-US official reveals war over Afghan policy

Former US top diplomat Hillary Clinton and her staff fought "tooth and nail" to push ideas for diplomacy in Afghanistan in a bitter turf war with the White House, an ex-official says in a new book. - Ex-US official reveals war over Afghan policy
The Inside Story of How the White House Let Diplomacy Fail in ... Foreign Policy

Afghan president lashes out at Pakistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out once again at his supposed ally, Pakistan, saying Monday that a statement by a Pakistani cleric endorsing suicide bombings in Afghanistan shows the neighboring country is not sincere in efforts to fight terrorism. - Afghan president lashes out at Pakistan

NATO chief backs larger Afghan force through 2018

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told The Associated Press that keeping the Afghan force larger for longer is more cost effective, and it would be more acceptable to Afghans than foreign soldiers. - NATO chief backs larger Afghan force through 2018

Trail of Fraud and Vengeance Leads to Kabul Bank Convictions - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — If Kabul Bank’s founder, Sherkhan Farnood, had not decided on a summer day three years ago that revenge was worth self-incrimination, he might never have seen the inside of a courtroom. - Trail of Fraud and Vengeance Leads to Kabul Bank Convictions
General Says 20000 Troops Should Stay in Afghanistan

Senators Press Holder on Use of Military Force on US Soil - nytimes

WASHINGTON — Senators of both parties on Wednesday criticized Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for the secrecy surrounding the Justice Department legal memorandums justifying drone strikes aimed at American citizens, while pushing him to say more about when the Obama administration believes it can use military force on United States soil. - Senators Press Holder on Use of Military Force on US Soil
Rand Paul Filibusters Brennan Nomination

Afghan court sentences Kabul Bank execs to 5 years

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An Afghan tribunal sentenced two top executives to five years in prison Tuesday for misappropriating hundreds of millions of dollars from the nation's largest bank in a scandal that caused it to fail and threatened the country's fragile economy.  - Afghan court sentences Kabul Bank execs to 5 years

Critics say Afghan court was lenient in bank corruption case- latimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan tribunal handed down the first jail sentences Tuesday in the colossal Kabul Bank corruption case, sentencing the two former top executives to five-year sentences and ordering them to repay hundreds of millions of dollars in embezzled funds. - Critics say Afghan court was lenient in bank corruption case

U.S., Afghan officials at odds over fate of military bases

Afghans want the hundreds of bases and other outposts handed over to them as troops withdraw. But the U.S.-led coalition says Afghanistan lacks the capabilities for maintaining and defending all of them. - U.S., Afghan officials at odds over fate of military bases
Afghan support staffers for NATO seeking a lifeline

President Hugo Chavez, hero to Venezuela's poor, is dead - latimes

The charismatic leader won the loyalty of the impoverished with his socialist revolution, but he left the nation deeply divided and did little to help it develop, analysts say. - President Hugo Chavez, hero to Venezuela's poor, is dead
Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez dead after struggle with cancer
Timeline: The life of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez

اسپنتا خواستار متحد شدن دولت و اپوزیسیون در برابر فتنه های خارجی ها شد

داکتر رنگین دادفر اسپنتا رییس شورای امنیت ملی افغانستان، از آنچه او فتنه های خارجی برای افغانستان خوانده به شدت اظهار نگرانی کرده و خواستار اتحاد دولت و اپوزیسیون سیاسی کشور شده است. آقای اسپنتا می گوید که افغانستان از "شر" فتنه های خارجی به این سادگی نجات پیدا نخواهد کرد و به گفته او این هشدار جدی برای دولت و مردم افغانستان است. - اسپنتا، خواستار متحد شدن دولت و اپوزیسیون در برابر فتنه های خارجی ...

The new politics of defence - Aljazeera

Earlier this month the Pentagon decided not to send a second aircraft carrier battle group to the Arabian Gulf. The US has maintained two carriers in the Gulf for most of the last two years. - The new politics of defence

Why Afghanistan's partition may be unpreventable

America's war in Afghanistan, the longest and costliest in its history, is finally drawing to a close. How this shapes Afghanistan's future will have a significant bearing on India's security. Will the fate of Afghanistan be different from two other countries where the US also intervened militarily - Iraq and Libya? - Why Afghanistan's partition may be unpreventable

The new Obama has his heart on his sleeve

Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama is showing his softer side. The man who was known in his first term for his cool, detached style has been crying, repeatedly. - The new Obama has his heart on his sleeve
Demolition starts at Florida sinkhole site

Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized for stomach bug

(CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Sunday after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis that had already sidelined her weekend plans, Buckingham Palace announced. - Queen Elizabeth II is hospitalized

Karzai offers Ministry of Justice, Supreme Court to Taliban - Bokhdi News Agency

Taliban representative s in Doha say that Afghan president Hamid Karzai has suggested them Ministry of Justice and Supreme Court post. Karzai offers Ministry of Justice, Supreme Court to Taliban

Family waits for word of Florida man swallowed by sinkhole

Seffner, Florida (CNN) -- All Jeremy Bush can do is wait -- wait for word that Florida authorities have recovered the body of his brother from a sinkhole that opened beneath the bedroom of the family's suburban Tampa home. - Family waits for word of Florida man swallowed by sinkhole

Obama Calls Sequester Cuts 'Dumb' And 'Arbitrary,' Blames GOP For Inflexibility

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama blamed Republicans Friday for the failure of Congress to reach an agreement to stave off the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration, calling the cuts "dumb" and "arbitrary." - Obama Orders Sequester.. Rips 'Dumb', 'Arbitrary' Cuts.. $85 Billion.. 'The Pain Will Be Real'

U.N. Report Flags Afghanistan Fraud - WSJ

KABUL—The United Nations agency that administers a trust fund bankrolling Afghanistan's police allowed procurement fraud to flourish for several years, according to an internal U.N. report seen by The Wall Street Journal. - UN Report Flags Afghanistan Fraud
Kerry Raps Turkish Prime Minister

John Kerry's Europhilia is now an asset - latimes

In his first trip to Europe as secretary of State, Kerry speaks French, German and Italian, to the delight of his hosts. He'd kept his affinities for Europe under wraps since the 2004 campaign, when he was said to have 'looked French.' - John Kerry finally gets to let his Europhilia loose
Turkish comment on Zionism overshadows Syria efforts

Same Genetic Basis Found in 5 Types of Mental Disorders - nytimes

The psychiatric illnesses seem very different — schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Yet they share several genetic glitches that can nudge the brain along a path to mental illness, researchers report. Which disease, if any, develops is thought to depend on other genetic or environmental factors. Same Genetic Basis Found in 5 Types of Mental Disorders

At $3 Million, New Award Gives Medical Researchers a Dose of Celebrity - nytimes

Eleven scientists, most of them American, were scheduled to be named on Wednesday as the first winners of the world’s richest academic prize for medicine and biology — $3 million each, more than twice the amount of the Nobel Prize. - New $3 Million Prizes Awarded to 11 in Life Sciences