17 Injured in Blast Targeting Afghan Candidate
23 July 2010
, The Associated Press, 23 July 2010
EXCERPT: "A bomb exploded Friday inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, seriously wounding a candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections and at least 16 other people, an official said. The candidate, Mawlvi Saydullah, was making a speech inside the mosque in Mando Zayi district when the blast went off, shattering windows. His bodyguard and at least...
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Taliban Violence Creating Social Revolution Among Pashtuns
23 July 2010
Taliban Violence Creating Social Revolution Among Pashtuns, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 23 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Fifty-three-year-old Abdul Ahad Helmandwal is accustomed to being the go-to guy in one of southern Afghanistan's most violent areas. From his mud compound in Helmand Province's Nad-e Ali district, the turbaned ethnic Pashtun has for years looked after an extended family whose 110 members -- particularly the young -- were...
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Afghans' Approval of Their Leadership Falls to 33%
23 July 2010
Afghans' Approval of Their Leadership Falls to 33%, Gallup, 23 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghans' approval of their country's leadership fell to 33% in April -- the lowest measured since 2008. More Afghans now approve of the job performance of U.S. leadership (43%) than they do their own. This week, at the first and largest international meeting ever held in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai renewed promises to combat corruption...
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Minority Leaders Leaving Karzai over Overtures to Insurgents
23 July 2010
, The Washington Post, 23 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The man who served as President Hamid Karzai's top intelligence official for six years has launched an urgent campaign to warn Afghans that their leader has lost conviction in the fight against the Taliban and is recklessly pursuing a political deal with insurgents. In speeches to small groups in Kabul...
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