Saturday, November 3, 2012

As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned

As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned


As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 05:51 AM PDT

By switching from studying business management to training as a nurse, 19-year-old Anita Taraky has placed a bet on the future of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar — that once foreign troops are gone, private-sector jobs will be fewer but nursing will always be in demand.

Suicide bomber kills 6 people in NW Pakistan

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 05:39 AM PDT

A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near a vehicle carrying the regional head of a government-allied militia in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing him and five others, police and the militant group said.

Indonesian police kill alleged militant in raid

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 05:32 AM PDT

Indonesian anti-terrorism forces shot and killed an alleged militant and arrested another in a predawn raid Saturday in Central Sulawesi province, police said.

Roadside bomb kills Afghan district police chief

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:11 AM PDT

Officials say a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan has killed a district police chief, as the insurgents increasingly target Afghan security forces amid the drawdown of foreign troops.

Aussie PM's stock rises a bit with smack at rival

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 10:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 file photo, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gestures during a joint press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Australia's political landscape seemed upside down. Gillard, whose party is widely expected to lose elections next year, was eviscerating the man who seems destined to replace her. (AP Photo/Penny Bradfield)Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has drawn cheers from women around the world for a recent speech attacking her chief rival for what she said were sexist comments. But whether that helps her party's flagging prospects in elections next year remains in doubt.


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