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Afghan candidates killed  
KABUL - TALEBAN insurgents appear to be making good on threats to kill candidates in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, adding a grim dimension to the ambitions of political hopefuls in the war-t...

 

Afghanistan Tries to Help Nation's Biggest Bank  
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In a bid to fend off the threat of a nationwide financial crisis, the Afghan government scrambled to shore up Afghanistan's largest bank on Saturday after lines of frantic deposi...

 

Freedom Trains  
From The New York Times: In the winter of 1916, as Americans read the news of unimaginable slaughter in a distant yet rapidly spreading European war, it was easy to overlook stories like t...

 

Afghan violence 'will get worse'  
Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC. (1 Related)

 

Afghan withdrawal date 'emboldens' Taliban  
A report, endorsed by an American defence expert and retired general, has claimed that the US and Britain's decision to set a troops withdrawal date for Afghanistan "emboldens" the Taliban to fight on...

 

5 killed, 39 hurt in Russia bombing  
A suicide bombing at a military installation in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan killed five people Sunday and wounded 39, Ria Novosti news agency said, citing a top security source...

 

Russian wildfire victims get $33 million  
MOSCOW, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Volgograd and Saratov will get $33 million to help in recover from wildfires that killed at least 50 people. ...

 

Afghanistan says it will back Kabul Bank  
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the government would guarantee deposits at stumbling Kabul Bank, which was rocked by a sudden government takeover. ...

 

Kitzhaber Fights Back  
Here in Oregon, the race for governor is closer than it should be.  Democratic former Governor, John Kitzhaber, has a strong public service record, while former Trailblazers bench warmer, Chris D...

 

Afghanistan: Offensive in Kandahar underway  
Over the past four months, checkpoints have been established at all the main routes into the city, and thousands of tall concrete blast walls have been installed around police stations and government ...