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Washington– Recent terrorist bombings of a major hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, and at the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad underline the need for nations to unite to fight global terrorism, the senior U.S. diplomat said here […]

Islamabad– Afghanistan’s first radio station to broadcast live 24 hours a day went on air in the capital, Kabul, this week. Radio Khilid Kabul (RKK) 88.5 FM is one of the first private-sector radio stations […]

ISLAMABAD– About 50 kg of opium has been seized in the eastern province of Nangarhar, igniting fears of re-emerging poppy cultivation, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). ”UNODC has been […]

New York, 31 July– While the peace accord leading to elections in Afghanistan next year is largely on track despite considerable obstacles, a conducive environment still does not exist and the international community must address […]

Rome, 31 July– – A “silent” food crisis is looming in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with over 3.8 million people – nearly half its total – suffering from hunger, the United […]

Washington, 30 July– A free and democratic Iraq will show other countries in the region that ”prosperity and dignity are found in representative government and free institutions,” President Bush said at the White House this […]

Geneva, 29 July– More than 300,000 Afghan refugees have returned home this year with support from the UN refugee agency, a spokesman said Tuesday. Including spontaneous returns from Iran, the number of Afghans back in […]

Washington, 28 July– State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said the United States is considering a ”significant increase” in its assistance to Afghanistan in order to accelerate reconstruction efforts. Speaking at the July 28 State Department […]