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Farah (Afghanistan)

Type: City

Name: Farah (Afghanistan)

Country: Afghanistan

Latitude: 32.389999

Longitude: 62.099998

population: 43,574

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

WikiLeaks

US lessens one of 22 charges mounting against Wikileaks source Manning

Tags: Internet, WikiLeaks, U.SMOSCOW, May 22 (RAPSI) – US federal prosecutors have decided to drop one of the 22 offenses presently mounting against former military intelligence analyst Bradley Manning who stands accused of having disclosed a great deal ... [Published RAPSI - May 22 2013]

Entities: WikiLeaks, Corroboration, Pilkington plc, Iraq, Nathan Fuller

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Deaths, injuries reported from explosions reported across Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan, May 22 (UPI) --In Helmand province, officials said a civilian died and three others were injured from an explosion near a private hospital in Nad-e-Ali district Wednesday, Khaama Press reported.Three Afghan civilians were killed and ... [Published UPI - May 22 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, Detonation, Farah (Afghanistan), IED Improvised Explosive Device

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Separate Blasts Kill or Injure 9 Civilians in Afghanistan

Kabul, May 22 (QNA) - Separate explosions in southern Helmand and western Farah provinces of Afghanistan killed or injured at least 9 Afghan civilians.Local authorities in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan said one civilian was killed and three ... [Published Qatar News Agency - May 22 2013]

Entities: Farah (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, IED Improvised Explosive Device

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washingtons planned troop withdrawal at the end of 201 ... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Bomb Explosion, Suicide Bomb, Kabul, Taliban

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Hamid Karzai

Afghanistan Corruption Part of Complex Picture

‘ The first challenge is corruption,’ Ambassador Bernard Bajolet, representative of France to Afghanistan, stated as he completes this assignment and prepares to return to Paris for another post. Diplomats are generally paid to be discreet, polished and ... [Published Scripps Howard News Service - May 20 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, Bernard Bajolet, Corruption, Hamid Karzai

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Taliban

Prominent anti-Taliban police chief killed in western Afghanistan

Khak-i-Safed District Governor Abdul Khalik eats with chief of police 2nd Lt. Abdul Ghani after a transition shura in Khak-E-Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2013. Abdul Ghani was killed by Taliban gunmen on May 17, 2013. (U.S. ... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - May 19 2013]

Entities: Anti-Taliban, Taliban, Farah (Afghanistan), Afghanistan

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

New attacks kill almost two dozen Afghans

Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before ... [Published Columbus Dispatch - May 19 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, Farah (Afghanistan), Hamid Karzai, Hacienda Heights (United States), Kabul

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Afghan police officer killed in Taliban attack

Kabul, May 19 : A senior police official was killed in Afghanistan's Farah province when two Taliban militants opened fire on him, an official said Saturday.Ghani Khan, the police chief of Khak-e-Safid district, was visiting Charbagh area outside provincial ... [Published Topnews.in - May 19 2013]

Entities: Taliban, Police Officer, Khan Abdul Ghani Khan, FDA Food & Drug Administration, Farah (Afghanistan)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Farah directorate of education sees significant improvement

Blackanthem Military News FARAH CITY, Afghanistan – The Farah directorate of education under the leadership of its new Director of Education, Engineer Mohammed Saber, has seen significant improvements in its financial management and infrastructure development, ... [Published Black Anthem - May 16 2013]

Entities: Farah (Afghanistan), Education, Afghanistan, Leadership, Financial Management

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 4 reports

UPDATE: Kabul protests to Iran over 10 migrants shot dead

Afghanistan summons its Iranian ambassador in protest over Iranian border guards shooting 10 Afghans as they tried to illegally cross the border into Iran on FridayAfghanistan on Sunday summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against Iranian guards ... [Published Al Ahram - May 12 2013]

Entities: Iran, Kabul, protest

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 3 reports

4 civilians killed, 5 children injured in Farah bombing

One area resident Mir Ahmad said a woman and three men were among those killed in the attack, which left five children woundedAt least four civilians were killed and five others injured during a roadside bombing in the Khak-i-Safid district of western ... [Published RAWA - May 05 2013]

Entities: Farah (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, Bombing, IED Improvised Explosive Device

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 14 reports

NATO toll rises to 8 on day of Afghan attacks

NATO and Afghan troops arrive at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad March 26, 2013. REUTERS/ParwizKABUL: A total of eight NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday -- the bloodiest day this year for international forces -- the coalition ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - May 05 2013]

Entities: NATO, Insider, Afghanistan, IED Improvised Explosive Device

Quotes

The "forming” phase during the PRT’s training, validating and ultimately deploying is a unique part of the mission that adds another layer of complexity, agreed Lt Col. Peter Kowalewski, the 4th Cavalry Brigade’s operations officer."

Battlefield circulation assesses climate among sailors, reinforces Army-Navy team building [Published DVIDS - 4 hours ago]

"Five hundred Taliban can attack all of Helmand province. We don't need 500 Taliban to attack only one district" he said by telephone Tuesday afternoon. He said the insurgents killed 10 police and lost four of their own fighters

Taliban assaults kill 14 Afghan police in 24 hours [Published MSN News - May 21 2013]

Sharif said: "We have lost around 40,000 lives, wasted billions of dollars and"

Seven Afghan policemen killed as deadly attacks continue [Published Foreign Policy Magazine - May 21 2013]

"In his recent campaign against the Taliban, several insurgents were killed and arrested by police" Mr. Zhawandai said. "He had secured the district."

Police chief who led anti-Taliban campaign shot dead in Afghanistan [Published The Hindu - May 18 2013]

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US lessens one of 22 charges mounting against W... [Published RAPSI - May 22 2013]
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Separate Blasts Kill or Injure 9 Civilians in A... [Published Qatar News Agency - May 22 2013]
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Taliban assaults kill 14 Afghan police in 24 hours [Published MSN News - May 21 2013]
Seven Afghan policemen killed as deadly attacks... [Published Foreign Policy Magazine - May 21 2013]
Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial lead... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 20 2013]
Afghanistan Corruption Part of Complex Picture [Published Scripps Howard News Service - May 20 2013]
Prominent anti-Taliban police chief killed in w... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - May 19 2013]
New attacks kill almost two dozen Afghans [Published Columbus Dispatch - May 19 2013]
Afghan police officer killed in Taliban attack [Published Topnews.in - May 19 2013]
Taliban attacks highlight challenges [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - May 19 2013]
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 18 2013]
Police chief who led anti-Taliban campaign shot... [Published The Hindu - May 18 2013]
Blast kills 1, injures 9 in Afghanistan [Published Press tv - May 18 2013]
Iranian guards’ fire being probed: Musazai [Published Afghanistan Times - May 18 2013]
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Families of kidnapped children seek justice [Published Afghanistan Times - May 18 2013]
*Afghan Police Chief Shot Dead Outside Home [Published Saudi Press Agency - May 18 2013]
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Bomb, insurgent attack kill four Afghan soldier... [Published AAJ TV - May 18 2013]
Afghan District Police Chief Killed [Published Radio Free Europe - May 18 2013]

Blogs

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Prominent anti-Taliban police chief killed in w... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - May 19 2013] Khak-i-Safed District Governor Abdul Khalik eats with chief of police 2nd Lt. Abdul Ghani after a transition shura in Khak-E-Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2013. Abdul Ghani was killed by Taliban gunmen on May 17, 2013. (U.S. ...
The Risks of Serving Our Country [Published The Moderate Voice - May 14 2013] The tragic events at our Benghazi consulate last fall underscore the risks that brave Americans who volunteer to serve their country in diplomatic, intelligence, military and other Services overseas knowingly and willingly accept. Of course, ...
‘Pakistan has been trying to bring Afghanistan ... [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 11 2013] District Chief of Police Lieutenant Colonel Sultan Mohammad listens to speakers during a land shura in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Photo by Bill Ardolino for The Long War Journal. Security in the Panjwai district of Kandahar ...
'Pakistan has been trying to bring Afghanistan ... [Published The Long War Journal - May 11 2013] District Chief of Police Lieutenant Colonel Sultan Mohammad listens to speakers during a land shura in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Photo by Bill Ardolino for The Long War Journal. Security in the Panjwai district of Kandahar ...
'Pakistan has been trying to bring Afghanistan ... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - May 11 2013] District Chief of Police Lieutenant Colonel Sultan Mohammad listens to speakers during a land shura in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Photo by Bill Ardolino for The Long War Journal. Security in the Panjwai district of Kandahar ...

Audio/Video

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Afghan court attack injured plea for better sec... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 04 2013]
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