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Seeds of Christmas Journalist and 2009 Giller Prize winner Linden MacIntyre remembers the year an unlikely group effort got him home from a faraway land, just in time for the holidays LINDEN MACINTYRE T he flight from the Gulf arrived at about 7:30 in the morning. Comment?
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Afghan gov't: Member of parliament killed
... Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. Nominees for Afghanistan's new Cabinet When Shirnagha's vehicle arrived in the area, police shouted for ... Comment?
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Police fire kills Afghan senator
An Afghan senator was killed when he drove through a police ambush set for Taliban militants in north Afghanistan, officials said. Comment?
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Red Army vets still shaken by Afghan folly
Thirty years ago this week, the Red Army began its invasion of Afghanistan, a move that sank the Soviet Union in a decade of guerrilla war and hastened the collapse of the Cold War empire. Comment?
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FOR NEARLY A decade, Washington has paid billions of dollars to buy the illusion of stability in Pakistan and then sent thousands of soldiers to face the reality of its instability in neighboring Afghanistan. Comment?
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Karzai lacks guidance amid UN disarray
Hamid Karzai has cleared the first hurdle of his presidency with an acceptable cabinet but faces the hazards of bringing peace and democracy to Afghanistan with a UN mission in disarray. Comment?
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Afghan police: Baghlan councilman killed
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... Fogh Rasmussen, left, inspects honor guard with the Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Sayed Sabawoon Jan, Pool) (Sayed Sabawoon Jan - AP) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh ... Comment?
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NATO chief to stand by Afghanistan
KABUL: The secretary general of NATO sought Tuesday to address fears that international forces would leave Afghanistan too soon, saying that the 43 nations in Afghanistan would stand by the country until it was ready to stand on its own. Comment?
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The Afghanistan dilemma [ do U Erg L ]
Afghanistan has been called the "graveyard of empires" since the time of Alexander the Great. Comment?
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Relatives of Afghan President Hamid Karzai have cast doubt on an investigation into the slaying of a young Karzai family member, saying the Afghan government does not want to bring the suspected killer to justice in part because of his US military connections. Comment?
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Karzai Orders Inquiry into Cousin's Slaying
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American and Afghan relatives of Afghan President Hamid Karzai cast doubt Tuesday on Afghanistan's move to investigate the slaying of a young Karzai family member, saying the Afghan government does not want to bring the suspected killer to justice in part because of his U.S. military connectons. Comment?
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Karzai Calls for Inquiry Into Killing of a Relative
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... relatives had complained was being covered up by the Afghan government. At a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Mr. Karzai said that he had requested the inquiry into the killing of Waheed Karzai, 18, in the village of Karz, the ... Comment?
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CORRUPTION: The Great Afghan Gem Heist
In the last eight years Afghanistan's precious stones and artifacts have been pillaged at record levels. Comment?
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In Kabul, India punches below its weight: Experts
But interviews with a cross-section of the Afghan leadership in Kabul, ranging from Afghan National Army Chief Bismillah Khan to Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dafdar Spanta to Karzai's presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah revealed one common factor : The Afghan leadership would like India to raise its profile in Afghanistan. Comment?
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Graphic Shows Complexity Of US Counterinsurgency In Afghanistan
For a good example of how difficult it will be for the US military to regain the momentum in Afghanistan, check out this graphic on the military counterinsurgency strategy. Comment?
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Bulgaria could add up to 100 troops in Afghanistan
Bulgaria could add up to 100 troops in Afghanistan in 2010 and will consolidate its military contingent there in Kandahar, Defense Minister Nickolay Mladenov said Tuesday. Comment?
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Seeds of Christmas (a true story), by Linden MacIntyre
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CHRISTMAS FICTION Seeds of Christmas , by Linden MacIntyre Paddy Molloyg for The Globe and Mail Journalist and 2009 Giller Prize-winning novelist Linden MacIntyre tells the story of an unlikely group effort that got him home from a faraway land, many years ago, just in time for the holidays Linden MacIntyre Published on Tuesday, Dec. Comment?
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Westporter: Afghan People Face Crisis of Confidence
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... Ben Joseloff told the Westport Rotary Club about his three months overseeing a legal project in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com "The biggest issue today is the crisis of confidence," said Ben Joseloff, who supervised a Stanford ... Comment?
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ANALYSIS: Family could be Tehran's trump card
When Osama bin Laden's family suddenly showed up at the Iranian border in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the regime in Tehran was faced with a quandary. Comment?
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Karzai Government Will Prosecute Two Ministers,...
The government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, under pressure from the U.S. to reduce official corruption, will prosecute two cabinet ministers for graft "in the near future," the attorney general said. Comment?
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