Military operation far from over: US
WASHINGTON, Nov 18: Despite rapid gains against the Taliban in the past week, top US officials said on Sunday the campaign to end terrorists’ ability to function in Afghanistan is far...
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Taliban agree to surrender Kunduz
 PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The Taliban surrounded in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province agree to surrender before a UN-supervised neutral authority as incessant US bombings leave hundreds dead and wounded....
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Tehran welcomes Islamabad bid: Rapprochement
TEHRAN, Nov 18: Iranian Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mussavi-Lari has hailed Islamabad’s “efforts” towards a rapprochement with Tehran over the Afghan crisis....
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Pakistan came out of crisis safely: Anwer
KARACHI, Nov 18: The government has steered the country safely through the crisis by following the policy of being part of the international coalition against terrorism....
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10 Indian soldiers killed in Valley
JAMMU, Nov 18: Kashmiri freedom fighters ambushed an Indian army convoy, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 24 others on a key highway in occupied Kashmir on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman...
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New great game is about oil and gas
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The collapse of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime opens a new chapter in the “Great Game” of Central Asia, with Pakistan, Russia and Iran jockeying furiously for influence in their...
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Provinces told to exempt Wapda firms from taxes
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The federal government has asked all the provincial governments and the Central Board of Revenue to provide tax exemptions to 12 corporate companies of Wapda or submit reasons...
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Skinheads attack Russian Muslims
WASHINGTON, Nov 18: With Muslims in America having to come to terms with heightened surveillance and racial profiling since the Sept 11 attacks, reports have appeared of a series of mass...
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Osama has been localized: Alliance
KABUL, Nov 18: Osama bin Laden has been localized in southern Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance said on Sunday in the most precise reported sighting so far of Osama. The Taliban insisted...
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Afghan TV back on air
 KABUL, Nov 18: Kabul Television was ready to go back on air on Sunday and break a five-year silence ordered by the Taliban....
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Vajpayee calls for early end to war
AMRITSAR, Nov 18: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Sunday called for an early end to the US-led war on Afghanistan so that refugees could begin to return to their...
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Negotiations on fate of Kandahar continue
QUETTA, Nov 18: Taliban’s chief commander Haji Bashar has reportedly agreed to give up Kandahar but his fellow commanders are refusing to budge and have sought more time for arriving at...
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2 Americans missing as ship sinks
WASHINGTON, Nov 18: An Iraqi died and five others, including two Americans, were missing after an Iraqi oil-smuggling vessel, boarded by the US navy, sank in the Gulf, the Pentagon announced...
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12 Arabs killed in bombing
QUETTA, Nov 18: At least 12 Arabs were killed and six Afghans were injured in heavy US bombing in and around Kandahar on Sunday....
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