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    Governance
    May 21, 2012 - 02:11

    Obama, Rasmussen pledge to chart next phase of Afghan transition

    Chicago/Washington (PAN): Led by US President, leaders of powerful NATO member countries have pledged to chart next phase of security transition in Afghanistan, as their two-day meeting kicked off on Sunday.

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    Summit opens amid tight security
    May 20, 2012 - 16:18

    CHICAGO (PAN): The two-day NATO summit began in the US city of Chicago on Sunday afternoon, with plans for ending the war in Afghanistan and preserving achievements of the past decade high on the agenda.

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    Hard days ahead, but on right track in Afghanistan: Obama

    May 20, 2012 - 23:10

    Chicago / Washington (PAN): Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his American counterpart Barack Obama on Sunday agreed that there is still a lot of hard work to do to achieve the goals in Afghanistan even as significant progress has been made.

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    No rush for exit: Rasmussen

    May 20, 2012 - 20:58

    WASHINGTON (PAN): ISAF countries and their partners stayed committed to Afghanistan and there was “no rush” for an exit strategy from the country, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Sunday.

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    Aid is no charity, but investment in peace: Kabul

    May 20, 2012 - 19:01

    KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday said international assistance “is not charity for Afghanistan, but a necessary investment in lasting peace in the entire region.”

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    NATO Summit to ratify plan to move forward in Afghanistan: Obama

    May 21, 2012 - 00:41

    Washington/Chicago (PAN): US President on Sunday said that the NATO Summit would ratify plan to move forward in Afghanistan.       

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    Don't cut aid, Afghan civil society pleads with world

    May 20, 2012 - 15:42

    KABUL (PAN):  An Afghanistan civil society coalition on Sunday urged the global community not to slash financial aid to a country that was yet to reach self-sufficiency and needed funds to implement crucial social infrastructure projects.

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    Chicago meet vital to Afghan future: Opposition

    May 20, 2012 - 18:38

    KABUL (PAN): Several opposition political parties on Sunday described the Chicago Summit as vital for Afghanistan's future, but lamented the Karzai government lacked the political will to carry out pledges of the meeting.

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    Accidents & Disasters

    Wood stalls, shops gutted by Jalalabad fire

    May 20, 2012 - 20:47

    JALALABAD (PAN): Fires concurrently broke out at two places in the eastern city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangahar province, gutting four wood stalls and 10 shops on Sunday, police said.

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    G-8 to mitigate economic impact of transition

    May 20, 2012 - 14:56

    WASHINGTON (PAN): On eve of the crucial NATO Summit in Chicago, leaders of G-8 nations on Saturday committed themselves to steps to mitigate the economic impact of transition as international forces prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014.

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    Security and Crime

    2 children dead, 3 wounded in Uruzgan suicide attack

    May 20, 2012 - 13:19

    TIRINKOT (PAN): Two children were killed and three others injured in a suicide bombing in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, on Sunday, an official said.

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    Strategic pact to be inked soon with Turkey

    May 20, 2012 - 11:41

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul would soon sign a long-term strategic partnership agreement, a move that would further boost the existing robust relations between the two nations, the Presidential Palace in Kabul said on Sunday.

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    Education

    On-the-job certificate graduates recognised

    May 20, 2012 - 20:25

    KABUL (PAN): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Sunday recognised graduates of a five-month on-the-job certificate programme at the Ministry of Energy and Water.

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    Security and Crime

    Taliban reiterate call for NATO withdrawal

    May 20, 2012 - 15:03

    KABUL (PAN): While keeping open the option of reconciliation, Taliban on Sunday asked NATO-led International Security Assistance Force troops to withdraw from Afghanistan.

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