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UN relocating about 600 staff after Afghan attack
KABUL - The United Nations said Thursday that it will send more than half its international staff either out of Afghanistan or into more secure compounds following last week's deadly Taliban attack against U.N. workers - the most direct targeting of its employees during decades of work in the country.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Ban Ki-moon Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-11-05
Karzai's election increases pressure on Obama
KABUL - Hamid Karzai was declared the winner by default Monday in Afghanistan's fraud-marred presidential election, increasing the pressure on President Barack Obama to end his marathon deliberations at a time when a scaled-down version of his commander's ambitious plans is gaining support.
Nations:Afghanistan People:John Boehner Ban Ki-moon Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:2009 Afghan Election Source:(AP)
2009-11-01
Iran tells U.N. it wants nuclear fuel first: envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog it wants fresh fuel for a reactor in Tehran before it will agree to ship most of its enriched uranium stocks to Russia and France, diplomats said Friday.
Nations:Russia France People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Ban Ki-moon Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-30
Taliban vow to intensify pre-poll Afghan attacks
KABUL (AFP) - The Taliban vowed Thursday to intensify their attacks in the build-up to Afghanistan's presidential election next week as authorities tried to play down fears that the Islamists could wreck the poll.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:David Petraeus Ban Ki-moon Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:2009 Afghan Election Source:(AFP)
2009-10-29
Taliban kills UN staff in bloody countdown to Afghan polls
KABUL (AFP) - Taliban gunmen stormed a UN guesthouse in Kabul Wednesday, killing at least eight people in a suicide attack as the Islamist militia signalled a bloody countdown to new Afghan elections next week.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Ban Ki-moon Hillary Clinton Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AFP)
2009-10-28
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