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• Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
  KABUL (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally leave.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 9:46am
  


• Yuvraj Singh diagnosed with cancer - reports
  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Cricketer Yuvraj Singh has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in the United States, local media reported on Sunday.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 4:41pm
  


• COLUMN - Supreme Court raps govt on army chief DOB controversy
  The Supreme Court decision on Friday in the matter of the date of birth controversy apropos Army Chief General V.K. Singh has placed the Indian government -- as represented by the Ministry of Defence in an awkward position.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 2:02pm
  


• Car bomb kills nine in Afghan city Kandahar
  KABUL (Reuters) - A car bomb in the south Afghan city of Kandahar killed at least nine people and wounded 19 on Sunday, the presidential palace said in a statement.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 12:11pm
  


• U.S. tries to ease confusion over Afghan plans
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. forces will cede the lead role in combat operations in Afghanistan next year, but will keep fighting alongside Afghan troops, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, as the Obama administration struggled to clear up confusion over its Afghan exit strategy.
  Posted on:2 Feb 2012 at 10:55pm
  


• Civilian deaths in Afghan war up for fifth straight year - UN
  KABUL (Reuters) - More than 3,000 civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2011, the fifth year in a row the number has risen, the United Nations said on Saturday in a report likely to revive tension between the Afghan government and its Western backers.
  Posted on:4 Feb 2012 at 11:46am
  


• Pakistan PM to discuss Afghanistan reconciliation in Qatar
  REUTERS - Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with officials from the Gulf Arab state on the Afghan reconciliation process, a senior government official said on Saturday.
  Posted on:4 Feb 2012 at 7:43am
  


• Charges dropped against U.S. soldier in Afghan murder case
  SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial in the slaying of unarmed Afghan civilians, officials from their home base near Tacoma, Washington, said on Friday.
  Posted on:4 Feb 2012 at 6:55am
  


• Taliban return seen unlikely threat in reshaped Afghanistan
  KABUL (Reuters) - Among the snippets in a secret NATO report detailing the hopes of jailed Taliban militants to retake Afghanistan was news the Islamist movement had set up telephone hotlines for Afghans to report anonymously on failures of its shadow government.
  Posted on:2 Feb 2012 at 5:51pm
  


• Gilani faces Pakistan court contempt hearing
  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday prepared to charge the prime minister with contempt of court for his failure to re-open corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, breaking an uneasy calm of political tension with the judiciary.
  Posted on:2 Feb 2012 at 9:41am