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Trading of Women Rife in East Afghanistan, Report Claims

"... women that have been sold three to five times and in some cases sold along with their daughters..."

(KABUL) - The sale and exchange of women as goods is rampant in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province with as many as two women traded per day, according to the findings of a sociology researcher.

Assadullah Ahmadi stated that he found some women had been traded up to five times in three Nangarhar districts...

Pakistan Says Afghanistan `Overreacts` to Cross-Border Shelling

Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin reportedly stated on Wednesday that “the depth of Pakistan’s complacency” in the Afghan peace process has “shocked” and “disappointed” his country.

(ISLAMABAD Voice of America) - Pakistan criticized as an “overreaction” Afghanistan’s decision to cancel a military trip over alleged cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops.

Pakistan dismissed Kabul’s allegations that Islamabad is not helping advance the Afghan peace process.

Afghanistan Accuses Pakistan of Wrecking Peace Hopes

The Pakistani foreign ministry said its troops had responded to "some intrusions from the Afghan side"

(KABUL AFP News) - The Afghan government on Thursday accused Pakistan of wrecking efforts to end the Taliban's bloody 11-year insurgency, in the latest sign of worsening cross-border relations.

Pakistan, which backed Afghanistan's 1996-2001 Taliban regime, is seen as having a crucial role in negotiating a political settlement with the Islamist extremist leaders who shelter in Pakistan's border districts.

US Hands Full Control of Bagram Prison to Afghanistan

The U.S. partly handed over the high-security prison and around 3,000 suspected Taliban fighters to Afghan control last year.

(BAGRAM VOA News) - Afghanistan has taken full control of a controversial detention center from the United States. Bagram military prison was handed over to Afghanistan in a ceremony Monday.

The transfer was scheduled to happen earlier this month, but was abruptly canceled just before a ceremony was to begin.

Karzai`s Ex-Chief of Staff Omar Dawoodzai to Run for President

The report was also confirmed by Afghan president Hamid Karzai.

(KABUL Khaama Press) - Omar Dawoodzai, the current Afghan ambassador to Pakistan and former chief of staff in president Hamid Karzai’s office is the first major political figure to declare his intention to replace the President as Afghanistan’s leader.

Mr. Dawoodzai has said he is preparing to launch his campaign for the presidential elections due next year.

US Refuses to Transfer High-Risk Prisoners to Afghan Control

The Obama administration considers the detainee problem a short-term disagreement unrelated to the strategic negotiations on Afghanistan’s future security.

(KABUL Khaama Press) - A dispute between Kabul and Washington over the fate of about three dozen militants held by US forces in Afghanistan has disrupted negotiations over a long-term security agreement between the two nations, Washington Post reported.

911: `I held parts of uniforms from crew members in my hands, including body parts. Okay?`

Two officially recognized statements on the September 11th Crash form one impossible truth.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - An article from seven years ago on the questions behind what actually crashed into the Pentagon September 11th 2001, prompted a good deal of feedback on Salem-News.com.

The main points, once clearly understood, are startling. It all comes down to contradictions in the official government story of the Pentagon attack.

5 US Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash

The cause of the crash is being investigated.

(KANDAHAR VOA) - U.S. officials say five American members of the NATO-led coalition force died when their helicopter crashed in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.

Local officials said there were no survivors of the crash, which took place Monday during a heavy rainstorm. Those authorities say there was no enemy activity in the area at the time.

Did a Plane Really Hit the Pentagon?

I remember national news reports, or should I say accounts, of the plane having "bounced" off the lawn in front of the Pentagon before it struck. I remember just nodding my head, it wasn't something to question at the time...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - I had a friend ask the other day if I'd heard about the strange circumstances behind the crash of the Boeing 757 jet into the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001.

What he told me sent a chill down my spine, I almost wish I could have gone longer without knowing it.

Karzai: U.S., Taliban Holding `Daily` Talks

Karzai and Hagel were expected to meet in private.

(KABUL Radio Free Europe) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that representatives of the Taliban have been holding talks "on a daily basis" with the U.S. government.

Karzai said the talks have taken place in "European and Gulf countries," despite the fact that the Taliban reportedly broke off contacts with the United States last year.