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Afghanistan braces for round 2 of marathon election

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KABUL — Now comes the hard part...

Afghan opium the most lethal drug worldwide, U.N. says

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MOSCOW — Afghan opium kills more people every year than any...

Karzai to accept fraud-audit results; government deal uncertain

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai was expected to announce Tuesday his acceptance of a U.N.-backed fraud audit reducing his vote in the August election to less than 50 percent, but it wasn't clear if he'd consent to a deal with his chief rival to ...

Iraqis say they want U.S. investment, strategic support

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BASRA, Iraq — The tourist ship "Peace" was at...

Iraqi parliament again delays vote on allowing direct elections

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament failed again Tuesday to vote on...

Pakistan suffers reverses in offensive against militants

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Taliban guerrillas recaptured...

Karzai, Afghan rival will vie again in election runoff

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KABUL — Under intense international pressure, Afghan...

Attacks on university in Pakistan leave 5 dead, 22 injured

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ISLAMABAD — After unleashing a vicious wave of attacks on...