May, 2007

• 3 May

  Villagers back in damaged Afghan village

  By FISNIK ABRASHI, Associated Press Villagers trickled back to their damaged farms, descending from the hills with their belongings in bundles or on donkeys Tuesday after a NATO operation in their valley killed some 75 suspected Taliban fighters. The latest salvo in the alliance’s campaign to win control of southern …

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• 3 May

  Afghan president decries civilian deaths

  By ALISA TANG, Associated Press Afghans can no longer accept or understand civilian deaths from international military operations, President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday after officials said 51 villagers were killed during a U.S.-led offensive against the Taliban in western Afghanistan. Despite claims that women and children were among the dead, …

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• 3 May

  Probes find 50 Afghan civilians killed in US-led action

  AFP – Investigations into a US-led offensive in western Afghanistan at the weekend found around 50 civilians were killed, officials said Wednesday, as President Hamid Karzai summoned the top US general over the casualties. The US-led coalition has said it is not aware of any civilian deaths following the offensive, …

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• 3 May

  As Funding Increases, Afghan Forces Range From Ragtag to Ready

  KABUL, Afghanistan — Faizal Karim, a sophomore at the National Military Academy here, stood outside a classroom holding his English-language homework assignment. For a group of cadets nearby, a lecture in physics was ending. Bright-eyed, articulate and in a four-year course modeled after the United States Military Academy at West …

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• 2 May

  Iran, UAE Free Trade Zones Start Commercial Flights

  Iran and the United Arab Emirates started cargo flights between their free trade zones, managing director of Payam Special Economic Zone said on Wednesday.

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• 2 May

  UN Praises Iran for Fighting against AIDS

  Executive director of the United Nations AIDS program (UNAIDS) in a letter lauded Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his effective measures in the campaign against the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

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• 2 May

  US Needs Iran’s Help for Withdrawal from Iraq

  To get out of the quagmire it has created in Iraq, the United States is in need of Iran’s aid and assistance, Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said here on Wednesday.

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• 2 May

  West cannot Require Iran to Stop Legal Activities

  Iran’s ambassador to Thailand Mohsen Pak Ayeen stressed the peaceful drive of his country’s nuclear activities, mentioning that the West cannot require countries to stop their legal and legitimate activities.

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• 2 May

  US Needs Iran’s Help for Withdrawal from Iraq

  To get out of the quagmire it has created in Iraq, the United States is in need of Iran’s aid and assistance, Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said here on Wednesday.

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• 2 May

  Establishment of Fair International System Deterred by US

  Head of Iran’s delegation to the general meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) stressed that the unilateral, monopolistic and hegemonic measures taken by the United States have prevented establishment of a fair international system.

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