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Man dressed in Afghan uniform kills US soldier in Kabul

A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire today on foreign troops at a military base, killing at least one US soldier and injuring 15, including a German brigadier general and “about a dozen” Americans, authorities said.

Tue, 05 Aug, 2014

Afghan mob beheads two UN workers

AT least eight foreign UN workers were killed, two of them beheaded, yesterday in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif after a demonstration against the burning of Korans by a US preacher, a regional police spokesman said.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2011

‘Violence against women rampant’

VIOLENCE and systematic discrimination against women was rampant in Asia last year, ranging from acid attacks in Bangladesh to forced abortion in China, rape by soldiers in Nepal and domestic beatings in Australia, Amnesty International said yesterday.

Thu, 26 May, 2005