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Nuclear test ban treaty the focus of Ban's visit to Vienna
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Austria next week for a three-day official visit focused on efforts to tackle the illegal drug trade in Afghanistan and the push for a global treaty banning nuclear tests.Ban is scheduled to arrive in Vienna on Feb 15 to address the opening session of the third ministerial conference of the Paris Pact Partners on Combating the Afghan Illicit Opiate Trade,

Afghan president postpones handover of US prison
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday claimed that an airstrike carried out by the international coalition killed eight children in eastern Afghanistan.

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Pakistan denies Gilani meeting with Taliban in Qatar

Islamabad: Pakistan Thursday refuted media reports suggesting a meeting between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Afghan Taliban representatives had been planned in Qatar during his three-day

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Workers in Afghan brick kilns are bonded child labourers: UN
A new United Nations-backed survey has found that most workers in Afghanistan's brick kilns are bonded child labourers, and calls for a strategy that will both provide relief to bonded families and help them escape the cycles of debt, dependence and poverty.

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CIA to remain in Iraq, Afghanistan after troops' withdrawal to protect US interests

The Central Intelligence Agency is expected to maintain a large clandestine presence in Iraq and Afghanistan after the withdrawal of conventional U.S. troops as part of the Obama administration

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UN report says Afghan civilian death toll rises for fifth year in row
A UN report has claimed that the number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row.

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