30 rules of the Taliban proclaimed
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban gunmen who murdered two teachers in eastern Afghanistan early yesterday were only following their rules: Teachers receive a warning, then a beating, and if they continue to teach must be killed.
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LONDON, Sep 5 (IPS) - The Taliban have regained control over the southern  half of Afghanistan and their frontline is advancing daily, a  group closely monitoring the Afghan situation said in a report  Tuesday.
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U.N. officials in Afghanistan said on Monday that up to 380 civilians were killed in the Afghan conflict in the first four months of 2007 and called on Western military forces and the Taliban to respect laws protecting civilians.
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KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered on Wednesday the release of more than 350 Taliban prisoners who were captured when the Islamic regime was toppled nearly three years ago, officials and report said.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Intelligence reports indicated that the Taliban had the ability to carry out suicide attacks near the main US base in Afghanistan even before a bloody bombing during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, NATO said yesterday.
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By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Philippines Bureau Chief Twink Macaraig. MANILA : Time is running out for three hostages snatched by a Taliban splinter group in Afghanistan.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Afghan police killed 33 Taliban insurgents after a roadside bomb detonated by the militants killed eight policemen in the southern province of Kandahar, the provincial governor said on Tuesday.
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For 30 years coups, assassinations and invasions were the usual means of power transfer in Kabul. But yesterday Hamid Karzai broke with bloody tradition and assumed office with a simple formula of words.
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Forced nudity, hooding, using dogs,   conducting mock executions or simulated drownings were among   eight abusive interrogation practices banned under new rules   unveiled by the U.S. military on Wednesday.
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Most of the Afghan forces fighting the government are "soft Taliban," some adherents  claim. But "hard Taliban" are calling the shots
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Proposed rules of engagement for an expanded U.N. force in southern Lebanon would allow troops to open fire in self-defense, protect civilians and back up the Lebanese army in preventing foreign forces or arms from crossing the border, according to a U.N. document obtained Tuesday.
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ISLAMABAD: A Taliban splinter group on Monday accused Afghan government of dishonoring its earlier promise to release 26 Afghan prisoners, warning the Afghan government would be responsible of any to the hostages.
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Tracing the elusive footsteps of the Taliban's Supreme Leaderâand bracing for what may be their bloodiest drive yet
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In a new effort to end the growing Taliban insurgency, a council of Afghan political and tribal leaders hopes to hold talks with elements of the Islamic group aimed at including them in the government.
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The Pentagon issues a guidebook on fighting a counterinsurgency.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  - A collection of pre-Islamic  wooden idols chopped up by the Taliban in 2001 in their drive  for a pure Muslim state is back on display in Afghanistan after  painstaking repair in a project financed by the Austrian  government.
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The three devastating bombings today signify a clear escalation in the TalibanÂs violent tactics.