UN: Opium production in Afghanistan down by almost half in 2010 due to plant disease

UN: Afghan opium production halved in 2010

Independent lawmakers hand Australia’s Labor Party enough support to form government

Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule

WikiLeaks posts huge encrypted ‘Insurance’ file to Web, sparking rumors of new revelations

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Failure to deliver electricity highlights setbacks in effort to repair war-ravaged Afghanistan

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Afghanistan gears up to award contracts for vast iron ore deposits in peaceful province

Afghan mineral wealth may be at least $3 trillion

Huge obstacles seen in exploiting vast Afghan mineral resources

Huge obstacles seen in exploiting Afghan minerals

Britain’s New Tories: More women, more minorities _ and maybe _ more troublemakers?

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In California, German leader reaffirms commitment to war in Afghanistan, stresses cooperation

In Calif., Merkel addresses Afghanistan, security

Obama reaffirms 2011 Afghan withdrawal plan; ‘we can’t be there in perpetuity’

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Obama says in TV interview that ‘we can’t allow China to wait’ on tackling climate change

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Afghanistan moves to protect newly rediscovered bird species, one of the world’s rarest

Afghanistan protects newly rediscovered rare bird

Money doesn’t grow on trees: hard bargaining as Americans pay for war damage to Afghans

Afghans give US soldiers a run for their money

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Ohno wins bronze in 1,000 short track speedskating

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Fighting rages as Karzai urges restraint from NATO

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Afghan official: Taliban using human shields

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Taliban’s top military commander captured

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Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

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Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

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US, Afghan troops sweep into Taliban stronghold

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US, Afghan troops sweep into Taliban stronghold

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US, Afghan troops sweep into Taliban stronghold

Researchers find first known breeding ground for rare bird in war-torn Afghanistan

Rare bird’s breeding ground found in Afghanistan

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