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Hillary Clinton Makes Surprise Visit To Kabul For Karzai Inauguration
Nov 18th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
KABUL — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stressed Wednesday that the United States will keep pressing the Afghan government to crack down on rampant corruption...Hamid Karzai oath for new term sparks tighter security in Kabul
Nov 18th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Security forces increased patrols on the streets of the Afghan capital today, bracing for possible militant attacks during tomorrow's inauguration ceremony that will cement President Hamid Karzai's tumultuous re-election victory.Security tight as Clinton arrives in Kabul for inauguration
Nov 18th, 2009 - USA Today
KABUL (AP) — Security forces increased patrols on some streets in the Afghan capital and blocked others entirely Wednesday, bracing for possible militant attacks...Clinton arrives as Kabul braces for Karzai inauguration
Nov 18th, 2009 - The Seattle Times
Security forces increased patrols on some streets in the Afghan capital and blocked others entirely Wednesday, bracing for possible militant attacks during the inauguration...
Clinton arrives in Kabul for Karzai inauguration - Summary
Nov 18th, 2009 - Earth Times
Kabul - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Kabul on Wednesday, a day ahead of the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai for a second term, a US embassy official said...
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2:52Kabul quiet as Karzai takes up office - 19 Nov 09
Security forces have locked down Afghanistan's capital for the inauguration for Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan's new president, attended by representatives of about 40 nations. Karzai faces a host of challenges as he takes up the presidency for a second five-year term ...
2:23Kabul announces Afghan troop increase - 21 Nov 09
As President Barack Obama grapples with the issue of whether or not to increase troop numbers, Afghanistan has come up with its own security plans. The Afghan Defence Minister has announced he is aiming to increase his army nearly three-fold. Al Jazeera's James Bays reports.
1:28Kabul - Afghanistan
Kabul is not that dangerous as you imaged.
5:08Kabul Dog Fighting - Afghanistan
Dec 2007 www.guardian.co.uk The tradition of dog fighting thrives in Afghanistan's capital. Having been banned under the Taliban, it is currently undergoing resurgence in popularity for the thousands of men looking for some form of entertainment and escapism from the constant war ...
Kabul from WikiPedia:
The city of Kabul is thought to have been established between 2000 BC and 1500 BC. It was once the centre of Zoroastrianism, and then later Buddhism. In the Rigveda (composed between 1700–1100 BC) the word "Kubh?" is mentioned, which appears to refer to the Kabul River. The Rigveda praise it as an ideal city, a vision of paradise set in the mountains. There is a reference to a settlement called Kabura by the Persian Achaemenids around 400 BC which may be the basis for the use of the name Kabura (???????) by Ptolemy. Alexander the Great conquered Kabul during his conquest of the Persian Empire. The city later became part of the Seleucid Empire before becoming part of the Mauryan Empire. The Bactrians founded the town of Paropamisade near Kabul, but it was later ceded to the Mauryans in the 1st century BC.
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