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CENTRAL ASIA

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2015
Afghan president urges U.S. rethink of pullout deadline
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the United States might want to "re-examine" the timetable for removing the remaining U.S.-led coalition troops in the country by the end of 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2014
U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops stay on
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission on Sunday, more than 13 years after an international alliance ousted the Taliban government for sheltering the planners of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on American cities.
COMMENTARY
Dec 11, 2014
The devil lies in the details of Sino-Russian relations
Despite the much publicized energy transactions, a deep gulf remains between China and Russia. The moment of truth in their relations will come once the U.S. has pulled its troops out of Afghanistan and the rest of Central Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2014
Uzbek president asks Putin to help fight radical Islam in Central Asia
Uzbekistan urged Russia on Wednesday to help protect Central Asia against what it said would be a rising threat from militant Islam as U.S. forces draw down their numbers in Afghanistan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2014
'Afghan Bruce Lee' high-kicking his way to Internet fame
From the ruins of a bombed-out palace above Kabul, a young Afghan man bearing a striking resemblance to kung fu legend Bruce Lee is high-kicking his way to Internet fame, aiming to show another side to his war-weary nation.
WORLD
Dec 8, 2014
Afghan students find inspiration in Islamic State's success
A quiet student at Kabul University, 25-year-old Abdul Rahim has a dream: to join Islamic State in Syria and fight for the establishment of a global caliphate — a new, alarming form of radicalism in war-weary Afghanistan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2014
Hagel visits Afghan outpost serving role in U.S. exit strategy out of its longest war
The Pentagon is counting on a remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan to help lead the way out of America's longest war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2014
Kyoto-based NICCO refuses to forget about women of Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, where social norms prohibit women from appearing in public and their rights are limited, the Taliban's repressive regime and years of war have heavily damaged the country's heritage and society.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2014
Afghan forces ill-equipped to fight
Afghan district police chief Ahmadullah Anwari only has enough grenades to hand out three to each checkpoint in an area of Helmand province swarming with Taliban insurgents who launch almost daily attacks on security forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2014
Kabul police chief quits after Taliban attack
Kabul's police chief, Gen. Zahir Zahir, has resigned after Taliban gunmen killed three members of a South African family in the capital, while officials said Afghan forces had ousted insurgents trying to seize former U.S. and British base Camp Bastion in the south.
WORLD
Nov 24, 2014
Suicide bomber kills 45 at volleyball match in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 45 people at a volleyball match in Afghanistan on Sunday, a provincial official said, as foreign troops withdraw from the country after more than a decade of fighting.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2014
Russian captured in Afghanistan to face terrorism charges in U.S.
A Russian captured while fighting with militants in Afghanistan, and held by the U.S. military there, will be flown to the United States to face terrorism charges, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The detainee was identified by the Washington Post as Irek Hamidullan. He was captured in 2009 and has been...
WORLD
Sep 21, 2014
Afghan presidential rivals Abdullah, Ghani sign up to power-sharing deal
Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates on Sunday signed a deal to share power after months of turmoil over a disputed election that destabilized the nation at a crucial time as most foreign troops prepare to leave.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2014
As Taliban push for territory quickens, Afghan troops get new kill orders
As U.S. forces withdraw from Afghanistan, the battlefield they leave behind is changing dramatically and becoming more deadly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2014
Defense revamp imperils Afghan aid: doctor
Physician Tetsu Nakamura, 67, tries to take a different route to work each day and varies his departure times because that is the safest way to live in Taliban-troubled eastern Afghanistan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2014
Senior Afghan poll official quits, opens way for Abdullah return to race
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, who pulled out of the race alleging vote-rigging, indicated he might return after a senior election official resigned Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2014
Taliban shifting from religious group to criminal enterprise: U.N.
The Taliban's reliance on extortion and kidnappings, along with narcotics and illegal mining operations, is transforming it from a group driven by religious ideology into a criminal enterprise hungry for profit, U.N. sanctions monitors said in a new report.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2014
Poll: Americans split on Bergdahl prisoner swap with Taliban
Americans are deeply divided over whether the Obama administration did the right thing by swapping five Taliban leaders to win the freedom of prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan, according to Reuters/Ipsos survey released on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2014
Bergdahl had left his unit before: reports
A U.S. military investigation of Bowe Bergdahl's capture by the Taliban found the army sergeant had slipped away from his unit on several known occasions but had always returned, raising questions about whether or not he was deserting when he disappeared in 2009, people familiar with the findings said...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2014
Freed from captivity, Bergdahl's ordeal continues
In 2008, when he joined the army, he was a bookish athlete from rugged Idaho with a passion for fencing. A year later, he was a captive of the Afghan Taliban. Today, he is on the way home, a free man at last.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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