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GLOBAL ECONOMY
Dec 8, 2011
Kabul pushes mineral concessions
Afghanistan tries to accelerate development of deposits
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UK
Dec 8, 2011
British will not extend Afghan operations
Minister rejects ‘backfilling’ as US troops leave
Dec 6, 2011
Afghan bombings raise sectarian strife fears
Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif explosions kill at least 59
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MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Dec 4, 2011
Iran claims to have shot down US drone
Incident underscores tensions gripping the region
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PAKISTAN
Nov 29, 2011
Pakistan to boycott Bonn conference
Protest directed at US over killing of 24 soldiers in Nato air strike
Nov 28, 2011
Indian company wins Afghan iron ore deal
Latest Kabul move to open up mineral resources to regional powers
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PAKISTAN
Nov 28, 2011
US scrambles to repair Pakistan relations
Killing of 24 soldiers has reasserted primacy of army on national stage
Nov 5, 2011
US general relieved of duties over Karzai remarks
Fuller says Afghan leaders are ‘isolated from reality’
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Madam secretary, only ‘talk’ can save Afghanistan
The US and Nato are poorly prepared for the endgame, writes Ahmed Rashid