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Zimbabwe refuses Annan group visa by System in Politics visit site

Former UN head Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter cancel a visit to Zimbabwe after they are refused visas.

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World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Gates Seeks More Troops by System in Politics visit site

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year.

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Gates: More forces for Afghan election by System in Politics visit site

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year.

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Child abuse rises in north - rights group by System in Politics visit site

Quqnoos: Child abuse has tripled in Afghanistan’s northern provinces, the head of the human rights commission in the north, Said Muhammad Sami, said. He said the sexual abuse of, and violence against, children had increased threefold in four of the north’s provinces.