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For Female Pilot, Childbirth Proved More Dangerous Than Flying by admin in Miscellaneous visit site

The difficulties of childbirth in Afghanistan have caused the country's Air Corps to lose its only two female pilots. One of the pilots, Colonel Lailuma, died recently from complications during the birth of her daughter. The other is Lailuma's mourning sister, Latifa. She says she'll stop flying because she thinks a commanding officer's negligence led to her sister's death.

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Afghans Get Help on Drugs From Colombia by admin in Miscellaneous visit site

Anti-drug police from the world's leading producer of cocaine, Colombia, have been touring Afghanistan, the top heroin-producing nation, to advise it on how to combat its booming illegal drug trade, officials said Tuesday. A five-member team from Colombia, including a female attack helicopter pilot and the chief of its drug interdiction unit, has spent 10 days meeting counternarcotics police and officials around Afghanistan.

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Situation In Afghanistan 'Improving,' France Says by admin in Miscellaneous visit site

France's Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, who is on a visit to Tajikistan, today said that the overall security situation in neighboring Afghanistan is improving, although she voiced concerns about the situation in Kabul and the south of the country.

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Sister of aid worker killed in Afghanistan says no politics in his death by admin in Miscellaneous visit site

The sister of a Vancouver carpenter who was shot dead in Afghanistan says she's overwhelmed with countless messages of support from people around the world.