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UN special representative to Afghanistan Kai Eide
Threats to Afghan future, says UN
The top UN official in Afghanistan says "negative trends" threaten to make the country's situation unmanageable.
Profile: Hamid Karzai
UN fears Karzai setback impact
Karzai appeals for forces funding

Map Gun and bomb attacks rock Kashmir
Militants kill at least three Pakistani soldiers and an Indian policeman in separate attacks in disputed Kashmir.

US drone Deadly drone strikes in Pakistan
Two suspected US drone strikes kill at least 12 people in a tribal region of north-west Pakistan, Pakistani security officials say.

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CIA logo Major blow
CIA 'double agent' killing embarrases US and Jordan
Kausik Basu Career change
Kaushik Basu on his new job for the Indian government
Indian soldiers patrol a railway track as a train moves during heavy snowfall in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir In pictures
India shivers as a cold snap hits northern parts

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