By IBTimes UK
More than 120 schoolgirls and three teachers have been rushed to hospital after a suspected deadly poison attack by the Taliban in Afghanistan. (10:10 pm)
By IBTimes
The US hopes that Pakistan will agree to reopen the supply routes to NATO troops in Afghanistan as the Senate has threatened to link the aid to Pakistan with the country's cooperation on the issue. (8:17 pm)
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PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, BARACK OBAMA
By IBTimes UK
Dr Shakil Afridi accused of treason after setting up fake vaccination camp in Abbottabad to verify Osama Bin Laden was living in the city. (6:13 pm)
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HILLARY CLINTON, PAKISTAN, HEPATITIS B
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The U.S. Embassy in Kabul has confirmed that Ambassador Ryan Crocker will resign this summer following high-level multilateral talks over bringing the Afghanistan War to an end at the NATO Summit in Chicago. (May 22)
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BARACK OBAMA, IRAQ, GEORGE W. BUSH, TWITTER, PAKISTAN, NEW YORK
By Reuters UK
People in Afghanistan were surprisingly optimistic on Tuesday about NATO's plan to pull combat troops out of their war-ravaged nation by the end of 2014, but warned Western leaders to stick to aid and security promises. (May 22)
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BARACK OBAMA, PAKISTAN
By IBTimes
Yousuf Raza Gilani and Recep Tayyip Erdogan also vowed to significantly increase the volume of trade between Turkey and Pakistan. (May 22)
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PAKISTAN, EARTHQUAKE, SOMALIA
By IBTimes UK
All major nations reaffirm commitment to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan by 2014 deadline. Despite reservations, exit strategy to proceed according to agreed timetable following landmark Nato summit in Chicago. (May 22)
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BARACK OBAMA
By IBTimes AU
The bulk of Australian troops will be out of Afghanistan by 2014 as scheduled but Prime Minister Julia Gillard has assured the Asian nation that her commitment will be sustained further in the form of development aids. (May 22)
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BARACK OBAMA, AUSTRALIA, JULIA GILLARD, AIDS
By IBTimes
President Obama and U.S. NATO allies agreed Monday to end all combat missions in Afghanistan and transfer security responsibilities to the country's armed forces next summer after more than a decade of war. (May 22)
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BARACK OBAMA, PAKISTAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORK
