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May 28, 2012
Kabul
The following articles have been tagged with "Kabul":
Sweden's Afghan forces face increased threat
National: 5 May 11
The threat facing Swedish troops stationed in Afghanistan has been ratcheted up following a call by the Taliban for a spring offensive against foreign troops.
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Sweden raises terror alert
National: 1 Oct 10
The Swedish Security Service has raised the terror alert in Sweden to "elevated" due to an increased threat level.
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Swedish filmmaker shot in Afghanistan
National: 27 Sep 10
Swedish documentary filmmaker Pål Hollender fled Afghanistan on Sunday night to seek medical treatment in Dubai after he was shot in the arm while filming a new documentary in the country.
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Swedish MMA star Malik Mawlayi's history of violence
Lifestyle: 10 Sep 10
From a childhood spent in war torn Afghanistan to the gyms of Malmö and the rough and tumble world of mixed martial arts (MMA), Sweden’s Malik Mawlayi has learned to cope with violence, explains James Goyder.
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Red-Greens: Troops out of Afghanistan 2011
Politics: 27 Aug 10
A Red-Green government would begin the withdrawal of Swedish troops from Afghanistan in July 2011, with the last soldiers home by the 2013, the three party opposition coalition announced on Friday.
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Sahlin makes first visit to Afghanistan
Politics: 26 Jul 10
The Social Democrats' leader, Mona Sahlin, is visiting Afghanistan for the first time. During her trip, she will visit Swedes in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
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Top outgoing UN Swede slams Ban Ki-moon
National: 22 Jul 10
Aides to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon were in damage control mode on Wednesday after a blistering attack on his leadership by the outgoing Swedish head of a UN unit battling internal fraud.
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Bildt urges civilian changes in Afghanistan
Politics: 21 Jul 10
Civilian changes are needed in Afghanistan in order to achieve the security objectives outlined at a donor conference in Kabul, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said late on Tuesday.
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Rocket attack forces Bildt to divert
Politics: 20 Jul 10
Sweden’s foreign minister, Carl Bildt, was delayed during a visit to Kabul after a rocket attack on the city’s airport forced his plane to divert - just one kilometre from the runway.
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Too soon for exit dates from Afghanistan: Bildt
Politics: 20 May 10
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said that it was too early to speak of exit dates for troops from Afghanistan, calling them "wrong" and "dangerous."
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Swede killed in Afghanistan
National: 12 Mar 10
A Swedish woman from Örebro in eastern Sweden was shot and killed in Kabul in January. The woman was visiting relatives in the Afghan capital.
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Swedish soldiers killed by 'Afghan police'
National: 8 Feb 10
Military police are conducting an investigation into reports that the two Swedish military officers killed in Afghanistan on Sunday were attacked by a police officer.
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Two Swedes killed in Afghanistan
National: 7 Feb 10
Two Swedish military officers and a local interpreter were killed on Sunday when their unit came under fire west of Mazar-e Sharif in Afghanistan.
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Kabul to Kiruna: a new life in the Arctic Circle
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 10
Adjusting to life in the far north of Sweden can be tough at the best of times, but coming as a refugee presents an extra set of challenges. Malin Nyberg speaks to two women who are more than happy to adapt.
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Afghan teens left in the cold by train operator
National: 29 Dec 09
The five Afghan teens found wandering in the cold near Sävsjö in southern Sweden had not been left in the forest by smugglers, it emerged on Monday, but had instead been kicked off a Swedish passenger train.
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Afghanistan must bridge credibility gap: Bildt
Politics: 11 Nov 09
With Kabul's credibility "bordering disaster", Swedish foreign minster Carl Bildt has called on Hamid Karzai to instigate widespread reforms during his second term as president of Afghanistan.
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Five Swedish soldiers injured in Afghanistan
National: 11 Nov 09
Five Swedish soldiers have been injured in an explosion that also claimed the life of a local foreign language interpreter, the Swedish Armed Forces said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan talks should be held in Kabul: Bildt
Politics: 15 Sep 09
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has said the EU would like to see Kabul host an impending international conference on Afghanistan's future.
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Troops ransack Afghan hospital: Swedish charity
National: 7 Sep 09
A Swedish charity has claimed that foreign troops entered its hospital in Afghanistan, smashed doors and tied up staff and patients' relatives, violating agreements between aid workers and the military.
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'No time line for Afghanistan exit': Bildt
Politics: 1 Sep 09
The international community will not leave Afghanistan until the country has undergone a secure transition, Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt said on Tuesday.
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Italy: EU should condemn Aftonbladet article
Politics: 31 Aug 09
Italy’s foreign minister, Franco Frattini, says he has met with his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt to iron out a strategy for resolving the crisis which flared after the publication of a controversial article in the Aftonbladet newspaper. But Bildt denies the crisis was discussed.
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Bildt to Afghanistan for talks
Politics: 31 Aug 09
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrived in Kabul on Sunday to begin two days of talks with international representatives and Afghanistan's president and foreign minister.
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Bildt to meet Holbrooke in Kabul ahead of elections
National: 25 Jul 09
While Swedish troops stationed at Aqchah in northern Afghanistan on Thursday night battled in a firefight with opposing forces, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was in Kabul on Friday to join US regional envoy Richard Holbrooke for a pre-election assessment trip.
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UN slams Sweden's deportation policy
Society: 14 Aug 08
United Nation refugee agency UNHCR has criticized Sweden's decision to deport Afghan refugees to Kabul even if they have no social or family ties in the capital city.
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Sweden sends extra troops to Afghanistan
National: 22 May 08
Sweden will send a rifle platoon of 27 soldiers to Afghanistan in the coming days, bringing the number of Swedish troops in the country to 375.
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Sweden shutting door on refugees: critics
Society: 18 Apr 08
Recent decisions by Sweden to send refugees back to Baghdad and other war-ravaged areas have tarnished its reputation for welcoming victims of conflict, critics say.
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Bildt presents foreign policy in Riksdag
Politics: 13 Feb 08
The Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of the EU and the UN in Swedish foreign policy.
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Sweden ramps up NATO mission
Politics: 19 Dec 07
Sweden has unveiled plans to open new embassies in Afghanistan, Sudan and Belarus, as well as upgrading its NATO mission.
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Sweden to close embassies
National: 1 Oct 07
Budget cuts are forcing the Swedish Foreign Ministry to close seven embassies and consulates across the world, including embassies in African and consulates in Europe.
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Afghans add voice to Muhammad cartoon row
National: 2 Sep 07
The cartoonist behind a caricature of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad has said he has no intention of apologizing. Meanwhile, Afghanistan has joined Pakistan and Iran in condemning the publication.
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Afghan hunger strikers taken to hospital
National: 8 Aug 07
Nine Afghan citizens were taken to hospital on Tuesday evening on the fourth day of an ongoing hunger strike in central Stockholm.
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Attacks on Swedish soldiers 'hushed up'
National: 28 May 06
Details of attacks on members of the Swedish Armed Forces on peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan have not been reported to the parliamentary defence committee.
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Swedish soldier dies in Afghanistan
Smörgåsbord: 26 Nov 05
One of four Swedish soldiers wounded in a bomb attack in northern Afghanistan has died of his injuries. Another Swedish peacekeeper is in a serious condition in hospital after the explosion in Mazar-i-Sharif.
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Swedish soldiers injured in Afghanistan
Smörgåsbord: 25 Nov 05
Four Swedish peacekeepers working as part of a NATO-led International Security Assistance Force have been injured in an explosion in Mazar-i-Sharif in the north of Afghanistan, the Swedish military has reported.
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Sweden reconsiders Uzbekistan base
Politics: 13 Jun 05
Sweden must remove Uzbekistan military base - Amnesty
After scathing criticism from Amnesty, Sweden's defence minister agrees to "find alternatives" to stationing troops in Uzbekistan, whose recent record on human rights is suspect.
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