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Afghan Coal Mine
Despite it's large amount of untold wealth underground, Afghanistan struggles to get on it's feet of economic stability. Before the Russian invasion Karkar employed a thousand miners and was a thriving industrial complex where thousands of tones of coal were produced per year. Czechoslovakia once supplied the mine with equipment and engineers. Now only a couple hundred miners work in the soot filled tunnels. Accidents are frequent and medical supplies are low in a place where two huge explosions had previously taken more than 200 lives.
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Istanbul now and the Pope's visit to Turkey
Pope Benedict XVI visits Turkey and Istanbul youth culture
Pope Benedict XVI reassured wary Muslims and promoted reconciliation among Christians during a four-day trip to Turkey that concluded December 1st 2006. Benedict XVI angered Muslims in September by quoting a 14th-century Byzantine emperor, who disparaged Islam as "evil and inhuman." A significant portion of the popes trip to Turkey was devoted to repairing the damage done by that speech. In Istanbul, the pope visited the Blue Mosque, where he prayed with the Grand Mufti of Istanbul, Mustafa Cagrici. Benedict XVI also expressed support of Turkeys bid for membership in the European Union. "How can we fail to think of the various events which took place here and forged our common history?" the pope said.
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State of Terror
A suspected plot to bring down as many as 10 planes travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States renews fears among New Yorkers. Almost five years after the attacks of September 11th New York remains on edge.
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Pakistan Earthquake
A jolting 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits northern Pakistan and India killing over 50,000 people and leaving more than 2 million people homeless. As cold weather approaches, Pakistan and Indian governments are tested as fate closes in on the less fortunate. The region is a logistical nightmare and could easily fade from the headlines leaving the poorest of the poor to freeze in the cold to come. International aid is the only real hope for people of the Kashmir region.
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Afghan Elections 2005
Parliamentary and Provincial Elections 2005 As attention is drawn away from President Karzai, Afghanistan prepares for it's Parliamentary elections. Up to 12.5 million Afghans prepare their vote for the nearly 6,000 Afghan men and women whom have signed up to run in the country's first parliamentary polls in more than 30 years, scheduled for September 18. About 100,000 troops, including 22,000 U.S.-led troops and 10,000 NATO-led peacekeepers, will provide security for election day. Afghan and U.S. officials have warned that the Taliban might try to sabotage the vote, the next big step in Afghanistan's difficult path to stability, but would not be able to derail it.
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Afghanistan 2005 for the IOM
US Aid money reaches a post war Afghanistan The International Organization for Migration, long known for their leading role at managing migration to encourage social and economic development, takes on the challenge of rebuilding Afghanistan through various programs such as the disarmament or former combatants, vocational training for women and massive construction projects.
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Iraq 2003
A post invasion Iraq uncovers mass graves and strugles with the beginning of civil war and a drawn out US occupation
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