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US Scrambles to Salvage Afghan Peace Talks

Top U.S. diplomats scrambled to salvage plans for preliminary peace talks with the Taliban, after Afghan President Hamid Karzai refused to participate in the U.S.-led talks in Qatar.

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Statement attributable to UNICEF spokesman Martin Dawes on the reported killing of children in Nigeria

UNICEF condemns in the strongest terms the attack which has reportedly left at least nine pupils dead in Maiduguri, north east Nigeria.

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Collective effort, political commitment required to address conflicts, transnational threats, say participants at OSCE Annual Security Review Conference

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Border police trainees from Afghanistan. Assisting Afghanistan is one of the key themes of the 2013 OSCE Annual Security Review...

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War drives number of forcibly displaced worldwide to 18-year high, says UN report

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Syrian refugees in Kurdistan's Domiz camp.

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