Topic: Kabul Bank
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After Karzai, who will fill the power void in Kandahar?
Analysts and Afghans worry that the killing of Kandahar powerbroker Ahmad Wali Karzai will destabilize Afghanistan's south, which has seen major security gains this year.
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US image problem grows as Afghanistan casualties mount
While insurgent-caused casualties are up, US-caused civilian casualties are down. Still, it only takes a couple of high profile incidents to negatively turn public opinion.
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Afghanistan election: Why the next parliament won't check Karzai's power
The results of Saturday's Afghanistan election aren't expected for days, but because the parliamentary candidates ran as individuals, not as party members, they are unlikely to unite in opposition to President Hamid Karzai.
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Terrorism & Security
Kabul Bank run may pose more immediate threat than Afghan Taliban
The Kabul Bank is a bedrock for a stable Afghan society. Its collapse could spell disaster for the country already battling a resurgent Afghan Taliban.
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What Kandahar residents say about the Afghanistan war: It's complicated
Even before Tuesday's suicide attack in Kandahar killed three US soldiers and five Afghan civilians, the view from Kandahar was that the Afghanistan war wasn’t going well.
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Obama should tell Karzai it's time to resign
Karzai’s failed leadership is preventing the US from succeeding in Afghanistan.
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