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Mehbooba Andyar, an Afghan runner slated to compete in the Olympics, stretches during a media event o­n a hilltop in Kabul

Mehbooba Andyar's choice to compete in a head scarf and full-length, body-covering running suit could not spare her from Taliban taunts and threats. The Afghan middle-distance runner nonetheless trekked o­n and was o­n the verge of realizing her Olympic dream. But now Andyar � slated to be the o­nly female Afghan athlete at the Beijing Games � has gone missing from her training site just weeks before the opening ceremonies.

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban leaders are deciding what to do with 21 Korean hostages after Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. President George Bush ruled out making any concessions to free them, o­ne of the kidnappers said o­n Tuesday.

KABUL, Aug 4: Afghanistan�s government is taking steps to end a Taliban-linked resistance that will �finally earn security� for the country, President Hamid Karzai said o­n Friday, a day after a series of deadly attacks.

TEHRAN (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due in Iran o­n Thursday for a visit aimed at boosting ties, a source in the Iranian presidential office told AFP o­n Tuesday.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai o­n Thursday said Pakistani religious schools were teaching students to go to Afghanistan to burn down schools or medical clinics.

Karzai arrives tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin has started consultations with senior officials regarding the visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Islamabad from February 15-17.

LONDON -- Diplomats from more than 60 countries began pledging aid and investment for Afghanistan at a conference yesterday, as President Hamid Karzai outlined a five-year plan to strengthen democratic institutions and to combat terrorism and drug trafficking in his struggling country.