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| "Listen, there are people that are coming down the pilot ladder of the prow. You go up that pilot ladder, get on that ship and tell me how many people are still on board. And what they need. Is that clear? You need to tell me if there are children, women or people in need of assistance. And tell me the exact number of each of these categories. Is that clear? Listen Schettino, that you saved yourself from the sea, but I am going to... I'm going to make sure you get in trouble. ...I am going to make you pay for this. Go on board." |
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| Captain De Falco of the Livorno Port Authority demanding the captain of the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia to return on board where hundreds of passengers were still trapped. |
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US condemns Afghan bombings
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The US strongly condemned the two suicide bombings in Afghanistan Tuesday that left at least 59 people dead and 154 others injured.
An attack by a suicide bomber at a shrine near the presidential palace in Kabul, where hundreds of people had gathered to observe the annual mourning rite, caused the death of 55 people and injured at least 134.
In Mazar-i-Sharif, a city in northern Afghanistan, four people were killed and 20 others injured in another explosion.
Noting that many of the victims were women and children and worshippers who were observing Ashura, the Muslim day of mourning, White House spokesman Jay Carney said: 'The United States continues to stand with the Afghan people against terrorism.'
'Our thoughts and condolences are with those affected by these heinous acts,' he said.
The bombings came a day after an international conference concluded in Bonn over the future of Afghanistan after US and NATO troops withdraw in 2014. |
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Bringing you the latest news from Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Sun tries to leave no stone unturned.
Our news extends from Kabul, the capital, to all parts of the country. We cover the reconstruction, the continuing military operations, the trials and tribulation of the interim government, and the pathway to elections.
We don't dodge the controversies either, the impact of the Afghan warlords that retain power throughout much of the country, the continuing presence of Taliban elements, the impact of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, the start of the military conflict in late 2001, and the resurgence of the opium growing and drug trade in Afghanistan.
Whether it's hard news or stories of general interest, the Afghanistan Sun has a mission to cover it all. The online newspaper also provides updates of what's happening in the region, particularly in the surrounding Pakistan, Central Asian, and former Russian states, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
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