News Topic - Afghanistan
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Thirty Years' War in Afghanistan
The Nation - The Nation -- Following on the heels of recent reports from British military and diplomatic circles that the war in Afghanistan can't be won, a new report from Tony Cordesman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies lay out in excruciatingly painful terms how bad the s ... more »
Yahoo! – Oct 10, 2008 11:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The Nation - The Nation -- Following on the heels of recent reports from British military and diplomatic circles that the war in Afghanistan can't be won, a new report from Tony Cordesman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies lay out in excruciatingly painful terms how bad the s ... more »
Yahoo! – Oct 10, 2008 11:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
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NATO: Troops can target Afghan drug operationsAP - NATO defense ministers Friday authorized their troops in Afghanistan to attack drug barons blamed for pumping up to $100 million a year into the coffers of resurgent Taliban fighters.
Yahoo! – Oct 10, 2008 11:18 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Mobile phones to help fight Taliban in Afghanistan
Mobile phones could be handed out to people in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban winning the propaganda war.
Telegraph.co.uk – Oct 10, 2008 11:10 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Mobile phones could be handed out to people in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban winning the propaganda war.
Telegraph.co.uk – Oct 10, 2008 11:10 AM [GMT] – comment?
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NATO allies reach deal on attacking Taliban drug trade
The NATO operations commander, General John Craddock, has asked for the alliance force in Afghanistan to be allowed to attack laboratories, trafficking networks and drug lords to stem a trade that helps finance the Taliban insurgency.
International Herald Tribune – Oct 10, 2008 10:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The NATO operations commander, General John Craddock, has asked for the alliance force in Afghanistan to be allowed to attack laboratories, trafficking networks and drug lords to stem a trade that helps finance the Taliban insurgency.
International Herald Tribune – Oct 10, 2008 10:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
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82nd Airborne Paratrooper Receives Silver Star
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper on Thursday received the Army's third highest medal for his heroism in combat against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
WNCN - NBC 17 – Oct 10, 2008 10:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper on Thursday received the Army's third highest medal for his heroism in combat against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
WNCN - NBC 17 – Oct 10, 2008 10:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Illinois Senate Candidates Face Off
Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg has accused U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of endangering troops in Iraq and Afghanistan by criticizing the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
WIFR.com – Oct 10, 2008 10:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg has accused U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of endangering troops in Iraq and Afghanistan by criticizing the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
WIFR.com – Oct 10, 2008 10:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
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NATO agrees to fight Afghan opium tradeAFP - NATO agreed Friday to officially take part for the first time in the fight against Afghanistan's opium trade to try to cut off drug funds from Taliban insurgents, a spokesman confirmed.
Yahoo! – Oct 10, 2008 10:49 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Pakistanis Flee Military Crackdown On The Taliban
Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing to Afghanistan to avoid a military launch against the Taliban. Pakistani soldiers are going door-to-door in the area demanding that Afghan refugees, many of whom have lived in Pakistan for decades, go back to Afghanistan as well. With a food shortage, Afghan offic ... more »
NPR.org – Oct 10, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing to Afghanistan to avoid a military launch against the Taliban. Pakistani soldiers are going door-to-door in the area demanding that Afghan refugees, many of whom have lived in Pakistan for decades, go back to Afghanistan as well. With a food shortage, Afghan offic ... more »
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NATO seeks agreement on Afghan drugs role
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- NATO defense ministers worked Friday toward an agreement that would authorize their troops in Afghanistan to attack the heroin trade, which is believed to pump millions of dollars a year into the coffers of a resurgent Taliban....
AP – Oct 10, 2008 09:05 AM [GMT] – comment?
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- NATO defense ministers worked Friday toward an agreement that would authorize their troops in Afghanistan to attack the heroin trade, which is believed to pump millions of dollars a year into the coffers of a resurgent Taliban....
AP – Oct 10, 2008 09:05 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Suspected US Missile Strike Reported In Pakistan
A suspected U.S. missile strike targeted two areas in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghanistan border on Thursday, killing at least nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
WITN 7 – Oct 10, 2008 07:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
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A suspected U.S. missile strike targeted two areas in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghanistan border on Thursday, killing at least nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
WITN 7 – Oct 10, 2008 07:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
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