Dutch Tally Cost of Afghanistan
28 October 2007
Murray Brewster, 'Dutch Tally Cost of Afghanistan', Canadian Press, 28 October 2007
"It's estimated the two-year deployment of 1,800 troops, fighter aircraft and helicopters will cost the Netherlands $1.4-billion by August 2008, when the current mandate expires. The government is expected to say next month whether the mission to Uruzgan ? north of Kandahar ? will be extended.
In contrast, it's estimated Canada's military involvement...
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Afghan Militia Leaders Illegally Hoarding Arms
28 October 2007
Kirk Semple, '', International Herald Tribune, 28 October 2007
"Many former militia commanders and residents in northern Afghanistan have been hoarding weapons in violation of the country's disarmament laws, giving the excuse that they face a spreading Taliban insurgency from the south that government forces alone are too frail to stop, Afghan and Western officials say.
After years of...
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