Australian Minister to Deliver Warning to NATO
05 February 2008
'Australian Minister to Deliver Warning to NATO', The Age, 5 February 2008
EXCERPT: " Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon flew to Europe last night to warn nations fighting in Afghanistan that Australia would no longer risk its soldiers' lives capturing territory that was soon lost because of political incompetence. Australia has lost three soldiers killed and nearly 30 wounded in Afghanistan. He said many issues needed to be addressed...
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Poland Joins Canada in Call for More Troops in Afghanistan
05 February 2008
'Poland Joins Canada in Call for More Troops in Afghanistan', The Globe and Mail, 5 February 2008
EXCERPT: "Canada's call for reinforcements in southern Afghanistan brought about a sharply worded echo from a like-minded NATO ally yesterday, when Poland's Foreign Minister warned "free-riding" countries within the alliance that they must commit troops to Afghanistan's most dangerous regions. Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski...
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Economic Incentives and Development Initiatives to Reduce Opium Production - Report
05 February 2008
'', World Bank and the Department for International Development United Kingdom, 5 February 2008
EXCERPT: "This report is about how to progressively reduce over time Afghanistan's dependence on opium - currently the country's leading economic activity - by development initiatives and shifting economic incentives toward sustainable legal livelihoods. These...
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