Judge Rejects Temporary Ban on Detainee Transfers
07 February 2008
'Judge Rejects Temporary Ban on Detainee Transfers', The Canadian Press, 7 February 2008
EXCERPT: "A judge has refused to temporarily stop Canadian soldiers from transferring enemy prisoners into Afghan custody. Federal Court Justice Anne Mactavish says the matter can be reviewed if troops resume the transfers, which military authorities stopped in November after finding evidence of torture in Afghan jails. Amnesty International Canada...
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Reports: Taliban Offers Cease-Fire
07 February 2008
'Reports: Taliban Offers Cease-Fire', United Press International, 6 February 2008
EXCERPT: "Militants in Pakistan claiming to be the Taliban declared a cease-fire Wednesday but some experts saw it as a maneuver to gain time, reports said. "We have declared the cease-fire for negotiation," Maulvi Omar, a spokesman for Baitullah Mehsud, told reporters in a telephonic conversation, Pakistan's Nation reported. Mehsud, a Taliban...
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NATO Defense Ministers' Meeting Fails to Procure Troops for Afghanistan
07 February 2008
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EXCERPT: "No NATO ally has come forward to pledge additional troops to southern Afghanistan at a meeting of NATO defense ministers, a NATO official said Thursday. On the first day of their informal meeting, the NATO defense ministers focused their attention on NATO-led missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo. Asked whether any NATO ally has...
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