Not Our Job To Show Jails Free Of Torture, Ottawa Will Argue
06 March 2008
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EXCERPT: "Canada has no legal responsibility to ensure Afghan jails are free of torture before it hands over battlefield detainees, government lawyers will argue in Federal Court today. The lawyers will ask that a request from human rights groups to prevent the military from transferring suspected insurgents to Afghan jails be dismissed, according...
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Al Qaeda In Afghanistan Calls For Foreign Recruits
06 March 2008
'Al Qaeda In Afghanistan Calls For Foreign Recruits', Reuters AlertNet, 6 March 2008
EXCERPT: "The leader of al Qaeda in Afghanistan has urged more Muslims to join and finance the group's war there, saying Western troops are close to defeat. "Your brothers in Afghanistan are waiting for you and longing to (welcome) you," Mustafa Abu al-Yazid said in an audio recording posted on an Islamist Web site. "The time for reaping the...
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Rice Calls on Germany, NATO to Step Up Afghan Effort
06 March 2008
'Rice Calls on Germany, NATO to Step Up Afghan Effort', Voice of America, 6 March 2008
EXCERPT: "U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said NATO allies such as Germany must step up military efforts in Afghanistan to defeat the Taliban. Rice, who met today in Brussels with her counterparts from countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, repeated the U.S. position that the alliance should share burdens to support President...
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Norwegian Named As New UN Envoy To Afghanistan
06 March 2008
'Norwegian Named As New UN Envoy To Afghanistan', Reuters AlertNet, 6 March 2008
EXCERPT: "U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide on Thursday as his new envoy for Afghanistan, an appointment the West hopes will beef up the international presence in the war-torn country. Eide, a former Norwegian ambassador to NATO, replaces Tom Koenigs of Germany. Diplomats said Eide was expected to take a more prominent role...
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