Calls on Afghanistan to Fight Corruption, Provide Services
03 June 2008
'World Bank Official Calls on Afghanistan to Fight Corruption, Provide Services', Voice of America, 3 June 2008
EXCERPT: "A top World Bank official says the institution is committed to building a prosperous and stable Afghanistan but the people must do their part by fighting corruption and improving services. World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala just concluded a three-day visit to Afghanistan in which she met with President...
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UN Envoy Hopes Paris Meeting Will Bring Extended International Aid
03 June 2008
'UN's Top Afghan Envoy Hopes Paris Meeting Will Bring Extended International Aid Partnership', FOX News, 2 June 2008
EXCERPT: "The top UN envoy for Afghanistan said Monday [2 June 2008] he hopes an international donor conference in Paris next week will lead to more help for the country to build the institutions needed to handle its own affairs. At the meeting, which opens June 12, the Afghan government is set to ask for US$50 billion...
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Troops Overstretched: Australian Defence Minister
03 June 2008
'Troops Overstretched, Says Minister', The Age, 3 June 2008
EXCERPT: "AUSTRALIA'S frontline troops are badly overstretched, with half of the army's infantry and light armoured cavalry committed to Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has warned. The 550-strong Overwatch Battle Group in southern Iraq ceased operations yesterday in line with the promise made by Labor when in opposition. Mr Fitzgibbon stressed...
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A Struggle Between War And Peace
03 June 2008
Syed Saleem Shahzad, '', Asia Times Online, 3 June 2008
EXCERPT: "Since 2006 in Afghanistan, coalition forces battling the Taliban-led insurgency have alternated between all-out offensives and ceasefire deals. Similarly in Pakistan, the authorities have chopped and changed between peace accords and military action against militants in the tribal areas. This vicious - and unproductive - cycle in the South...
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US Reports Gains Against Taliban Fighters
03 June 2008
'', New York Times, 3 June 2008
EXCERPT: "Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan are fleeing to the Pakistani border after being routed in recent operations by the United States Marines, the American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said on Monday [2 June 2008]. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit have been clearing Taliban and foreign fighters from the district of Garmser, in...
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UK MoD Urged To Do More For Injured Soldiers
03 June 2008
'MoD Urged To Do More For Injured Soldiers Returning To UK', The Guardian, 3 June 2008
EXCERPT: "The Ministry of Defence has "much to do" to treat and care for the growing number of seriously injured soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the surgeon general said today [3 June 2008]. Lieutenant General Louis Lillywhite said improvements in emergency treatment meant many more troops were surviving injuries that would...
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Coalition and Taliban Vie For Control Of Southwestern Afghanistan
03 June 2008
'Coalition and Taliban Vie For Control Of Southwestern Afghanistan In Farah Province', The Long War Journal, 2 June 2008
EXCERPT: "The southwestern province of Farah has borne the brunt of the Taliban's southwestern expansion since the insurgency rebounded in 2006. Initially, the Taliban launched attacks on Farah and Nimroz from their various strongholds in neighboring Helmand province, but they have since established footholds inside...
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First German Quick Reaction Troops Head to Afghanistan
03 June 2008
'First German Quick Reaction Troops Head to Afghanistan', Deutsche Welle, 3 June 2008
EXCERPT: "German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung is to see off the first Bundeswehr troops to take command of the Quick Reaction Force in northern Afghanistan on July 1. The 200 members of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) are the first German combat troops in Afghanistan. Some 3,500 German soldiers are already involved in the NATO peacekeeping mission...
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No Promises On Asia Trip For Help On Afghanistan
03 June 2008
'', Associated Press, 3 June 2008
EXCERPT: "Defense Secretary Robert Gates' Asia trip produced no public commitment from other nations to help the U.S. in the war on terror, especially in Afghanistan. With many countries under pressure at home to withdraw troops out of harm's way, Gates was forced to change strategies from a similar trip he took a year ago. This time his appeal...
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NATO "Needs More" In Afghanistan
03 June 2008
'NATO "Needs More" In Afghanistan', BBC News, 3 June 2008
EXCERPT: "The outgoing American general in charge of Nato forces in Afghanistan for the past 15 months says the war against the Taleban is 'under-resourced'. Gen Dan McNeill was speaking before handing command of Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) to another American, Gen David McKiernan. Isaf currently has 53,000 troops from 40 countries. But Gen...
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