Twelve Urgent Steps For The Advisor Mission In Afghanistan
19 June 2008
Captain Daniel Helmer, '', Military Review / United States Army Combined Arms Command, July-August 2008
EXCERPT: "The attacks of 9/11 originated from Afghanistan, where a decade of international neglect after the fall of the communist government allowed Islamic extremists to train and thrive. Today, the mission to resurrect the failed Afghan state stands at 'a strategic fork...
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Croatian Armed Forces Successful In Afghanistan
19 June 2008
'Croatian Armed Forces Successful In Afghanistan', Javno, 18 June 2008
EXCERPT: "Croatian Parliament Defence Committee has unanimously passed the cabinet's report on activities of the Croatian Armed Forces (OSRH) members in NATO's ISAF mission in Afghanistan from September 1, 2007 until March 31, 2008. The OSRH members have successfully performed all tasks without casualties or injuries. The report was submitted by Croatian Ministry...
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Canadians Launch Push Against IEDs In Afghanistan
19 June 2008
David Pugliese, 'Canadians Launch Push Against IEDs In Afghanistan', Defense News, 18 June 2008
EXCERPT: "Faced with an increasing number of deaths in Afghanistan from improvised explosive devices, the Canadian Forces has launched a surge in its counter-IED efforts that will focus on improved training, purchases of surveillance and other specialized equipment, and a concerted effort to shut down networks that are financing and building...
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Tajiks Jailed For "Taliban Links"
19 June 2008
'Tajiks Jailed For "Taliban Links"', BBC News, 19 June 2008
EXCERPT: "A Tajik court has jailed three men for between 18 and 22 years for membership of a militant Islamic group said to have fought for the Afghan Taleban. The Supreme Court in Dushanbe was told the three Tajik nationals were active members of the Islamic Jihad Union. They were said to have fought alongside the Taleban in Afghanistan before going into hiding in...
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Canadian Soldiers' High-Tech Gear Helps In Battle, Creates Burden
19 June 2008
'', The Canadian Press, 18 June 2008
EXCERPT: "Canada is among countries evolving their armies into forces of futuristic soldiers, with laser-sighted rifles, GPS-equipped units directed via computer and equipment that lets them see and kill the enemy in all conditions, day or night. But before conjuring images of invincible Star Wars troopers, consider some not-so-fun facts....
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Taliban Routed By Afghan, NATO Forces Near Kandahar: Officials
19 June 2008
'', Agence France Presse, 19 June 2008
EXCERPT: "Afghan and NATO forces using air power cleared Taliban militants from villages near the strategic city of Kandahar, killing at least 56 Islamist insurgents, officials said Thursday [19 June 2008]. Troops were now making a final search of houses in Arghandab district, a day after around 1,000 soldiers launched a huge offensive...
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A Pipeline Through A Troubled Land
19 June 2008
'', Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), 19 June 2008
EXCERPT: "The proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline will transport approximately 33 billion cubic metres per year of natural gas 1,680 kilometres from the Dauletabad gas field in southeast Turkmenistan through southern Afghanistan, to Pakistan, terminating...
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Frequent Overseas Deployments of US Forces to Continue
19 June 2008
'No Short-Term Relief In Sight, Says Military Adviser During Fort Lewis Visit', The Seattle Times, 19 June 2008
EXCERPT: "In an Army stretched by seven years of war, there will be no short-term relief for soldiers from the pace of overseas deployments, the nation's top military adviser said Wednesday in a town-hall meeting here. Even if an improving situation in Iraq allows the withdrawal of more troops from there, there will be a need...
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Germany Struggles To Bring Peace And Security To Afghanistan
19 June 2008
'Germany Struggles To Bring Peace And Security To Afghanistan', Deutsche Welle, 19 June 2008
EXCERPT: "As Germany pledges more money to Afghan development, the role of its troops in reconstructing the war-torn country comes into question. What's missing is a common international strategy, some experts say. In a country where residents have little access to running water and only sporadic electricity, you might think the construction...
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Afghanistan's Opium Poppies: No Quick Fixes
19 June 2008
'', The Economist, 19 June 2008
EXCERPT: "Surrounded by his pyramids of fruit and vegetables, Gul Khaliq is a cheerful man. 'Thanks to God we have customers, we have security and the people have the money to spend,' says the fruit-seller at the main market in Jalalabad, slapping a watermelon and adding a eulogy to the governor of Nangarhar province, Gul Agha Sherzai. Jalalabad and the governor...
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