Karzai Blames Increasing Violence On Lack Of Attention
20 August 2008
'Karzai Blames Increasing Violence On Lack Of Attention', VOA News, 20 August 2008
EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai says violence has risen in the country because the government has failed to pay enough attention to terrorists and their resources. Mr. Karzai said Wednesday [20 August 2008] there has not been enough of a focus on terrorist facilities, sanctuaries or financial networks. He spoke with reporters after meeting with...
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Russia To Continue NATO Cooperation: Envoy
20 August 2008
'Russia To Continue NATO Cooperation: Envoy', Reuters, 20 August 2008
EXCERPT: "Cooperation with NATO is crucial and Russia will behave in a pragmatic manner following the alliance's decision to freeze regular contact with Moscow, Russia's envoy Dmitry Rogozin to NATO told Reuters on Wednesday [20 August 2008]. Under U.S. pressure, NATO agreed on Tuesday to freeze contacts with Russia until Moscow had withdrawn its troops from Georgia...
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Pentagon Plans To Send More Than 12,000 Additional Troops
20 August 2008
'', US News and World Report, 20 August 2008
EXCERPT: "The Pentagon will be sending 12,000 to 15,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, possibly as soon as the end of this year, with planning underway for a further force buildup in 2009. A request by Gen. David McKiernan, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, for three U.S. brigades with support staff has been approved....
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Conflicts Put NATO To The Test
20 August 2008
'Conflicts Put NATO To The Test', Newsweek, 20 August 2008
EXCERPT: "The sun was brutal, the air thin and the dust thick along a trail through the mountain valley of Uzbin east of Kabul when the Taliban launched their ambush on Monday afternoon. Perhaps a hundred of the insurgents, well armed and well trained, attacked a NATO reconnaissance patrol made up of French infantry and commando units, a contingent of American Special Forces...
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