Short Of Equipment And Facing A More Confident Enemy
22 August 2008
'Short Of Equipment And Facing A More Confident Enemy', The Guardian, 22 August 2008
EXCERPT: "As more and more British soldiers are killed and wounded, their commanders are becoming increasingly frustrated by the failure to make a breakthrough in Afghanistan. Morale is being further undermined by the pressures on the defence budget. 'They are fighting and dying, while at home they are talking about slashing and cutting,' said a well-placed...
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Beset By War, Beleaguered By Poverty
22 August 2008
'Beset By War, Beleaguered By Poverty', CBC News, 21 August 2008
EXCERPT: "War, insecurity, poverty. These are the hallmarks of life in today's Afghanistan. But they're also the dominant themes of the country's recent history despite billions of dollars in aid and military spending by Canada, the United States, Britain and other countries. The U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 toppled the repressive and unpopular Taliban regime...
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Pressure Mounts For Review Of Anti-Terror Strategy
22 August 2008
'', AFP, 22 August 2008
EXCERPT: "Pressure is mounting for a review of the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan following heavy foreign troop casualties but Washington does not expect the losses to spark any immediate troop pullout. This week alone, 18 foreigners, including 10 French, three Poles and three Canadians, were killed in largely Taliban militant attacks on soldiers grouped under...
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French Leader Proposes Vote On Afghanistan Troops
22 August 2008
'', The Associated Press, 22 August 2008
EXCERPT: "France's prime minister has proposed a parliamentary vote on whether to keep French forces in Afghanistan, his office said Friday [22 August 2008], as a new poll showed most of his compatriots want the troops pulled out after 10 died in a vicious ambush. The legislature, dominated by President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party, is nearly...
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