Top Afghan Anti-Drugs Judge Murdered
04 September 2008
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EXCERPT: "A top judge in Afghanistan's counternarcotics court, working to bring to justice key players in the world's biggest opium-producing country, was gunned down in Kabul Thursday, his office said. Gunmen shot dead Alim Hanif, chief judge of the Central Narcotics Tribunal appeals court, soon after he left home to go to work, the Counter Narcotics-Criminal...
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NATO Ties Strained Over Civilian Killings
04 September 2008
'Afghan President Says NATO Ties Strained Over Civilian Killings', Deutsche Welle, 4 September 2008
EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said relations with international forces backing his government have been frayed because of the killing of more than 90 civilians during a recent strike by US-led coalition troops. Karzai made the remarks Thursday, Sept. 4, during a visit to a village where more than 90 civilians were reported...
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Petraeus Recommends One Brigade Leave Iraq For Afghanistan
04 September 2008
'Petraeus Recommends One Brigade Leave Iraq For Afghanistan', FOX News, 4 September 2008
EXCERPT: "Gen. David Petraeus, outgoing commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, is recommending that one U.S. army brigade be withdrawn from Iraq before a new administration takes over in January. A senior U.S. Defense official who has seen Petraeus' recommendations to the Joint Chiefs, Defense Secretary Gates and President Bush to FOX News...
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Russia Could Ditch NATO in Afghanistan
04 September 2008
'Russia Could Ditch NATO in Afghanistan', Press TV Iran, 4 September 2008
EXCERPT: "Russia's backing for NATO in Afghanistan depends on the alliance's stance on the 'Caucuses crisis' which has so far failed to please Moscow. 'Future cooperation [in Afghanistan] will depend on the alliance's position in the Caucasus crisis,' Ria Novosti quoted the Russian Ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin as saying on Wednesday. He added, 'we are not...
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