Secrets Of The Taliban's Success
10 September 2008
'', Asia Times Online, 10 September 2008
EXCERPT: "Kandahar has traditionally been the city of Afghan royalty, warlords and the center of resistance movements against the British and Russia. It was also the spiritual heartland of the student militia, the Taliban, that emerged in the 1990s to combat the vicious civil war that was tearing the country...
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Britain, NATO Struggle For Afghanistan Numbers
10 September 2008
'Britain and NATO Struggle For Afghanistan Numbers', Reuters India, 10 September 2008
EXCERPT: "Two-and-a-half years into an operation to secure vast desert reaches of Afghanistan from the Taliban, British commanders quietly admit they are seriously undermanned. While the official line is that Prime Minister Gordon Brown must decide if more troops are needed, officers on the ground in the southern Afghan province of Helmand concede...
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NATO Bomb Kills, Wounds 12 Civilians In Eastern Afghanistan
10 September 2008
'', China View, 10 September 2008
EXCERPT: "A bombing on Tuesday carried out by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in eastern Afghan province of Khost missed the target, killing two civilians and wounding 10 others, reported by local newspaper Afghanistan Time on Wednesday. 'A NATO bomb missed its target and hit a house Tuesday, killing two civilians...
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Taliban Says Increase In Attacks Because Of Election
10 September 2008
'Taliban Says Increase In Attacks Because Of Election', CTV News, 10 September 2008
EXCERPT: "A Taliban spokesperson says the insurgent group is following the Canadian election and has increased attacks on Canadian soldiers in order to send a grim message. 'We increased our attacks on the Canadians because of the election in order to put pressure on them to withdraw their forces,' said purported Taliban spokesperson Qari Muhammad Yussef....
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