01 October 2008

'US Raids Hurt Terrorism Fight: Pakistan Minister', Reuters, 1 October 2008

EXCERPT: "U.S. military raids against militants inside Pakistan threaten to hurt progress being made against them by Pakistani forces and are an intrusion on Pakistan's sovereignty, the country's new foreign minister said on Wednesday. Shah Mehmood Qureshi said recent attacks by U.S. forces on Taliban and Al Qaeda insurgents in tribal areas on the Pakistan side...

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01 October 2008

'British Ambassador To Kabul "Says Afghanistan Mission Is Doomed"', The Telegraph, 1 October 2008

EXCERPT: "In the diplomatic cable written by Fran?ois Fitou, the deputy French ambassador, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles is also quoted as saying that the coalition's military presence is 'part of the problem not the solution'. In the cable, dated Sept 2 and published in the investigative and satirical weekly Le...

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01 October 2008

'Canadian Commission To Hold Hearings About Afghan Detainees', Canada.com, 30 September 2008

EXCERPT: "- The Military Police Complaints Commission has decided to push ahead with public hearings into Canada's handling of detainees in Afghanistan, despite the Harper government's objections that the commission is overstepping its authority. But the hearings are scheduled for well after the Oct. 14 election, meaning the Conservatives will...

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01 October 2008

'Military Sees Window To Adjust Afghanistan Plan', The Christian Science Monitor, 1 October 2008

EXCERPT: "The US military is working to put a new strategy in place for Afghanistan and Pakistan that could allow it to expand airfields, preposition military forces and equipment, and prepare for a more robust effort soon against Islamist extremists in the region. Frustrated for years by a lack of direction from the White House on Afghanistan,...

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