Afghanistan Rejects Reports of Taliban Peace Talks
06 October 2008
'Afghanistan Rejects Reports of Peace Talks with Taliban', Hindustan Times, 6 October 2008
EXCERPT: "The Afghan government said it was hoping for peace talks with the insurgent Taliban movement but denied a media report that a first round of negotiations took place in Saudi Arabia last month. A spokesman for the Taliban also rejected the US media report that representatives of the militia had met Afghan government officials in Mecca...
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Karzai's Brother Denies Links to Drug Trade
06 October 2008
'Karzai's Brother Denies Links to Afghan Drug Trade', CTV News, 6 October 2008
EXCERPT: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother denies accusations that he is involved in Afghanistan's heroin trade and said his accusers can 'hang me in Kandahar City' if they find proof showing otherwise. Ahmed Wali Karzai was responding to claims by two unnamed U.S. officials, quoted in The New York Times, that the White House believes he has been...
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War On Taliban Can't Be Won: Army Chief
06 October 2008
'War On Taliban Cannot Be Won, Says Army Chief', The Sunday Times, 5 October 2008
EXCERPT: "Britain's most senior military commander in Afghanistan has warned that the war against the Taliban cannot be won. Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith said the British public should not expect a 'decisive military victory' but should be prepared for a possible deal with the Taliban. His assessment followed the leaking of a memo from a French diplomat...
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