Taliban Have Not Split From Al Qaeda: Sources
07 October 2008
'Taliban Have Not Split From Al Qaeda: Sources', The Long War Journal, 7 October 2008
EXCERPT: "The Taliban have not broken ranks with al Qaeda, senior US military and intelligence sources told The Long War Journal. The idea that the Taliban has severed relations is promoted by European countries who wish to back out of Afghanistan after years of bloody fighting, the sources, who wish to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity...
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U.S. Says Afghan War Comments "Defeatist"
07 October 2008
'U.S. Says Afghan War Comments "Defeatist"', Reuters, 7 October 2008
EXCERPT: "Britain's military commander and ambassador in Afghanistan are being 'defeatist' by thinking the war cannot be won, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, as Washington seeks more troops for the conflict that started exactly seven years ago. The comments by the officials from Britain, a key ally to the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq,...
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Nearly 60 Militants Killed: Military
07 October 2008
'', AFP, 7 October 2008
EXCERPT: "Afghan and international forces announced Tuesday they had killed nearly 60 militants in two days as the battle against Talban-led extremists continued. With the insurgency growing more deadly since the October 7, 2001 US-led invasion, the Afghan government reiterated it would welcome peace talks. Forty-three militants were killed in heavy fighting...
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