"Taliban" Kidnap 14 Road Workers In Afghanistan: Ministry
27 October 2008
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EXCERPT: "Taliban militants abducted 17 Afghans working for a private road construction company in eastern Afghanistan at the weekend and are still holding 14, the interior ministry said Monday. The rebels attacked the local office of the Afghan company in the northeastern province of Kunar early Sunday and rounded up the workers, the ministry...
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Taliban Killed Afghan Asylum Seekers That Australia Sent Back
27 October 2008
'Taliban Killed Afghan Asylum Seekers That Australia Sent Back, Report Claims', The Guardian, 27 October 2008
EXCERPT: "The Australian government today said it would investigate reports that up to 20 rejected asylum seekers from Afghanistan were killed after being sent back. Under the former government of John Howard, about 400 asylum seekers were denied entry to Australia after it was deemed safe for them to return home. Their...
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Afghan, Pakistani Representatives Hold Jirga On Taliban Conflict
27 October 2008
'Afghan, Pakistani Representatives Hold Jirga On Taliban Conflict', VOA News, 27 October 2008
EXCERPT: "A suspected U.S. missile strike has killed 20 people in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal regions. The attack came hours before Pakistani and Afghan tribal leaders and government representatives began two days of talks about the Taliban insurgency in both countries. Residents of South Waziristan said the early morning...
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New NATO Offensive in Uruzgan
27 October 2008
'New NATO Offensive in Uruzgan', Radio Netherlands, 27 October 2008
EXCERPT: "NATO has conducted one of its larger operations to date in Southern Afghanistan. In a secret operation, one thousand soldiers were deployed to chase Taliban fighters from a contested area in Uruzgan province. The operation lasted ten days and ended on Sunday, the Dutch ministry of Defence announced. Operation 'Bor Barakai' (or Thunder) took place...
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