NATO Denies Afghan Election Claim
05 November 2008
'NATO Denies Afghan Election Claim', BBC News, 4 November 2008
EXCERPT: "Nato has denied that it wants next year's presidential election in Afghanistan postponed or cancelled. There are growing concerns that there may be a delay in the vote because of security concerns. But a Nato spokesman, James Apathurai, told the BBC it wants the poll to proceed as planned. A recent report in the Financial Times newspaper said that Nato officials...
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Troops in Afghanistan Nine Times More Likely to Suffer Stress
05 November 2008
'Troops in Afghanistan Nine Times More Likely to Suffer Stress Disorder', Times Online, 5 November 2008
EXCERPT: "Nearly 4,000 new mental health cases were reported in the Armed Forces last year, according to Ministry of Defence figures. Women in the Forces also suffered from a higher rate of mental disorder than their male counterparts. Seven hundred servicewomen, some of whom will have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, were...
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Afghan War to Loom Large for Obama
05 November 2008
'Afghan War to Loom Large for Obama', Los Angeles Times, 5 November 2008
EXCERPT: "President-elect Barack Obama will inherit a war in Afghanistan that is certain to play a central role in his presidency, a conflict whose cost in blood and money is escalating even as many Afghans speak of a growing sense of peril in their daily lives. Seven years on, Western military commanders are saying aloud what most were unwilling...
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Botched US Bombing Kills 40
05 November 2008
'Botched US Bombing Kills 40 at Afghan Wedding Party', Times Online, 5 November 2008
EXCERPT: "American troops responding to an attack by Taleban forces have bombed a wedding party in southern Afghanistan, killing around 40 civilians, local people and government officials said today.US officials confirmed last night that an incident is under joint investigation by the US military and Afghan government. 'We are...
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