India Sanctions Funds For New Parliament In Kabul
07 November 2008
'India Sanctions Funds For New Parliament In Kabul', Daily Times, 7 November 2008
EXCERPT: "India on Thursday sanctioned additional funds for the construction of a new parliament building in Kabul, calling it a visible symbol of India's contribution in strengthening and rebuilding democracy in Afghanistan. Hoping that this will generate goodwill for India in Afghanistan, a spokesman said that the union cabinet also approved...
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Investigation Into Deadly US Airstrike Widens
07 November 2008
'Investigation Into Deadly US Airstrike Widens', The Globe and Mail, 7 November 2008
EXCERPT: "An investigation that is expected to uncover details surrounding a deadly air strike by U.S. forces on a remote village north of Kandahar earlier this week was broadened yesterday to include three separate Afghan government agencies. Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security, the country's intelligence agency, will...
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Afghan Motorcycle Police In The Fight Against Taliban Insurgents
07 November 2008
'', US News and World Report, 7 November 2008
EXCERPT: "The newest weapon in the U.S. military's fight against the Taliban here is the country's first unit of motorcycle-riding Afghan police, trained and mentored by an Army captain with the help of a biker bar owner and Harley devotee from Washington state. After soldiers...
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Bush Administration Study Favors Bigger Afghan Army
07 November 2008
'', The Associated Press, 7 November 2008
EXCERPT: "The Bush administration, in the midst of a wide review of its war strategy in Afghanistan, is likely to recommend soon to the incoming Obama administration that the U.S. push for further expansion of the Afghan army as the surest path to an eventual U.S. withdrawal, The Associated Press has learned. It's too late in President...
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