NATO Wants Transit Agreement For Moving Cargo To Afghanistan
02 December 2008
'NATO Wants Transit Agreement For Moving Cargo To Afghanistan', The News, 2 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said that they wanted to deepen their political dialogue with Islamabad to arrive at a transit agreement for moving the Nato cargo to Afghanistan. In an exclusive meeting with a group of Pakistani journalists in his office at the Nato headquarters, days before his visit to Pakistan,...
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Drought, Poverty Lead Children To Abandon School
02 December 2008
'Drought, Poverty Lead Children To Abandon School', IRIN News, 2 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Drought, poverty and lack of food have adversely affected the life of many children in Chemtal and elsewhere, forcing some to work instead of going to school. It is hard to estimate the number of children who have abandoned school to collect water and/or help feed their families, but local officials have reported a considerable drop in...
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Spain's Secret Role In The War On Terror
02 December 2008
'Spain's Secret Role In The War On Terror', TIME, 2 December 2008
EXCERPT: "In normal times, the request would be superfluous. International aviation law and a separate bilateral agreement between Spain and the United States both require all airports in the two countries to permit emergency landings. But the flights the Spanish note refers to were far from normal. The year was 2002 and the U.S. Air Force was transferring Taliban...
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US Military Inquires Into Possible Detainee Abuse
02 December 2008
'', The New York Times, 2 December 2008
EXCERPT: "An investigative hearing continued for a second day on Tuesday into allegations that two American soldiers had committed 'detainee abuse' in Afghanistan, military officials said. The case against the soldiers, Capt. Roger T. Hill and First Sgt. Tommy L. Scott, both of the First Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment,...
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