Australians Hand Over 180 Taliban Fighters
11 December 2008
'Australians Hand Over 180 Taliban Fighters', The Age, 11 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Australian troops in Afghanistan have handed over 180 Taliban prisoners to the Afghan authorities. The Australian Defence Force insists the prisoners are well cared for and checked regularly by the International Red Cross. Special operations commander Major-General Tim McOwan, said last night the Afghan Government had given an assurance that...
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Saudi Arabia And The Future Of Afghanistan
11 December 2008
Greg Bruno, 'Saudi Arabia And The Future Of Afghanistan', Council on Foreign Relations, 11 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Reports of Saudi-brokered talks between Afghan officials and the Taliban in late 2008 prompted a new round of speculation about the role Riyadh might play in the future of Afghanistan. Amid U.S. calls for a regional approach to the Afghan crisis, observers and politicians--including President-elect Barack Obama during...
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A Small Force Of US Soldiers Guards The Gates To Kabul
11 December 2008
'', US News and World Report, 11 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Wardak and its adjoining province of Logar?known collectively as the gates to Afghanistan's capital city?are currently at the center of a fight between a complex network of insurgents and U.S. forces battling it out just 40 miles southwest of Kabul. The provinces have been staging grounds for high-profile attacks...
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Spain Could Double Foreign Troop Deployments
11 December 2008
'', Latin American Herald Tribune, 11 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Starting at the beginning of 2009, Spain could increase the number of its troops deployed abroad to 7,700, Defense Minister Carme Chacon said Wednesday, calling for an end to the government's current self-imposed limit of 3,000. Currently, Spain is participating in five missions overseas - in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Kosovo,...
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