"Tribal Militias Likely Will Not Work In All Regions Of The Country"
15 December 2008
'', The Canadian Press, 15 December 2008
EXCERPT: "The possibility of creating tribal militias in order to fight the Taliban and other insurgent groups in Afghanistan likely won't work in all regions of the country, says the commander of Task Force Kandahar. U.S. commanders have said that Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against...
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Counter-Narcotics In Afghanistan: The Failure Of Success?
15 December 2008
'', Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 1 December 2008
EXCERPT: "November marks the onset of the opium poppy planting season in Afghanistan. Speculation over the scale of cultivation in 2009 also begins in this month. As in previous years, when the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) publishes its annual Rapid Assessment Survey in February, the speculation...
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Britain Sends 300 Fresh Troops To Afghanistan
15 December 2008
'Britain Sends 300 Fresh Troops To Afghanistan', International Herald Tribune, 15 December 2008
EXCERPT: "Britain has sent 300 extra troops to Afghanistan and has pledged $10 million to ensure that next year's presidential elections in Afghanistan are free and fair, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday. Brown, who Afghanistan, India and Pakistan over the weekend, told Parliament that additional U.K. troops have been...
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Pakistani Truckers Refuse To Deliver Supplies Due To Security Fears
15 December 2008
'Pakistani Truckers Refuse To Deliver Supplies Due To Security Fears', The Telegraph, 15 December 2008
EXCERPT: "The decision follows a deterioration in law and order along the 35-mile stretch between Peshawar, where the military supplies are stored, and the Khyber Pass which links Pakistan with Afghanistan. Hundreds of Nato and US-led coalition vehicles have been destroyed in the last two weeks after depots were targeted by...
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